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

Sat Nov 24 22:59:41 PST 2012

Dear Colleagues from ISOC Netherlands Chapter,

    I was very happy to be able to pass personally my congratulations for your 15th anniversary during a great event, which you organized on 22.11.2012.

   I was deeply impressed by high attendance (I estimated 250+ pax) and many distinguished speakers (pioneers, current leaders and experts, civil servants and politicians). The idea to choose and award best projects in 5 different categories was great and the awards were nicely crafted.

   It was inspiring to see the first results of the project supported by ISOC Community Grant Programme, done in cooperation with ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter, which originated from discussions during Geneva Global Chapter Workshop. 

Well done. We look forward to next 15 years of successful activities and the Chapter Support team will be eager to support you!

With best regards,
Jacek Gajewski
Chapter Development Manager (Europe)

On Nov 12, 2012, at 5:06 PM, 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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> 
> 
>        ==============================================
>              '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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