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Subcommittees of the Science and Technology Commission will be formed at the discretion of the
SDSTC Chair and Commission. The establishment of subcommittees will allow for in-depth review
of issues which impact specific segments of the industry, such as wireless technology, biotechnology,
multimedia technology, and software technology, among others.
These industries represent the future of San Diego. It is important that we continue to support a
working collaborative with the scientific and technology community in order to ensure continued
economic development.
Public Broadband Access Working Group (PBAWG)
The Public Broadband Access Working Group was created to discuss public access for WiFi technology in the City of San Diego.
Meetings will consist of reviewing and discussing best practices of other municipalities that offer free public access
to WiFi services to its citizens.
The first public meeting of the Public Broadband Access Working Group was to be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006.
Agenda
Public Broadband Access Working Group meetings will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the offices of the
City Planning and Community Investment Department located at 1200 Third Avenue, 14th Floor in the large conference room. Meetings are open to the public.
In accordance with the Brown Act, Public Broadband Access Working Group agendas will be posted at least 72 hours before the meeting.
Scheduled Meetings through July 2007
- July 13, 2007
- May 22, 2007 (Official meeting adjourned - lack of Quorum)
- April 10, 2007
- March 13, 2007
- February 20, 2007
- January 17, 2007
- December 13, 2006 (MEETING RESCHEDULED)
- November 17, 2006 (MEETING CANCELLED)
- October 16, 2006
- September 18, 2006 (MEETING RESCHEDULED)
- September 11, 2006 (MEETING CANCELLED)
- August 7, 2006
- July 7, 2006
Meeting Minutes
History
At the December 7, 2005 meeting of the San Diego Science and Technology Commission Chairperson Martha Dennis and
Commission members Kristopher Lichter and Tyler Orion volunteered to form an ad hoc sub-committee to focus on public
access for WiFi technology. Mr. Lichter volunteered to lead this effort and two members of the general public,
Lindsay Sullivan from the Community Technology Coalition and Jeff Hancock from San Diego Futures Foundation, also asked to participate.
On February 27, 2006 the above the group met with Drew Maccullough (Socalfreenet.org), Marc Palumbo (Socalfreeent.org),William Griswold (UCSD),
Tom Fleming (San Diego Data Processing) and Tina Hines (Community and Economic Development Department-City of San Diego) to determine if the committee
should continue discussions on this topic. It was agreed that the subcommittee would focus on best practices of other municipalities that offer free
public access to WiFi services to its citizens and be called the Public WiFi Working Group
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