FireChat, and it's use by Hong Kong protesters, is very much in the news. For instance there is a New York Times Story today - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/technology/hong-kong-protests-propel-a-pho... . There is some confusion over how the app actually works, so today makers Open Garden have published what amounts to a FAQ - 'FireChat - what it is and what it is not' at http://opengardening.tumblr.com/post/99296368130/firechat . At 6am EDT | 10am UTC - about 30 mins from now - Open Garden CEO Micha Benoliel will go live with our Hong Kong Chapter to further elucidate. joly posted: "Today Monday October 6 2014 at 6pm HKT the Internet Society's Honk Kong Chapter (ISOC HK) will present a Meetup with FireChat creator Micha Benoliel, Co-founder and CEO of Open Garden. Firechat is a phone app that enables off-the-grid communication, e.g." [image: isoc-hk] <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/isoc-hk1.jpg>Today *Monday October 6 2014 at 6pm HKT* the *Internet Society's Honk Kong Chapter <http://www.isoc.hk/>* (ISOC HK) will present a *Meetup with FireChat creator Micha Benoliel <http://www.isoc.hk/2014/10/meetup-with-firechat-creator-6-octevening/>*, Co-founder and CEO of *Open Garden <https://opengarden.com/>*. *Firechat <https://opengarden.com/firechat>* is a phone app that enables off-the-grid communication, e.g. when there is no Internet connection or cellular phone coverage, *much utilized by students during the current Hong Kong protests. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT1j8V-P1PQ>* The meetup will focus on the technical aspects, and will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Chapters Channel <http://bit.ly/isoctv>*. *What: Meetup with FireChat Creator Micha Benoliel <http://www.isoc.hk/2014/10/meetup-with-firechat-creator-6-octevening/> Where: Good Lab, West Kowloon, Hong Kong When: Monday October 6 2014 6-8pm HKT | 1000-1200 UTC | 0600-0800 EDT Webcast: http://bit.ly/isoctv <http://bit.ly/isoctv> Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1474989819442461/ <https://www.facebook.com/events/1474989819442461/> Twitter: #firechat <https://twitter.com/hashtag/firechat?f=realtime&src=hash> | @isochk <https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%40isochk&src=typd> * Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7043#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7043#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7043 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -