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            <td>[Battlemesh] Message from the local team, Battlemesh v9
              in Porto, Portugal</td>
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            <td>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:19:49 +0000</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td>Filipe Borges Teixeira <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:filipebteixeira@gmail.com"><filipebteixeira@gmail.com></a></td>
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            <td>Battle of the Mesh Mailing List
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:battlemesh@ml.ninux.org"><battlemesh@ml.ninux.org></a></td>
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            <td>Battle of the Mesh Mailing List
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:battlemesh@ml.ninux.org"><battlemesh@ml.ninux.org></a></td>
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      <div dir="ltr">Hi,
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        <div>Following the Recon report last week, I would like to thank
          the recon team for coming to Porto and helping the
          organization of the next year edition!</div>
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        <div>I will try to make a brief introduction to the local team.
          My name if Filipe Teixeira, and I was one of the WBMv6
          participants, in Aalborg. I am currently working at INESC TEC
          (Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology
          and Science), which is a non-profit association with a strong
          telecommunications research team (100+ researchers), and about
          30 specifically on wireless networks. </div>
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        <div>When I saw on the mailing list the Call for WBMv9, I
          thought that Porto could be a great option for one of the next
          WBM, for a number reasons. First, I enjoyed participating in
          the WBM, second I have been working with wireless mesh
          networks since my MSc thesis, back in 2010, and third i
          thought I could contribute to the community by helping
          organizing the event. </div>
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        <div>To put this idea into practice I have talked with Filipe
          Ribeiro and Mário Lopes, two colleagues also at INESC TEC,
          which supported the idea and helped setting up the local team
          necessary to propose this venue to the WBM community.</div>
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        <div>On the past years, the INESC Wireless Networks group [1]
          has participated in a number of projects featuring different
          areas of wireless networks, ranging from large scale indoor
          wi-fi deployments (multimedia content and smart meters) to
          underwater, underground, maritime and airborn communications.
          These solutions are being developed in large concert halls,
          energy meters, underwater autonomous vehicles, fishing vessels
          and unmanned aerial vehicles/drones. At the moment I am more
          involved in underwater networks and maritime communications.
          One of the most interesting projects done in this area was the
          Mare-Fi, where we give free Internet access to fishing vessels
          up to 13 km from shore. <br>
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        <div>Personally I am very motivated to have the WBM in Porto. I
          am counting on the local team and other Portuguese guys who
          are willing to give a hand, but also and more especially from
          previous years organizers and participants to give their
          feedback and helping on the several tasks to make WBM a
          success.</div>
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        <div>At the moment, the most important task is to vote for the
          date for the WBM [2]. This will have implications on the venue
          and the hotels. Please vote ASAP, even if you are not sure you
          can attend.</div>
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        <div>If you have any questions, feel free to ask us! We are
          looking forward to seing you at the WBM in Porto!</div>
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        <div>Best regards,</div>
        <div>Filipe Teixeira</div>
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