[Chapter-delegates] press release: Internet poised for significant changes in 2009, says Vint Cerf

[Sivasubramanian Muthusamy]

Hello Gerald,

>
> However, I'm happy to report that Vint generously made time last night to
> do several one-on-one interviews with journalists from press, web, and radio
> outlets. They were quite broad ranging interviews and covered quite a lot of
> the things you've mentioned.
>
> In a week or so, I'll put together a list of coverage from the event and
> make it available to the chapters for your own reference.
>
> Regards
> - Gerard


Would be useful to us Chapters if you could make the list available, if it
is already compiled.

Thanks.
Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
http://isocmadras.blogspot.com


>
> On 27/02/2009, at 12:56 PM, christopher.wilkinson at skynet.be wrote:
>
>  Good morning: Thankyou. Very interesting. I suggest that the Press Release
>> should say more about what ARE the challenging prospective developments.
>> They are not just DNS and IDN. I think Vint Cerf would agree. The public
>> should be hearing fom ISOC about Social Networks and Privacy; IPv6 and
>> "Internet of Things"; How to respond to challenges to open and neutral
>> access to and use of the Internet; Global progress in Broad Band.
>>
>> Just to mention a few thoughts.
>>
>> Regards to you all,
>>
>> CW (in Mexico City)
>>
>>
>> Hello everyoneFor your reference, here is a press release that we will be
>> issuing shortly.Regards-
>> Gerard-------------------------------------------Press release - for
>> immediate distribution-------------------------------------------INTERNET
>> POISED FOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN 2009, SAYS VINT CERFInternet pioneer
>> optimistic for Internet's future at opening of new Internet Society
>> officeGeneva, Switzerland - 27 February 2009 - The Internet in 2009 i s
>> undergoing the most significant set of changes of its entire history,
>> according to one of the men who helped create it, Dr. Vint Cerf. At the
>> official opening of the Internet Society's (ISOC) new offices in Geneva, Dr
>> Cerf explained that technical developments in the Internet's addressing
>> system and the introduction of internationalised domain names are
>> significant milestones.Such statements carry weight, coming from the man
>> who, in 1972, was one of the inventors of the Transmission Control Protocol
>> (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP), two critical technologies that remain
>> at the heart of the Internet today. In addition to his technical
>> achievements, Dr. Cerf was also one of the founders of ISOC, an
>> international non-profit organisation dedicated to ensuring the open
>> development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people
>> throughout the world.Jon McNerney, ISOC's Chief Operating Officer, paid
>> tribute to Dr. Cerf: "As ISOC reaches out to bring t he next billions of
>> users online, we can be sure that the Internet they join will be bigger,
>> more mobile, and more multilingual than ever before. This is very much
>> thanks to the visionary decisions of Vint and his contemporaries to aim for
>> open architectures, open standards, and an inclusive model of
>> development."Despite the technical challenges, Dr Cerf spoke of his great
>> optimism for the future of the network and Internet applications. "We've now
>> had 35 years of Internet development. It's been an exciting ride, but it's
>> not over yet."As the Internet expands, nothing is more important than
>> getting the policy right," said Dr. Cerf. While noting that, as in other
>> fields, abuses of the technology do happen, Dr. Cerf explained that
>> technical measures cannot always stop the bad things, which is why
>> governance is so important."The Internet Society's role as a policy
>> commentator and influencer is central," he said.About the Internet
>> Society---------------------------The Intern et Society is an international,
>> non-profit organisation founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet
>> related standards, education, and policy. With offices in Washington, DC,
>> and Geneva, Switzerland, it is dedicated to ensuring the open development,
>> evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the
>> world.Further details----------------Gerard RossSenior Communications
>> Manager, Internet SocietyE-mail: ross at isoc.orgTelephone: +41-228-071-444
>> x22614, rue des
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