The Internet Society is now inviting applications for the ‘Building Wireless Community Networks‘ online course via its Learning Management System (LMS) Inforum. This online course covers essential topics for effective planning and deployment of wireless community networks, and includes modules on the following:
Today Sep 22 2017, is the 12th annual One Web Day. Founded in 2006 by Susan Crawford One Web Day is a counterpart to Earth Day on April 22, with a focus on celebrating and sustaining a fully connected planet. Every year there is a theme, and the 2017 theme is “Open The Pipes“, in recognition of the need for cheap and accessible backhaul for Community Networks. The highlighted video is a section of Kathy Brown‘s speech atthe Mobile World Congress in Shanghai earlier in the year.
In 2016, the Internet Society launched a project to take stock of the key forces of change that could impact the future of the Internet. A broad section of the Internet community was engaged via multiple surveys, interviews, and roundtables. The full report ‘Paths to our Digital Future‘ was released on September 18 2017.
Following the launch, in a global online meetup – InterCommunity 2017 – speaking from regional interactive online nodes, individuals were able to comment on the report’s findings. In NYC, Eli Noam – director of theColumbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) was one of those lending their thoughts. Video is below.
Today, Thursday 7 September 2017, at 3pm ET, Next Century Cities will host the launch of a new book, 5 Lessons for Tech-Powered Civic Engagement: The Charles Benton Next Generation Engagement Award Playbook. The event will highlight all three inaugural Benton Next Generation Engagement Award winning cities — Austin, Texas; Louisville, Kentucky; Raleigh, North Carolina — who will discuss their winning civic engagement projects that tapped high-speed broadband and new technology and lessons from the Playbook.
Today, Thursday 7 September 2017 the Internet Society Deploy 360 team will present ION Durban alongside the South African iWeek 2017. ION Conferences bring network engineers and leading industry experts together to discuss emerging technologies and hot technology topics. Early adopters provide valuable insight into their own deployment experiences and bring participants up to speed on new standards emerging from the IETF. There will be a full-day program covering topics including IPv6, DNSSEC, Securing BGP, and TLS for Applications. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel. Durban is 6 hours ahead of NYC (UTC+2).
Yesterday, Tuesday Sep 5 2017, ISOC-NY streamed the A11yNYC monthly meetup.
This month’s topic was Accessibility, Technology, and Fashion Design.Shawn Lauriat of Google is an advisor to the Open Style Lab at Parsons School of Design in NYC. Students work together in teams to create wearable, functional pieces for their assigned clients. Shawn talks about the program.
The 15th weekly Internet Society Disabled and Special Needs Chapter hangout will this week be at 1pm ET on Wednesday Sep 6 2017. Please join and share your #a11y interests. This week will be an open discussion, but will include brainstorming on future featured guests and topics for these calls. No closed captions this week, sorry.
What: Internet Society Disabled & Special Needs Chapter Weekly Hangout
When: Wednesday Sep 6 2017 – 1pm-2pm EDT | 17:00-18:00 UTC
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
Join us at the Cornell Club on on September 19 to celebrate, and participate in a ISOC’s annual global meetup, InterCommunity 2017.
New York is North America’s only Interactive Node and we’re planning a very special event!
InterCommunity is an annual event where the Internet Society’s 110+ chapters and 80k+ members participate in a global meetup, as regional nodes take it in turns to present local news, and discuss global issues. Anyone may participate online, but certain Chapters mount interactive nodes. In 2017 NYC has the honor to represent the North America Region.
Join us at the Cornell Club for a light breakfast, our ‘InterCommunity live session, followed by lunch. Register at http://bit.ly/2gtUeVx ($25)
Full Schedule:
10:00-10:45am: Doors open, breakfast, networking
11:00am – 12:00pm: Going ‘live’ with InterCommunity 2017
Intros
NY Chapter highlights and future plans
Speakers commenting on the Internet Society’s Global Internet Report
12:00pm – 2:00: Lunch, more networking and chapter activity
Speakers
Dave Farber, Pioneer Member, Internet Hall of Fame
Avri Doria, Board Member, ISOC-NY
Eli Noam, Director, Columbia Institute of Tele-Information
Mark Buell, Director North America Bureau, Internet Society
Global Schedule
Intercommunity 2017 kicks-off on September 18 with two webcast events in Los Angeles..
First there will be the launch of the Internet Society’s 2017 Global Internet Report . On this 25th anniversary, the report has the theme ‘Paths to our Digital Future‘ and focuses on how the Internet may develop over the next 25 years. This report will be InterCommunity’s primary topic. Hence the hashtag #thenext25. Webcast – https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocreport2017 (2:30pm EDT)
Then, Intercommunity itself properly kicks off. as we recognize the past. The 4th Internet Hall of Fame induction ceremony celebrates the extraordinary people who helped to make the Internet what it is today. Webcast – https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ihof2017 (8:30pm EDT)
Following the ceremony, the InterCommunity program will pass to the Interactive Regional Nodes around the world, starting with Japan, ultimately reaching NYC when we go live at 11am on Tuesday Sep 19. See https://www.internetsociety.org/intercommunity/2017/schedule
InterCommunityconcludes back in Los Angeles with a roundtable discussion featuring several Internet Hall of Fame inductees and next generation Internet leaders from our 25 under 25 program.
Join us for this special occasion and to celebrate our work for the last and #thenext25.
Hi, It is my understanding that the ISOC BD chapter will be running a node in Dhaka, check http://www.isoc.org.bd/dhaka/ – or, you will be participate individually online in InterCommunity. Further info on how to do that will sent out closer to the day.
The Internet Society is now inviting applications for the ‘Building Wireless Community Networks‘ online course via its Learning Management System (LMS) Inforum. This online course covers essential topics for effective planning and deployment of wireless community networks, and includes modules on the following:
Today, Thursday 7 September 2017, at 3pm ET, 
Yesterday, Tuesday Sep 5 2017, ISOC-NY streamed the 
Phoeny Bhusan Roy are discussing. 
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