Paris ICANN meeting to discuss reform of representative structure
Some reforms may be made at the the upcoming Paris meeting of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) on June 23 – 28 which could greatly improve ICANN’s representative structure....
View ArticleSupreme Court to review case of independent ISP vs. AT&T
There’s been some discussion on the ISOC-NY discuss list as to whether a free market solution or government initiatives are best way to improve broadband access in the U.S. Part of that discussion is...
View ArticleNYC Council Tech Committee Webcasting Hearing 10/29
Tech Committee Holds Webcasting Hearing – Council Plans to Expand Digital Live and VOD City Hall – On Wednesday, October 29, 2008, Council Member Gale A. Brewer (D-Manhattan), Chair of the Technology...
View ArticleVideo of Open Data Hearing
Below is video of the NYC Council Committee on Technology’s hearing on Jun 29 2009 regarding proposed Int. 991, Open Data Standards. This was a public hearing of New York City Council Committee on...
View ArticleCivic Representation in ICANN: What Now? forum
What: An ISOC-NY Forum When: Thurs Oct 8 2009 6:45pm – 8:45pm Where: Warren Weaver Hall NYU 251 Mercer St Rm 317 New York NY 10012 http://cs.nyu.edu/web/Location/directions.html Who: Dr Milton Mueller;...
View ArticleIETF Outcomes wiki
The IETF Outcomes wiki is now available on the IETF Tools site. http://trac.tools.ietf.org/misc/outcomes This wiki lists technologies and services that were developed in the IETF and represent notable...
View ArticleISOC Next Generation Leaders Programme – Call for Applicants
The Internet Society (ISOC) is happy to announce a new programme beginning in 2010: the ISOC Next Generation Leaders (NGL) programme. The NGL was officially launched 6 October 2009 at a youth forum...
View ArticleInternet Society Supports United Nations Human Rights Day Focus on Social Media
[Geneva, Switzerland – 09 December 2011] – The Internet Society welcomed the focus of today’s United Nations Human Rights Day event highlighting the transformational role of the Internet and social...
View ArticleVideo: FreedomBox Hackfest February 2012
On February 18 2012 the Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) participated in the first ever FreedomBox Hackfest, held at the Columbia School of Law in New York City. The FreedomBox is an...
View ArticleWhat infrastructure is needed for positively disruptive technology?
Cosponsored by Disruptive Technologists and the New York Chapter of the Federal Communications Bar Association Infrastructure in this sense could be physical (fiber in the ground) – or open source...
View Article#SharetheNet: Support Cuban Net Freedom, Community Networks on #GivingTuesday
The Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) is now supporting other organizations that share our vision of open technology for social good. Today, Tuesday, December 1, ISOC-NY sponsors our first...
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