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08 03 2006 Project submitted to the MIUR
The UWiC proposal is submitted for co-financing to Prime Minister's Office.

29 05 2006 Registration of wireless-campus.it
The second-level domain wireless-campus.it is registered by the "Carlo Bo" University of Urbino

19 06 2006 Opening of the UWiC lab
The UWiC lab is established as a permanent laboratory aimed at developing, implementing and managing the wireless campus.

07 07 2006 Title and logo registration
The title and logo of "Urbino Wireless Campus" are registered by the "Carlo Bo" University of Urbino

09 09 2006 Installed the first UWiC hotspot
Installed and activated the first WiFi UWiC hotspot in Piazza della Repubblica, in Urbino.

15 09 2006 UWiC alpha.0.0 - ALPHA VERSION released
Released the alpha version of the wireless campus for testing purposes.

16 09 2006 Presentation of the project and opening of the UWiC portal
Press conference, demo and public presentation in Urbino, Via Valerio 9, at 11 a.m.

07 10 2006 UWiC ranked first and co-financed!
The project of the University of Urbino has ranked first among 82 proposals submitted by all Italian universities to the Prime Minister's Office and it has obtained the highest contribution.

15 11 2006 Instllation of HotSpots inside the University buildings
The first WiFi HotSpots associated to the UWiC network are installed inside the buildings of the University of Urbino

16 11 2006 Opening of UWiC BLOG
Published the UWiC BLOG: an external observer has infiltrated the UWiC laboratory to relate what happens behind the scenes of the wireless campus.

19 11 2006 UWiC portal in English
Opening of the English version of the UWiC web site.

22 11 2006 Starting of Hiperlan backbone installation
Starting of the installation of Hiperlan backbone and outdoor HotSpots

23 11 2006 Seminar on the technical aspects of UWiC
2 p.m, Piazza della Repubblica 13, Urbino.
The technical solutions implemented in UWiC are presented to the students of the degree program in Applied Computer Science and discussed with the UWiC team and with the faculty staff of Information Science and Technology Institute.

25 11 2006 Activation of students' accounts
Activation of accounts for all students enrolled to the University of Urbino

29 11 2006 UWiC beta.0.0 - BETA VERSION released
First release of the beta version of the wireless campus.

30 11 2006 Urbino Wireless Campus open to the students!
2 p.m., via Saffi 15, Urbino.
All students are enabled to access the UWiC network and services. Guidelines and usage policies will be presented during a public event.

14 12 2006 Opening of the UWiC outlet
UWiC T-shirts, polo shirts and sweatshirts available in Urbino, via Saffi 2, at special prizes for staff, students and partners.

14 12 2006 Online seminar on the technical aspects of UWiC
4pm: online seminar on UWiC technical aspects, given by Prof. Alessandro Bogliolo for the online degree program in Applied Computer Science.

15 01 2007 Urbino Wireless Campus opens to Uniurb staff
Created 1000 accounts for all the staff members of the University of Urbino.

30 01 2007 Installed new WiFi hotspots in Urbino
Installed two new UWiC hotspots in Piazza Duca Federico and in Piazza Ronascimento in Urbino.

01 02 2007 The wireless network of Sociology merged in UWiC
The wireless network of the Faculty of Sociology, covering the building of Via Saffi 15, has been integrated in UWiC.

09 02 2007 Open week
Visit the UWiC boot from february 6 to february 9, 2007.

15 02 2007 Creation of accounts for University fellows
Activated the ID provisioning procedure for University fellows.

19 02 2007 UWiC beta.1.0 - Released
Activataion of the Hiperlan backbone.

26 02 2007 Creation of accounts for guests
Activated the ID provisioning procedure for guests of the University and for course/conference participants.

05 03 2007 Opening of the Academic Year
UWiC takes part in opening ceremony of Academic Year 2006/2007.

08 03 2007 Installed new hotspots in students' dorms
Installed and activated three new hotspots in the students' dorms located on the Cappuccini Hill.

15 03 2007 UWiC beta.2.0 - Released
Major upgrade of the server farm.

22 03 2007 UWiC umbrella in Fano
Activated an hiperlan antenna covering the motropolitan area of Fano, with a WiFi hotspot in Piazza XX Settembre.

02 04 2007 Activated new UWiC hotspots in Urbino
Installed and activated two new hotspots in Piazza San Francesco and in Albornoz' Fortress.

19 04 2007 UWiC at WLAN Forum
Milan Linate - Crown Plaza - Sala Expo Plaza I - 02:30pm.
Alessandro Bogliolo gives a speech at Wlan Business Forum, entitled "Urbino Wireless Campus: the university against digital divide".

20 04 2007 UWiC: The opportunities for the stakeholders
9:00 pm, Collegio Raffello, Piazza della Repubblica, 13, Urbino.
Proposals for shopkeepers, buisnesspersons and associations.

02 05 2007 Opening of the first UWiC shop
The first UWiC shop is Emporio Gamba, in Urbino, 6/8 Corso Garibaldi.

24 05 2007 Web radio
Kick-off meeting of the Unyonair project.
11 a.m., Collegio Raffaello, Piazza della Repubblica, 13, Urbino.

02 07 2007 Coverage maps
Published interactive maps showing the areas covered by UWiC.

07 07 2007 UWiC WISP
Urbino, Piazza della Repubblica, 13, Sala Serpieri, COllegio Raffaello, 11 a.m.
Puplic presentation of the Internet and Voice services provided by MondoESA Umbria to residential UWiC users.

21 07 2007 UWiC and FON at WaveCamp 2007
11am, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Open wireless access networks and Web 2.0: UWiC and FON
UWiC is an open lab where to develop and test new applications and services to be freely delivered across a wireless network.
FON is the largest wireless community based on a user-level connection-sharing system.
Alessandro Bogliolo (UWiC) and Stefano Vitta (FON) discuss the role of open wireless access networks in web communities and announce the new partnership between UWiC and FON.
The staff of the UWiC lab is available to provide technical details and to collect ideas/suggestions of new services and applications to be implemented in UWiC.

30 07 2007 UWiC umbrella in Pesaro
Activated an hiperlan antenna covering the metropolitan area of Pesaro

07 08 2007 Press conference in Fano
11 a.m., Fano town hall.
Press conference to present the agreement between UWiC and the City of Fano.

08 08 2007 UWiC hotspot in Pesaro
Installed the first public UWiC hotspot in Pesaro. The hotspot covers Piazzale della Libertà, making it possible for students, citizens and visitors to connect while sitting in front of the sea.

09 08 2007 The official Pesaro city web site made accessible from UWiC
The official web portal of Pesaro city has been made completely accessible from from the wireless campus. Citizens and visitors can gain free access to the web site from all UWiC hotspots without authentication.

09 08 2007 La valle del Metauro made accessible from UWiC
La valle del Metauro is a comprehensive data base of all natural and anthropic aspects of the basin of Metauro river. The data base is now directly accessible without authentication from all the hotspots of the wireless campus.

22 08 2007 AccessNets 2007
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Speech entitled "Urbino Wireless Campus: A Wide-Area University Wireless Network to Bridge Digital Divide" at the AccessNets 2007 International Conference.

13 10 2007 Treasure Hunt Wireless Game
Hi-Tech treasue hunt game organized by Fabio Giglietto within the Urbino Blog Festival.

13 10 2007 URCa starts transmitting
The webradio of Urbino University students starts transmitting at 6pm. The first hour of transmission is amplified in Piazza della Repubblica from 6pm to 7pm.

18 10 2007 Agreement between University and Province
Signed the agreement on wireless networks between the University of Urbino and the Pesaro-Urbino Province.

30 10 2007 URCa. Public presentation of Urbino Radio Campus
Urbino, via Valerio 9, 11:30.
Public presentation and press conference.

14 11 2007 Telemobility-07
November 14-15 Monza International Speedway.
UWiC contributes to the organization of Telemobility 2007.

15 11 2007 UWiC Question time
Tridente college, 4:45 pm.
Alessandro Bogliolo, UWiC coordinator, meets students to illustrate the state of the project, to answer their questions, to collect their feedback and to discuss future developments.
Preliminar questions can be addressed to uwic@uniurb.it.

30 11 2007 Seminar: Web 2.0 101
Friday Novembre 30, 2007, 9:00-11:00, Room B1, Nuovo Magistero, Via Saffi, 15, Urbino.
Web 2.0 101: how blogs and social software are affecting Internet, society and people
Speaker:
Luca Conti, conversational media consultant, author of Pandemia, instructor of Web 2.0 laboratory
Discussants:
Giovanni Boccia Artieri, professor of New Media Sociology
Fabio Giglietto professor of Information theory
Alessandro Bogliolo, coordinator of Urbino Wireless Campus and professor of Information systems

14 01 2008 155 Mb Internet connection
Activated a new 155Mb link to GARR network.

05 02 2008 Radio URCa live at Open Week
From February 5 to February 8, during the Open Week, radio URCa broadcasts from the main hall of Magistero building, in Via Saffi, 2.

26 02 2008 Chat with Helen
Helen, the helper entity who answers questions related to UWiC, is online. At the moment she speaks only Italian.

01 03 2008 RadioSonic aperitif
Radio URCa organizes a radioSonic event in Urbino (circolo ACLI), starting at 6:30 pm.

11 03 2008 URCa: make it yourself!
Raffaello Hall, Piazza della Repubblica, 13, Urbino. 16:00.
Open meeting to understand:
- what URCa is
- how URCa works
- how to take part in the project

13 03 2008 Heritage Alive!
Urbino, Palazzo Ducale, Sala del Giardino d'inverno, 10:00.
Alessandro Bogliolo gives a speech entitled Web 2.0 collaborative environments for promoting and preserving UNESCO World Heritage sites..

20 03 2008 UWiC, project presentation and round table
Chatting meeting organized by the Pesaro Computer Club.
Sala del Consiglio Comunale, Piazza del Popolo, Pesaro. 21:00.

28 03 2008 Presentation of Candelara wireless network
Strada Piave, 1, Candelara, Pesaro, 9 pm.
Presentation of the wireless network deployed by BluEnergy WiFly in cooperation with Comune di Pesaro and University of Urbino.

04 04 2008 FONstudent: The International wireless network opened to study and research
Stefano Vitta and Alessandro Bogliolo present the details of the project in Urbino, at 10 am.

22 04 2008 UWiC at WLAN business forum 2008
Milan Linate - Crown Plaza - Sala Expo Plaza I - 16:30.
Alessandro Bogliolo gives a speech at Wlan Business Forum, entitled "Neutral access networks: economies of scope and digital democracy".

29 04 2008 URCa: a change is needed!
New rules for a new phase of the Urbino Radio Campus project.
Open meeting for re-organizing the webradio, defining the rules, assigning roles and responsibilities.
Urbino, Piazza della Repubblica, 12, 16:00.

08 05 2008 Telecommunication networks for public service and emergency handling
Massimo Parrucci, Decio Ongaro.
Seminar organized by the Degree Program in Applied Computer Science.
Collegio Raffaello, Piazza della Repubblica, 13, Urbino. From 15:00 to 19:00.

08 05 2008 Improvement of UWiC coverage in student residences
Deployment of additional UWiC hot spots in the following residences: Vela, Colle, Aquilone, Serpentine, Tridente.

14 05 2008 International meeting on youth policies
Urbino, May 14-16, 2008.
URCa radio is media partner pf the 4th International meeting on Youth Policies.

23 05 2008 UWiC takes part in the Urbino Press Award
Who killed the newspaper?
How technology affects information delivery

12 06 2008 Published the new UWiC portal
The UWiC web portal has been completely renewed. In particular, a new section has been added to illustrate how to take part in the project, and a multi-gateway captive portal has been developed and opened. In this way, UWiC becomes a fully-fledged working prototype of neutral access network.

13 06 2008 NeutralAccess 08
Digital democracy and neutral access to the Internet
Urbino, Battiferri palace, 10:45
Conference organized with the patronage of CNIPA and of the Department for Innovation and Technology of the Intalian Government.

01 10 2008 Living in a wireless campus - submission deadline
Take part in the online photo contest by uploading on Flickr by October 1, 2008 your best images of UWiC, tagged "conversazionidalbasso, 2008, lwc, uwic".

11 10 2008 AcaBarcamp
Bottom-up university projects: how to exploit students' creativity by managing their self-management, Alessandro Bogliolo.
Urbino, Via Saffi 15, 10:00.

13 10 2008 URCa radio first anniversary
URCa radio celebrates its first anniversary.

23 10 2008 cliccaday
UWiC takes part in the cliccaday, the point of convergence between real-world and virtual communities.
Urbino, Piazza della Repubblica, from noon to midnight.

15 11 2008 FONstudent: alpha release
Opening of the web-based system to grant free passes to UniUrb students for gaining Internet access from the 400.000 foneras available worldwide.

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