Want free Wi-Fi
at your conference, hotel, university classroom or city
park? Ask for it.
Want accessible travel, responsible tourism, ecotourism,
indigenous tourism, local tourism? The logic remains the
same -- ask for it! The Planeta.com Campaign
for Free Wi-Fi! asks for a thoughtful and creative use
of wired space with an invitation and challenge for tourism
pros to make the most of the technology.
The campaign pays particular attention to events in the
tourism and conservation spheres.
Planeta.com is keen to work with innovative conference
organizers as they incorporate free Wi-Fi with live
streaming during events. Bonus points for those who
use Wi-Fi to create meaningful connections among visitors
and locals beyond the conference walls. We ask conference
organizers as well as speakers and participants to let us
know if the events offer live streaming and W-Fi and to
what degree there are parallel or fringe
events that connect locals
and visitors.
The pitch: feel free to use the
original artwork at events, restaurants and hotels that
offer free Wi-Fi. The artwork is available for free
download. You can call attention to the graphic by incorporating
this into a blog or by tweeting or by adding a star (favorite)
on Flickr.
QUOTES
The great advantage of streaming is that it is eminently
sustainable, has little carbon footprint and grants access
to many who can contribute but may not afford to attend
- in other words it is socially inclusive and environmentally
sustainable.
- Valere Tjolle
