To celebrate the 20th anniversary of it’s founding, on April 22-24 2012 the Internet Society is holding a Global INET in Geneva Switzerland. The theme is “Meeting at the Crossroads, Imagining the Future Internet“. The Internet Society is using the occasion to launch an Internet Hall of Fame. Webcast and remote participation will be available on April 23 and 24. There will be separate text transcriptions, see the agenda for links to the individual sessions. Geneva is UTC+2 = 6 hours ahead of NYC time. Please note that to join the official chat sessions you will need a jabber client, however the livestream chat also works fine.
What: Global INET 2012
Where: Geneva, Switzerland
When: April 22-24 2012
Agenda: http://www.internetsociety.org/events/inet-conferences/global-inet-2012/agenda
Twitter: #GlobalINET
Remote participation:
Day 2 – April 23
11:00 (0500 EDT|0900UTC) Opening Roundtable: Governance in and Interconnected World
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC1
Twitter: #INETgov
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/371397279569311/
Chat: [email protected]
14:30 (0830 EDT|1230UTC) Session 1.1: Contributing to the Global Internet: How the ecosystem learns and grows
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC2
Twitter: #INETeco
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/184135358373206/
Chat: [email protected]
14:30 (0830 EDT|0730UTC) Session 1.2: The Rule of Law and the Internet: Is the online world different from the offline world?
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet2
Twitter: #INETlaw
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/172129586243021/
Chat: [email protected]
14:30 (0830 EDT|1230UTC) Session 1.3: Youth and Social Networking: Redefining Business and Society
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet3
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC3
Twitter: #INETyouth
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/287944211285806/
Chat: [email protected]
Day 3 – April 24
09:30 (0330 EDT|0730UTC) Session 2.1: Digital Content, Intellectual Property and Innovation
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC1
Jabber: [email protected]
09:30 (0330 EDT|0730UTC) Session 2.2: Harnessing the Internet for Economic Transformation
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet2
Jabber: [email protected]
09:30 (0330 EDT|1230UTC) Session 2.3: Collaboration: The Key Ingredient for Advancing Internet Innovation
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet3
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC3
Jabber: [email protected]
13:30 (0730 EDT|1130UTC) Closing Roundtable: Game Changers: Where Will They Take Us by 2032?
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC1
Jabber: [email protected]
15:30 (0930 EDT|1330UTC) Closing Plenary
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC1
Jabber: [email protected]
On 7-8 June 2013 in collaboration with the Thailand Internet community, the National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and the Ministry of Information & Communication Technology (MICT), the Internet Society is hosting the INET Bangkok, with a conference theme of “Internet: The Power to Create.” The multitrack program will focus attention on how the Internet can become a positive and productive force in society through innovative and new applications. The conference will be preceded by a VIP gala dinner on June 6 at which the .TH group (Thailand ccTLD) will be celebrate their 25th anniversary. The event will be webcast via the Internet Society Channel, with the Internet Society Chapters Channel catching some of the overflow. Bangkok is UTC+7 thus 11 hours ahead of NYC.
