[Chapter-delegates] Invitation to join ISOC.nl anniversary on November 22nd 2012

[Michiel Leenaars]

Dear all,


as we are coming to the end of the 20 year anniversary of Internet
Society, we at ISOC.nl are about to celebrate our own milestone. 

As Internet Society Netherlands was founded on November 24 1997, our 
fifteen year anniversary is coming up soon. We've meanwhile already
passed the lucky 777 weeks of our existence in this world and this is
why we want to invite you all to join us on November 22th 2012 at the
University of Amsterdam for an interesting celebration event. 

Please find the invitation for 'Pioneering & The New Internet' below.
We would love to have our international friends as our guests. If you
are planning to attend and have any questions, let us know if and how
we can assist you.

Kind regards,

the board of ISOC.nl

    Hans Berns
    Alexander Blom (chancellor)
    Bas Hoondert (secretary)
    Dick Kalkman (chair)
    Frank Kresin
    Nathalie Trenaman
    Mathieu Paapst
    Mieke van Heesewijk
    Cees Segers
    Hans de Zwart
    Romeo Zwart

    Michiel Leenaars (director)

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              'Pioneering & The New Internet' 
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        22 november 2012 *  University of Amsterdam

     (Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands)


L.S.,

Internet Society Netherlands invites you to attend its anniversary event
'Pioneering & The New Internet'. The Netherlands chapter was founded
fifteen years ago in Utrecht this month. 

Spreakers during 'Pioneering and The New Internet' are internet
pioneers Daniel Karrenberg (Chief scientist of RIPE NCC, and an
inductee in the 'Internet Hall of Fame'), Vic Hayes (TU Delft, 'father
of Wifi'), Rob Blokzijl (RIPE) and Kees Neggers (former director of
SURFnet and founding member of ISOC global). They will look back and
forward together with upcoming talent such as Davied van Berlo (founder
of the Civil Servant 2.0 network), Olaf Kolkman (director NLnet Labs
and former chair of the Internet Architecture Board), Marietje Schaake
(member of the European Parliament) and Sander Steffann (winner IPv6
Personality Award 2011).

To celebrate this wonderful occasion we will be handing out the
ISOC.nl-Awards 2012 on November 22nd as well. Every five years our
chapter rewards remarkable and worthwhile efforts in categories such as
'Best civil society internet initiative', 'Best internet related
government initiative', 'Best industry internet initiative', 'Security
and Privacy' and 'internet and the arts'.

On the shortlist with nominees there are some remarkable names such as
the 1% club, The Next Web, Lektober, Hack de overheid ('Hack the
government') and AMS-ix. Every category has its own dedicated jury with
well-known and higly regarded experts from the domain - such as prof.
Gerard van Oortmerssen (University of Tilburg), Peter Lievense (editor
in chief iBestuur), Simon Hania (Director Privacy and Data Protection
TomTom), writer and researcher Arie Altena, Johan Krebbers (Global Chief
Architect Shell) and Paul Slot (VP IT Operations KPN).

                See who is nominated: 
                http://isoc.nl/awards/categorieen.htm

Programme
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16:30 - 17:00	Doors open/registration and drinks
17:00 - 17:10	Welcome by Dick Kalkman (chair ISOC.nl)
17:10 - 17:30	Rob Blokzijl (chair RIPE)
17:30 - 17:50	Kees Neggers (SURF)
17:50 - 18:10	Vic Hayes ('father' of Wi-fi)
18:10 - 18:30	Olaf Kolkman (director NLnet Labs)
18:30 - 18:50	Pauze
18:50 - 19:10	Daniel Karrenberg (Chief scientist, RIPE NCC)
19:10 - 19:30	Davied van Berlo (founder Civil Servant 2.0)
19:30 - 19:50	Sander Steffann (IPv6 specialist, STIP6)
19:50 - 20:10	Marietje Schaake (European Parliament)
20:10 - 20:15	Kick-off "How open is my internet provider?"
20:15 - 21:00	ISOC.nl Awards

The master of ceremonies is writer and media expert Jonathan Marks. 


Registration
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You can register online at http://isoc.nl/registratie

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Looking back in time
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On November 24th 1997 the association Internet Society Nederland
was founded during a crowded launch event in Utrecht. At the time
only a minority of people in the Netherlands know what the internet
was. That wouldn't take long. With special campaigns Internet Society
Nederland - initially chaired by former minister Koos Andriessen -
introduced the Dutch to the internet in shopping malls, at computer
fairs, in television programmes and various other ways. 

There was no (A)DSL available to consumers, nor was there internet
through the cable. 'Internetten' was done by dialing the phone number
of your internet provider with your computer, and under optimal
conditions the modem was able to reach a staggering speed 56.6 kilobit
per second. If you were done, you would go offline - otherwise it would
be too expensive. Not to mention that using the internet would block
your phone for incoming calls completely, blocking important phone calls
to many unhappy teenagers and disgruntled parents. It did not last long
before the country was flooded with cd rom's of internet providers,
that tried to haul in customers by providing hundres of 'free' hours of
access.

In fifteen years time a lot has happened. Internet is now an integral
part of our society. Data retention, net neutrality, cookie legislation,
internet blocking - just a couple of headlines from an avalanche of
developments we did not have a clue about in 1997. Meanwhile a new
generation of digital natives has been raised with internet, embracing
a whole new lifestyle. Sadly, at the same time not everybody that was
there at the launch is still with us. 

On November 22nd we will look back on fifteen years of Internet Society
Netherlands, and a hectic time in which the Netherlands has embraced
the internet and has made significant contributions to its growth. And
we will look back with the people that helped shape it and some of the
people that will continue their work into the future to reminisce
and discuss what awaits us. Don't miss it!