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==May 21 Public Forum - Connecting .nyc==
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==June 4 Public Forum - Participation and Politics Online ==
  
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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.
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Co-sponsored with [http://onewebday.org/ OneWebDay] and the [http://www3.law.nyu.edu/ili/ Information Law Institute] @ NYU, as part of http://www.internetweekny.com/ Internet Week NY], this will be a discussion on how technology in general, and the Internet in particular, affects the democratic process.
  
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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!
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*'''Date:''' Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008
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*'''Time''' 6pm - 7.30pm
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*'''Location:''' NYU Law School, 40 Washington Square South, New York NY
  
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<googlemap lat="40.730767" lon="-73.999296" zoom="19">
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*'''Date:''' Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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*'''Time''' 6.30pm - 8pm
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*'''Location:''' Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave (@9th St) New York NY
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<googlemap lat="40.734529" lon="-73.999167" zoom="19">
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40.72796, -73.995775, 251 Mercer St New York, NY
 
40.72796, -73.995775, 251 Mercer St New York, NY
 
40.728724, -73.995809
 
40.728724, -73.995809
 
40.734478, -73.999046, 425 6th Ave New York, NY
 
40.734478, -73.999046, 425 6th Ave New York, NY
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40.730453, -73.99841, 50 Washington Square S New York, NY
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40.73073, -73.999368
 
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Join us as we talk forum on politics, and participation online as we
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gear up for a politically-minded OneWebDay (http://www.onewebday.org) on
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September 22, 2008.
  
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This forum brings together a variety of renowned scholars, thinkers, and
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activists to provide their perspectives on political engagement on the Net.
  
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When the Internet's designers planned its domain name
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system, they allocated .com for commercial enterprises,
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.edu for schools, .org for not-for-profits, .net for
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networks, .gov for government, .mil for the military, and
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200+ names like .uk, .ru, .de, and .us for nation-states.
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But they didn't provide such top level domain names
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(commonly called TLDs) for cities.
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In 2009 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
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'''Baratunde Thurston'''
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Numbers (ICANN) plans to fill this lacuna by issuing city
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Comedian, Pundit<br />
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TLDs for the first time. The Connecting.nyc presentation
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Web Editor, The Onion<br />
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will describe the origin of a grassroots New York City
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http://www.baratunde.com<br />
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effort to acquire the .nyc TLD and how it plans to be at
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the front of the line for city TLDs alongside .paris and
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.berlin.
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Thomas Lowenhaupt, founding director of Connecting.nyc Inc,
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'''Andrew Rasiej'''
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a New York not-for-profit created to acquire and develop
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Founder, Personal Democracy Forum<br />
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the .nyc TLD, will describe the many opportunities .nyc
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http://www.rasiej.com<br />
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will provide for small businesses, community organizations,
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issue identification, civic discussion, and more.
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More info: http://connectingnyc.org
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'''Jay Rosen'''<br />
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Professor, NYU Department of Journalism<br />
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Founder, New Assignment.net<br />
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http://journalism.nyu.edu/faculty/rosen.html<br />
  
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<strong>About Tom Lowenhaupt</strong>:
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'''Zephyr Teachout'''
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Professor, Duke Law School<br />
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http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/teachout<br />
  
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Thomas Lowenhaupt has served in technology policy and
 
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development positions for 30 years. From 1992-2006 he was a
 
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member of New York City's Queens Community Board 3 where he
 
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introduced an Internet Empowerment Resolution calling for
 
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the acquisition of the .nyc TLD. In April 2007 he formed
 
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Connection.nyc Inc. to acquire and a TLD for New York
 
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City's residents and their organizations. Thomas received a
 
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BA in government studies from Queens College (CUNY) and a
 
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masters from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.
 
  
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==June 4 Public Forum - Participation & Democracy ==
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Moderator:
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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.
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*'''Date:''' Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008
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'''Allison Fine'''<br />
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*'''Time''' 5.30pm - 7pm
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Author, Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age<br />
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*'''Location:''' NYU Law School, 40 Washington Square South, New York NY
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http://www.allisonfine.com<br />
  
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<googlemap lat="40.730767" lon="-73.999296" zoom="19">
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***Reception will follow at 7:30PM***
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40.72796, -73.995775, 251 Mercer St New York, NY
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40.728724, -73.995809
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Please RSVP to estark@nyu.edu.
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40.734478, -73.999046, 425 6th Ave New York, NY
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40.730453, -73.99841, 50 Washington Square S New York, NY
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40.73073, -73.999368
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</googlemap>
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This event is free and open to the public.
  
 
==Past meetings==
 
==Past meetings==
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*The video of the May 23 Public Forum - Connecting .nyc is being processed and will be available soon.
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*Minutes from the May 15 2008 Public Meeting are yet to be transcribed.  Previous minutes are [[Minutes|here]].
 
*Minutes from the May 15 2008 Public Meeting are yet to be transcribed.  Previous minutes are [[Minutes|here]].

Revision as of 14:24, 28 May 2008

ISOC-NY holds public meetings at NYU on a monthly basis the following dates and times: Dates for June, July, & August are yet to be finalized. Sign on to the announce list to stay informed.

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

June 4 Public Forum - Participation and Politics Online

Co-sponsored with OneWebDay and the Information Law Institute @ NYU, as part of http://www.internetweekny.com/ Internet Week NY], this will be a discussion on how technology in general, and the Internet in particular, affects the democratic process.

  • Date: Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008
  • Time 6pm - 7.30pm
  • Location: NYU Law School, 40 Washington Square South, New York NY

Join us as we talk forum on politics, and participation online as we gear up for a politically-minded OneWebDay (http://www.onewebday.org) on September 22, 2008.

This forum brings together a variety of renowned scholars, thinkers, and activists to provide their perspectives on political engagement on the Net.

Speakers:

Baratunde Thurston Comedian, Pundit
Web Editor, The Onion
http://www.baratunde.com

Andrew Rasiej Founder, Personal Democracy Forum
http://www.rasiej.com

Jay Rosen
Professor, NYU Department of Journalism
Founder, New Assignment.net
http://journalism.nyu.edu/faculty/rosen.html

Zephyr Teachout Professor, Duke Law School
http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/teachout


Moderator:

Allison Fine
Author, Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age
http://www.allisonfine.com

      • Reception will follow at 7:30PM***

Please RSVP to estark@nyu.edu.

This event is free and open to the public.

Past meetings

  • The video of the May 23 Public Forum - Connecting .nyc is being processed and will be available soon.
  • Minutes from the May 15 2008 Public Meeting are yet to be transcribed. Previous minutes are here.

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