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2:39 am on January 1, 2022 · internet history (22), internet2 (2), nsfnet (5)

12 Streams 2021 6 – Internet2 ‘Internet History Webinar: How the US NSFNET Regional Academic Networks Evolved to Become the Global Internet (1985 — 1995)’

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livestreamOn Friday December 31 2021, in the sixth instalment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ‘12 Days of Streams‘ annual highlights, we feature Internet 2‘s ‘Internet History Webinar: How the US NSFNET Regional Academic Networks Evolved to Become the Global Internet (1985 — 1995)‘ from September 14 2021. The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) NSFNET Program (partially) funded a range of (academic) regional networks1, starting in 1985/86. Over a relatively short period of time, the regional networks developed their customer base and funding models and became Internet service providers (ISPs). Connections to the Federal Internet Exchange(s) (FIXs) and the Commercial Internet eXchange(s) (CIXs) were developed, and some of the regional networks evolved to become global ISPs.

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Ana Hunsinger, Vice President, Community Engagement, Internet2
Dennis Jennings, former First Program Director for Networking, NSF

PANEL
Glenn Ricart, SURAnet
Elise Gerich, NSFNET National Backbone
Susan Estrada, CERFnet
DISCUSSANT Guy Almes, Sesquinet
MODERATOR Steve Wolff, NSF Networking Division Director (1986-1995)

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12streams2021-6 (Open captions)

TWITTER #12Streams #i2online @Internet2 @gricart #SURAnet @EliseGerich #NSFNET Susan Estrada #CERFnet Steve Wolff #InternetHistory

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/12streams2021-6

 

12:37 pm on September 14, 2021 · internet history (22), internet2 (2), nsfnet (5)

WEBCAST TODAY: Internet2 Internet History Webinar ‘How the US NSFNET Regional Academic Networks Evolved to Become the Global Internet (1985 — 1995)’

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livestreamToday, Tuesday 14 September 2020, at 13:00 EDT (18:00 UTC) Internet2 hosts an Internet History Webinar: ‘How the US NSFNET Regional Academic Networks Evolved to Become the Global Internet (1985 — 1995)‘.

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) NSFNET Program (partially) funded a range of (academic) regional networks1, starting in 1985/86. Over a relatively short period of time, the regional networks developed their customer base and funding models and became Internet service providers (ISPs). Connections to the Federal Internet Exchange(s) (FIXs) and the Commercial Internet eXchange(s) (CIXs) were developed, and some of the regional networks evolved to become global ISPs.

The webinar will feature short presentations from some of the Regional Network / ISP pioneers, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session.

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Ana Hunsinger, Vice President, Community Engagement, Internet2
Dennis Jennings, former First Program Director for Networking, NSF

PANEL
Glenn Ricart, SURAnet
Elise Gerich, NSFNET National Backbone
Susan Estrada, CERFnet
DISCUSSANT Guy Almes, Sesquinet
MODERATOR Steve Wolff, NSF Networking Division Director (1986-1995)

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/i2internethistory

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/398Itjk

REAL TIME TEXT:  https://bit.ly/3AdSM18

TWITTER #i2online @Internet2 @gricart #SURAnet @EliseGerich #NSFNET Susan Estrada #CERFnet Steve Wolff #InternetHistory

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/i2internethistory

 

6:38 pm on December 28, 2020 · Andrew Sullivan (24), nsfnet (5), Vint Cerf (106)

12 Streams 2020 #3 – Celebrating NSFnet, both coming and going!

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livestreamToday, Monday December 28 2020, at 7:00pm EST (00:00 UTC) in the third installment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ‘12 Days of Streams‘ 2020 highlights, we feature two celebrations of the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET). From 1985-1995 the NSFnet was a pivotal United States program that laid the foundation of the global Internet. was a pivotal United States program that laid the foundation of the global Internet.

First we have excerpts 35th Anniversary Celebratory Event on December 8 which marked its founding. Earlier in the year, on April 30 ‘Internet Independence Day‘, a panel marked its demise, which was the moment that the Internet fully transitioned from a government to a private enterprise.

SPEAKERS

NSFNET 35th Anniversary Celebratory Event

Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Al Gore, former Vice President, USA
Dennis Jennings, former First Program Director for Networking, NSF
Howard Pfeffer, President and CEO, Internet2
Andrew Sullivan, President and CEO, Internet Society
Margaret Martonosi, Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), NSF
MODERATOR: Ana Hunsinger, Vice President, Community Engagement, Internet2

Internet Independence Day

Reed Hundt (former FCC Chairman)
Esther Dyson (first CEO of ICANN)
James Lewis (SVP CSIS)
Tom Evslin (founder ITXC)
Andrew Odlyzko (former Bell Labs and Prof U MN)
Gary Shapiro, President, Consumer Technology Association
MODERATOR: Daniel Berninger, VCXC

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12streams2020-3

TWITTER #12STREAMS #NSFNET
@Internet2 @internetsociety @vgcerf @algore Dennis Jennings @NSF Howard Pfeffer @SullivanISOC @margmartonosi #internetindependence #iid25 @edyson @james_a_lewis @rehundt @GaryShapiro @tevslin Andrew Odlyzko

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/12streams2020-3

 

6:38 am on December 8, 2020 · Al Gore (2), nsf (4), nsfnet (5), Vint Cerf (106)

NSFNET 35th Anniversary Celebratory Event

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livestreamToday, Tuesday 8 December 2020, at 1pm-2:45pm EST (18:00-19:45 UTC) the Internet Society and Internet2 present a NSFNET 35th Anniversary Celebratory Virtual Event. From 1985-1995 the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was a pivotal United States program that laid the foundation of the global Internet. Luminaries and colleagues from research and education will reflect on NSFNET’s important networking contributions and share their outlook for the future.

SPEAKERS
Ana Hunsinger, Vice President, Community Engagement, Internet2
Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Al Gore, former Vice President, USA
Dennis Jennings, former First Program Director for Networking, NSF
Howard Pfeffer, President and CEO, Internet2
Andrew Sullivan, President and CEO, Internet Society
Margaret Martonosi, Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), NSF

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nsfnet35

AGENDA https://www.internetsociety.org/events/nsfnet-35th-anniversary-celebratory-virtual-event/agenda/

TWITTER #NSFNET @Internet2 @internetsociety @vgcerf @algore Dennis Jennings @NSF Howard Pfeffer @SullivanISOC @margmartonosi

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/nsfnet35

7:38 pm on April 27, 2020 · daniel berninger (3), iid (1), nsfnet (5)

WEBCAST THURS: #InternetIndependenceDay marking 25th anniversary of NSFNET decommissioning w/ @edyson @james_a_lewis @rehundt @GaryShapiro @tevslin Andrew Odlyzko

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livestreamOn April 30 2020, at 5pm EDT (21:00 UTC) Internet elders will gather to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1995 decommissioning of the NSFNET backbone, following the passage of Al Gore‘s High Performance Computing Act of 1991. This was the moment that the Internet fully transitioned from a government to a private enterprise.

A select group of the elders including Reed Hundt (former FCC Chairman); Esther Dyson (first CEO of ICANN); James Lewis (SVP CSIS); Tom Evslin (founder ITXC); Andrew Odlyzko (former Bell Labs and Prof U MN), Gary Shapiro, President, Consumer Technology Association,  will discuss how the Internet has developed since the last such celebration, 5 years ago. The event will be hosted by Daniel Berninger of VCXC, and webcast via a partnership with the Internet Society Washington DC Chapter (ISOC-DC).

LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iid25

TWITTER: #internetindependenceday | #iid25