"The Genoa G8 Summit 2001 - Inside the Red Zone" Genoa by shivan


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I work for a telecommunication company in Italy, and I've been involved in the creation of the whole telecommunication-multimedia service infrastructure for the G8 Summit.
It has been a supreme effort for me and my companions, we worked on it since december 2000 and we finally landed in Genoa on July 5th 2001, when the Red Zone was being built.
We saw everything happened inside.
I want to tell here what the G8 has been really for people working in it.

By far the greatest effort in my life (I lost 5 KG in 20 days) it has been the greatest satisfaction also!

We built a full telecommunication infrastructure connecting the whole town, an complete telephone network including two vessels (see below), a multimedia high-speed IP network with fast internet connection, a multimedia portal and much, much more.

The most interesting part is to see also how architects work, and how a ruin (see later) can become a fantastic meeting place.

Let's start!

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    xaver May 20, 2006 at 12:51 AM Report Abuse

    Ah ah! il nanerottolo v'ha fatto impazzire LOL!

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    Robdaz Aug 21, 2005 at 3:31 PM Report Abuse

    Fascinating insider's tale on the G8 Summit. Thanks for sharing!

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    Polly74 Feb 7, 2005 at 12:10 AM Report Abuse

    Bellissima pagina!!! complimenti!

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    Callavetta Jan 13, 2005 at 8:53 AM Report Abuse

    Nicola, Thank you for such a terrific insider's look at this important world event!

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    grets Sep 28, 2004 at 1:05 PM Report Abuse

    Fascinating!

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    dr.firas Mar 12, 2004 at 8:54 AM Report Abuse

    It is great page, hee hee I agree with Scott,Damn it is a special Packing list tip! ;-))

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    craic Feb 4, 2004 at 6:43 AM Report Abuse

    sCREAMING!!!!!

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    tini58de Sep 21, 2003 at 5:54 AM Report Abuse

    What a page!!!

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    herzog63 Sep 17, 2003 at 12:58 AM Report Abuse

    Interesting packing list!! LOL Genoa was at the center of the world during the summit and it's great that you got to be part of it! Wonderful page!

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    Guantanamera Sep 15, 2003 at 11:51 PM Report Abuse

    Integrating that 12 tons of antiquated Russian equipment should be the top thing on your CV! Amazing accomplishment!!

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