Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY)

WEBCAST MON-WED: 14th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum @TheCtunion #igf #cigf2018 #14cigf May 21, 2018
On Monday-Wednesday May 21-23rd 2018 the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and Telecommunicatie Autoriteit Suriname (TAS) will host the 14th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF 2018) in Paramaribo, Suriname. CIGF 2018 has the theme “Promoting secure, resilient and effective data management in the age of social media“. The event will be webcast live via the Internet Society […]
Today Thurs May 17 2018 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD #A11y May 17, 2018
Today, Thursday May 17 2018, is the 7th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different disabilities. The target audience of GAAD is the design, development, usability, and related communities who build, shape, fund […]
MEETUP: IGF-USA on the Road in NYC – URBAN COMMUNITY NETWORKS – PRACTICE & POLICY May 16, 2018
On Tuesday May 22 2018, the IGF-USA on the Road caravan arrives in NYC at URBAN COMMUNITY NETWORKS – PRACTICE & POLICY – an afternoon get-together hosted by the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) and the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) at Brooklyn Law School. This half-day conference is intended to serve as […]
WEBCAST TODAY: Content Moderation at Scale (COMO) Summit in Washington DC #comoatscale May 14, 2018
Today, Monday 14 May 2018 at 10am EDT the Internet Society Livestream Channel will restream the entire Content Moderation at Scale Summit that took place on May 7 in Washington DC. This event, the 2nd in a series, brought together content managers from top platforms such as facebook, Twitter, Google, Twitch, Github, and more to […]
WEBCAST TODAY: #HACKNYC – CENTRAL PARK WEST TRACK #cybersecurity of critical infrastructure May 8, 2018
Today, Tuesday May 8 2018, is the first day of HACK NYC 2018 – a cybersecurity conference focused on critical infrastructure. This sold-out event will continue at the Microsoft Tech Center in NYC for two more days with training sessions and workshops. Today’s sessions include presentations and panels of which the primary ‘Central Park West’ track […]
WEBCAST TONIGHT: @IGFUSA on the Road @SFBayISOC @Cloudflare #InternetCommunityRoadtrip May 2, 2018
Today, Wednesday May 2 2018 at 6pm PDT the IGF USA Community Road Trip reaches San Francisco, and will meet up with the Internet Society SF Bay Area Chapter at Cloudflare HQ. Speakers are Mitch Stolz, Senior Staff Attorney (Electronic Frontier Foundation): Content Moderation and Internet Infrastructure; Evan Engstrom, Executive Director (Engine): Intermediary liability From […]
VIDEO: @KathrynCBrown #SSIGOEA18 keynote – Trust & Security in the Internet @InternetSociety #shapetomorrow May 2, 2018
Today, Wednesday May 2 2018, Internet Society President & Ceo Kathy Brown delivered keynote remarks at the Cyber South School on Internet Governance in Washington DC. As well as her prepared remarks about trust and security, she answered a question about network neutrality. Video is below. View on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/videos/10155201087863239/ Twitter: @KathrynCBrown + #SSIGOEA18 http://bit.ly/2JKpNHK
WEBCAST TODAY: @LinkNYC Accessibility @A11yNYC #a11y May 1, 2018
Today, Tuesday May 1 2018 at 7pm ET (23:00 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) will examine LinkNYC Accessibility. LinkNYC is a first-of-its-kind communications network replacing over 7,500 pay phones across the five boroughs with new structures called Links. Each Link provides superfast, free public Wi-Fi, phone calls, device charging and a tablet for access […]
WEBCAST FRI/SAT: Theorizing the Web #TtW18 April 27, 2018
On Friday/Saturday April 27-28 2018 the eigth annual Theorizing the Web conference will take place at the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC. Theorizing the Web is an inter- and non-disciplinary annual conference that brings together scholars, journalists, artists, activists, and technology practitioners to think conceptually and critically about the interrelationships between the Web […]
MEETUP/WEBCAST MON – #ICANN61 NYC Readout w/ @veni @JosephCatapano ‏@GSS1958 April 26, 2018
On Monday April 30 2018 at 5pm, the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) will present the ICANN 61 NYC Readout at the offices of Moses & Singer LLP in NYC. Speakers, including Veni Markovski (VP of UN Engagement, ICANN) Joe Catapano (Manager of Stakeholder Engagement North America, ICANN), and Greg Shatan of ISOC-NY, will […]

US Senate Makes Moves to Reinstate Net Neutrality, But Sustainable Rules Are Still Necessary May 22, 2018
On May 16, the Senate passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the 2015 Open Internet Order. A CRA allows Congress to review regulations issued by government agencies and overrule them with a majority vote. This vote, led by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), is a step towards […]
Building the Digital Silk Road Together: Kyrgyz Chapter Proposes Ideas for Internet Development in Central Asia at Cambridge University Forum May 22, 2018
Central Asia, the most remote landlocked mountainous region in the world, has some of the most expensive Internet in global comparison. The cost of it can easily reach 10-20% of average monthly salary. In absolute terms, the price of the Internet can reach triple digits for 1 Mbps. Acknowledging such challenges and considering the benefits […]
The Week in Internet News: Email Encryption Has Efail Moment May 21, 2018
Encryption fails: A couple of stories in the news this past week demonstrated problems with encryption, or at least, problems with deployment of encryption. One researcher demonstrated an exploitable loophole he called Efail in PGP/GPG and S/Mime software used by email clients, reports Engadget. Efail abuses the active content of HTML emails to access plain […]
Dustin’s Internet Community Roadtrip: In the Bay Area, What Redwoods Can Teach Us About the Internet May 18, 2018
Dustin Phillips, Co-Executive Director of ICANNWiki, is traveling across the United States in his red Toyota Corolla, making connections with the people who are making their communities – and the Internet – a better place. While making his way to the Bay Area from Portland, Oregon, he took a slight detour. On my way down to the […]
Digital Self-Defense for Palestinian Schoolgirls May 18, 2018
Cyber-bullying is a growing phenomenon amongst preteens. Studies have established that nearly 43% of children are victims of cyberbullying and girls are twice as likely to be targeted. Students who experienced cyber attacks suffer drops in school grades and have more suicidal thoughts than those who had never dealt with such forms of peer aggression. […]