The collection and disclosure of DNS registration data have evolved chaotically, influenced by GDPR and other privacy laws. The system, while improving privacy, has enabled bad actors and raised costs for registrars and registries. At this 2nd event, experts will explore Project Jake’s framework for balancing privacy with legitimate data needs, emphasizing policy clarity, efficiency, and adaptability.
The event will open with a fundamental question: “What does ‘good’ look like for domain name registrars?” This inquiry aims to explore the motivating factors—both for and against—the disclosure of registration data.
SPEAKERS Brian Beckham – Internet Dispute Resolution Section, WIPO Sarah Wyld – Tucows Inc., Gabriel Andrews – FBI Dr. James Galvin – Identity Digital John McElwaine – IP Attorney Jothan Frakes – PLISK.COM Nigel Hickson – DSIT, UK Rod Rasmussen – Cybersecurity expert Federico Neves – nic.br Emanuele Iovini – Europol Steve Crocker – Edgemoor Research Institute (ERI)
MODERATOR Lori S. Schulman – International Trademark Association (INTA)
On Monday February 24, 2025 the Pulse Internet Measurement Forum (PIMF) will be convened in two 2.5-hour sessions held in conjunction with APRICOT 2025in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
The PIMF provides an opportunity to learn about the multiple projects that are measuring the development and resilience of the Internet and how you can use the data they openly provide for your research and reports on the challenges and opportunities for growing and securing the Internet.
09:10 Infrastucture Resilience Steve Song, Internet Society — Mapping Terrestrial Cables, Open Fiber Data Standard Mark Tinka, TransmissionCo — Protecting and Expanding Submarine Cables
10:20 The Importance of Measuring Locally Alastair Strachan, RIPE NCC — RIPE Atlas 101 Anand Raje, ISOC Kolkata Chapter — Establishing India’s Indigenous Internet Measurement System Amreesh Phokeer, Internet Society — Measuring Internet Resilience in Africa (MIRA)
14:00 Security Resilience Beau Gieskens ,APNIC — Real-time routing security at scale in DASH Andrei Robachevsky, GCA — Unpacking the MANRS Observatory Doug Madory, Kentik — The sorry state of AS-SET in the Internet Routing Registry Champika Wijayatunga, ICANN — Digging in DNSKINDS
15:45 Market Resilience Geoff Huston, APNIC — The Evolution of Internet Markets Christoph Visser, IIJ — Gaming Internet Resiliency with CDNs: Benefits of a Multi-CDN Strategy
From 24th to 26th February 2025, the Malaysia Network Operators Group (MyNOG) hosts the APRICOT 2025 conference in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, as part of a wider nine-day summit consists of seminars, technical training, tutorials, conference sessions, birds-of-a-feather (BOFs), and other forums with the goal of spreading and sharing the knowledge required to operate the Internet within the Asia Pacific region.
Feb 24 06:30 UTC – APNIC Cooperation SIG – The Voice of the Technical Community – Taking Action in the WSIS+20 Process Jennifer Chung – Director of Corporate Knowledge, DotAsia Organisation Samiran Gupta – VP, Stakeholder Engagement and Managing Director – APAC, ICANN Dmitry Kuznetsov – University of Amsterdam Jean Quéralt – IO Foundation Jodi Anderson – InternetNZ
Chair: Joy Chan – Deputy CEO, TWNIC
Co-Chair: Bikram Shrestha – President, Nepal Internet Foundation https://youtube.com/live/qbh2GDVmSa8 https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-APNIC-SAPPHIRE ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/wBgepK3Gdg
Feb 25 01:30 UTC – Enhancing APAC Regional and Operator Engagement in the IETF Dhruv Dhody – IAB Gunter Van de Velde – Routing Area Director, IESG Raj Singh – Chief Executive Officer, APNIC Foundation Takashi Tomine – WIDE Project Mohit P. Tahiliani – Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India A N M Zaheduzzaman Sarker – Transport Area Director, IETF
Moderator: Noelle Francesca De Guzman – Director, Policy and External Engagement, Internet Society https://youtube.com/live/-tSkj-hWn2g ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/EHR85Ma7OB
Feb 26 03:30 UTC – Analysis & Resilience Lia Hestina – Senior Project Coordinator, RIPE NCC Amreesh Phokeer – Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Internet Society Robbie Mitchell – Senior Communication and Technology Advisor, Internet Society
Chair: Jose Santiago – Sr. Manager of Interconnection Strategy, GuamExchange https://youtube.com/live/swQ2z9bTZlU ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/z3AIaw6YVb
Feb 26 06:30 UTC – How can IXPs Help with Measuring the Internet? Christoph Dietzel – Global Head of Products & Research, DE-CIX Anand Raje – CTO, India Internet Foundation Amreesh Phokeer – Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Internet Society Philip Smith – RouteViews
Moderator: Robbie Mitchell – Senior Communication and Technology Advisor, Internet Society https://youtube.com/live/rJxmmzMoXSg ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/vN2pSwqifK
Le 19 février 2025, l’ Internet Society Cameroon Chapter a présenté un webinaire « Comment être parent à l’ère de l’internet au Cameroun? ». C’est la présentation principale de Marie Noëlle Oli Bilias.
15:15 Official Welcome Bernie Höneisen – ISOC-CH 15:25 Introduction to ISOC / ISOC-CH Markus Kummer – ISOC-CH 15:45 Digital Identity (e-ID) in Switzerland Dr. Rolf Rauschenbach, Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) Dr. Roman Zoun, Digital Identity and Data Sovereignty Association (DIDAS) Prof. Dr. Christian Grothoff, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
Moderator: Serena Tinari 17:30 NGI0 Commons Fund Panayotis Antoniadis – ISOC-CH
On Wednesday 19 February, 2025, at 4pm-5:30pm IST (10:30-12:00 UTC) CCAOI hosts an online interactive stakeholder discussion ‘Manthan: A Stakeholder discussion on the AI Governance Guidelines Development‘. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) constituted the Subcommittee on AI Governance and Guidelines Development on November 9, 2023, to analyse existing regulatory gaps and provide recommendations for developing a comprehensive AI governance framework for India. Subsequently the Report on AI Governance Guidelines Development was released for comments.
This discussion aims to make the provisions of the report more understandable and relatable to a wider audience and provoke thoughts about the AI Governance framework India needs and to encourage stakeholder(s) to make submissions.
On Tuesday, 18 February 2025 at 18:00 UTC the the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) hosts a roundtable – The New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program, community reflections. The New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program is a community-driven initiative that’s enabling the continued expansion of the Domain Name System. Through the introduction of new gTLDs, including domain names in a variety of scripts and languages, the program aims to encourage innovation, competition, and consumer choice. At this RoundTable we will hear last updates about readiness of the ICANN, lessons studied from 2012, new gTLD market statistic and case studied, DNS abuse and general aspects of effective developing of TLD and reflections different stakeholders.
SPEAKERS Sébastien Bachollet – EURALO Chair Christopher Mondini – Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe, ICANN Steve Crocker – Internet Pioneer Simone Catania – Global Content & Communications Manager, InterNetX GmbH (8 min) Alan Woods – CleanDNS Rolandas Japertas – Business Development Manager, it.com Domains (8 min) Sebastien Ducos – GoDaddy Registry, Senior Client Services Manager (8 min) Olivier Crepin-Leblond – Co-chair, At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group Avri Doria – Co-chair, At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group
Le mercredi 19 février 2025 de 9h00 à 13h00 WAT (08h00 à 12h00 UTC), le Chapitre de la RDC de l’Internet Society (ISOC-RDC) présente une masterclass sur le service universel : “Connecter de nouveaux usagers”, explorant comment le service universel peut promouvoir l’inclusion numérique. L’événement se tiendra à l’Amphithéâtre de l’INRB (Nouveau Bâtiment), Kinshasa.
PROGRAMME (Toutes les heures UTC+1)
01 Mot de Bienvenue Françoise MUKUKU – Présidence de ISOC-RDC 02 Sondage en ligne sur les connaissances en rapport avec le service universel en RDC Athanase BAHIZIRE – Membre du conseil d’administration, ISOC-RDC 03 Présentation du fonds de service universel en RDC Paterne KADIAT – Coordinateur du fonds de développement du service universel, Ministère des PTN 04 PANEL: Quel modèle économique pour les activités créées dans le cadre du service universel pour leur durabilité. Tony MUNONGO – Primature Alain BETU – GSMA Muswagha KATYA – ISOC Kevin MUKENDI – ISOC RDC 05 Séance de questions et réponses
Modérateur: Sony NGANDU
06 Clôture Françoise MUKUKU – Présidence de ISOC-RDC
GigaNet aims to foster multidisciplinary research on internet governance. The symposium serves as a platform for scholars to present and discuss research related to various aspects of internet governance, including but not limited to, infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital rights, and sustainability. The GigaNet Symposium thus plays a crucial role in shaping discussions, policies, and research directions in the field of internet governance, bringing together academics, practitioners, and policymakers from around the world.
13:30 Panel 1 A comparative study of China and EU’s digital sovereignty –Xiaojuan Grace Yang Digital Sovereignty and the Fractured Landscape of Internet Governance –Pilar Rodriguez Pita, Jorge Pérez Martínez, Alberto Urueña Lopez QUIC, or the battle that never was: a case of re-infrastructuring control over Internet traffic –Francesca Musiani, Clément Perarnaud
Chair: Sophie Hoogenboom
Discussant: Serhat Tutkal
15:30 Panel 2 Cascading Secrecy: Tensions between Transparency and Trade Secrecy – Hannah Ismael, Ziyaad Bhorat Far from a consensus: Exploring the role of digital authoritarianism in hindering UN discussions on cyber norms – Claudiu Codreanu Contested Governance of Speech Online: Global Perspectives on Actors in Social Media Content Moderation – Dennis Redeker
Chair: Sophie Hoogenboom
Discussant: Berna Akcali Gur
08:00 Panel 3 Technopreneurial coalition vs. state-sponsored dependency: A comparison of two scenarios of digital governance in local China – Yuchao Zhao The Evolution of Governance by Internet Infrastructure in Russia Before and After February 2022: New Generations of Controls and Their Effects on New-School Regulation Theory – Liudmila Sivetc Towards a genuine governance of Internet? The case of the Quechua-speaking population in Peru – Ana Lucia Taboada, Fabiana Alvarado
Chair: Jamal Shahin
Discussant: Trisha Meyer
10:00 Panel 4 Uploading Tuvalu: The Internet Governance Dimension of Virtualizing Cultural Heritage in Times of Climate Change – Matthias Kettemann The shrinking online space of civil society: withstanding social control by infrastructure in war zones. The Palestine case – Riccardo Nanni Reframing Internet Governance: The Struggle of Multistakeholderism in the Face of Multilateralism – Mark W. Datysgeld, Jaqueline Trevisan Pigatto, Laura Gabrieli Pereira da Silva
Chair: Jamal Shahin
Moderator: Roxana Radu
On Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 14:00-15:30 EST (19:00-20:30 UTC) CircleID and the Edgemoor Research Institute host their second stakeholder roundtable with the theme ‘Beyond Whois: Filling the Gaps‘.
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