[Chapter-delegates] Thanks for Newsletter Submissions
Terry Monroe
Monroe at isoc.org
Tue Oct 31 09:51:54 PST 2006
Special thanks to our chapters that provided news for this month's
newsletter. We look forward to hearing from other chapters on their
activities.
Regards,
Terry Monroe
Director of Development & Membership
monroe at isoc.org
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ISOC Member Newsletter
Volume 5 Number 10 - October 2006
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Table of Contents
1. From the Editor/Membership Director - David McAuley
2. Feature - ISOC participating in the Inaugural Internet Governance
Forum
3. News From All Over
ISOC Pacific Islands <www.picisoc.org>
ISOC New York <www.isoc-ny.org>
ISOC Nigeria <www.isocnig.org.ng>
ISOC Puerto Rico <www.isocpr.org>
ISOC Israel <www.isoc.org.il>
ISOC Bulgaria <www.isoc.bg>
ISOC Washington DC <www.dcisoc.org>
ISOC Québec <www.isoc.qc.ca>
4. ISOC News, Announcements, and Events
Terry Monroe appointed as ISOC'S Director of Development
and Membership
5. Other News and Announcements
IETF 67 Registration open (Reminder)
IIR Telecoms Conference
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1. From the Editor/Membership Director - David McAuley
Welcome to your Newsletter!
A couple of important reminders. First, the ISOC Board of Trustees
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/) will be holding their next
meeting on the weekend of November 11th and 12th in San Diego,
California, USA, at the conclusion of the 67th IETF Meeting there. We
welcome your attendance if you are in the area. Further details, such as
agenda, schedule and location, will be announced on the ISOC website
(http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/agenda-nov-06.shtml) as they
are arranged.
Next, NDSS'07 Registration is Open! See:
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/ndss/07/ The 14th Annual Network
and Distributed Systems Security Symposium - NDSS'07 takes place
February 28 through March 2, 2007 in San Diego California. While the
Program Committee reviews the submitted papers, the NDSS'07 staff has
opened registration.
This symposium is a longstanding and most highly respected security
conference. It is the conference to attend for serious minded network
security professionals.
Best regards
David
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2. Features
ISOC participating in the Inaugural Internet Governance Forum
The first meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is taking place
now in Athens, Greece. ISOC is continuing its participation in the IGF
and has taken the occasion to urge the IGF to spur spread of the
Internet. You can see our statement at:
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/media/releases/061030pr.shtml
You can stay up to date with the proceedings of the IGF at:
http://www.intgovforum.org/
ISOC has a blog here: ISOC IGF blog:
http://www.isoc.org/tools/blogs/policy/?cat=2
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3. News From All Over - Chapter News
ISOC Pacific Islands <www.picisoc.org>
Contributed by Rajnesh Singh, Chairman
The IPv6 Forum is embarking on a large-scale promotion plan in the
emerging nations. The Pacific Islands are the newest region to join this
initiative by establishing the IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands under the
leadership of Mr. Rajnesh D. Singh, Chairman-Pacific Islands Chapter,
Internet Society.
The prime objective of this initiative is to promote deployment and
swifter uptake of the new Internet using the new Internet Protocol
version 6 (IPv6) with support from industry, educational and research
communities and government agencies enabling equitable access to
technology and knowledge by extending to it a strong voice and a
legitimate representation in the new Internet world.
The IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands has been launched by the Internet Society
Chapter of Pacific Islands closely working with the leaders of the IPv6
Forum after the successful PacINET 2006 event. You can read more abou
this on the Pacific Islands Chapter website.
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ISOC New York <www.isoc-ny.org>
Contributed by David Solomonoff, President, and Danny Younger,
Vice-President
The Internet Society of New York Presents: "The Future of WHOIS Policy"
A panel discussion moderated by Danny Younger, VP of the Internet
Society of New York
The question of how much personal information should be publicly
available in the WHOIS database pits the right to privacy against the
needs of law enforcement and the enforcement of intellectual property
rights.
Panelists will include: Jon Nevett, VP Policy & Ethics, Network
Solutions; Wendy Seltzer, North American representative, ICANN At-Large
Advisory Committee; Attorney Bruce A. McDonald, Schnader Harrison Segal
& Lewis LLP; Jordyn Buchanan, Chair ICANN WHOIS Task Force; Jeff Neuman,
Senior Director, Law, Advanced Services and Business Development,
NeuStar Inc. Also invited: Maria Farrell, GNSO Policy Officer (ICANN
Staff)
The event is free, open to the public and the site is fully accessible.
November 8, 2006; 6:00 - 8:00 p. m. Jefferson Market Branch Library, 425
Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), at Tenth Street
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ISOC Nigeria <www.isocnig.org.ng>
Contributed by Giandomenico Massari, Vice-President
The chapter participated in a workshop "Nigeria ICT Forum Workshop on
"Electric Power(lessness)", organized by the
Nigeria Forum Network. We also donated customized Workshop bags and
writing materials for this event. Carnegie Corporation and MacArthur
Foundation sponsor the event and we had a good workshop and exhibition
on "Electric Power(lessness) and Campus Networks". The Workshop
presentations and case studies were led by the following resource
persons: 1) The Director-General, the Energy Commission of Nigeria
(ECN), Abuja; 2) Engr Giandomenico Massari the Vice-President of the
Internet Society (ISOC) Nigeria Chapter; 3) Rev. Ukaegbu Ogwo of
SOLARTIME ELECTRIC LTD, Aba ; 4) Engr. M.O. OJO of OAU, Ife; and 5) Mr.
Kayode Ayodele also of OAU, Ife.
Thanks to Steve Huter and the NSRC for creating the opportunity and to
Vint Cerf and Scott Johnson for granting it.
Moreover we are continuing our program to estabilish It Centers under
the Jon Postel IT Centers Program and we are in process to estabilish
one at Niger Delta University Amassoma, Bayelsa State. We hope to
complete this project before the end of this year.
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ISOC Puerto Rico <www.isocpr.org>
Contributed by Eduardo Diaz, President
There was a comprehensive article entitled 'Dispar acceso a la era
digital' in a San Juan, Puerto Rico newspaper on September 4th. The
newspaper did an in-depth article on Comunidad Sabana Eneas which is the
community ISOC Puerto Rico is supporting through a Project Funding
grant. We are expanding to other communities very fast. Most of this
has been possible thanks to ISOC support. The article is on the
internet, although a subscription fee would be required for viewing. It
can be accessed here: http://www.adendi.com/login.asp?num=38236
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ISOC Israel <www.isoc.org.il>
Contributed by: Doron Shikmoni, President
1. Seminar on Information and Internet Technologies in the Middle East
ISOC-IL took part in the Israeli delegation that attended the fourth
joint Jordanian-Israeli economic seminar as part of “The Wittenberg
Forum for Cooperation”. The seminar was held between July 16 and 20 in
Wittenberg, Germany at the initiative of the Peres Center for Peace and
the Jordanian Amman Center for Peace and Development, and under the
auspices of the Daimler-Chrysler company.
The Jordanian-Israeli-Palestinian seminar allowed the delegation members
to get to know each other and to extend the circle of dialogue. During
the seminar several options were examined for developing the
infrastructure for both business level and public/social level
cooperations, including an initiative to establish a regional website
which would be used as a platform for young people throughout the Middle
East to exchange ideas and experiences.
The seminar took place as part of the academic activities of the Global
Ethics Center in Wittenberg, Germany and offered the parties an
opportunity to develop awareness of each other's challenges and
difficulties, to form teams and generate dialogue within the reasphere
of information and Internet technology in the Middle East, and to
promote cooperation for social and economic advancement.
2. A Blog: Senior Netizens
As part of the activities of its task force promoting Internet use among
senior citizens, ISOC-IL has established a new blog written by seniors
who take part in the ISOC-IL's activities at senior citizens' clubs and
at sheltered living centers around Israel. The blog allows the senior
netizens to share their personal networking experiences with other
users, and to help them understand the possibilities the Internet opens
for them.
"I always thought the Internet was for young people. What could an old
man like me get from a computer?" says one senior citizen blog user.
"Through the Internet I can engage in my favorite hobby stamp
collecting. I go to the collectors' sites in different countries around
the world, get a stamp catalogue from Germany, check what other
collectors have to offer, and generally check out what stamps are being
issued around the whole world. I use Messenger to stay in touch with my
daughter and grandchildren who live abroad. I can also see them with the
Internet camera, and talk to them through Messenger or Skype."
Link to the blog: http://seniors-webday.blogspot.com
3. "Digital Life Skills" Training Courses for Women
Training courses for women in digital life skills, which make use of the
Netwise kit an "Internet surfing license" produced by ISOC-IL - are
gaining in popularity. To date around 31 courses have been held, for
about 500 women.
Marketing and operation of the project are led by special counselors
within the local (municipal) government. The Netwise "Internet surfing
license kit" includes materials for the online training of netizens who
make use of the Internet for information retrieval, communication and
online services.
The training kit is available from the ISOC-IL web site, at:
http://www.isoc.org.il/netwise (Hebrew only).
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ISOC Bulgaria <www.isoc.bg>
Contributed by: Theodor Popov
ISOC - Bulgaria participated in the organization of South-Eastern Europe
countries' ccTLD Workshop which took place in Sofia on the 24th and 25th
of October. ccTLD members said that the workshop was very productive and
they enjoyed their stay in the capital city of Bulgaria.
Also on the 25th, thanks to Internet Society Bulgaria, bloggers and
other interested audience from the country had the unique opportunity to
hear a presentation from the famous activist, entrepreneur and venture
capitalist Joi Ito in a large auditorium of the Sofia University. Among
the topics he spoke about were his recent ventures, open source
software, and creative commons.
ISOC - Bulgaria was proud to welcome the participants of the ICANN's
meeting in Sofia on the 27th and 28th of October
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ISOC Washington DC <www.dcisoc.org>
Contributed by: Martin Burack, President
On October 12, the Internet Society of Washington, D.C., in conjunction
with George Mason University's "Hot Topics in Technology Management
Speaker Series" presented Mike Nelson, ISOC's V.P. of Policy (and
Director of Internet Technology and Strategy at IBM) speaking about "The
Battle for the 'Net: what will shape tomorrow's Internet?" Mike
reviewed (clearly and concisely) the changing nature of the Internet and
key issues that face its continued growth. The session was well
attended by chapter members, GMU students and faculty, and others, who
thoroughly enjoyed the presentation.
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ISOC Québec <www.isoc.qc.ca>
Contributed by: Luc Faubert, President
L'ICANN au Québec
ISOC Québec est un membre fondateur du groupe Maillons, un regroupement
informel de dirigeants d'associations québécoises impliquées dans
l'Internet. À l'intention des membres de ce groupe et de la communauté
étendue des utilisateurs, ISOC Québec tiendra le 23 novembre, à Montréal
et à Québec, une rencontre avec un représentant de l'ICANN. Ce sera
l'occasion pour l'ICANN de présenter ses travaux et pour la communauté
Internet québécoise de faire entendre sa voix aux représentants de
l'ICANN.
Internet 2020
ISOC Québec lance le 15 décembre 2006 la première d'une série de
conférences annuelles nommées « Internet 2020 » qui s'étendront jusqu'en
2020. Chaque conférence annuelle explorera un sujet à travers 4
lentilles différentes : culture et société, sciences et éducation,
technologie, économie. L'idée est de stimuler une réflexion visant à
définir notre vision de l'Internet en 2020 et d'identifier des actions
qui pourraient nous y mener. Le sujet de la première conférence sera le
logiciel libre.
ISOC Québec <www.isoc.qc.ca>
ICANN in Québec
ISOC Québec is a founding member of the Maillons group, an informal
gathering of leaders of Québec associations involved in the Internet.
ISOC Québec is holding a meeting with ICANN representatives in Montreal
and Québec on November 23. The meeting is intended for Maillons members
and the at-large Québec Internet community. ICANN will present its
current projects and the attendees will have the opportunity to speak
out to ICANN representatives.
Internet 2020
ISOC Québec will launch on December 15, 2006 the first of a series of
conferences called "Internet 2020" that will span until 2020. Each
conference will explore one Internet-related theme through four
different lenses: culture and society, science and education,
technology, economy. The idea is to engage people in long-term thinking
so that they can define what they want the Internet to be in 2020, and
try to define what actions are required to get there. The subject of the
first conference will be free software.
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4. ISOC News, Announcements, and Events
Terry Monroe appointed as ISOC'S Director of Development and Membership
Terry will lead ISOC's newly expanded membership department. In that
position, he will be responsible for developing member products and
services, new activities in member outreach and communications, and
opportunities for organizations, chapters and individuals to participate
in ISOC's technical, public policy and education initiatives. He also
will be responsible for fundraising and sponsorship activities in
support of ISOC's programs, including ISOC's support of the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF).
Terry has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications and
Internet communities. Most recently, he was EVP of Business Development
and Membership with COMPTEL, a trade association representing
communications and Internet network operators, service providers and
vendors. In this position, he lead COMPTEL's membership, meetings,
marketing, education, and sponsorship programs.
Terry also has extensive experience in the public policy arena, having
started his career at COMPTEL as Director of Government Affairs. In that
position, he was responsible for developing COMPTEL's early Internet
policy positions. Prior to joining COMPTEL in 1997, he was a policy
analyst at the New York Public Service Commission. He began his career
at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Terry will be undertaking his role with ISOC from the Reston office. He
can be reached at monroe 'at' isoc.org
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5. Other News and Announcements
IETF 67 Registration open (Reminder)
The registration is now open for the next IETF Meeting (IETF 67) to be
held in San Diego, California, USA, from November 5th to November 10th.
See: http://www.ietf.org/meetings/67-IETF.html. This will be the final
meeting of the IETF in this its 20th anniversary year and ISOC and the
IETF have appropriate celebrations in the works.
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IIR Telecoms & Technology will hold their Next Generation Network
Security conference Dec 4-7, 2006, in Munich, Germany. The aim is to
determine strategies for fixed and mobile telecoms operators to maximize
security and prevent fraud in Net Generation Networks. More
information on the pre-conference workshop and program can be found at:
http://www.iir-events.com/IIR-Conf/page.aspx?id=3954
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