[Chapter-delegates] Application to form an InterPlanetary Networking Chapter

[Narelle Clark President ISOC-AU]

On behalf of the Australian Chapter I'd like to recommend this chapter be
formed.

I am sure they will make a solid contribution to the technology
development in this area and we see this aspect of the eventual
colonisation of space soundly built with humanitarian needs in mind.

I must admit we know Paul Brooks well. He is also the Treasurer of the
Australian chapter, and has been a member of its board for some years. He
has made an excellent contribution over that period: many submissions,
much administration, assistance with events (as speaker, organiser and/or
attendee) and more. On top of all that he has a PhD in astrophysics and a
lengthy career in communications, so should be able to make a fine
contribution.


Best regards


Narelle


-- 


Narelle Clark
President
Internet Society of Australia

president at isoc-au.org.au
www.isoc-au.org.au

On Sat, August 17, 2013 5:27 pm, Sabrina Wilmot wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The following application for an InterPlanetary Networking Chapter has
> been received. It is being sent to this list for peer comment and review.
>
> FYI: The group had started their work in a Special Interest Group
> ("IPNSIG") and is currently formally a project of the San Francisco Bay
> Area Chapter. The applicants state:
> "While the SF-Bay chapter has been a great nursery, it has meant that the
> IPNSIG has been in practice largely a North American initiative, and that
> membership has been largely drawn from the local area and institutions.
> Philosophically, the development of interplanetary communications is a
> non-geographical issue, of interest to people all over the globe.
> Practically, becoming a chapter in our own right will make for a much
> stronger case in building a membership base across the planet, especially
> if we start charging membership fees, as members won't have to first
> become members of SFBay-ISOC to formally become members of the IPN group.
>
> We want to stay connected to ISOC for a couple of reasons:
>
> - We believe it is in our interest to do so. ISOC Chapters represent a
> diverse membership. Connecting with them would give us the opportunity to
> spread the message about IPN and its importance not only to the
> commercialization and openness of space, but also it’s great potential
> to benefit developing countries. There are many terrestrial applications
> of the DTN technologies underpinning the IPN that could benefit openness
> and universal access, particularly in emerging economies, and places with
> poor and unreliable communications infrastructure . See our recent post
> about the Ring Road concept
> (http://ipnsig.org/2013/06/21/dtn-cubesats-low-cost-reliable-network-services-to-remote-regions/<http://ipnsig.org/2013/06/21/dtn-cubesats-low-cost-reliable-network-services-to-remote-regions/%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank>).
> This could potentially spark some POC work with other Chapters to test
> DTN’s usefulness in their regions. We also collaborate with other
> entities (like the DTNRG and the N4C community in Europe) who are actively
> pursuing these terrestrial applications.
>
> - We believe it is in the interest of the Internet Society to continue to
> have a strong connection with this topic area. The DTN protocols,
> parameter registries and operational conventions have been developed and
> continue to be expanded within the IRTF and IANA, and are documented
> within the RFC system. These emerging standards are currently being
> adopted by the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems, which means
> that their 18 member space agencies will be adopting them for space data
> communications. Early involvement on the part of ISOC can help guarantee
> that the openness that now exists (these are experimental network
> protocols under the aegis of IRTF and the core SW is currently open
> source) is maintained. Space will eventually be commercialized. Just as in
> the case of the terrestrial internet, a trusted, open interplanetary
> internet is in the interest of all and aligns well with core ISOC
> values."
>
>
> Please note that the Chapter is not yet formed and has not officially been
> recognised by the Internet Society.
> If there are people on this list that know the individuals proposing to
> establish the Chapter, feedback is especially welcome.
> The period allowed for comments is two weeks and the deadline is September
> 1st, 2013.
>
> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
>
> Thanks,
> Sabrina Wilmot
> Manager, Chapter Formation
> Internet Society
>
> -------------------------------
>
> Chapter Application
>
> A. Proposed name of the Chapter
> The chapter will be (in English) “The InterPlanetary Networking Chapter
> of the Internet Society.”
>
>
>
> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will serve
> The chapter’s primary mission is to promote the creation of a standard,
> scalable data communications system for interplanetary use. The primary
> initial focus will be the promotion of further development and use of the
> Delay & Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) suite of experimental network
> protocols (see RFC 4538 and 5050). The community currently includes
> members of the international space agencies, academia, commercial entities
> interested in space exploration and travel as well as the general public.
>
> C. Purpose and scope of Chapter
>
> The InterPlanetary Networking Special Interest Group
> (www.ipnsig.org<http://www.ipnsig.org>) was founded in 1998 by Vint Cerf
> and researchers within academia and NASA/JPL.
>
>
>
> D. Outline of key priorities for the first year of Chapter
>
> Because DTN is such a critical component of an envisioned interplanetary
> communications network, our first priority is to promote the development,
> maturity and adoption of DTN for both interplanetary and terrestrial use.
> In fact, investigating the potential of DTN to solve interesting
> terrestrial problems is high on our list for 2013. Our goals for 2013
> include:
>
>
>   *   ♣ Facilitating the development of easy-to-use SDK’s for various
> development platforms, especially for mobile use.
>   *   ♣ Raising funding for development resources to establish a
> publicly available testbed for DTN applications
>   *   ♣ Developing a DTN application development competition to be
> staged at Campus Party Silicon Valley in 2014. This competition will
> become an annual event in honor of Adrian Hooke, one of the leading
> figures in InterPlanetary Networking within IPNSIG, NASA, and the global
> Space Agency community.
>
>
>
> E. Founding members of the Chapter
> <will need to validate ISOC membership of IPNSIG membership database
> (actually, an Excel spreadsheet from Scott Burleigh). Best to do this as
> part of membership revalidation program>
>
>
>
> F. List of supporters and partner organizations
>
> Our primary partner in this effort is the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
> of the Internet Society. They have been driving a project to revitalize
> IPNSIG since Fall of 2011. Other partners include IPNSIG itself, Campus
> Party (who are helping us with marketing and outreach), and the Australian
> Chapter of the Internet Society (who are helping us establish a program
> for attracting corporate memberships)
>
>
>
> G. Membership
> We will leverage the governing board of IPNSIG to form an initial Board
> for the chapter. We will also encourage the 287 existing members of IPNSIG
> to join the Chapter. Current Board Members include:
>
> Vint Cerf, Chairperson (Cofounder of the Internet Society, amongst other
> things…)
> Konstantin Kalaitzidis, Vice Chair (also Secretary of the San Francisco
> Bay Area Chapter)
> Mike Snell, Secretary/Treasurer (also President of the San Francisco Bay
> Area Chapter)
> Paul Brooks (also Board Member of the Australian Chapter)
> Scott Burleigh (NASA/JPL—primary NASA architect for DTN)
> Jay Wyatt (NASA/JPL—program manager for DTN)
> Keith Scott (Miter Corporation—DTN researcher)
>
> We will hold monthly Board meetings and quarterly Chapter meetings.
> Chapter meetings will include speakers from the global IPN SME community
> on topics of interest, but with a slant towards being accessible to the
> general public.
>
> With Vint’s assistance, we are organizing a major publicity event in
> January of 2014. Speakers will include Vint and other heavy hitters from
> technology, NASA and even science fiction. We are partnering with Explore
> Mars Now (www.exploremarsnow.org<http://www.exploremarsnow.org>) for
> marketing and outreach expertise.
>
>
>
> H. List of requirements
> We are drafting by-laws and other documentation necessary for official US
> nonprofit status, and for filing articles of incorporation with the
> California Secretary of State.
>
>
>
> I. Additional information
>
>
>
> J. Your contact information
>
> Vint Cerf
>
> Konstantin Kalaitzidis
>
> Mike Snell
>
> Paul Brooks
>
> Scott Burleigh
>
> Jay Wyatt
>
> Keith Scott
>
> <on file>
>
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