<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_quote">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 - <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/technology/hong-kong-protests-propel-a-phone-to-phone-app-.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/technology/hong-kong-protests-propel-a-phone-to-phone-app-.html</a> . 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 <a href="http://opengardening.tumblr.com/post/99296368130/firechat">http://opengardening.tumblr.com/post/99296368130/firechat</a> .</div><div class="gmail_quote"> </div><div class="gmail_quote">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.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><u></u><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#666666;text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;background:#dddddd"><table style="width:100%;background:#dddddd"><tbody><tr><td><span style="display:none!important"> 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." </span><table style="width:100%;padding:10px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;margin:0px auto;overflow:hidden"><table style="width:100%;text-align:left;margin:0px auto;background-color:#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><table style><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><br><table style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em"><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/isoc-hk1.jpg"><img style="margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid #cccccc; background-color: white;" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/isoc-hk1.jpg" alt="isoc-hk"></a>Today <strong>Monday October 6 2014 at 6pm HKT</strong> the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.isoc.hk/">Internet Society's Honk Kong Chapter</a></strong> (ISOC HK) will present a <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.isoc.hk/2014/10/meetup-with-firechat-creator-6-octevening/">Meetup with FireChat creator Micha Benoliel</a></strong>, Co-founder and CEO of <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://opengarden.com/">Open Garden</a></strong>. <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://opengarden.com/firechat">Firechat</a></strong> is a phone app that enables off-the-grid communication, e.g. when there is no Internet connection or cellular phone coverage, <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT1j8V-P1PQ">much utilized by students during the current Hong Kong protests.</a></strong> The meetup will focus on the technical aspects, and will be webcast live on the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://bit.ly/isoctv">Internet Society Chapters Channel</a></strong>.</p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong><strong>What</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.isoc.hk/2014/10/meetup-with-firechat-creator-6-octevening/">Meetup with FireChat Creator Micha Benoliel</a><br> <strong>Where</strong>: Good Lab, West Kowloon, Hong Kong<br> <strong>When</strong>: Monday October 6 2014 6-8pm HKT | 1000-1200 UTC | 0600-0800 EDT<br> <strong>Webcast</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://bit.ly/isoctv">http://bit.ly/isoctv</a><br> <strong>Facebook event</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1474989819442461/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1474989819442461/</a><br> <strong>Twitter</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/firechat?f=realtime&src=hash">#firechat</a> | <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%40isochk&src=typd">@isochk</a> </strong></p></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;font-size:14px;color:#666666;padding:1em 0px 0em;width:auto"> </p><table style="width:auto"><tbody><tr><td style="width:10px"><a style="border-top-left-radius:10em;border-top-right-radius:10em;border-bottom-right-radius:10em;border-bottom-left-radius:10em;border:1px solid #11729e;text-decoration:none;color:#ffffff;padding:5px 15px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica 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