Today, Wednesday November 6 2013, the ISOC-NY TV show will  present the second part of the webcast of the Cyber Surveillance Public Forum hosted by our SF Bay Area Chapter on October 2 2013. The panel comprises Susan Freiwald, Professor, University of San Francisco Law School, Matthew Sundquist, Former Facebook Privacy Team Member and Co-founder of Plot.ly, and Paul Brigner, North America Regional Bureau Director, Internet Society, moderated by Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent, CNET. The show, which airs from 2-3pm, may be viewed via Manhattan Cable or online via the MNN website.
What: ISOC-NY TV Show – Cyber Surveillance Public Forum Part 2
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday November 6 2013 2pm-3pm EDT | 1800-1900 UTC
Manhattan Cable: TWC 56 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel
On October 2 2013 the Internet Society San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and CNET hosted INET San Francisco – a live discussion on the complex implications of Government Internet surveillance.
INET San Francisco comprised two components: first, a discussion featuring two experts on public policy and cyber surveillance. Alexander Abdo, a staff attorney with the National Security Program for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Nate Cardozo, Staff Attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) digital civil liberties team.; second, a panel took audience questions and discussed the relative merits of each speaker’s proposed approach. Panelists: Susan Freiwald, Professor, University of San Francisco Law School , Matthew Sundquist, Former Facebook Privacy Team Member and Co-founder of Plot.ly, Declan McCullagh (moderator), Chief Political Correspondent, CNET, and Paul Brigner, North America Regional Bureau Director, Internet Society.  The event was webcast live on the Internet Society livestream channel. Video is below.
View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/qlX_TsEDcds
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/QWj7OK0pRFar/
Agenda: http://www.internetsociety.org/inet-san-francisco/sessions
Twitter: #inetsf | #surveillance
Next Wednesday July 24 2013 from 11am-5.30pm the Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) will be joining together with the Internet Society’s North America Bureau to present Surveillance, Cybersecurity, and the Future of the Internet – linked events in both cities to discuss the recent revelations on surveillance, and to consider their effect on not only Internet users, but also the future development of the Internet itself. The NYC presentations will be from 11am-1pm at the IMC Lab in Chelsea. The DC forum, known as INET DC, will be from 2pm-5.30pm at George Washington University. For the entire event there will be a skype link between the two locations, which will also be webcast on separate livestream channels. Further remote participation will be available via the respective livestream chats.  No registration is needed for the webcasts. No live captions, sorry. Admission is to the locations is open to the public and free, please register at the links below.
What: Surveillance, Cybersecurity, and the Future of the Internet
Where: NYC and Washington DC
When: Wednesday July 24 2013 from 11am-5.30pm EDT | 1500-2330 UTC
Twitter: #surveillance, #isocny, #inetdc
New York (Presentations 11am-1pm)
Where: IMC Lab + Gallery, 56 W. 22nd St. 6th floor NYC
Webcast: http://bit.ly/isoctv
Register: http://www.meetup.com/isoc-ny/events/130164862/Â or email admin@isoc-ny.org
Presentations:
-The Changing Threat Landscape – Tom Brennan, OWASP
-Helping At-Risk Populations: Whistleblowers and Dissidents – Jochai Ben Avie, Access
-New Immersive Technologies, New Threats – Ellen Pearlman, Volumetric Society
Washington (Forum 2pm-5.30pm)
Where: George Washington University – Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom
Agenda: https://www.internetsociety.org/inet-washington-dc/sessions
Webcast: https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/INETDC2013
Register: https://www.internetsociety.org/form/inet-washington-dc
Press release: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/inet-washington-dc-explore-surveillance-cybersecurity-and-future-internet
Flyer: http://bit.ly/inetdcflyer
Speakers:
-Paul Brigner, Regional Bureau Director, North America, Internet Society
-John Curran, President & CEO, American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
-Laura DeNardis, Professor, American University School of Communications
-Leslie Harris, President & CEO, Center for Democracy and Technology;
-Melissa Hathaway, President, Hathaway Global Strategies
-Lance Hoffman, Distinguished Research Professor, The George Washington University;
-Randy Marchany, IT Security Officer, Virginia Tech
-Steve Roberts, J.B. and M.C. Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs,The George Washington University
-Lynn St. Amour, President & CEO, Internet Society
-Daniel Weitzner, Director, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
The speakers:
Tom Brennan, Open Web Application Security Project, owasp.org – Self-Taught from the days of CP/M & 8-bit computers and a set of lock-picks the hobby moved quickly from BBS antics to mainstream. Over the past two decades, Tom has worn may hats providing architecture, development, administration, security and product management. His experiences range from the United States Marines Corps, to the algorithmic trading on Wall Street. Active Community Projects include: US DoD – ISO/IEC CS1 SC27 Ad-Hoc Working Group, National Board of Information Security Examiners (NBISE), Conference Chair, Security Conference: AppSecUSA 2013 – http://www.appsecusa.org
Jochai Ben Avie, Policy Director, Access International, http://accessnow.org – Jochai is a wonk by training. At Access, he heads up the policy team, crafting pragmatic and principled policy guidance on issues surrounding digital due process, data protection, network interference, telecom and spectrum policy, and internet governance reform. Prior to his time at Access, he researched terrorism and reconciliation, the rise of public education, and the relationship between stress and coping. Jochai graduated summa cum laude from Bard College at Simon’s Rock with a BA in Political Science and Social Psychology.
Ellen Pearlman, Volumetric Society, http://nyc.volumetric.org – Ellen is Director and Curator of the 3D Volumetric Society of New York and recently presented at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia as part of Cyberfest, the only festival of new media in Russia. Ellen Pearlman’s blog “Planet 3D,” http://artdis.tumblr.com on breakthroughs in 3D, new media, telematics and digital art was a finalist for the highly competitive Andy Warhol Arts Writers Grant.
Paul Brigner, Regional Bureau Director, North America, Internet Society – Paul Brigner is Regional Director of the North American Bureau at the Internet Society where he oversees projects, initiatives and activities across the Internet Society’s functional and programmatic areas in the United States and Canada.
John Curran, President & CEO, American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) – John Curran is the President and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), responsible for leading the organization in its mission of managing the distribution of Internet number resources in its geographic region. He was also a founder of ARIN and served as its Chairman from inception through early 2009.
Laura DeNardis, Professor, American University – Dr. Laura DeNardis is a globally recognized Internet governance scholar and an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, DC.
David S. Dolling, Dean, George Washington University, School of Engineering and Applied Science – David S. Dolling began his tenure as dean of GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science on September 1, 2008.
Leslie Harris, President & CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology – A recognized global leader in Internet policy, Leslie Harris is the President and CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology (“CDTâ€) www.cdt.org, the leading Internet freedom organization working at the vanguard of technology and policy innovation.
Melissa Hathaway, President, Hathaway Global Strategies – Melissa Hathaway is President of Hathaway Global Strategies, LLC and a Senior Advisor at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. Ms. Hathaway served in two Presidential administrations, and brings a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional perspective to strategic consulting and strategy formulation for public and private sector clients.
Lance J. Hoffman, Distinguished Research Professor, George Washington University’s Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute – Dr. Lance J. Hoffman is known for his pioneering research on computer security and risk analysis, and for his interdisciplinary work in computer privacy issues.
Randy Marchany, University Information Technology Security Officer, Virginia Tech – Randy Marchany has been involved in the computer industry since 1972.
Steve Roberts, Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University – A well-known commentator on many Washington-based TV shows, Roberts also appears regularly as a political analyst on the ABC radio network and is a substitute host on NPR’s “Diane Rehm Show.” As a teacher, he lectures widely on American politics and the role of the news media. Since 1997 he has been the Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, where he has taught for the last 21 years.
Lynn St.Amour, President & CEO, Internet Society – Lynn St.Amour is President/CEO of the Internet Society. She joined the Internet Society in 1998 as Executive Director of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) division. She became global Executive Director and COO in 1999 and held that position until her appointment as President and CEO in February of 2001.
Daniel J. Weitzner, Director & Co-Founder, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) – CSAIL studies the relationship between network architecture and public policy, and develops new Web architectures to meet policy challenges such as privacy and intellectual property rights. He teaches Internet public policy in MIT’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. From 2011-2012, Weitzner was the United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy in the White House, where he led initiatives on online privacy, cybersecurity, Internet copyright, and trade policies to promote the free flow of information.
About
The event will tackle the complex implications of recently revealed government surveillance programs around the world.
The Internet Society and others have expressed concern that policies that result in the unwarranted collection, storage, and potential correlation of user data undermine many of the key principles and relationships of trust upon which the global Internet is based. The Internet Society notes that information about a startling number of programs by governments around the world has emerged in recent weeks; developments that we believe will have a chilling effect on the growth of the Internet and the realization of its full potential as a trusted medium for free expression and creativity.
This forum will examine how to balance objectives for openness, global interoperability, and security in an online world and whether the vision of an open, innovative Internet can persist in an environment of online surveillance and data collection. Can we achieve a balance between national security, privacy, and free expression or do users have to be willing to compromise?
“It’s clear that recent reports about a government surveillance program have driven a strong public reaction, with reverberations and implications for Internet users, architecture, governance and more,†said Paul Brigner, Regional Bureau Director, North America, of the Internet Society. “This event will provide an open forum for dialogue so that all interested stakeholders understand the issues at hand and what is at stake regarding interrelated principles of privacy, security, reliability, and user choice.â€
The Internet Society Member Hangout (North American Bureau) on Feb 1 2013 featured a discussion about virtual worlds and the prospect of having an ISOC “Alternate and Virtual Reality Chapter.” David Solomonoff, President of the NY Chapter (ISOC-NY), has prepared a proposal for such a chapter that members are encouraged to review. Special guest, Maria Korolov is the editor and publisher of Hypergrid Business. A journalist for more than twenty years, Maria has worked for the Chicago Tribune, Reuters, and Computerworld, reporting from over a dozen countries, including Russia and China — and now, virtual environments!
View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/7KDL7BzHuI0
Slides: http://bit.ly/11uGnhk
Transcribe: AMARA
Twitter: #VirtualReality | @InternetSociety | @MariaKorolov
On Friday January 4 2013, Susan Hamlin, Director, Communications and Member Services at ARIN guested on the weekly Internet Society Members Hangout (North American Bureau). Susan talked about her work at ARIN, their policy development process, their upcoming events in 2013, and the IPv4 depletion scenario. This video is captioned.
- YouTube: http://youtu.be/9_Bxn78B0KI
- Transcript: https://isoc-ny.org/misc/ISOC_NA_Hangout_1413_-_Susan_Hamlin.txt
On Thursday November 15 2012 the Internet Society’s North American Bureau in collaboration with its New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) will present INET New York: An Open Forum on The Copyright Alert System – a half-day conference at New York Law School. Public advocacy organizations and Internet users will have the opportunity to participate in a multistakeholder dialogue on key issues relating to the Copyright Alert System (CAS) – sometimes called the 6 strikes program, and due to kick off on November 28 2012 – with representatives and members of the Center for Copyright Information (CCI) which is administering the system.
Registration is now open (free), and you can also ask questions in advance, via the links below. It is not necessary to register for the webcast, but you can via our meetup group.
What: INET New York: An Open Forum on The Copyright Alert System
When: November 15 2012 – 3-7pm
Where: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway NYC 10013
Program: http://www.internetsociety.org/events/inet-new-york/inet-new-york-agenda
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters
Twitter: #inetny | #copyright | #6strikes
Registration: http://www.internetsociety.org/events/inet-new-york/ (free)
Submit Questions: http://inetny2012.backchan.nl/
Press Release
In the video below Paul Brigner extends the official invitation:
On Friday October 12 there was an Internet Society North America Bureau Member Hangout featuring Marci Harris, CEO, and Rachna Choudhry, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, of POPVOX.  Marci and Rachna described how POPVOX can be leveraged to learn about, track and influence the development of legislation with a focus on bills that have an impact on the Internet.
Video is here or below.
Special thanks USTelecom for hosting the event in their DC office.
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.
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.
http://campus-party.eu
On Tuesday, April 3rd 2012 the Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) met with new North American Regional Bureau Director of the Internet Society, Paul Brigner. Paul has worked on policy at Verizon, and is the former Chief Technology Policy Officer of the Motion Picture Association of the America (MPAA), in both of which roles he has advocated positions that might not absolutely concur with the prevailing outlook at the Chapter. He is also an active member of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
This was an opportunity to talk to Paul about his views, ways in which the global organization can build better working relationships with its Chapters, and means of furthering ISOC’s mission of promoting an Open Internet.
- 4/6/2012 Declan McCullagh MPAA’s former tech policy chief turns SOPA foe (CNET)
- 3/19/2012 Internet Society Announces Paul Brigner as Regional Bureau Director for North America