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

Mon Aug 19 04:13:53 PDT 2013

Hi there.

On behalf of Somali chapter.  We fully support the application and we
welcome them.

Regards

Zahra

On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Krishna Seeburn (Kris) <
kris_seeburn at orange.mu> wrote:

> ISOC mauritius chapter supports the application and initiative.
>
> It might become more interesting and insightful for members who have no
> chapter and even those with a chapter.
>
> I doubt anyone who does not know some of the founding members.
>
> So from us we are in support.
>
> K.Seeburn
> Chair - ISOC Mauritius Chapter
>
> On 17 Aug 2013, at 11:27, Sabrina Wilmot <wilmot at isoc.org> 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) 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) 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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