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8:06 pm on September 14, 2026 · 2026 (276), alumni (2), isoc (164), isoc alumni (5)

WEBINAR 29 SEP 12:30 UTC – ISOC Global Alumni Event 2026

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Dark navy Internet Society title card with the white Internet Society logo in the upper left and abstract blue geometric accents around the edges. Large centered white text reads “2026 Global Alumni Event,” with the date “29 September 2026” centered near the bottom.

Dark navy Internet Society title card with the white Internet Society logo in the upper left and abstract blue geometric accents around the edges. Large centered white text reads “2026 Global Alumni Event,” with the date “29 September 2026” centered near the bottom.
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On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, at 08:30–09:30 EDT (12:30–13:30 UTC), the Internet Society (ISOC) hosts the ‘Global Alumni Event 2026‘.

Attendees will hear directly from alumni who are creating a safer and more accessible Internet, and learn more about how the Internet Society Alumni Network fosters their personal and professional growth. The event also celebrates those who have donated their time and energy towards important Alumni projects, and looks ahead to what is coming up for 2027.

SPEAKERS
Anoushka Roy – Manager, Public Policy, Deloitte India
Dr Kgopotso Magoro – Digital Transformation Scholar-Practitioner
Dr. Luis Miguel Martínez Cervantes – Professor of Engineering, PhD
Racheal Ncube – Spoken Word Artist / Digital Haven Lead

HOST / MODERATOR
Claire van Zwieten – Alumni Specialist, Internet Society Foundation

#InternetSociety #AlumniNetwork #InternetChampions

11:39 am on November 26, 2025 · isoc (164), isoc alumni (5)

RECORDING – Internet Society 2025 Global Alumni Event

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On November 25, 2025, the Internet Society Alumni Network hosted its 2025 Global Event to celebrate the impact generation, connections nurtured, and progress made in its community. Participants heard directly from alumni who are creating a safer and more accessible Internet, and learnt more about how the Alumni Network fosters their personal and professional growth, and what is coming up for 2026…

SPEAKERS
Sally Wentworth – President and CEO, Internet Society
John Quarterman – 2025 Internet Hall of Fame Inductee
Preeksha Malhotra – ISOC Alumna
Richard Buregeya – ISOC Alumnus
Kathleen Moriarty – Internet Society Board of Trustees
Olufunke Baruwa – Internet SocietyBoard of Trustees
Chris Locke – EVP / MD, ISOC Foundation
HOST: Claire van Zwieten – Alumni Specialist, Internet Society

#ISOCAlumni @InternetSociety

9:00 am on September 30, 2025 · isoc alumni (5), podcast (1), Vint Cerf (106)

ARCHIVE – Internet Society Alumni Network – Internet Changemakers podcast

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On June 23, 2025, the Internet Society Alumni Network debuted its new podcast ‘Internet Changemakers‘. Monthly episodes feature the work of the Internet Society, and the Alumni Network itself, to explore the Internet’s origins, its transformative power, and its future potential.

HOSTS
Claire van Zwieten – Alumni Specialist, Internet Society Foundation
Noha Ashraf AbdelBaky – ISOC Egypt Chapter / Youth SIG
Yug Desai – South Asian University / Youth IGF India

PRODUCERS
Abdulrahman Abotaleb – Yemen Science Network
Alan Ramirez Garcia – Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Claire van Zwieten – Alumni Specialist, Internet Society Foundation
Kim Ochs – EdTech consultant

EPISODES

00 Introducing Internet Changemakers
June 4 2025 (1:31) – INFO | AUDIO | TRANSCRIPT EN / ES / FR | SUMMARY EN / ES / FR 
Claire van Zwieten – Alumni Specialist, Internet Society Foundation
Noha Ashraf AbdelBaky – ISOC Egypt Chapter / Youth SIG
Yug Desai – South Asian University / Youth IGF India

01 HISTORY OF THE INTERNET
June 23, 2025 51:30 INFO | AUDIO | TRANSCRIPT EN / ES / FR | SUMMARY EN / ES / FR 
Claire van Zwieten – Alumni Specialist, Internet Society Foundation
Noha Ashraf AbdelBaky – ISOC Egypt Chapter / Youth SIG
Dr. Vinton Cerf – ‘Father of the Internet’

02 THE INTERNET ECOSYSTEM
July 22, 2025 – 34:52 INFO | AUDIO | TRANSCRIPT EN / ES / FR | SUMMARY EN / ES / FR
Claire van Zwieten – Alumni Specialist, Internet Society Foundation
Yug Desai – South Asian University / Youth IGF India
Alan Ramírez García – Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones, Peru
Everton Teles Rodrigues – NIC,br

03 THE ROAD TO THE ROUTER
Aug 25, 2025 – 43:27 AUDIO | TRANSCRIPT EN / ES / FR | SUMMARY EN / ES / FR | INFO
Claire van Zwieten – Alumni Specialist, Internet Society Foundation
Noha Ashraf AbdelBaky – ISOC Egypt Chapter / Youth SIG
Cedrick Mbeyet – Stakeolder Development Manager-Technical, AFRINIC
Lito Ibarra – Miembro del Directorio, LACNIC

04 THE METRICS BEHIND THE MAGIC
Sep 25, 2025 – 48:08 AUDIO | TRANSCRIPT EN / ES / FR | SUMMARY EN / ES / FR | INFO
Dr. Alexander Gamero-Garrido – Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Davis
Anand Raje – Co-Founder / CTO, India Internet Foundation (IIFON)
Claire van Zwieten – Alumni Specialist, Internet Society Foundation
Yug Desai – South Asian University / Youth IGF India

8:38 am on March 8, 2024 · internet hall of fame (3), isoc alumni (5), women (14)

WEBCAST MAR 8 – ISOC Alumni International Women’s Day Virtual Workshop – Pioneering Routes: Inspiring Stories of Women on the Internet

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ISOC LIVEOn Friday March 8 2024 at 14:00 UTC the Internet Society Alumni Network will celebrate International Women’s Day with a Virtual Workshop “Pioneering Routes: Inspiring Stories of Women on the Internet” where Internet Hall of Fame inductees Elise Gerich, Yvonne Marie Andres, and Jean Armour Polly will seek to inspire and empower young women from the Alumni Network through their experiences as Internet pioneers, personal anecdotes that highlight their journey, challenges and successes in the Internet sector.

SPEAKERS
Elise Gerich – Director Of Business Development, NoviFlow Inc / Co-founder, NANOG
Yvonne Marie Andres – Founding Executive Director, Global SchoolNet
Jean Armour Polly – Net-mom

HOSTS / MODERATORS
Nohra Ashraf Abdel Baky, ISOC Alumni Network
Purnima Tiwaru, ISOC Alumni Network

LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoc-alumni-womens-day-2024

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/48KBb1t

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3TsIkza

TWITTER #IWD2024 #ISOCAlumni #InspireInclusion @ISOC_Community @Internet_HOF

MASTODON  #ISOCAlumni

SIMULCASTS
https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/isoc-alumni-womens-day-2024

ISOC Alumni Virtual Workshops
The Alumni Virtual workshops aim to provide an opportunity for attendees to network and connect with other professionals in the field, fostering collaboration and the sharing of ideas. Overall, the goal of the ISOC Alumni Network is to empower community with knowledge and resources to better understand and navigate the complex landscape of internet governance.

6:11 am on August 4, 2023 · advocacy (1), encryption (49), isoc alumni (5), online safety (30)

VIDEO – ISOC Alumni: Encryption – Practical Steps to Advocacy

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isoc live On July 31 2023 the Internet Society Alumni Network (ISOC Alumni) hosted a virtual workshop ‘Encryption – Practical Steps to Advocacy‘. This was the second workshop dedicated the to the encryption topic. Experts related personal experience, and brought context to the current #saveUSencryption and ongoing #GlobalEncryption campaigns.

SPEAKERS
Adrian Alberdi, Cibervoluntarios Foundation (Spain)
Sharon Polsky, Director, Privacy & Access Council Canada, (Canada)
Saba Tiku, ISOC Alumni (Ethiopia)

RESPONDENTS
Athanase Bahizire, ISOC YSG
James Kunle Olundare, ISOC Nigeria
Nicolas Fiumarelli, ISOC Alumni

HOSTS
Marko Paloski, ISOC Alumni (Macedonia)
Mauricia Abdol-Tshilunda, ISOC Alumni

VIEW ON INTERNET ARCHIVE (EN/FR/DE/ES/PT/AR/BG/JA/ZH captions) https://archive.org/download/isoc_alum_encryption2/

TRANSCRIPT https://archive.org/download/isoc_alum_encryption2/isoc_alum_encryption2.TRANSCRIPT.pdf

TWITTER #ISOCAlumni #saveUSencryption #GlobalEncryption @ISOC_Community

MASTODON #ISOCAlumni

AUDIO https://archive.org/download/isoc_alum_encryption2/isoc_alum_encryption2.mp3

ISOC Alumni Virtual Workshops 
The Alumni Virtual workshops aim to provide an opportunity for attendees to network and connect with other professionals in the field, fostering collaboration and the sharing of ideas. Overall, the goal of the ISOC Alumni Network is to empower community with knowledge and resources to better understand and navigate the complex landscape of internet governance.