new america nyc – ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD

Today Thursday February 16 2017 New America NYC will present The Future of Digital Rights Is A Library Card – a panel of leaders of New York’s public library systems will have a conversation on the unique opportunity public libraries have in preparing individuals and communities for the challenges of always-on, digitally networked, and easily surveilled lifestyles. Speakers: Jaime L. Anno, Manager of Organizational Assessment, Queens Library; William Marden (@MardenBill), Director, Data Privacy and Compliance, New York Public Library; Story Bellows (@storybellows), Chief Innovation and Performance Officer, Brooklyn Public Library; Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics & Fellow, New America’s Open Technology Institute. Moderator: Joshua Breitbart (@joshdotfm), Senior Advisor for Broadband, Office of the Mayor of New York City. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

What: The Future of Digital Rights Is A Library Card
Where: Interface NYC
When: Thursday February 16, 2017, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (23:00-01:00 UTC)
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/nanyc
Twitter: #LibraryData https://twitter.com/hashtag/librarydata

Today Monday May 2 2016 New America NYC will present a panel discussion FAST AND FREE : New York’s Vision for Public Wi-Fi Everywhere at Civic Hall in NYC. Noting New York City’s growing dependence on Wi-Fi, in particular through new initiatives such as the LinkNYC franchise to turn phone booths into hotspots, and the NYCEDC’s RISE : NYC resiliency initiative, New America is specifically concerned about possible congestion if LTE-U is broadly implemented by telcos. After a technical introduction by OTI’s Michael Calabrese, Maya Wiley of the NYC Mayor’s Office will deliver a keynote on the policy and planning aspects. The Panel: Dmytro Pokhylko – Vice President, NYC Economic Development Corporation; Colin O’Donnell – Chief Innovation Officer, Intersection; Andrew Afflerbach – CEO and Director of Engineering, CTC Technology & Energy; Chris Szymanski – Director of Product Marketing & Government Affairs, Broadcom; & Greta Byrum, Acting Director, Resilient Communities Program, New America. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

What: FAST AND FREE : New York’s Vision for Public Wi-Fi Everywhere
Where: Civic Hall NYC
When: Monday May 2 2016 6:30pm – 8:30pm EDT | 22:30-00:30 UTC
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fastandfree
Twitter: #NYCWiFi https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYCWiFi

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WEBCAST TONIGHT: FAST AND FREE : New York’s Vision for Public Wi-Fi Everywhere #NYCWiFi @newamericanyc @oti