All ISOC Chapters could participate in global Internet SocietyChapterthon 2017 with the theme ‘Digital Schools!‘. Chapters were challenged with developing a project within a timeline and budget to achieve a common goal for the development of education and the Internet. Oncethe projects were finalized, a community vote decided the best project which received a prize.
On November 3 2017 Civic Hall presented a brown bag session – The Last Days of Reality with Mark Pesce. Inventor, futurist, educator, author and broadcaster Mark Pesce (in conversation with Micah Sifry) shines a light a newly emerging world of Facebook profiling, machine learning, fake news targeting and augmented reality. “The Last Days of Reality” lays out the world we’ve created, then asks – while there’s still time – whether this is the world we really want to live in, and what might be done to change course. A recording will be streamed tonight Thursday December 29 2017 at 7pm on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
On Tuesday December 19 2017 the Internet Society held an Open Forum at the Internet Governance Forum in Geneva. Before the session went into breakout mode there were presentations from Kathy Brown, CEO & President, ISOC; Pearse O’Donohue, acting Director of the Future Networks Team in DG CONNECT, European Commission; Jane Coffin, Director, Development Strategy, ISOC; and Dawit Bekele, Regional Bureau Director for Africa, ISOC. Moderator was Frédéric Donck, Bureau Director for Europe, ISOC. The recording will be webcast live at 7pm today Wednesday December 27 2017 on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
On Dec 20 2017 the Internet Society New York Chapter(ISOC-NY)celebrated the 20th Anniversary of its formal affiliation to the global Internet Society. Speakers included original founders Wayne Spivak, Everett Cabajal, and Kathy Lee Zasloff, plus current officers Shuli Hallak (Executive Director), Joly MacFie (President). We also heard from Internet Hall of Famer Dave Farber about how the Internet Society itself got started, and an update on the NYC Meshfrom Brian Hall. A recording will be streamed tonight Tuesday December 26 2017 at 7pm EST (UTC-5). Sorry, no captions.
This week, from Monday-Thursday December 18-21 2017, the 12th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, with the theme, Shape Your Digital Future!. Remote participation is available via Webex and YouTube. Sessions will be live captioned. Geneva is UTC+1 = 6 hours ahead of NYC.
Clearly, rules other than those in the 2015 Order are possible within the existing Title II framework, but the current real options are variations of the 2015 Order or hoping that providers self-interest, the FTC and antitrust law will protect consumers. Unless the court overturns the 2017 Order, US consumers will be the, largely unenthusiastic, subjects of this experiment.
He suggests concerned citizens ‘”limit the damage” by actively engaging their local representatives, especially at community forums.
Today, Thursday 14 December 2017 the Internet Society and Chatham House will host a panel discussion Do We Still Trust the Internet? in London. Over the past few years, there has been a clear shift towards greater ‘securitization’ of the Internet, where security is less about personal data integrity and network resilience, and more about national security and political control. This is evident through the practice of Internet shutdowns, data localization policies, attacks on the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance and encryption backdoors. At this event, held in partnership with the Internet Society, participants will discuss the trend towards ‘securitization’, its implications and how to strengthen trust in the Internet, Participants: Marina Kaljurand, Chair, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia (2015-16); Sally Wentworth, Vice President of Global Policy Development, Internet Society; Patricia Lewis, Research Director, International Security Department, Chatham House. Moderator: Emily Taylor, Associate Fellow, International Security and Editor, Journal of Cyber Policy, Chatham House. The event will be webcast live via the Internet Society Livestream Channel, YouTube, and Facebook.
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