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<p><b>ISOC-NY</b> holds public meetings at NYU on a monthly basis the following dates and times:
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<p><b>ISOC-NY</b> holds occasional public meetings. Sign on to the [http://lists.isoc-ny.org/listinfo.cgi/announce-isoc-ny.org announce list] to stay informed. <br>
 
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Dates for June, July, & August are yet to be finalized. Sign on to the [http://lists.isoc-ny.org/listinfo.cgi/announce-isoc-ny.org announce list] to stay informed.
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* All meetings are open to the public
 
* All meetings are open to the public
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*If you plan to attend a meeting, please RSVP to [mailto:president@isoc-ny.org president@isoc-ny.org] or via [http://internetpro.meetup.com/51/ Meetup.com].
 
*If you plan to attend a meeting, please RSVP to [mailto:president@isoc-ny.org president@isoc-ny.org] or via [http://internetpro.meetup.com/51/ Meetup.com].
 
 
==May 21 Public Forum - Connecting .nyc==
 
 
Tom Lowenhaupt will give a briefing on the longstanding campaign to bring about a .nyc top-level domain which finally, with Paris and Berlin also on similar paths, looks to be a practical reality.
 
 
This is an important and vital issue for New York City's global identity. As Tom goes off to make his case at the ICANN meet in Paris later in the month let's show him that he has the people's support!
 
 
 
*'''Date:''' Wednesday, May 21, 2008
 
*'''Time''' 6.30pm - 8pm
 
*'''Location:''' Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave (@9th St) New York NY
 
 
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40.72796, -73.995775, 251 Mercer St New York, NY
 
40.728724, -73.995809
 
40.734478, -73.999046, 425 6th Ave New York, NY
 
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When the Internet's designers planned its domain name
 
system, they allocated .com for commercial enterprises,
 
.edu for schools, .org for not-for-profits, .net for
 
networks, .gov for government, .mil for the military, and
 
200+ names like .uk, .ru, .de, and .us for nation-states.
 
But they didn't provide such top level domain names
 
(commonly called TLDs) for cities.
 
 
In 2009 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
 
Numbers (ICANN) plans to fill this lacuna by issuing city
 
TLDs for the first time. The Connecting.nyc presentation
 
will describe the origin of a grassroots New York City
 
effort to acquire the .nyc TLD and how it plans to be at
 
the front of the line for city TLDs alongside .paris and
 
.berlin.
 
 
Thomas Lowenhaupt, founding director of Connecting.nyc Inc,
 
a New York not-for-profit created to acquire and develop
 
the .nyc TLD, will describe the many opportunities .nyc
 
will provide for small businesses, community organizations,
 
issue identification, civic discussion, and more.
 
 
More info: http://connectingnyc.org
 
 
<strong>About Tom Lowenhaupt</strong>:
 
 
Thomas Lowenhaupt has served in technology policy and
 
development positions for 30 years. From 1992-2006 he was a
 
member of New York City's Queens Community Board 3 where he
 
introduced an Internet Empowerment Resolution calling for
 
the acquisition of the .nyc TLD. In April 2007 he formed
 
Connection.nyc Inc. to acquire and a TLD for New York
 
City's residents and their organizations. Thomas received a
 
BA in government studies from Queens College (CUNY) and a
 
masters from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.
 
 
==June 4 Public Forum - Participation & Democracy ==
 
Co-sponsored with [http://onewebday.org? OneWebDay], this will be a panel discussion on how technology in general, and the Internet in particular, affects the democratic process.
 
 
*'''Date:''' Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008
 
*'''Time''' 5.30pm - 7pm
 
*'''Location:''' NYU Law School, 40 Washington Square South, New York NY
 
 
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40.72796, -73.995775, 251 Mercer St New York, NY
 
40.728724, -73.995809
 
40.734478, -73.999046, 425 6th Ave New York, NY
 
40.730453, -73.99841, 50 Washington Square S New York, NY
 
40.73073, -73.999368
 
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==Past meetings==
 
*Minutes from the May 15 2008 Public Meeting are yet to be transcribed.  Previous minutes are [[Minutes|here]].
 

Latest revision as of 20:39, 29 November 2015

ISOC-NY holds occasional public meetings. Sign on to the announce list to stay informed.

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