[Chapter-delegates] World IPv6 Day -- Update!

[Joly MacFie]

Hi Leslie,

The real-time dashboard sounds great.

At ISOC-NY we have set up an informal World IPv6 Day wrap up party for 7pm
EDT on Jun 8  - details are on http://bit.ly/ipv6daynyc

Very conveniently Jun 8 falls smack in the middle of InternetWeekNY so there
will be heightened general awareness in the city of all things IP.

I wonder if you'd be interested in participating with a brief report? We
could skype you in.

Looking forward to meeting you at INET NY.

j


On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Leslie Daigle <daigle at isoc.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> World IPv6 Day is fast approaching.  On 8 June from 0000-2359 UTC, Google,
> Facebook, and Yahoo!--and hundreds of other websites around the world--will
> be turning on IPv6 on their main websites. All together, participating sites
> have on average more than a billion visitors each day. World IPv6 Day
> promises to be an important milestone in the global Internet community's
> ongoing efforts to deploy and use IPv6.
>
> The Internet Society has been organizing this activity and the industry as
> a whole has rallied behind it.
>
> As you will be hearing more about it, I thought you'd like to have a bit of
> an update on it and its background.
>
> This is truly a global event. Website owners from around the world are
> participating, including major websites in Europe, North America, Asia, and
> South America. Networks from all over the globe are preparing. We are also
> coordinating with our Regional Bureaus. We are very pleased to have a role.
>
> Main goals for the event include encouraging websites to take the IPv6
> plunge together, and uncovering issues that only a global real-world "test
> flight" can reveal. Some sites, like Google and Facebook, are working
> actively to let their users know about and get ready for the day by
> providing information and tools in advance.
>
> We have created and maintain a website that is the center of information
> about the event at:
>
> http://www.worldipv6day.org
>
> Momentum is continuing to build. Every day, dozens of additional
> organizations are letting us know that they plan to participate. Individuals
> and companies provide are creating videos describing their participation,
> and explaining what World IPv6 Day means to them.
>
> Since a major goal is to understand what exactly happens on the day, we are
> coordinating measurement activities, including a real-time dashboard on the
> World IPv6 Day website. External organizations are integrating their
> measurement activities with ours. We already are planning to work with
> participants to build on the understanding we gain through this event.
>
> There will be a few press releases in the next few days describing
> different aspects of this activity. Some of these are coming directly from
> the participants themselves, but will mention the Internet Society. If you
> should get questions from the media, or get questions from anyone you are
> unsure about, please feel free to direct them to: media at isoc.org
>
> This activity (and as a result the Internet Society) has a very high degree
> of visibility in the Internet industry and many are watching eagerly to see
> the results.  In the upcoming days there will be increased acitivity to
> ensure that everything goes smoothly.
>
> This has truly been an ISOC-wide effort, with outstanding support from
> staff and enthusiastic uptake from Chapters,  for what is shaping up to be a
> landmark event for the Internet Society, and for the continued evolution of
> the Internet.
>
> Best regards,
> Leslie.
>
>
> Leslie Daigle
> Chief Internet Technology Officer
> Internet Society
> daigle at isoc.org
>
>
>
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