Tonight Wednesday March 29 2017 the Internet of Things (IoT) NY Meetup will present IoT NY #42: Electrical Engineering for Developers at the Microsoft Technology Center in NYC. Andrew Reitano of Microsoft and Sev Onyshkevych of Eleks will expound on practical techniques involved in building IoT projects and products. The meetup will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
What: IoT NY #42: Electrical Engineering for Developers
Where: Microsoft NYC
When: Wednesday March 29 2017 6:45pm-8:30pm EDT | 22:45-00:30 UTC
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iotny42
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/IoTNY
Last Wednesday 23 November 2016 the Geneva Internet Platform presented a webinar Cyber norms: Towards an inclusive dialogue. Deliberations on norms of state behavior in cyberspace are under way in several global fora, both multilateral and multistakeholder. In the webinar Angela McKay, Director of Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy, Microsoft, discussed with Vladimir Radunović, ‎Director, E-diplomacy and Cybersecurity Programmes, DiploFoundation, Microsoft’s recent proposal – International Cybersecurity Norms: Reducing conflict in an Internet-dependent world – and the broader outlook for multistakeholder involvement in the process.  An edited version will be streamed on the Internet Society Livestream Channel at Noon EST (17:00 UTC) on Friday November 25 2016.
What: Cyber norms: Towards an inclusive dialogue
When: Friday November 25 2016 – Noon-1pm EST | 17:00-18:00 UTC
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cybernorms
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/cybernorms
On Monday October 24 2016 the IoT NY Meetup presented IOT NY #37: Scaling IoT- Telemetry, Command & Control, Analytics and the Cloud at the Microsoft Tech Center in NYC. This month’s speaker was Microsoft Sr. Technical Evangelist Nick Landry. After first giving an overview – aimed primarily at enterprise users – of how the cloud enables massive scaling of IoT sensor arrays, Nick gave a practical demo of an implementation on Microsoft’s Azure service. The event was recorded for later streaming on the Internet Society Livestream Channel. See below.
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iotny37
On October 17 2014 Microsoft Civic hosted Professor Stephen Goldsmith, director of Data-Smart City Solutions at Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor Susan Crawford, co-director of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society discussing their book, The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance. Moderator was John Paul Farmer, Director of Technology & Civic Innovation, Microsoft. Themes: How can emerging technologies and data analytics improve life in our cities? How do we enshrine democratic discourse and citizen input even as urban processes become more automated? Video is below:
View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/l5CYBrfds34
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/9p6pnUsqTaZ8/
Twitter: #theresponsivecity
On Friday October 17 2014 Susan Crawford, co-author of The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance! will discuss the book’s theme with John Paul Farmer, Director of Tech & Civic Innovation, Microsoft at Microsoft Civic in NYC. Example questions: How can emerging technologies and data analytics improve life in our cities? How do we enshrine democratic discourse and citizen input even as urban processes become more automated? Admission is free. Space is limited. You must register to attend. It will be recorded.
What: Susan Crawford: The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance!
Where: Microsoft Civic, 641 Avenue of the Americas 7th Floor NYC
When: Friday October 17 2014 6pm
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-responsive-city-engaging-communities-through-data-smart-governance-registration-13466922929
Twitter: #TheResponsiveCity
On Thursday May 15 2014 the Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC-DC) and the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center presented Confidentiality 2020: Can We Keep Secrets Anymore? in Washington DC. The event asked the questions: Are we seeing an inevitable trend towards transparency? Or will companies and organizations find ways to lock down their networks and their information? If radical transparency is inevitable, what should organizations do to adapt? It took the form of an informal roundtable discussion between David Brin – Noted science fiction writer, futurist, and author of “The Transparent Societyâ€; Greg Elin — GovReady.org and former Chief Data Officer, FCC; Allan Holmes — The Center for Public Integrity; Tom Lee – Director, Sunlight Labs; Barry Pavel, VP, Atlantic Council, and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security; and Mark Rasch – Chief Privacy and Data Security Officer, SAIC. Moderator: Michael Nelson – Principal Technology Policy Strategist, Microsoft. The event was webcast live via the Internet Society livestream channel, video below.
View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/AJinFBlUVHk
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/0UjvlGQpKWiF/
Twitter: @isocdc |
Tonight Thursday March 20, 2014, Silicon Harlem, in celebration of Women in Tech as part of Women’s History Month, will present a Tech Talk with Andrea L. Taylor, Director Citizenship & Public Affairs, Microsoft. Host will be the Hon. Charles B. Rangel, Congressman for District 13. Admission is free, and all are welcome. Registration ends at 4:30pm.
What: Silicon Harlem Tech Talk – Women in Tech: Andrea Taylor
Where: MIST HARLEM, 46 W. 116 St, NYC
When: Thursday March 20, 2014 5.30pm-8.30pm EDT
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tech-talk-with-charlie-friends-featuring-andrea-taylor-of-microsoft-tickets-10879477811 (free)
Webcast: Will be recorded
Twitter: @SiliconHarlem | @CBRangel | @USworkers
On Friday November 1 2013 the Internet Society Washington DC Chapter presented a forum – Wireless 2020: Spectrum Crisis or Broadband Abundance? – at the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center, Washington, DC. The event focused on the future of United States spectrum policy. The panel is Michael Calabrese of the Open Technology Institute, Charla Rath of Verizon, Preston F. Marshall of Google, and Afzal Bari of Bloomberg Government. Also speaking are Michael Nelson & Paula Boyd of Microsoft. The archived webcast is below. Click through to YouTube for an index.
View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/qIBJqGsVaug
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/97J2D9Ayah4V/
Agenda: http://www.isoc-dc.org/2013/10/wireless-2020-spectrum-crisis-or-broadband-abundance/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/381220748678556/
Twitter: #isocdc | #spectrum
On February 22, 2012 the New York Technology Council will host a panel, “Mobile Technology and Social Change” which will explore how mobile technology is being used as a tool for social change and justice. Speakers include Dani Diaz, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft; Â J.D. Hollis, Founder, near/far studio; and Hillary Hartley, Director of Integrated Marketing, NIC.
As you may see, non-members will be charged $20 to attend this event, however we have arranged for 15 free seats for ISOC-NY members, first come first served. RSVP via our meetup event to get one. There will be refreshments.
What: Mobile Technology and Social Change
When: Wednesday February 22, 2012. 6pm-8pm
Where: Microsoft, 1290 Ave. of the Americas,New York, NY 10019
Who: 15 ISOC-NY members via meetup.com (free). Others Register ($20)
Webcast: Will be taped for later.
Hashtags: #mobile | @nytechcouncil | #mobilenytech
A major European campaign, Safer Internet Day (SID), kicked off today, with the intent of teaching children aged five and up the importance of protecting their online identity and not talking to strangers. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team, in association with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), took the opportunity to launch a new version of IE8 that makes it easy for youngsters to find information about staying safe online.
The family-friendly version of the browser gives the user one-click access to reporting tools that allow them to flag inappropriate websites to the authorities, and seek help and advice on how to cope with cyberbullying or unwanted online attention. Help tools include advice on what to do about viruses, as well as tackling hacking and problems with mobile browsers.
If you’re interested in trying it out yourself, it’s available for download.
via Hands-on: Microsoft launches child-friendly IE8.
Microsoft has released a trial version of its Windows Azure Drive, a service that allows businesses to run their existing Windows applications in Microsoft’s cloud environment through standard Windows NTFS APIs.
Azure Drive stores data in what Microsoft calls “page blobs.” For the beta program, the company said it will bill customers “only for the storage space used by the Page Blob and the read/write transactions to the Page Blob,” according to a post Tuesday on Microsoft’s Windows Azure blog.
Azure, which went live Monday, marks Microsoft’s first plunge into cloud computing, a new-wave IT architecture in which businesses tap applications and data over the Web, rather than servers stored and maintained locally in a data center.
Microsoft is using a pay-as-you-go “consumption” option based on resource usage, and a “commitment” option that provides discounts for a six-month obligation.
In the standard plan, a virtualized Windows Server ranges from 12 cents to 96 cents per hour, depending on CPU usage. Storage starts at 15 cents per GB per month, plus one cent for every 10,000 transactions. Microsoft's SQL Server costs $9.99 per month for a 1 GB Web database.
via Windows Azure Drive Hits Beta — InformationWeek.
