The Things Network Bergen Fall 2019 Event

Dear fellow Internet of Things enthusiasts!

We are pleased to announce the fall 2019 event in The Things Network Community Bergen – kindly sponsored by our friends at BKK. The day to remember is Tuesday 29 October 2019 from 18:00 to 21:00. We will be at Scandic Ørnen, Lars Hilles gate 18. Food and soft drinks will be served by our sponsor. Spots are free but limited, and we advise you to reserve your seat as quickly as possible.

This evening we will learn more about some of the exciting TTN-based IoT projects that are currently going on in the Bergen area.

In addition, Tom Osnes Svellingen from Bergen kommune will tell us more about how they systematically work with digitalization as a means of realizing smart and sustainable services for their citizens. One example of this is the municipality's newly established data lake: Lungegårdsvannet. Lungegårdsvannet contains 6 use-cases: Bathing water, emergency room staff planning, mobility, nursing homes, water, and sewage as well as building and property.

We will also walk through how to map the coverage with the legendary TTNmapper. If you have a LoraWAN node at hand, make sure to bring it. It might be your new mapper device.

Finally, there will be plenty of time for discussion with your fellow enthusiasts. If you have a good idea for a cutting-edge project, this is definitely the place to discuss it.

Full agenda:

18:00-18:10: Welcome

18:10-18:25: What is The Things Network? A short intro for newbies.

18:30-19:00: BKK, LoraWAN, and the road ahead. BKK Digitek CEO Erik Korvald gives us a brief overview of where BKK is coming from and where they are currently headed.

19:00-19:30: Bergen kommune – Digitalization as a means of realizing smart and sustainable services for our citizens. By Enterprise Architect Tom Osnes Svellingen.

19:30-19:50: Food and coffee break. Our sponsor, BKK, will be serving light food, soft drinks, and coffee.

19:50-20:30: Getting started with TTN Mapper.

20:30-21:00: Coffee discussions. Meet your fellow IoT enthusiasts. And remember – if you have a good idea that you would like to discuss with the community, this is the perfect opportunity! And if you are ready for some mutual hacking, be sure to bring your laptop and gateway/devices!

If you just can't wait until the event, consider joining our vibrant Slack channel. Instructions: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/bergen/post/this-fall-in-the-things-network-bergen

Looking forward to seeing you all in person in a few weeks!

Kind regards,
Ketil Moland Olsen,
Bergen Community Initiator

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
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(So what is The Things Network? It's a crowdsourced, open and long-range network for connecting low-powered devices to the internet. These devices talks to internet-connected gateways that are hosted by enthusiasts like you and me. Curious to learn more? Good, because that's what's this evening is going to be all about.)