Month: July 2017

12:30 am on July 27, 2017 · apac (37), APrIGF (12)

WEBCAST Thu-Sat: Asia Pacific Internet Governance Forum #APrIGF2017

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ApriIGF2017On Thurs-Sat April 27-29 2017 the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Forum (AprIGF) takes place at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is a multi-stakeholder platform for public policy on internet and its impact on society. Since 2010, this prime annual conference draws in discussions and incubates collaborations for the developments of universally affordable, accessible, non-discriminated, secure and sustainable internet across the region. Discussion points from APrIGF are linked to the global Internet Governance Forum. The conference program consists of three parts: the “pre-event” meetings, the “core conference,” and the “Youth IGF Camp.” Plenaries are being webcast live via YouTube. Also live transcription and remote participation is available via Adobe Connect.

What: Asia Pacific Internet Governance Forum 2017
Where: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
When: Thurs-Sat April 27-29 2017 (UTC+7)
Agenda: https://aprigf2017.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/aprigf2017_program-agenda_0726.pdf
Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxHtlooySDPCQq9WWLSPJQ
Grand Hall 212 Adobe Connect | Scribe
Workshop Room 202 – Adobe Connect | Scribe
Workshop Room 207 – Adobe Connect | Scribe
Workshop Room 208 – Adobe Connect | Scribe
Twitter: #ApriIGF2017 http://bit.ly/ApriIGF2017

5:50 am on July 24, 2017 · governance (62), igf (242), igf-usa (22), Sally Wentworth (26), Vint Cerf (106)

WEBCAST TODAY: IGF-USA 2017 in Washington DC. #igfusa2017 w/ @vgcerf @craignewmark @MOhlhausenFTC

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igf-usaThe 2017 Internet Governance Forum USA (IGF-USA 2017) will be held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington DC on July 24 2017. The IGF-USA is a multistakeholder effort to illuminate issues and cultivate constructive discussions about the future of the Internet. Keynote speakers include Vint Cerf, Craig Newmark, Maureen Ohlhausen and Sally Wentworth. Panels will address: Promoting a More Inclusive Internet; Healing Internet Fragmentation; Smarter Network Opportunities & Digital Game Changers; Nationalism, Disinformation and Free Expression in the Age of the Internet; Taking A Holistic Approach to the Internet of Things; National Network Regulation vs. the Global Cloud; Privacy and Regulation: Bottom-up vs. Top-Down; Where are all of those Digital Dividends We Expected. The event will be livestreamed and captioned.

What: 2017 Internet Governance Forum USA
Where: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington DC
When: July 24 2017 09:00-17:00 EDT | 13:00-21:00 UTC
Agenda: https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2017-program/
Livestream: https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2017-video/
Twitter: #IGFUSA2017 http://bit.ly/igfusa2017

5:54 am on July 19, 2017 · a11y (127), dsnc (10), gunela astbrink (3)

Join the @InternetSociety DSNC member hangout 6:30pm ET Weds July 20 #a11y

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The 11th weekly Internet Society Disabled and Special Needs Chapter hangout will this week be at the later time of 6:30pm ET on Wednesday July 20 2017. Please join and share your #a11y interests. This week our guest will again be Gunela Astbrink, a former director of ISOC Australia, and a leading voice on accessibility within the Internet Society and the wider Internet Governance realm. There will be no live captioning this week, but we will get a transcript done, after.

What: Internet Society Disabled & Special Needs Chapter Weekly Hangout
When: Wednesday July 20 2017 – 18:30-19:30 EDT | 22:30-23:30 UTC | 08:30-09:30 AEST
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/623946888
iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +14086380968,623946888# or +16465588656,623946888#
Telephone: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) – Meeting ID: 623 946 888
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=GbFzjTFwFH1PFm1Ly8Nem33t7jnICnUn

3:24 pm on July 17, 2017 · civic hall (20), ICANN (195)

REGISTER NOW! #ICANN59 Read Out Session @CivicHall 6pm Thursday #ICANN

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ICANN 59On Thursday July 20 2017 at 6pm EDT the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) and the Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) present a recap of ICANN 59 which took place in Johannesburg at the end of June.

Some major issues under discussion were:

  • the future of the WHOIS system which identifies owners of websites
  • the robustness and reliability of Internet routing
  • access to the new TLDs
  • domain dispute process
  • law enforcement
  • Intellectual Property
  • human rights

This ‘Read Out’ will not only give insights on what went down in Jo’burg, but also provide an opportunity for the NYC Internet community at-large to make its views known.

Please join us! 

Remote participation will be available – https://zoom.us/j/260896618

Register (F2F or online) via Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/icann-59-read-out-session-tickets-36010695961 

 

ISOC-NY works strongly to raise awareness and bring as many voice as possible to these processes. We would like to engage the NY tech and startup community as they could and should benefit from learning about these issues and taking on a greater interest. http://isoc-ny.org

ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. http://icann.org

6:34 am on July 12, 2017 · joly (3), kathy brown (16), net neutrality (39)

ISOC-NY and the #NetNeutrality Day of Action #openthepipes

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As you will hopefully be aware, today July 12 is a designated ‘Internet-wide Day of Action‘ with the main purpose of creating sufficient ruckus to make the FCC think twice about rescinding its Open Internet Order.

I write, personally, rather than institutionally, to clarify hopefully the Internet Society’s position on this​,​ which is somewhat nuanced.

​Firstly​, we welcome the day of action, and indeed any activity that raises the awareness of the network and its governance. Secondly, we thoroughly endorse the principles and spirit of openness that drive it.
​That said, there are certain aspects of the Net Neutrality concept and effort ​that give us pause, the main one being the idea that central authorities should tell people how to run their networks. The historical reason the Internet grew, while its peers vanished, was just this lack of control, husbanded by an ad hoc system of organization, exemplified by the IETF, of multistakeholder collaboration. This came to be called, in fact, ‘the Internet model’.
Globally as, increasingly, authoritarian impulses drive attempts to control, or shatter the integrity of, the Internet abound, ISOC’s role to advocate against such efforts is clear. Oe of the main ways we do this, and I recommend a viewing of Kathy Brown’s keynote at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai a couple of weeks back, is to encourage continuing local-driven growth at the edges i.e. community networks. In that speech, Kathy strongly urges cell carriers to support, and open their networks to, traffic from such communities, arguing that the resulting network effects will benefit everyone.
This, I would suggest, is where the struggle lies today, in building sustainable modes of bottom up access to the network, rather than campaigning against yet-to-be manifested horrors of monopolistic manipulation. Fast lanes and slow lanes are beside the point.  The rallying cry should be “OPEN THE PIPES!“
3:03 pm on July 10, 2017 · a11y (127), australia (12), dsnc (10), gunela astbrink (3)

Join the @InternetSociety DSNC member hangout 6:30pm ET Weds July 12 #a11y

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zoomThe 10th weekly Internet Society Disabled and Special Needs Chapter hangout will this week be at the later time of 6:30pm ET on Wednesday July 12 2017. Please join and share your #a11y interests. This week’s special guest will be Gunela Astbrink, a director of ISOC Australia, and a leading voice on accessibility within the Internet Society and the wider Internet Governance realm. There will be live captioning.

What: Internet Society Disabled & Special Needs Chapter Weekly Hangout
When: Wednesday July 12 2017 – 18:30-19:30 EDT | 22:30-23:30 UTC | 08:30-09:30 AEST
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/623946888
iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +14086380968,623946888# or +16465588656,623946888#
Telephone: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) – Meeting ID: 623 946 888
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=GbFzjTFwFH1PFm1Ly8Nem33t7jnICnUn

2:59 am on July 6, 2017 · igf (242), kenya (21)

WEBCAST TODAY: Kenya Internet Governance Forum #KIGF2017

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LivestreamToday, Thursday 6 July, the 2017 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) takes place in Nairobi. The Kenya IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet for millions of Kenyans, and the outcomes will feed into the Global IGF slated for December 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The global theme for this year’s IGF is “Shape Your Digital Future!” while the local theme is “Internet and Elections“. Today’s event event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel, with a simulcast on the IGF Kenya facebook group. Nairobi is 7 hours ahead of NYC.

What: Kenya Internet Governance Forum
Where: Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi
When: Thursday 6 July 2017 08:00-18:00 EAT | 05:00-15:00 UTC
Agenda: http://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kigf-program/
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2017
Simulcast: https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/
Twitter: #KIGF2017 http://bit.ly/kigf2017