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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday: Exploring the Misinformation Landscape
On Wednesday July 7 2021 the ISOC-NY TV program presents an Older Adults Technology Services / Senior Planet NYC webinar from way back in February 2021. John Silva of the News Literacy Project explains how to recognize fake news, and what to do with it.What: ISOC-NY TV – Exploring the Misinformation Landscape
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday July 7 2021 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/hIcyV3hDGfk
TWITTER: @MrSilva @OlderAdultsTech @NewsLitProject @mnn59 #misinformation
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday: NYC Open Data Week 2021 – @chris_whong @qri_io Mapping NYC Capital Projects + @tsdataclinic #SubwayCrowds App @MNN59
On Wednesday June 9 2021, the ISOC-NY TV show presents a couple more sessions from NYC Open Data Week. In one Chris Whong of Qri presents a project to map over 2000 NYC Capital Projects. In the other Kaushik Mohan of Two Sigma Data Clinic describes the development of SubwayCrowds, an open source tool that enables commuters to explore the potential crowdedness of different NYC subway routes.What: ISOC-NY TV – Mapping NYC Capital Projects + SubwayCrowds App
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday June 9 2021 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/GzdFu4W2eFY
TWITTER: @isocny #opendataweek @BetaNYC #SubwayCrowds @tsdataclinic @chris_whong @qri_io @mnn59
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WEBCAST TODAY: Rep Yvette Clarke Virtual Town Hall on Emergency Broadband Benefit
Today Tuesday June 8 2021, from 6:00 -7:30PM EDT (22:00-23:30 UTC), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) will host a Virtual Town Hall on the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program, a newly launched US federal effort to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemicSPEAKERS
Jessica Rosenworcel, Acting Chair, FCC
Eduard Bartholme, Associate Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, FCC
Congresswoman Yvette D. ClarkeVIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/hORR1-j7ATo
REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/2Td9P32
TWITTER #EBB @RepYvetteClarke @JRosenworcel Eduard Bartholme @FCC #broadbandforall
SIMULCASTS
https://twitter.com/RepYvetteClarke
https://www.facebook.com/repyvetteclarke/live
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday: Creating a Broadband Bill of Rights for NYC
On Wednesday March 17 2021, the ISOC-NY TV show presents ‘Creating a Broadband Bill of Rights for NYC‘ an NYC Open Data Week workshop where Community Tech NY invited all comers to share their vision of a more equitable, holistically healthy digital ecosystem for New York City. The workshop was ably facilitated by Claudina Sarahe (cs) of Composites Collective.What: ISOC-NY TV – Creating a Broadband Bill of Rights for NYC
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday March 17 2021 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/vaCXEh2Bk6Q
TWITTER: @isocny #opendataweek @BetaNYC @itsmisscs @gretabyrum
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday: Identity Theft – Consumer Risk & Equity Issues
On Wednesday February 17 2021, the ISOC-NY TV show focuses on the issue of Identity Theft, with 2 sessions from a recent ID Policy Forum. First a keynote from James Lee and Eva Velasquez of the Identity Theft Resource Center outlines the risks to consumers, then a panel, including Treasury Dept officials and a Pastor who helps victims, examines the equity issues.What: ISOC-NY TV – Identity Theft – Consumer Risk & Equity Issues
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday February 17 2021 2pm-3pm EST | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2pjWslvZ5I0
TWITTER: @isocny @IDTheftCenter @ITRCCEO #identitytheft #IDPolicyForum @FoundryUMC @TheKnoble @TheresaMForbes
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday – BetaBagels briefing w/ Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer
On Wednesday January 20 2021, the ISOC-NY TV show features a BetaBagels briefing with NYC’s Deputy CTO for Digital Services Katherine Benjamin from Jan 13 2021. Ms Benjamin gives an overview of her work, and details projects, including the Connected NYCHA program that distributed 10,000 Internet-connected tablets to older adults, before fielding questionsWhat: ISOC-NY TV – BetaBagels briefing w/ Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday January 20 2021 2pm-3pm EST | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/je3qwgV0o-0
TWITTER: #BetaBagels @mskatiebenjamin @NYC_CTO @BetaNYC @KateHNicholson
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday – @SiliconHarlem Next Gen Tech Virtual Summit @mnn59 @vgcerf @JRosenworcel @BenKallos @RepEspaillat @assemblymanalt1
On Wednesday November 25 2020, the ISOC-NY TV show features the opening session of the Silicon Harlem Next Gen Tech Virtual Summit 2020 featuring speakers ‘Father of the Internet’ Vint Cerf, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, NYC Council Member Ben Kallos, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, and New York State Assembly Member Al Taylor.What: ISOC-NY TV – NYC COVID-19 Response for People with Disabilities
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday November 25 2020 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/-f9IUnpvQF0
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WEBCAST TODAY: Silicon Harlem Next Gen Tech Virtual Summit – Advancing Humanity
On Friday October 16 2020 Silicon Harlem will hold the 7th Annual Next Gen Tech Conference online. This year’s ‘Virtual Summit’ theme is “Advancing Humanity”. Innovation must be focused on the humanistic applications of the advanced technologies emerging around the world.LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ah2020
AGENDA https://silicon-harlem-virtual-summit.eventcreate.com/
PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/31euFjs
TWITTER @SiliconHarlem #ah2020
SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/siliconharlem/live/ (AI Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/isocny/live/ (AI Captions)
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WEBCAST TODAY: Sep 2020 @JavaScriptNYC Meetup @shamoons @ksimons @kiwicopple @isoc_live #javascript #js #react
On Wednesday September 16 2020 at 6pm EDT (22:00 UTC) the JavaScriptNYC Meetup convenes online. There will be presentations from Kevin Simons of Kitemaker (Building a rich text editor in React with SlateJS), Paul Copplestone of Supabase (Supabase is an open source Firebase alternative), and Thom from Brazil (Practical Intro to State Machines and Xstate). The event will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY).LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/InternetSociety/jsnyc-sep2020/
PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://www.meetup.com/JS-NYC/events/272979678/
TWITTER: #javascriptnyc
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday – @SILICONHARLEM TECH TALK – Contact Tracing w/ ‘Hip Hop Doc’ Olajide Williams @ColumbiaDoctors @mnn59
On Wednesday August 5 2020, the ISOC-NY TV show features “Hip Hop Doc” Dr. Olajide Williams, Chief of Staff of the Department of Neurology at Columbia University, discussed the current state of healthcareWhat: ISOC-NY TV – SILICON HARLEM TECH TALK – Contact Tracing w/ ‘Hip Hop Doc’ Olajide Williams
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday Aug 5 2020 2020 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/uyH_bFmQPcA
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday – @SILICONHARLEM TECH TALK – @JulieMenin of NYC Census 2020 #2020Census @mnn59
On Wednesday June 24 2020, the ISOC-NY TV show features Julie Menin in conversation with Silicon Harlem CEO Clayton Banks. As NYC Census Director, Julie is responsible for ensuring that New York City receives its fair share of over $650 billion in federal funding allocated nationwide as well as fighting attempts to undercount immigrant communities. This task is critical given that the City’s self-response rate to the Census in 2010 was 61.9%.What: ISOC-NY TV – SILICON HARLEM TECH TALK – Julie Menin of NYC Census 2020
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: WednesdayJune 24 2020 2020 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/K1GnxoihpDs
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday – NYC COVID-19 Response for People with Disabilities @mnn59 @a11ynyc @NYCDisabilities @Jonathan_novick
On Wednesday April 15 2020, the ISOC-NY TV show features the Accessibility NYC Meetup from May 5 2020. Walei Sabry and Jonathan Novick, both of the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) provide an update on NYC’s COVID-19 response for people with disabilities.What: ISOC-NY TV – NYC COVID-19 Response for People with Disabilities
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday May 27 2020 2pm-3pm EDT | 18:00-19:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FjYOTbE70JU
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VIDEO: NYC #CommunityNetworks Symposium w/ Greg Shatan @GSS1958 and Stuart Reid @ddpny @isocny #switchiton #shapetomorrow
On Tuesday May 25 2020 the Streaming University Project hosted the NYC Community Networks Symposium, hosted by Stuart Reid and Greg Shatan of the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY)Panel 1: What and Why Community Networks?
- Dave Burstein (ISOC-NY)
- Joyce Adewumi, President, New York African Chorus Ensemble
- Barrack Otieno, Internet Society, Kenya.
Moderator: Greg Shatan
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kYtAHP_odDs?t=705Panel 2: Is Internet Access an Essential Community Service? Should there be Universal Broadband?
- Polly Spain, Federated Housing Group, NYC; Member, CB9, NYC.
- Diana Blackwell, President, Frederick E. Samuel Houses, Harlem; President, PSA 6 Community Council
Moderator: Stuart Reid
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kYtAHP_odDs?t=1736Panel 3: How are we using Community Networks during COVID-19?
- Bob Ponce, Co-founder & Senior Radio Manager, Harlem Emergency Network (HEN),
- Wali Abdun-Noor, Co-founder & Director,Harlem Emergency Network (HEN), South Bronx Emergency Network
- Stuart Reid, Secretary, ISOC-NY; co-founder Digital Divide Partners.
Moderator: Greg Shatan
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kYtAHP_odDs?t=2556Panel 4: Community Networks and Culture.
- Joyce Adewumi, President, New York African Chorus Ensemble
- Brother Leroy, Producer & Host, The Wisdom Table, Johnson Houses
- Rick Young, Producer & Host, What’s in Your Hand
Moderator: Stuart Reid
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm Wednesday – NYC School of Data 2020 Air Quality Panel w/ @nycHealthy @galeabrewer @QPLNYC #nycairquality #NYCSoData @BetaNYC @mnn59
On Wednesday April 15 2020, the ISOC-NY TV show features the Air Quality Panel from the NYC School of Data on March 7 2020. Presenters Sarah Johnson, Director, Air Quality Program, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Daniel Alam, Manhattan Borough President’s Office, and Sadie Coughlin-Prego, Queens Public Library, share their thoughts, gleaned from air quality community science projects, on demystifying technology and science, community engagement, data collection, analysis and visualization, and issues of data privacy.What: ISOC-NY TV – NYC School of Data 2020 Air Quality Panel
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday April 15 2020 2pm-3pm EST | 19:00-20:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZVEFmVt_CsQ
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm today – @SiliconHarlem Meetup w/ @NYC_CTO John Paul Farmer + @oliviersylvain + @embertime + #PAWR #COSMOS #5G @mnn59 #Harlem
Today, Wednesday March 4 2020, the ISOC-NY TV show show features Silicon Harlem’s Jan 2020 Meetup. including a fireside chat with NYC’s CTO John Paul Farmer talking about the city’s new Internet Master Plan; a briefing on the 5G COSMOS project; Olivier Sylvain talking about the formation of an uptown Neighborhood Broadband Advisory Committee; and, last but not least, Clayton Banks‘ tech predictions for the “Soaring Twenties“.What: ISOC-NY TV – Silicon Harlem Meetup w/ NYC CTO John Paul Farmer
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday March 4 2020 2pm-3pm EST | 19:00-20:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8dOLWVXvets
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WEBCAST TODAY: Solidarity on the Blockchain w/ @MannanMorshed + Cryptocurrency Blockchains as Platform w/ @koraycaliskan #WhoOwnsTheWorld #PlatformCoop @TheNewSchool @pcc_global #blockchain
On Wednesday March 4 2020, at 6pm EST (23:00 UTC), ISOC.LIVE will webcast the seventh in a series of 14 guest lectures in the Who Owns the World course at the New School in NYC. This course aims to introduce students at The New School, and members of the public, to the cooperative digital economy as a global movement. This week’s lecture is a Blockchain double-header; first Morshed Mannan will present remotely ‘Solidarity on the Blockchain‘. He will be followed by Koray Caliskan whose topic is ‘Cryptocurrency Blockchains as Platforms‘. This webcast is made possible via a partnership between the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) and the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy (ICDE).LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/whoownstheworld
TWITTER: #WhoOwnsTheWorld #PlatformCoop
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BOOK TALK NYC THURS: The Internet in Everything: Laura De Nardis and John Battelle @McNallyJackson @LauraDeNardis @johnbattelle
On Thursday February 6 2020 at 7pm McNally Jackson Soho will host a book talk to launch The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch (Yale University Press). Author Dr. Laura DeNardis will be joined in conversation by John Battelle, co-founder and CEO of Recount Media Inc.WHAT: The Internet in Everything: Laura De Nardis and John Battelle
WHERE: McNally Jackson, 52 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012
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WEBCAST FRIDAY: 7th Digital Finance Summit – Decentralized Finance, Payments, and Financial Inclusion @ColumbiaDFSO @Columbia_Biz #Fintech #dfsny20
On Friday February 7 2020 the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information DFSO hosts the 7th Digital Finance Summit at Columbia Business School in NYC. This conference brings together some of the world’s leading experts and regulators to discuss the impact of blockchain technology,crypto-currencies, and fintech on payments, banking, and compliance. Fintech investors and innovators will provide insight into what they see as the trending focus areas. Expert panels will discuss the implications of new cybersecurity threats, the needs for new types of regulations, new identity systems, as well as emerging technologies such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The event will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Chapter.LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/dfsny20
AGENDA: http://summit.dfsobservatory.com/agenda/
SPEAKERS: http://summit.dfsobservatory.com/speakers/
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WEBCAST WEDNESDAY: Tech Worker Resistance w/ @Lizzie_OShea #WhoOwnsTheWorld #PlatformCoop @TheNewSchool @pcc_global
On Wednesday February 5 2020, at 6pm EST (23:00 UTC), ISOC.LIVE will webcast Tech Worker Resistance, the third in a series of 14 guest lectures in the Who Owns the World course at the New School in NYC. This course aims to introduce students at The New School, and members of the public, to the cooperative digital economy as a global movement. In Wednesday’s lecture Lizzie O’Shea, author of ‘Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us about Digital Technology‘ will examine how tech workers – from Silicon Valley to India to Brazil – are using platform coop principles to organize for the benefit of not just themselves but society as a whole. This webcast is made possible via a partnership between the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) and the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy (ICDE).LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/whoownstheworld
TWITTER: #WhoOwnsTheWorld #PlatformCoop
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WEBCAST TODAY: Converting care.com into a cooperative #WhoOwnsTheWorld #PlatformCoop @trebors @TheNewSchool @pcc_global
Today, Wednesday January 22 2020, at 6pm EST (23:00 UTC), ISOC.LIVE will webcast Converting care.com into a cooperative, the first in a series of 14 guest lectures in the Who Owns the World course at the New School in NYC. This course aims to introduce students at The New School, and members of the public, to the cooperative digital economy as a global movement. In today’s lecture Prof. Trebor Scholz will examine what it might take to convert a successful gig economy business, such as care.com, into a platform coop. This webcast is made possible via a partnership between the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) and the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy (ICDE).LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/whoownstheworld
TWITTER: #WhoOwnsTheWorld #PlatformCoop
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm today – Community Forum on #AlgorithmicBias @mnn59 #ADSCommunityForum @NAACP_LDF @ruha9 @AINowInstitute
Today, Wednesday January 22 2020, the ISOC-NY TV show show features the Community Forum on Algorithmic Bias organized by NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) and co-partners on December 7 2019. Automated Decision Systems (ADSs) are used to make decisions about every major area of New Yorkers’ lives, including Public Housing, Education, Employment, Child Welfare, and Policing. In today’s program we learn more about this widely-used technology from Janai Nelson, NAACP LDF, Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University, Rashida Richardson, AI Now Institute; Katurah Topps, NAACP LDF, and Fabian Rogers, Atlantic Towers, including how NYC residents can demand change in its adoption and operation.What: ISOC-NY TV – Community Forum on Algorithmic Bias
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday January 22 2020 2pm-3pm EST | 19:00-20:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/EZmhoqQp34c
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WEBCAST WED/THU: Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning Bootcamp #aimlbootcamp #AWSLoft @AWSstartups @isocny #AI #AL @awscloud
On Wednesday-Thursday January 8-9 2020 the AWS Loft NYC hosts the AI/ML Boot Camp, a 2 day training event for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Machine Learning (ML) developers, application developers, and data scientists, of all skill levels. Via a partnership with the Internet Society NY Chapter (ISOC-NY), all presentations, which will include tutorials on how to quickly build and deploy ML models at scale, will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel 3.LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/aimlbootcamp
SCHEDULE: https://aimlbootcampjan2020ny.splashthat.com/
TWITTER: #aimlbootcamp #AWSLoft
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MEETUP SATURDAY: Community Forum on Algorithmic Bias in NYC #ADSCommunityForum @NAACP_LDF
On Saturday December 7 2019, from 11am-3pm (14:00-18:00 UTC), the Internet Society NY Chapter (ISOC-NY) will join the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) and co-partners to host Automating Bias: How Computers Are Making Decisions About Your Life. New York City agencies are relying on algorithms or Automated Decision Systems (ADSs) to make decisions about every major area of New Yorkers’ lives, including Public Housing, Education, Employment, Child Welfare, and Policing. While ADSs are pitched as being “objective,” these technologies frequently target and harm communities of color, low-income residents, youths, immigrants and religious communities, communities with disabilities, and more. This is a community-led event to learn more about this widely-used technology, and how NYC residents can demand change in its adoption and operation. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ADSCommunityForum
ATTEND IN PERSON: http://bit.ly/32OHcbh
TWITTER: #ADSCommunityForum @NAACP_LDF
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ISOC-NY TV Show 2pm today – Grant Houses Smart Community Roundtable @ddpny @mnn59 #harlem
Today, Wednesday November 26 2019, the ISOC-NY TV show show features the first in a series of quarterly roundtable discussions about the SMART COMMUNITY INITIATIVE in New York City, hosted by the Grant Houses Resident Association. Participants include Grant Houses Resident Association President Carlton Davis, Internet Society NY Chapter President Greg Shatan, Douglas Frazier and Stuart Reid of Digital Divide Partners, and Manhattan Community Board 7 member Polly Spain. The discussion is moderated by renowned community radio host Brother Leroy.What: ISOC-NY TV – Community Networks in New York City
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday Nov 26 2019 2018 2pm-3pm EST | 19:00-20:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channelView on Youtube: https://youtu.be/EZmhoqQp34c
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ISOC-NY BOARD MEMBER SPEAKS ON U.N. PANEL ABOUT SMART AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
The Internet Society NY Chapter recently had the opportunity to speak at a United Nations session about Smart and Sustainable Cities: Changing the World –Innovations and Better life for Future Generations on World Cities Day, October 31st, 2019.
United Nations Smart and Sustainable Cities session and panelists
Stuart Reid, ISOC-NY Board Member and Secretary, spoke at the United Nations ITU session about ISOC’s mission to bring the Internet to everyone, including a fascinating summary of the work that Digital Divide Partners (DDP) is doing to provide FREE Internet service to public housing residents in New York City, which alone has a population of over 400,000. The DDP’s Smart Community Initiative includes providing tools to take advantage of the free access, like community-based studios to create radio and video content, remote sensors and video monitoring services of public spaces, and other resident apps to improve public safety.
ISOC-NY Chapter President Greg Shatan at Grant Houses Community Radio (GHCR.nyc) roundtable livestream
Reid reminded the conference participants that Smart Cities begin with Smart Communities and neighborhoods, which are the building blocks of our urban landscape. He also spoke about the economic inequities in income and municipal funding that, when combined with paternalistic corporate and governmental initiatives, work to exacerbate the digital divide in the nation’s largest and most sophisticated city where it is estimated that 50% of public housing resident do not have Internet access at home.
Take a look at the entire U.N. Smart Cities session discussion: http://bit.ly/2JKFJwh
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