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

Tue Aug 20 03:22:40 PDT 2013

Hmmm... unless there is another planet involved, shouldn't the name be
just "Planetary"? And, isn't ISOC "mother" already performing (or
expected to perform) this function?

[]s fraternos

--c.a.

On 08/17/2013 04:27 AM, 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:
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> - 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 
 c
ommunity in Europe) who are actively pursuing these terrestrial applications.
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> - 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."
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> 
> 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
> 
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> Chapter Application
> 
> A. Proposed name of the Chapter
> The chapter will be (in English) “The InterPlanetary Networking Chapter of the Internet Society.”
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> 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.
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> C. Purpose and scope of Chapter
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> 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.
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> D. Outline of key priorities for the first year of Chapter
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> 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:
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>   *   ♣ 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.
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> 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>
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> 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)
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> 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:
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> 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)
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I. Additional information
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> J. Your contact information
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> Vint Cerf
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> Konstantin Kalaitzidis
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> Mike Snell
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> Paul Brooks
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> Scott Burleigh
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> Jay Wyatt
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> Keith Scott
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> <on file>
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