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ISOC-NY holds public meetings at NYU on a monthly basis. Sign on to the announce list to stay informed. Forthcoming dates are July 17, Aug 14 2008.

  • All meetings are open to the public
  • Meetings are wheelchair accessible.
  • Meetings are free

July 17 Monthly meeting

  • Date: Thursday, Jul 17, 2008
  • Time 7pm - 9pm
  • Location: Room 317, 251 Mercer Street NYC (SW corner of West 4th)
  • Note: Use the entrance on the west side since construction blocks the Mercer Street entrance. Must bring ID.



Agenda:

  • Meet new members.
    • We expect and welcome new faces!
  • By-laws reform
    • Needed but a drudge! How can we set about it?
  • Planning future meetings and events
    • Good news is we have just received a sizable grant from ISOC-NY for our Fall program.
  • ISXubuntu Linux project progress report
    • News from our trusty coders.
  • OneWebDay - planning progress report http://onewebday.org
    • Washington Square Sep 22 event taking shape
  • Access advocacy program
    • Just an idea at present - the city needs some kind of central resource for those with connection difficulties.
  • ICANN
    • Tom Lowenhaupt will report on his experiences at the ICANN Paris meet in June.
  • Web Standards
    • How can we make our own & OneWebDay sites W3C compliant?

Past meetings

  • The video of the Jun 4 Public Forum - Politics and Participation online is available here.
  • The video of the May 23 Public Forum - Connecting .nyc is available here.
  • Minutes of the Jun 19 meeting are yet to be transcribed. Previous minutes are here.