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The International Summit for Community Wireless Networks (IS4CWN) is underway in Barcelona on. October 4-7 2012. The IS4CWN has spawned projects such as the Commotion Wireless Project (also known as the “Internet-in-a-Suitcaseâ€) and CONFINE. With a strong focus on social justice and human rights, IS4CWN 2012 brings together participants not just from these projects in the US and the EU but panelists from the developing world who are interested in building and expanding community wireless networks in their own countries. There is a live webcast. Barcelona is 6 hrs ahead of NYC.
The 2012 AfIGF is underway today and tomorrow, 3 – 4 October 2012, in Cairo, Egypt. A live webcast is available. Cairo time is UTC+2, 6 hours ahead of NYC.
On Monday September 24 2012 the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) hosted State of Telecom 2012 at Columbus Business School NYC. This year this annual conference was presented jointly with European analyst group IDATE and billed as a ‘transatlantic dialog’. The theme is ‘Over the Top: New Business Models with New International Telecom Rules?‘ The event was webcast live via the Internet Society Chapters Livestream Channel and is archived here or below.
1. Welcome
Speakers:
• Robert C. Atkinson – Director of Policy Research, CITI
• Eli Noam – Director, CITI
• Yves Gassot, CEO, Digiworld byIDATE
2. Business Models for Network Operators in an OTT World
Moderator:
• Raul Katz – Director, Business Strategy Research, CITI
Speakers:
• Vincent Bonneau, Head of the Internet Department, IDATE (France)
• Jacquelynn Ruff, VP International Public Policy,Verizon (USA)
• Stephane Dufour, CSO, Swisscom (Switzerland)
• Paul Budde, Managing Director, BuddeCom (Australia)
• Yu-li Liu, Professor, National Chengchi University (Former NCC Commissioner) (Taiwan)
• Simon Wilkie – Former Chief Economist, FCC
3. Sen. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Member of the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development (Australia)
4. The Impact of OTT on Traditional National Networks and Media
Moderator: Judith D. O’Neill – COO, CMAS Holdings
Speakers
• Gabrielle Gauthey, EVP Alcatel Lucent (France)
• Emmanuel Rochas, SVP & Head of the Strategy, Telecom France Orange (France)
• Henning Schulzrinne, Chief Technologist, FCC (USA)
• Richard S. Whitt, VP, Public Policy & Government Relations, Motorola Mobility (USA)
• Matthias Kurth, former President, Federal Network Agency (Germany)
5. Hon. Lawrence Strickling, Administrator, National Telecommunications & Information Administration (USA)
6. Regulation of Over-the-Top Services: Should National Regulation and the ITRs Be Expanded Beyond Networks to Include Applications?
Moderator: Robert Pepper, Senior Managing Director of Advanced Technology Policy, Cisco
Speakers:
• Roland Doll, VP International Governmental Affairs, Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
• Amb. David Gross, Wiley & Rein (former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, Department of State) (USA)
• Leonard J. Cali, SVP, Global Public Policy, AT&T (USA)
• Chris Libertelli, Head of Global Public Policy, Netflix (USA)
• Carlos Raul Gutierrez, President of the Council – SUTEL (Costa Rica)
• Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America
• Sally Wentworth, Senior Manager of Public Policy, Internet Society
• David J. Farber, Trustee, Internet Society
As you are likely aware Internet Society North America Bureau Director Paul Brigner’s previous job was CTO to the MPAA. Since “switching sides” in March 2012 he has strongly pursued a program of increasing communication and engagement between the Internet community and big content, including recruiting the MPAA, the RIAA, and Disney as organizational members.  This week he has led a foray by ISOC staff to visit major Hollywood studios – a listening tour. Accompanying him were Leslie Daigle (ISOC’s CTO), Markus Kummer (VP of Public Policy), and Konstantinos Komaitis (Policy Advisor).  Today, September 27 2012, the group reported to the North America Chapter leaders via Google Hangout. Video is here or below.
The increasing importance of the Internet, Web and related information and communication technologies, such as social media, has made it ever harder and ever more important to understand their history. Many authors have traced the timelines of technical developments, and a growing number of books have been written about the social history of the innovations that comprise and enable this network of networks. Scholars disagree over the very definition of the Internet and its history as a set of protocols, a large technical system, an infrastructure, or ensemble of technologies.
The editors invite original, scholarly treatments of the history of the Internet that critically examine common assumptions about its origins and developments over the decades. Submissions could take any number of approaches, including:
Broad historical perspectives on the Internet’s development;
Historical case studies of particular developments, such as ARPANet, TCP/IP, the World Wide Web, or Facebook;
Accounts of computer and communication networks, such as Open Systems *Interconnection, online services, the European Informatics Network, and digital mobile telephone networks that contributed to or anticipated aspects of today’s Internet but did not use Internet technologies;
Regional histories of Internet adoption or innovation;
Studies of an institution, such as ICANN, W3C, or Internet Governance Forum;
Explorations of an event, such as the dotcom bubble;
Critical analyses of scholarly or popular narratives about the Internet’s history.
These are only illustrative of possible approaches, creative approaches to the history of the Internet that go beyond these specific examples are welcomed.
Full papers should be from 6,000 to 10,000 words, including all notes and bibliography. Shorter or longer papers might be considered in exceptional cases, based on the merit of the case. The editors expect to publish 4-6 papers in the special issue, with any additional papers that merit publication scheduled for journal issues that will appear after the special issue.
Today, Wednesday September 19 2012, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host a discussion “Long Term Challenges for Internet Governance” in Washington DC. Speakers include Internet Society Senior Manager of Public Policy Sally Shipman Wentworth, and Veni Markovski of ISOC Bulgaria. CSIS webcast the event live, the archive is below.
What: Long Term Challenges for Internet Governance Where: CSIS B1 Conference Center, 1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006 When: Wednesday September 19 2012 9am-noon EDT | 1300-1600 UTC Webcast: See below Twitter: #WCIT | @CSIS
On Thursday September 20 2012, the Internet Society’s Washington DC Chapter (ISOC-DC) will webcast live its discussion “The Elections and Internet Policy“.
The 2012 Presidential and Congressional elections are less than two months away. While Internet policy is not a “hot button†issue, the platforms for both parties devote paragraphs to Internet issues such as Net Neutrality, cybersecurity, and Internet freedom–and there are significant differences.
Join us for a lively roundtable discussion on questions such as: How would Internet policy change in a Romney Administration? What will be the most pressing issues facing the President and the Congress in 2013? If the Republicans win the Senate, will we see new approaches to telecommunications and Internet policy?
What:Â The Elections and Internet Policy Where: Google DC, 1101 New York Ave., N.W., Second floor, WDC When: Thursday September 20 2012 – 6.30pm-8.00pm EDT | 2230-0000 UTC Webcast: http://www.isoc-dc.org/isoc-dc-tv/ Twitter: #ISOCDCSpeakers:
Phil Bond, Petrizzo Bond (and former CEO of TechAmerica and former Undersecretary for Technology at the Department of Commerce during the Bush Administration)
John Kneuer, JKC Consulting (and former head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration)
Eddie Lazarus, former Chief of Staff of the Federal Communications Commission from 2009 to 2012
As the WCIT approaches the ETNO (the former state telco’s in Europe) have issued  ‘contribution 109′ arguing that they should be compensated by content owners for carrying their traffic – an end run around net neutralirty. The European chapters of the Internet Society have reacted with this statement (below  or PDF)
ISOC DC – Musicians 2025 – the Future of Music – Aug. 16 2012.
The Internet has completely disrupted the music industry from what it had been 20 years ago. Much in-depth analysis of music online has been produced from the tech and business perspectives. But what has the Internet meant for musicians, the most critical part of the music ecosystem? .
Moderator:
Ann Chaitovitz – USPTO
Panelists:
Dick Huey – Founder – Toolshed
Kristin Thompson – Co-Director, Future Of Music Coalition
Patricia Polach – Associate General Counsel, American Federation of Musicians
Presented by the Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society and George Washington University’s School of Law, Intellectual Property Program
The Internet Society Deploy360 Programme issues a call for speakers for a series of upcoming global ION Conferences.
ISOC welcomes submissions from IPv6 and DNSSEC experts to speak at any of the following ION conferences:
Mumbai, India – Thursday, 11 October 2012 – Co-located with Interop Mumbai
Ljubljana, Slovenia – Friday, 19 October 2012 – Co-located with Slovenian IPv6 Summit
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Wednesday, 5 December 2012 – Co-located with Internet Infrastructure Week
San Diego, California – Tuesday, 11 December 2012 – Co-located with Large Installation Systems Administration (LISA) Conference
If interested in presenting on the topic of IPv6 or DNSSEC, please submit your name, title, company, biography, summary of experience working with IPv6 or DNSSEC, past speaking engagements, and ION Conference location preference(s) to Christine Carlson, Wireside Communications, at ccarlson@wireside.com.
The Deploy360 Programme aims to bridge the gap between the IETF standards process and final adoption of those standards by the global operations community. The ION Conference series is part of Deploy360. These conferences bring network engineers and leading industry experts together to discuss emerging technologies including IPv6 and DNSSEC. For additional information about the ION Conferences, please visit http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/ion/.
Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) that has occurred annually since 2004. This year’s NYC event will be at NYU ITP this Saturday Sep 15 2012. For events in other locations check the map.
Coinciding with, and as part of, Software Freedom Day, WikiMedia NYC is organizing Wikipedia Takes Manhattan 2012 (WTM-4) – a scavenger hunt and photo contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia articles covering the wondrous sights of the isle of Manhattan, as part of the wider Wiki Loves Monuments USA.
What: IPv6: What is it, why do I need it, and how do I get it? When: Tuesday, 28 August 4pm to 7pm MDT | 2200-0100 UTC | 1800-2100 EDT Where: Greenwood Village, CO Webcast: Register for details Register: https://coisocipv6.eventbrite.com/ Twitter: #IPv6 | @COISOC Keynote:
Scott Hogg, Director,Technology Solutions, Global Technology Resources (GTRI) Panel:
Jeff Doyle, President, Jeff Doyle and Associates
Chris Grundemann, Network Architect, CableLabs
Cricket Liu, VP, Architecture & Technology, Infoblox
Shannon McFarland, Principal Engineer, Corporate Consulting Engineering Group
Internet Society North America Regional Bureau Director Paul Brigner and Internet Society Senior Director for Membership and Services Ted Mooney report, and preview an important announcement, live from Campus Party Europe, Templehof Airport, Berlin on August 23 2012.
Campus Party is the biggest electronic entertainment event in the world. It’s a weeklong, 24-hours-a-day technology festival for thousands of “campuseros” – hackers, developers, gamers and geeks. Equipped with computers and other toys, they camp on-site and immerse themselves in a truly unique environment.
Peering is the foundation of the global Internet. Its details are often arcane and ad hoc. One of the major efforts of the Internet Society is to promote the establishment of new Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), especially in developing countries. Over the next 3 days, at the 3rd Annual African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) in Johannesburg, South Africa, over 150 participants from over 30 countries, and 11 IXPs, will explore the practicalities. The entire meeting wil be webcast on the Internet Society Chapters Webcasting Channel.
What: Musicians 2025 – the Future of Music Where: GWU’s Law School, Lerner Hall, #302 2000 H Street NW, WDC When: Thursday August 16 2012 – 6.00pm-8.00pm EDT | 2200-0000 UTC Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters Speakers:
Bryan Calhoun – Former Vice President, Sound Exchange
Dick Huey – Founder – Toolshed
Kristin Thompson – Co-Director, Future Of Music Coalition
Patricia Polach – Associate General Counsel, American Federation of Musicians
The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Tuesday announced plans for the construction of a cybercrime lab, which will centralize efforts to target crimes and criminals involving the use of technology.
The lab, to be housed in the district attorney’s office, will be staffed by about 50 current employees, including computer forensic staff members, specialized prosecutors, analysts and investigators.
The City Council provided about $4.2 million to pay for construction of the lab, said the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., at a news conference on Tuesday at City Hall, where he was joined by the City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn.
Ms. Quinn said, “In this day and age, we need to be as sophisticated as criminals are, using every tool we can to fight these complex crimes that are often taking place on the Internet — the new crime scene of the modern age.â€
The facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2013 and will expand on the efforts of the Manhattan Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau, which currently handles much of the forensic analysis of cellphones, smartphones, computers and other electronic devices.
Holding up a bank card scamming machine that criminals use to steal credit card information from A.T.M.’s, Mr. Vance said the device was one example of the kind of technology that is increasingly being used to commit crimes.
The district attorney’s office said it sees about 200 to 300 new identity theft cases in Manhattan every month, and the number of computers analyzed in criminal cases rose by 195 percent from 2010 to 2011.
“Our office, in order to do its job, needs to stay ahead of the curve,†Mr. Vance said. “Things are happening at Internet speed. As we figure out how to combat individuals who are utilizing this type of relatively unsophisticated but nonetheless tricky and effective trickery, they’re moving onto something else.â€
ISOC-NY is a 501(c)3 corporation, chartered by the Internet Society. Under our By-laws we have to hold an election every two years for our various offices and board of directors.
The current officers and directors terms were supposed to end on July 31 2012, with fresh terms beginning on Aug 1. However due to procrastination – July was a busy month – the election has been put off til now. But we should get it done in the next two weeks. Newly elected officers and directors terms will be backdated a month!
So, this leaves us just a matter of days to hold the 2012 election, so we’d better get on with it!!
Nominations: Aug 14 – Aug 21 2012 Midnight EST Voting: Aug 23 – Aug 29 2012 Midnight EST
Only the Secretary and Treasurer are permitted to hold more than one position.
There is a minimum of 7 directors and a maximum of 15 directors.
If you look at the Community Portal you’ll see we currently have 10 directors.
The officer’s roles are clearly defined in the Bylaws. What does it mean if you become a director? Well.. it’s hoped that you will attend meetings/events, but more to the point you will be added to several mailing lists:
1) ISOC-NY BOD list, where we hash out the nitty gritty of ISOC-NY activities and policy.
2) the ISOC North American Leaders regional list, where we share thoughts with our fellow USA Chapters.
3) the ISOC Chapter Delegates list, where we share thoughts with our Chapter colleagues around the world.
So, we are looking for nominations! Self-nominations are fine. Just one thing, please make sure that you are a member of the chapter! This can be done by going to https://portal.isoc.org/EBusiness/Home.aspx and checking your status. If you’re not, just join – doesn’t take a mo’!
Then send your name, with a brief statement of interest saying why you’d be a good director, to mailto:nomcom@isoc-ny.org before midnight next Tuesday Aug 21 2012. If you are also interested in standing for one of the offices say so. You will then be approved, or not, by the nominations committee. (More …)
What were the results of World IPv6 Launch on June 6, 2012? What measurements have we seen since that time? In this “ISOC @ IETF” briefing panel on July 31, 2012, at the IETF 84 meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, representatives of World IPv6 Launch participants gathered to share their information and data. The archived webex of the event can be seen below.
Moderator: Leslie Daigle, Chief Internet Technology Officer, Internet Society
Panelists:
John Brzozowski, Comcast
Lorenzo Colitti, Google
Mat Ford, Internet Society
Lee Howard, Time Warner Cable
George Michaelson, APNIC
Erik Nygren, Akamai
The air-conditioned vehicles, which NYCHA calls Digital Vans, are outfitted with eight laptops each and wireless Internet, which tenants can also access outside the vans on their own devices. Trained instructors travel with the vans to problem solve or, in some cases, to explain computer basics.
The vans shuttle daily between 19 NYCHA developments across the city, including 10 sites in The Bronx, stopping at each development about once every two weeks. They are partly funded by a federal Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant.
Included is a good quote from NYCHA CIO Atefeh Riazi: ““I’ve never seen a seven-year-old do homework on a cellphone.â€
The Digital Vans’ locations can be ascertained by following @NYCHA.
Earlier today – July 25 2012 – the New America Foundation hosted a German delegation in Washington DC to compare notes on digital rights and privacy. The archived webcast is below. Hashtag is #OnlinePrivacyUS2EU
Keynote
Daniel Weitzner@djeitzner
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House
Panel Discussion
Konstantin von Notz @KonstantinNotz
Member of German Parliament
Markus Beckedahl @netzpolitik
Founder, netzpolitik.org
Chairman, Digitale Gesellschaft e.V. (Digital Society)
Host, re:publica, Germany’s largest social media conference
Jeanette Hofmann @jehof
Research Fellow, Social Sciences Research Center Berlin
Co-Founder and Director, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Gigi Sohn @gigibsohn
President and CEO, Public Knowledge
Moderator
Sascha Meinrath @saschameinrath
Director, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation
The fourth IGF-USA will take place on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Georgetown Law Center in Washington, DC. The one-day event will include expert panels and workshops on important Internet governance issues and serve as a prelude to the global United Nations-facilitated Internet Governance Forum in Baku in November. Internet Society North America Bureau Manager Paul Brigner will be participating.
IETF 84 in Vancouver is rapidly approaching (29 July – 3 August 2012). Newcomers’ training and technical tutorials take place on Sunday (29 July), with the working group (WG), Birds of a Feather (BoF), and plenary sessions happening during the week.  Agenda is here. Remote participation details are here. The tools agenda does a great job of combining the two! Hashtag is IETF#84
Once again,the Internet Society is pleased to bring you a Rough Guide to the IETF 84 sessions most relevant to our current work.
At this IETF meeting, we are turning our attention to the following broad categories:
The International Summit for Community Wireless Networks (IS4CWN) is underway in Barcelona on. October 4-7 2012. The IS4CWN has spawned projects such as the Commotion Wireless Project (also known as the “Internet-in-a-Suitcaseâ€) and CONFINE. With a strong focus on social justice and human rights, IS4CWN 2012 brings together participants not just from these projects in the US and the EU but panelists from the developing world who are interested in building and expanding community wireless networks in their own countries. There is a live webcast. Barcelona is 6 hrs ahead of NYC.
The 
Peering is the foundation of the global Internet. Its details are often arcane and ad hoc. One of the major efforts of the Internet Society is to promote the establishment of new Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), especially in developing countries. Over the next 3 days, at the 3rd Annual 
ISOC-NY is a 501(c)3 corporation, chartered by the Internet Society. Under our By-laws we have to hold an election every two years for our various offices and board of directors.
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