Meeting - Nov 25 2008

ISOC-NY held a public meeting on Nov 25 2008 at NYU.

This was a 1 hour meeting.

Attendees

• Joseph Shraibman
• Joly MacFie
• David Solomonoff
• Veni Markovski
• Tom Lowenhaupt
• Evan Korth
• Hannah Kopelman

Minutes

• Minutes of Oct meeting yet nto be transcribed

Dec Meeting

• December 16 clashes with Creative Commons salon
• Meeting will be moved up to Dec 9, subject to confirmation of room.

Finance

Event Grant

• Some expenses are yet to be received/paid, e.g. Lessig.
• Matt Cooperider owed one month.
• DVD duplicator ordered.
• Discussion of possible gifts for speakers
  • Veni - $110 cube clock from Yoya on Hudson and Gandsevoort
  • Joseph suggests Ambient devices - weather clock
  • David wants some isoc-ny branding on the gift if poss.
• Events to be continued in Spring
• Expenses a little over $5000 already received, so balance should be requested from ISOC.
• This will involve making a report.

PO Box

• Check needed - $48. (done)

Meetings

• David talks about alternative meeting spaces to NYU.
• In Spring we won't have the captive audience of the 40 members of Evan's class.
• Hannah is building a network of contacts - community noticeboards, tech schools, local press etc.
• Hannah needs at least 2 weeks advance notice.

Possible Topics for events

Internet Censorship

David speaks:

• Australian government has plan to censor net.
• FCC plan to introduce censored free WiFi.
• White spaces & IPv6 may offer alternative modes of access.

Veni adds:

• France has accepted legislation, contrary to European Commission policy, that users who download 'illegal' content - can be banned from internet access
• European Council of Ministers on Telecom is due in a couple of days to have a vote on implementing a similar policy.
• Perhaps external affairs not of such great interest to Americans.
• Susan Crawford on Obama transition team.
• Possible event - see when Susan might be free.

White Spaces

• Implementation given go ahead by FCC
• 18 months or more before devices appear.
• Possibility of community networks and mesh.
• May drive IPv6 adoption.

Last Mile

• Could we co-operate with "Internet for Everyone" on a Last Mile event?
• Tim Wu key speaker.

Other events

• Matt Mason - piracy
• Robert Bruen - spam
• Danny Younger & Beau Brendler - ICANN

NYC Council Tech Committee

• held hearing on webcasting on Oct 29
• joly spoke, video'd, [ http://www.isoc-ny.org/?p=488 webcast] that meeting
• strong presentation by Granicus Inc. who already do SF and LA councils.
• local firm Total Webcasting have 'webcast in a box' solution for remote meetings
• transcription is subcontracted to local women's group uptown.
• NY State government is already webcasting many meetings.

Webcasting isoc-ny meetings live

• David is keen on this.
• Insufficient resources at present.
• Would take time to build an audience.
• Could make current hi-quality on-demand service superfluous while attracting smaller audience.
• Not totally reliable.
• Volunteer needed.

Recruitment

• We have to start doing tables at events.
• DVDs coming.
• Pamphlet needed.

DVDs

• All Computers and Society lecture series mastered. Two missed.
• Composite dvd-rom of iPod versions.
• David is making contacts with Libraries, some of whom may pay.
• Library of Congress.

Further projects

• ISOC money is involved for worthwhile projects.
• We should reach out to other local organizations for co-operative projects.