ISOC-NY’s next monthly meeting will be held on August 14 2008 at NYU.
Netroots Nation2008 is being held in Austin TX July 17-19 2008. This conference, in its 3rd year, brings together progressive activists, representatives from progressive organizations, elected officials, candidates for office, and bloggers from all over the world to discuss ways and means of online activism.
ISOC-NY’s next monthly meeting will be held on July 19 2008 at NYU.
Organized by Lauren Cornell of Rhizome as part of the ‘New Silent’ series – In The Technology Readings: A Night of Comedy a group of New York comedians perform readings on the joys and pitfalls of a technology-saturated culture. The evening will include Chelsea Peretti, Amy Poehler, John Roberts, Joe Mande, Anthony Atamanuik and Laura Krafft, many whom are notable for gaining fame on the internet, from Roberts’ Youtube monologues to Peretti’s episodic online shows including the 6-part series “All My Exes.
Fri, Jul 11, 2008 | 7:30 PM
New Museum theater
235 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
212.219.1222
The 32nd ICANN general meeting is taking place this week in Paris, France. There appears to be no webcast. The best way to keep up is possibly via the Wiki updates.
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The Personal Democracy Forum takes place today & tomorrow at Lincoln Center. The theme this year is “Rebooting The System”. Your best chance of catching a live stream is via mogulus (may not work in firefox) or the ‘scobleizer’ link below.
Some reforms may be made at the the upcoming Paris meeting of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) on June 23 – 28 which could greatly improve ICANN’s representative structure. In a nutshell, representation of noncommercial users (public interest groups, NGOs, and individuals of a public interest bent) will be increased from its current 14%, possibly to 25% or one-third. This will also involve a change in the nature of noncommercial interest representation in ICANN.
ICANN’s Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is inviting all civil society organizations with an interest in the Internet and its global governance to be aware of this and take advantage of it.
The Internet Society of New York is a member of the NCUC and has also applied to become an At-Large Structure (ALS), which participates in the appointment of members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC). Continue reading
The Creative Commons Technology Summit is happening today in Mountain View CA. One topic under discussion – copyright registries.
Supernova 2008 is a conference, now in it’s 6th year, whose focus is discussing how decentralization and connectivity are changing the world.
Pike & Fischer’s 4th annual Broadband Policy Summit is being held in Washington DC yesterday and today.
ISOC-NY’s next monthly meeting will be held on June 19 2008 at NYU.
The National Conference for Media Reform is taking place this weekend. It features a packed program of panels, seminars and performances – many of which are being streamed online. There is also a video archive and audio of most events can be obtained via clicking items in the schedule . Continue reading
**Tune in to the live webcast! Ask questions!
OneWebDay and the Information Law Institute @ NYU, as part of 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
This forum brings together a variety of renowned scholars, thinkers, and activists to provide their perspectives on political engagement on the Net.
Join us as we talk about, democracy, politics, and participation online, as we gear up for a politically-minded OneWebDay on September 22, 2008.
ISOC-NY will host a public forum this coming Wednesday on the topic ‘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 next 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
Who Owns This Image?
Art, Access, and the Public Domain after Bridgeman v. Corel
When:
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Where:
New York City Bar Association
42 W. 44th Street, New York City
The Great Hall
This program is free and open to the public; no reservation required. Seating is limited. Continue reading