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

Tue Nov 13 10:21:32 PST 2012

That is so coool! Well done ISOC NL... still showing the way. 

best

Christian 
PS If I find a sensible (low cost) convenient flight from Bristol to nip over for the evening I will. 
PPS Is this going to be in English?

On 12 Nov 2012, at 16:06, Michiel Leenaars wrote:

> 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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> Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5 -------- Mobiel: +31 6 27 050947
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> http://isoc.nl/michiel ------------- SIP: michiel at isoc.nl
> 
> 
>        ==============================================
>              'Pioneering & The New Internet' 
>        ==============================================
> 
>        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
> ---------
> 
> 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
> -----------
> 
> You can register online at http://isoc.nl/registratie
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Looking back in time
> --------------------
> 
> 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!
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