On Tuesday January 24 2017 the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society presented US Communications at a Crossroads at Harvard Law School. Professor Susan Crawford talked to outgoing Chair of the Federal Communications Commission Tom Wheeler about his work … Read the rest “VIDEO: US Communications at a Crossroads – @scrawford talks to @TEWheels formerly @TomWheelerFCC @BKCHarvard”
On Thursday January 26 2017 USTelecom – a trade association representing broadband service providers and suppliers – hosted a ‘summit’ – Broadband First: Investing in America’s Infrastructure in Washington DC. Noting President Donald Trump’s “America’s Infrastructure First” policy calling for … Read the rest “VIDEO: #Broadband First: Investing in America’s Infrastructure @USTelecom”
The Internet Society has today put out a statement – Let’s Keep The Internet On For Everyone – in light of the latest shutdown in Cameroon. It says:
… Read the rest “@InternetSociety Statement on Internet Shutdowns #keepiton #BringBackOurInternet”The Internet Society calls on all governments to stop Internet shutdowns.
Today Thursday January 26th, 2017 from 8am to Noon ET the first Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) will be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The TTIGF will include a panel discussion on the theme “The Role … Read the rest “WEBCAST TODAY: Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum #TTIGF #IGF @TTIGF”
On Monday January 23 2017 the Internet Education Foundation (IEF) will host the 2017 State of the Net Conference at the Newseum in Washington DC. As the 115th Congress kicks off, attendees include some 300 congressional staff and other … Read the rest “WEBCAST MONDAY: State of the Net 2017 in Washington DC @sotn #SOTN17 @ISOC_NA”
On Tuesday January 24 2017 Future Tense will hold a lunchtime discussion – Will The Internet Always Be American? at the New America Foundation in Washington DC. Many leading Internet players are U.S. firms. What will resurging nationalism portend for … Read the rest “WEBCAST 1/24: Will The Internet Always Be American? #AmericanInternet @FutureTenseNow.”
Mark Buell, Regional Bureau Director, North America, Internet Society writes:
2017 promises to be a big year for the Internet and technology, with both great promise and great challenges ahead. 2016 brought some unexpected developments in the political realm, … Read the rest “Internet Society North America Updates – January 2017 @isoc_na @markbuell”
On Sunday January 15, 2017 Wikimedia NYC will celebrate Wikipedia’s 16th Birthday with its annual WikiDay Conference, supported by the Free Culture Alliance NYC (including ISOC-NY). This year’s event will be at the Ace Hotel NYC,and include topics … Read the rest “MEETUP/WEBCAST SUNDAY – Wikipedia Day NYC 2017 @acehotelnewyork #Wikipedia16”
Thanks Joly. Will be watching
On Friday Jan 13 2017 outgoing FCC Chair Tom Wheeler gave his final public address in the post – Communications at a Crossroads: Charting the Course Forward – at the Aspen Institute in Washington DC. He noted the many achievements … Read the rest “FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s Final Public Address @TomWheelerFCC @AspenInstitute”
Connecting.nyc Inc.’s founding director Tom Lowenhaupt will present an overview of his organization’s development plans for the JacksonHeights.nyc domain on Thursday, January 12, at 8 PM. The presentation will be made at the Jackson Heights Jewish Center, 37-06 77th … Read the rest “MEETUP/WEBCAST TODAY: Premier Presentation of JacksonHeights.nyc @dotnyc @newvisionsdems”
Gene Gaines is discussing.
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