Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY)

Join the @InternetSociety DSNC member hangout 6:30pm ET Weds July 20 #a11y July 19, 2017
The 11th weekly Internet Society Disabled and Special Needs Chapter hangout will this week be at the later time of 6:30pm ET on Wednesday July 20 2017. Please join and share your #a11y interests. This week our guest will again be Gunela Astbrink, a former director of ISOC Australia, and a leading voice on accessibility […]
REGISTER NOW! #ICANN59 Read Out Session @CivicHall 6pm Thursday #ICANN July 17, 2017
On Thursday July 20 2017 at 6pm EDT the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) and the Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) present a recap of ICANN 59 which took place in Johannesburg at the end of June. Some major issues under discussion were: the future of the WHOIS system which identifies owners of websites the robustness and reliability […]
REGISTER NOW! IGF-USA 2017 in Washington DC July 24. #igfusa2017 w/ @vgcerf @dfarber @craignewmark @MOhlhausenFTC July 17, 2017
The 2017 Internet Governance Forum USA (IGF-USA 2017) will be held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington DC on July 24 2017. The IGF-USA is a multistakeholder effort to illuminate issues and cultivate constructive discussions about the future of the Internet. Keynote speakers include Vint Cerf, Craig Newmark, Maureen Ohlhausen and […]
ISOC-NY and the #NetNeutrality Day of Action #openthepipes July 12, 2017
As you will hopefully be aware, today July 12 is a designated ‘Internet-wide Day of Action‘ with the main purpose of creating sufficient ruckus to make the FCC think twice about rescinding its Open Internet Order. I write, personally, rather than institutionally, to clarify hopefully the Internet Society’s position on this, which is somewhat nuanced. Firstly, we […]
Join the @InternetSociety DSNC member hangout 6:30pm ET Weds July 12 #a11y July 10, 2017
The 10th weekly Internet Society Disabled and Special Needs Chapter hangout will this week be at the later time of 6:30pm ET on Wednesday July 12 2017. Please join and share your #a11y interests. This week’s special guest will be Gunela Astbrink, a director of ISOC Australia, and a leading voice on accessibility within the […]
WEBCAST TODAY: Kenya Internet Governance Forum #KIGF2017 July 6, 2017
Today, Thursday 6 July, the 2017 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) takes place in Nairobi. The Kenya IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet for millions of Kenyans, and the outcomes will feed into the Global IGF […]
ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm today – Writing Government Information for People with Cognitive Disabilities #a11y @a11yNYC @mnn59 June 28, 2017
Today, Wednesday Jun 28 2016, the ISOC-NY TV show presents Writing Government Information for People with Cognitive Disabilities from the Accessibility NYC Meetup on Jun 6 2017. What: ISOC-NY TV Show – Tools for Democracy -Hacking the NYC City Council Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network When: Wednesday Jun 28 2017 2pm-3pm EST | 1900-2000 UTC Manhattan […]
@InternetSociety DSNC member hangout 1pm EDT today Weds Jun 28 #a11y June 28, 2017
The 9th weekly Internet Society Disabled and Special Needs Chapter hangout will be at 1pm ET today Wednesday June 28 2017. Please join and share your #a11y interests. Today’s feature will be a video “Writing Government Information for People with Cognitive Disabilities“. There will be no live captions today, except on the video. What: Internet […]
WEBCAST THU/FRI: Barbados Internet Governance Forum 2017 #igfbb @isocbb June 23, 2017
On Thursday – Friday June 22-23 2017 the Barbados Internet Governance Forum 2017 will be held in Cave Hill, Barbados. Hosted jointly by the Internet Society Barbados Chapter, the Barbados Government and its Telecoms Unit, this inaugural national Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will provide Barbadians from all sectors of society with a platform to discuss how […]
@InternetSociety DSNC member hangout 1pm EDT today Weds Jun 21 #a11y June 21, 2017
The 8th weekly Internet Society Disabled and Special Needs Chapter hangout will be at 1pm ET today Wednesday June 21 2017. An open meeting this week, please join and share your #a11y interests. We may look at last week’s UN Meeting There will also be a news roundup and time to chat on other topics. […]

Nominate a Woman Or Girl for an EqualsInTech Award! July 19, 2017
womanintech1.jpg Know an amazing woman or girl in tech who’s working for access, skills, or leadership? Why not shine the light on them and nominate them for an EqualsInTech Award! Equals is an initiative delivered by a committed partnership of ITU, UN Women, GSMA, ITC, and UN University joined by the Internet Society and over 20 corporate leaders, governments, […]
Internet Society crea un informe sobre los pequeños Estados insulares en desarrollo July 18, 2017
SIDSReport.png Hoy hemos publicado un informe sobre los Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo (SIDS) porque sabemos que este informe puede aumentar las discusiones en el Foro de la CMSI en Ginebra y más allá! El Foro de la CMSI ofrece una excelente oportunidad para destacar cuestiones clave de desarrollo y acceso a medida que colegas […]
How Can We Expand the Use of the Multistakeholder Model? July 18, 2017
MultistakeholderPieces.jpg For over a decade, the Internet Society, along with many in the Internet community, have been strong advocates of using multistakeholder approaches to make decisions in a globally distributed network environment. We are encouraged that, within the Internet ecosystem, the multistakeholder model has grown in understanding and acceptance over the past several years. But we also know that the open, global Internet faces enormous challenges […]
Rough Guide to IETF 99: A Sampling of Encryption-Related Activities July 17, 2017
Encryption-words-1.jpg Encryption is once again a hot topic, and there’s much to discuss at IETF 99 this week in Prague. This time the hottest action will definitely be in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) working group. TLS is considering everything from privacy implications for TLS1.3 to how to reduce handshake latency. As mentioned in previous […]
Rough Guide to IETF 99: Trust, Identity, and Privacy July 17, 2017
privacy1.jpg Trust, Identity, and Privacy continue to be topics of interest for the IETF community. Below I will highlight a few of the many activities. There is something for everyone interested in these areas here at IETF 99 in Prague this week! The work privacy started before the IETF meeting itself actually began with the […]