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ISOC Monthly NewsletterOctober 2009Invitation to join ISOC’s “IGF Issues – Briefing and Discussion Forum”Date: 14 November 2009 The “IGF Issues – Briefing and Discussion Forum” will include a briefing on IGF themes and workshops and cover issues of interest to our members in preparation for the IGF. It is an opportunity for ISOC members coming to the IGF to interact with ISOC staff and other key ISOC stakeholder groups such as Chapter representatives and ISOC IGF Ambassadors on ISOC’s agenda and activities for the meeting. This briefing will also be followed by a cocktail reception from 17:00 – 19:00. More background: http://igf09.eg/homeeng.html Chapter update: GhanaISOC Africa Bureau Manager Visits Ghana Chapter Contributed by Vera Doku “As long as there is limited local and relevant content in the languages that most Africans speak, the Internet will only benefit the elite, it will not bring about the desired change to our society as compared to the revolution brought about by the FM radio stations.” These were the thoughts of Dr. Dawit Bekele, ISOC Africa Bureau Manager, after he delivered his paper on the Growth of Broadband and Mobile Phones in Africa: Opportunities and Threats at a soiree hosted in his honour by the Society, (ISOC) Ghana Chapter on Tuesday, 6 October 2009 at the SSNIT Guest House in Accra. Prof Nii Narku Quaynor, the Chair of the Ghana Chapter and Africa Network Operators’ Group convener chaired the event. Dr. Bekele was of the view that despite the fact the there was a growth of Broadband and other Internet Infrastructure; this growth might have limited impact on a majority of the people who are poor and uneducated unless there is content and applications that respond to their needs. On the issue of content, Dr. Bekele said that there was the need for Africa to generate local content, which should be spearheaded by the private sector, with the support from the government. In his welcoming remarks, Prof. Quaynor, who was excited by the presence of the Dr. Bekele, was optimistic that access to the Internet in Ghana could only get better. “Some years ago, I did not think that it would be possible to expand to this extent, but technology has made it possible. However, it behoves of us to do research on the impact that accessibility has made in our communities, so that it can give us a true picture of what is happening on the ground.” He said. Mr. Eric Akumiah, General Secretary of ISOC, Ghana chapter, presented a paper written by Prof Quaynor on Web Presence for every Mobile User Interface (UI). This paper brought to light the possibility of using different technologies for Internet access on mobile phones in Africa, where the Internet infrastructure is still very fragile. The event was attended by members of ISOC and the general public who made useful contributions to the topics under discussion. Some new members were added to ISOC Ghana’s membership. Earlier on Sunday, October 4, Dr. Bekele met the ISOC Ghana Executive committee and had discussion on how to improve the performance of the chapter, highlighting on opportunities available from ISOC Global. Photos of Dr. Bekele’s visit can be found at http://ghnog.jalbum.net/Dawit_Visit/. AMS Project UpdateOctober was a very busy month for the Association Management System (AMS) project. First, ISOC held one successful hands-on beta trial from 1-8 October. Based on findings from that trial, we decided to hold a second one, to run from 29 October to 4 November. Go-live for the production-ready AMS Chapter Portal and the Association Management System itself is now slated for 17 November. As planned from the beginning of the Association Management System project, ISOC had wanted to involve Chapters as much as possible before launching the new portal. For the first beta, about 50 Chapter officers (and other interested stakeholders) from 35 different Chapters were invited to participate in the hands-on testing of the new ISOC Chapter Portal. Based in part on these beta findings, and general feedback from the beta testing group, the launch of the AMS Chapter Portal has been held back from the originally scheduled go-live date of 29 October. While many members/officers saw value in the increased functionality of the portal, many others felt it still needed work in some areas before it was ready to launch. We have spent the intervening time working from a task list generated by the feedback from the testing group, which was greatly appreciated. We will be providing more instructions to ISOC Chapter officers, members, and staff on the run up to the new launch date of 17 November. Meanwhile, all testers from the first beta will be welcomed back for the second round of testing. Any other Chapter officers who have not been involved in testing so far, but would like to be, are welcome to contact us at ams-project@isoc.org. We will be happy to include you in the final round of testing. New AMS Chapter Portal functionality highlights
Once again, if any Chapter officer is interested in being involved in the 29 October – 4 November testing round, please contact ams-project@isoc.org. Data Consistency work Chapter update: PeruContributed by Carlos Vera Quintana ISOC Ecuador e ISOC Peru se reunen en Lima Carlos Vera Director Internacional de ISOC Ecuador visitó Lima atendiendo un Congreso internacional de elearning, aprovechando esta visita para reunirse con el Presidente del ISOC Perú Willy Rey con quien intercambiaron criterios y experiencias que serán aprovechados por los capítulos en el desarrollo de sus actividades. Vera y Rey acordaron continuar con un permanente intercambio de experiencias entre sus capítulos para reforzar el trabajo conjunto en beneficio de las metas y objetivos comunes. Los capítulos ecuatoriano y peruano de la Sociedad de Internet, buscarán mecanismos de participación conjunta para promover proyectos y actividades comunes. En la reunión se trataron varios temas como los mecanismos de sostenibilidad y presencia de los capítulos, los proyectos a presentarse a ISOC HQ, las actividades con aliados estratégicos en los países y los proyectos que se llevan adelante en ISOC HQ como el proyecto esfera, el nuevo portal y las discusiones en varias listas con sus afectaciones sobre los internautas de estos países. En los portales de ISOC Ecuador www.isoc.org.ec y de ISOC Peru http://www.isocperu.org se colocarán proximamente detalles de la visita e información sobre los avances de los acuerdos iniciales logrados entre los capítulos peruano y ecuatoriano. Chapter update: BulgariaContributed by Dessi Greve Internet Society Bulgaria Chapter, in cooperation with the Bulgarian Coordination Center for Safer Internet, has helped the exposure and shut-down of a website offering teenage erotica and blackmailing teenagers. The website in question had been offering to display soft-porn images of a teenage girl after registration. A tiny note informed the visitors, that the monthly subscription fee was 59 Bgn, VAT included. The thing hadn’t been announced was that the act of entering an email and age into the fields was considered an agreement to pay the fee. Consequently, a threatening email had been sent to the subscribers, pointing that if the payment was not transferred immediately, a public prosecutor will be called. The website had been advertised at popular dating sites. Using simple psychological threats over the teenagers, the website owners managed to defraud more than 100 teens. A signal from an under-age girl was sent to the Bulgarian Hot line for illegal and harmful content in Internet, complaining that not only had she been threatened, but that she had also been forced to send her own erotic pictures. Internet Society Bulgaria Chapter immediately referred the matter to the Ministry of Interior and the Commission for consumer protection (http://www.safenet.bg/teen/news.php?item.32.1). As a result of that fast reaction, the website was closed down by the authorities and the case is under investigation. In addition to the public interest, Internet Society Bulgaria Chapter has published some advice for the young surfers on how to stay alert to, and proceed with similar cases. Internet Society Bulgaria Chapter is a member of the Public Council for Safer Internet and will continue following the agenda of making the Internet a safe place for youths. Chapter update: FranceContributeurs : Odile Ambry, Christophe Bys, Mathieu Dierstein, Sophie Maheo, France Miremont, Charles Simon. Pour les adhérents et leurs invités, l’Isoc France a organisé le 13 octobre 09 un Dîner-Débat “Qui m’a volé mon identité ?!”, autour d’Olivier ITEANU, avocat à la Cour d’Appel de Paris et président d’honneur de l’Isoc France et d’Eric FREYSSINET, Lieutenant – Colonel affecté à la direction générale de la gendarmerie nationale chargé des projets de lutte contre la cybercriminalité. Tous deux sont auteurs de livres sur l’identité numérique. Une assemblée studieuse et participative, où la diversité du public a emmené le débat bien au-delà des frontières du juridique. L’ensemble des invités a convenu que des changements profonds, irréversibles ont bouleversé notre identité sur Internet. Le numérique est passé par là, sans cadre législatif concerté pour l’accompagner. Moteurs de recherche, réseaux sociaux, bases de données biométriques, administration électronique…des pans entiers de nos vies sont désormais numérisés ! Où s’arrêtera-t-on ? Quelles précautions prendre ? Quelles peuvent être les limites législatives et réglementaires ? Nul doute que l’univers numérique est en train de bouleverser la construction de notre identité, de la rendre plus complexe, plus volatile et plus “figée”. Personnalités ou simple particuliers, nous sommes tous aujourd’hui les victimes potentielles d’un vol d’identité sur Internet. Usurpation bénigne ou vol manifeste, le risque est grandissant. Entre partisans du tout sécuritaire et promoteurs de l’ouverture maximum, il y a place au débat ! Le débat de ce soir était animé par Christophe BYS, journaliste (et administrateur). Jean-Marc LILLA (Senior Manager Organization Membership EMEA, Isoc Monde) est venu de Genève pour représenter l’Isoc Monde et faire part à l’assemblée du plaisir à participer à un débat dont le contenu est l’un des enjeux forts de l’Internet Society : l’identité numérique globale est un bien commun qui doit être défendu et encadré. Chapter update: BelgiumContributed by Rudi Vansnick The Flemish government (Parliament) has invited the Internet Society Belgium Chapter to participate in a consultation with Internet users on the effectiveness of Flemish government Internet and ICT services for citizens. During a two day seminar (9-10 November) ISOC Belgium will present results of consultations and will participate in the debate on improving the government’s quality of service. An invitation to participate in further policy writing is on the table. In Geneva, the Internet Society Belgium Chapter, together with its partner in the dothealth project, organized a meeting with potential new partners. HON has confirmed they will join us and be part of the consortium which will start working on the practical part of the project after the IGF. We are working on the draft document, and more details about the potential participation of ISOC chapters across the world will be communicated very soon. The minister of telecommunications of Azerbaijan has invited the Internet Society Belgium Chapter chair, Rudi Vansnick, to be keynote speaker at the Islamic ICT conference in Baku from 1-4 November. During the two day conference, Rudi Vansnick will first deliver a keynote speech and will then participate in a panel “Youth creativity in ICT and the role of Online Social Networks”. A collaboration between ISOC Belgium and Azerbaijan schools will be discussed too, following the result of the Belgian winner of the WSA: My Machine. Recently Internet Society Belgium Chapter started a special task force, e-Security, which will have the focus on security policy, specifically in relation to the national CERT. This task force is chaired by Len Lavens. Weekly we have an article in one of the biggest newspapers in Belgium, de Standaard. The VRT radio asked for a weekly program where Internet issues would be discussed during a 15 to 20 minute session. No final decision is taken as we first want to finalize some official documents and agreements relating to intellectual property. Chapter update: KolkataContributed by Anupam Agarwal The maiden One Web Day meeting on 22 September 2009 was hosted by Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) at their premises in Alipore, in association with Internet Society (ISOC) Kolkata Chapter. There were over hundred people from Medical fraternity including renowned doctors and medical students in attendance. Mr. Vishnu Gupta – CIO (CMRI) opened the session with an interesting example about how the Internet has bought a cultural change in the way we plan, do, and act in our lives and how it can be leveraged to optimize our day to day efficiency. The presentation titled “About Internet Society & One Web Day”, by Anupam Agrawal, Chair of ISOC India Kolkata Chapter was well received by all. The people from Medical Fraternity who were unacquainted with ISOC expressed great interest in learning about its philosophy and objectives. This set up a fantastic backdrop for the session on Merits & Demerits of Internet usage for Medical Practitioners, which was taken by Avik Bose, Member Internet Society Kolkata Chapter. This generated a lot of response and practical issues being faced were discussed. The final session on Online Child Security by Anupam Agrawal was close to the heart of many people attending and evoked good interest. A Medical forum is being planned to be formed under Kolkata Chapter to provide a platform for regular meetings and discussions on Internet related issues applicable for Medical Fraternity. Also, on 9 October 2009, Internet Society Kolkata Chapter participated in the seminar titled “Best Practices in Data Security” organized by Data Security Council of India wherein roughly hundred twenty people attended. ISOC brochures were distributed among the attendees and ISOC- Kolkata members participated in panel discussions. Chapter update: ArgentinaContributed by Mónica Abalo Laforgia The INET Buenos Aires meeting was held on 15 and 15 October in Buenos Aires, Argentina with a great success. Organized by Internet Society Argentina Chapter, INET Buenos Aires had 275 registered attendees. During the event, discussion covered issues related to present and future Internet challenges. We enjoyed very active active participation. Likewise, on 15 October, our Chapter made an official presentation of the book IPv6 for everyone, developed last year as part of the Internet Society-funded project, “Experiencing IPv6″. Pictures will be available soon at www.isoc.org.ar. In other news, Internet Society Argentina Chapter is preparing to be a remote hub for participation in the upcoming IGF. Like last year, we will participate in the initiative led by IGF Secretariat to increase remote participation of developing countries in the Internet Governance Forum process. Chapter update: RomaniaContributed by Eduard Tric In September, we reported on the launch of Internet Society Romania’s “Electronic diploma” project. We are please to now report that this project was was nominated for “Best Business Innovation of the Year” award by Linkedin and Cisco European Business. The project is so far supported by the Romanian government, four ISOC chapters (Romania, Slovenia, US Colorado, and Pakistan) and the French Agency of French-Speaking Universities, with 710 universities from 85 countries. It is gaining momentum in other countries such as Germany. Chapter update: Hong KongContributed by Ka Ping Wong BlogFest.Asia (6 – 8 November) IPv6 World Asia (23 November) and Training Workshop (24-27 November) ITRC Forum 2009 (27 November) InterChallenge 2009 – International Internet Challenge for youth (November 2009 – Apr 2010) Afilias, Google, and Microsoft Extend Support for Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF, Component of Next Generation Leaders ProgrammeAfilias, Google and Microsoft have extended their support for the Internet Society’s Fellowships to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), an important component of the Next Generation Leaders Programme. Continued support by these Internet Society (ISOC) Organization Members will enable more technologists from developing regions to attend in person at Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meetings, helping to build technical capacity in less developed countries. The IETF is the Internet’s premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. Participants in the IETF represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendor, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. The Internet Society’s Fellowship program helps skilled technologists from the developing world to experience the Internet standards development process in person. While much of the IETF’s work takes place over mailing lists, the in-person experience promotes a stronger understanding of the standardisation process, encourages active involvement in IETF work, and facilitates personal networking with others that have similar technical interests. The ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program covers the travel and attendance costs for selected Fellows. As an additional benefit, the Fellows are paired with more experienced members of the Internet technical community who act as their mentors for the course of an IETF meeting. In addition to Afilias, Google and Microsoft, Intel is a current sponsor of the ISOC Fellowships to the IETF; additional support for the Next Generation Leaders programme is provided by the Nominet Trust. Details of the Internet Society’s Fellowships to the IETF are available at: http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship/ The Internet Society Next Generation Leaders programme is a unique blend of coursework and practical experience to help prepare young professionals from around the world to become the next generation of Internet technology, policy, and business leaders. Additional information about the Internet Society’s Next Generation Leaders Programme can be found at: Follow-up to the IETF75 Hot Topics Rough GuideIn July, we published the Rough Guide to IETF 75’s Hot Topics. Here now is the follow up to the meetings highlighted in that guide. As this circulates, the final preparations are underway for IETF76, in Hiroshima, 8-13 November 2009. The draft agenda for that meeting is already available. Be sure to consult it to identify working group sessions that meet your own interests. All working group sessions will support remote participation, if you are unable to participate in person. In line with our own priorities at the Internet Society, we selected working groups, BoFs, plenaries, and other events at IETF 75 in the following broad categories:
___________________ As P2P and VoIP technologies become more prevalent, and network usage patterns sometimes deviate from their architects’ expectations, managing bandwidth to allow best use for customers becomes an increasingly important topic. alto (Application-Layer Traffic Optimization) Outcomes:
Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/alto.html ledbat (Low Extra Delay Background Transport) Outcomes:
Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/ledbat.txt MPTCP (Multipath TCP) BOF Outcomes:
Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/mptcp.txt ___________________ There is steadily increasing momentum to deploy IPv6 as the IPv4 address pool approaches depletion. While much work is ongoing to support interoperability in coexisting IPv4 and IPv6 network environments, there are also interesting developments in emerging IPv6 environments. 6lowpan (IPv6 over Low power WPAN) Outcomes:
Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/6lowpan.txt 6man (IPv6 maintenance) Outcomes:
Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/6man.html behave (Behavior Engineering for Hindrance Avoidance) Outcomes
Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/behave.txt Minutes of behave interim meeting in May: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/ibehave.txt First Webex behave interim meeting was held in August but no minutes have been posted. The next Webex interim meeting will be held: Thurs Oct 21. Information on those can be found here: http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/behave/trac/wiki softwire (Softwires) Outcomes: Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/softwires/current/msg00847.html v6ops (IPv6 Operations) Outcomes:
Minutes: not received Transport Area Open Meeting
Minutes. http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/tsvarea.txt ___________________ dnsext (DNS Extensions) Outcomes: Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/dnsext.txt DNSOP (Domain Name System Operations) Outcomes: Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/agenda/dnsop.txt sidr (Secure Inter-Domain Routing) Outcomes: Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/sidr.txt savi (Source Address Validation Improvements) Outcomes: Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/savi.txt ___________________ ogpx (Open Grid Protocol) BoF Outcomes: Minutes: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/75/minutes/ogpx.txt oauth (Open Authentication Protocol) Outcomes: dkim (Domain Keys Identified Mail) Outcomes: Minutes: http://tools.ietf.org/wg/dkim/minutes?item=minutes75.html Chapter update: EcuadorISOC Ecuador con la Premiación de Los Mejores en el Mundo. Contributed by Carlos Vera Quintana En base a la alianza lograda entre ISOC Ecuador y la Secretaria Nacional del Migrante SENAMI del Ecuador, hemos logrado desarrollar la categoría LOS MEJORES DEL ECUADOR EN EL EXTERIOR, que estara incluida en el portal de postulación y votaciones a partir de noviembre del presente año en el concurso de LOS MEJORES SITIOS WEB E INICIATIVAS TICs DEL ECUADOR 2009, año en el cual este concurso cumple 10 años promoviendo la cultura de la tecnología en el País y a nivel internacional. Bajo el lema LO MEJOR DEL ECUADOR ESTA EN TODO EL MUNDO: SU GENTE!! la campaña actual tiene por objetivo reconocer los Contenidos creados para y por ecuatorianos en el exterior y los Mejores Sitios Web e Iniciativas TICS creados para y por la comunidad migrante que busquen hacer que nuestros compatriotas participen de manera activa en las actividades que se generen en nuestro país. Con LO MEJOR DEL ECUADOR ESTÁ EN TODAS PARTES: SU GENTE pretendemos este año lograr que la tecnología acerque a nuestros compatriotas tanto generadores como consumidores de contenidos con su País. Con esta alianza con la SENAMI pretendemos que el evento sea difundido a través de su plataforma virtual a la comunidad migrante ecuatoriana, y que los participantes puedan participar de forma virtual en cada uno de los procesos llevados a cabo en el concurso. Este es un logro más que hace que ISOC Ecuador rompa las fronteras y llegue a más cibernautas en el mundo. Seguimos trabajando por la inclusión digital!!! We have met the future Internet leaders and they are usYouth attending the launch of the Next Generation Leaders programme look to themselves to provide leadership of the Internet GENEVA, Switzerland–7 October 2009–Insights from youth attending the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World Conference in Geneva, gathered via a poll, show that they considered future leaders of the Internet were far more likely to emerge from educational institutions than from industry, government, or technical communities. Leadership, for this group, is a bridging role relying on education to combine and complement commercial, policy, or technological advances. Their view of leadership positions the youth to address and find solutions to over-arching concerns such as privacy and security, which they ranked as a far greater concern today than censorship, government regulation, or over-commercialisation. The poll took place at the launch of a new Internet Society (ISOC) programme designed to identify and promote future leaders such as the talented youth selected for this global conference. “The Internet Society’s Next Generation Leaders programme offers a unique opportunity to advance potential Internet leaders, and the results of this poll indicate the importance of balanced education for leadership,” said Bill Graham, responsible for strategic global engagement at the Internet Society. “We want to provide the world’s next generation of Internet leaders the opportunity to accelerate their careers.” “We have specifically designed our programme to prepare young professionals for leadership, bridging the boundaries between business, technical development, policy, and governance on local, regional, and international levels. It is based on specialized coursework, introductions to current high-level leaders, and project work. Graduates will have a great opportunity to advance their careers faster than they could on their own,” continues Graham. Candidates in the programme will also have the opportunity to apply for ISOC’s existing representation programmes, such as ISOC Ambassadorships to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) or ISOC Fellowships to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). This programme is made possible through generous support from Nominet Trust. For more information about joining or supporting the Internet Society Next Generation Leaders programme, see: http://isoc.org/leaders/ Lynn St.Amour interviewed by ITU Telecom TVLynn St.Amour was interviewed for the TelecomTV, the official television channel of the ITU Telecom World 2009 conference in Geneva (5-9 October 2009). The full, wide-ranging interview is available on the Telecom TV web site. For more about the Internet Society’s extensive involvement in Telecom World, please visit InternetSociety.org/itu-tw2009. Community Grants Programme Project ShowcaseProject Title: Website with Legal and Policy Content for the Fight Against Cybercrime for Latin America Ciberdelincuencia.Org, an initiative created by Cristos Velasco has been online since July 2008. Ciberdelincuencia.Org has, since then, become an important source of legal reference for attorneys, practitioners, legislators, international organizations, government officials, academics, and civil society in the field of cybercrime and security. The website contains current information on the legal status of cybecrime of some countries in Latin America, as well as publications, legal instruments, recommendations, and news relevant to the field. Ciberdelincuencia.Org has been disseminated in a number of international and regional conferences on cybercrime, and has played an important role in raising understanding and awareness of the said topics among the different stakeholders in Latin America. To find out more about our activities, visit: http://ciberdelincuencia.org. Learn more about the Community Grants Programme here. DiploFoundation begins research survey on the impact of the IGFContributed by DiploFoundation The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) process is a direct result of the UN World Summit on the Information Society. It offers a forum for developing discussions about Internet Governance in a multistakeholder environment which allows for not only cross-border but cross-stakeholder sharing on an equal basis of partners from governments, civil society, business, academia, and the technical community. The fourth IGF will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in November, 2009. As it enters its fourth iteration, the IGF is undergoing a process of review and evaluation, which makes a survey of its impact particularly relevant and important. DiploFoundaton has recently begun a research survey to identify this impact. This information will be valuable for all stakeholders to consider as best practices, examples or what has worked, and where we need to focus our efforts to improve. The process of developing and analyzing the results of this survey will be conducted by DiploFoundation and other partners, supported by a grant from AT&T. The project aims to collect a wide range of responses to questionnaires in two formats: an online survey which will provide input for a statistical analysis of trends in impact, and an interview survey of stakeholders from government, civil society, business, academia, and host countries which will form the basis for a narrative report. The interviews and questionnaire will also collect recommendations for future enhancements of the IGF and related activities. This information will be valuable for all stakeholders to consider as best practices, examples of what has worked, and where we need to focus our efforts to improve. The project will be conducted during September and October, 2009, with the release of a report at the IGF in Sharm El Sheikh, November 15, 2009. Please address any questions to IGF.Impact@gmail.com. Latin American ccTLDs gather for security-focused trainingLast month, in conjunction with LACTLD, ISOC helped organize a workshop for Latin American Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs). The technical workshop was attended by 40 people representing 15 ccTLDs and focused on Security. It included both DNSSEC training and secure registry operations courses. The training was supported by ISOC, NIC Mexico, ICANN, NSRC (Network Startup Resource Center), Delta Risk, Viña Santa Cruz and La Torina. Some press coverage of the event is available here. ISOC Member Newsletter. Suggestions, comments, and questions welcome to, newsletter@isoc.org ISOC's key initiatives target the critical issues that affect all aspects of Internet development and growth. 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