The Internet Society has posted the minutes from two meetings held during the recent ICANN event in New Delhi. At the first, the theme was ISOC involvement in ICANN. Topics included chapter involvement in constituencies, the midterm JPA review, and a possible At-Large summit in Paris.. At the second, chapters discussed ISOC’s membership structure and their involvement with OneWebDay, the IGF, and the proposed Internet Bill of Rights. Continue reading
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ICANN announces June Paris meeting
ICANN’s 32nd International Public Meeting will be held 22 – 27 June 2008 in Paris, France. The meeting is free to attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development processes. You can participate in these meetings in person, through the webcast or other remote participation opportunities, and/or by joining one of the various ICANN-related mailing lists. Continue reading
IETF scholarships offered to ISOC Chapters
The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) will hold IETF 71 in Philadelphia on March 9 – 14 2008.
The IETF has offered to waive the registration fee for a limited number of ISOC chapter members who otherwise could not attend. One such scholarship is available per chapter.
ISOC-NY is looking for a suitable candidate who could attend on our behalf. Please note that the meeting lasts 6 days and the attendee would have to cover his/her own costs of transport and accommodation. If desired, IETF will provide a mentor who can introduce him/her to the meeting process.
The schedule for IETF 71 can be found at www.ietf.org. Continue reading
ISOC-NY Meeting tonight!
The first Internet Society of New York meeting of 2008 will be held on Tuesday February 19 from 7-9 pm at a new location:
NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
251 Mercer Street (SW corner of West 4th) – Room 317 (Third Floor) (map)
Use the entrance on the West side since construction blocks the Mercer Street entrance.
Our meetings are free and open to the public. Please bring photo id. Continue reading
NDSS 2008 underway in San Diego
The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) is now underway in San Diego, California.
The NDSS, supported by the Internet Society, now in its 15th year, is one of the longest-running Internet security conferences on the calendar, drawing leading experts, researchers, and technologists from around the globe to share experience and analysis of security issues in networks and distributed systems. Continue reading
Queens broadband public hearing announced
The NYC Broadband Advisory Council will hold the Queens edition of its public hearing series at LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 on March 3, 2008 from 1pm – 4pm. Continue reading
3rd IGF to take place in Delhi in December 2008
The third Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting will take place in Delhi, India from 8-11 December 2008, hosted by the Government of India. Continue reading
Lynn St Amour to participate in DNS Forum
President and CEO of the Internet Society, Lynn St Amour, will join a panel of distinguished speakers in the Royal Society of London, UK, to discuss the naming system which is critical to modern Internet operations.
The discussion “What’s in a name? The History and Future of the Domain Name System” will explore the history and future of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). Continue reading
Kahn & Cerf awarded 2008 Japan Prize
Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf have been awarded the 2008 Japan Prize for Information Communication Theory and Technology for their work “Creation of network architecture and communication protocol for the Internet”.
The Japan Prize is awarded to recognize outstanding achievements in science and technology. Continue reading
ICANN launches new public participation portal
With its first 2008 meeting (in New Delhi) just 3 weeks away, ICANN has launched a new public participation portal at http://public.icann.org/
The site is not only an important resource for on-site meeting participants, but also an essential element for those who wish to participate remotely.
ICANN Fellowships for Paris 2008 – call for applications
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is putting out the call for fellowship program applications for its 32nd International Public Meeting to be held in Paris from 22-27 June 2008.
“The fellowship program plays a key role in making sure that global voices are heard at the ICANN meeting and in our various public forums,” said Theresa Swinehart, ICANN’s Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships. Continue reading
Richard Stallman appears on NYC Radio
Wednesday’s episode of The Personal Computer Show on WBAI featured Richard M. Stallman of the Free Software Foundation. [mp3]
2007 NYC Technology Sector Holiday Social
The 2007 NYC Technology Sector Holiday Social will take place on Thursday, December 13th, in downtown Manhattan. Participants from large corporations, small businesses, universities, non-profits, and user groups are all invited to attend and bring significant others, co-workers, and friends.
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The Future of the Internet Economy
 The Future of the Internet Economy will be the subject of the first OECD ministerial meeting ever to be hosted in Asia. Taking place 17-18 June 2008 in Seoul, Korea, it will examine the implications of the rapid growth in the use of the Internet for our economies and societies and the policies needed for continued growth. Continue reading
NYPC PUBLIC MEETING – Thurs December 13 , 2007
Eight presenters, each will have about 15 minutes to present one tip and take questions. Different topics and each presenter will just share a favorite tip. Note this is the 2nd Thursday of the month because Christmas is coming. Continue reading