ISOC-NY is a co-sponsor of Evan Korth’s Computers & Society speaker series at NYU this fall. Coming up this Monday is EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow, whose topic will be “The First Internet Election?”
Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
Time: 3:30pm – 4:45pm
Place:
Warren Weaver Hall — Room 109
251 Mercer Street
New York, NY
(enter via W. 4th ST)
The public is welcome to attend. Photo id required.
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In a YouTube video posted on Oct 14, Vint Cerf explains why, given his opinion of the importance of Net Neutrality, he is voting for Barack Obama.
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If you believe that every Internet user should have the right to freedom of speech without gatekeepers; if you believe that every person should have access to fast, affordable, open Internet then join hosts Kathryn Tucker, John Johnson and Tim Wu at Free Press’s 1st Annual Internet Freedom Bash.
Eat, drink, dance, and join others like you who care about the future of the Internet and the future of our media.
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Time: 7:00 – 10:30 p.m.
Location: The Cabanas at The Maritime Hotel
88 Ninth Avenue at 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
Hosted By: Free Press
RSVP By Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets are $50 — to purchase, click here
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On Friday, October 17th, Council Member Gale A. Brewer (D-Manhattan), Chair of the Technology in Government Committee, held a hearing regarding the City’s interest for a unique .nyc Top Level Domain (TLD).
CITY HALL – On Friday, October 17th at 10:00 AM, Council Member Gale A.
Brewer (D-Manhattan), Chair of the Technology in Government Committee,
will hold a hearing regarding the City’s interest for a unique .nyc Top
Level Domain (TLD).
Today, 16 October 2008, marks ten years since the death of internet visionary Jon Postel. In honour of Jon, ISOC has gathered reflections and quotes on his life, his work, and his legacy. Read here.
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NYCE 2008 is the first annual NY Computer Science and Economics day held at The New York Academy of Sciences.
The goal of the meeting is to bring together researchers in the larger NY metropolitan area with interests in computer science, economics, marketing, and business, and a common focus in understanding and developing the economics of Internet activity.
This is a free event. Advance registration is strongly encouraged. Details
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) will bring together more than 100 public and private organizations to develop a national strategy on child safety on the web.
PM Gordon Brown said “Some people call the internet a slanging match without an umpire. The challenge for us is to make sure young people can use the internet safely and do so with the minimum of restrictions but the maximum of opportunities.”
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Takes a little while to start.
This is the first couple of hours only. Full video & audio and speaker list to follow.
Here is video of the US Senate Commerce Committee’s hearing ‘Broadband Providers and Consumer Privacy‘ held on Sep 25 2008.
Here is video of the US Senate Commerce Committee’s hearing ‘Why Broadband Matters‘ held on Sep 16 2008.
On Monday, September 29th at 10:00 AM, Council Member Gale A. Brewer (D-Manhattan), Chair of the Technology in Government Committee, will hold a hearing regarding the FCC’s plans to shutdown the analog frequency in 2009, which will create a huge “white space.â€
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The next few days are filled with ISOC-NY-related activity, including OneWebDay, Software Freedom Day, the initial lecture in Evan Korth’s Computers and Society series, and last but not least, ISOC-NY’s September monthly meeting.