An apparatus for locally interacting with computing devices brought into local proximity of the apparatus comprising: a processor circuit; an interface communicatively coupled to the processor circuit, and structured to couple the apparatus to a network; and a storage communicatively coupled to the processor circuit and storing a sequence of instructions that when executed by the processor circuit, causes the processor circuit to: operate the interface to receive a first signal conveying context data (942;542) of an event in which persons associated with one or more computing devices are scheduled to participate and another, second signal conveying association data (941;541) comprising identifiers that each uniquely identify a corresponding accepted computing device with which to engage in interactions; operate the interface to receive an identifier from a first computing device; compare the identifier to the association data to determine that the first computing device is an accepted computing device, wherein accepted computing devices are computing devices with which the apparatus is accepted to engage in interactions; retrieve an aspect of a current location context of the apparatus; compare the aspect of the current location context to the received context data to determine that an appropriate location context exists to engage in interactions with the first computing device through the network; and in response to a determination that the appropriate location context to engage in the interactions exists and that the first computing device is an accepted device, to share and allocate resources, to provision network services and to engage in the interactions with the first computing device through the network, the interactions comprising the use of a shared resource with the first computing device through the network. a processor circuit; an interface communicatively coupled to the processor circuit, and structured to couple the apparatus to a network; and a storage communicatively coupled to the processor circuit and storing a sequence of instructions that when executed by the processor circuit, causes the processor circuit to: operate the interface to receive a first signal conveying context data (942;542) of an event in which persons associated with one or more computing devices are scheduled to participate and another, second signal conveying association data (941;541) comprising identifiers that each uniquely identify a corresponding accepted computing device with which to engage in interactions; operate the interface to receive an identifier from a first computing device; compare the identifier to the association data to determine that the first computing device is an accepted computing device, wherein accepted computing devices are computing devices with which the apparatus is accepted to engage in interactions; retrieve an aspect of a current location context of the apparatus; compare the aspect of the current location context to the received context data to determine that an appropriate location context exists to engage in interactions with the first computing device through the network; and in response to a determination that the appropriate location context to engage in the interactions exists and that the first computing device is an accepted device, to share and allocate resources, to provision network services and to engage in the interactions with the first computing device through the network, the interactions comprising the use of a shared resource with the first computing device through the network. operate the interface to receive a first signal conveying context data (942;542) of an event in which persons associated with one or more computing devices are scheduled to participate and another, second signal conveying association data (941;541) comprising identifiers that each uniquely identify a corresponding accepted computing device with which to engage in interactions; operate the interface to receive an identifier from a first computing device; compare the identifier to the association data to determine that the first computing device is an accepted computing device, wherein accepted computing devices are computing devices with which the apparatus is accepted to engage in interactions; retrieve an aspect of a current location context of the apparatus; compare the aspect of the current location context to the received context data to determine that an appropriate location context exists to engage in interactions with the first computing device through the network; and in response to a determination that the appropriate location context to engage in the interactions exists and that the first computing device is an accepted device, to share and allocate resources, to provision network services and to engage in the interactions with the first computing device through the network, the interactions comprising the use of a shared resource with the first computing device through the network.