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ISOC Monthly NewsletterJanuary 2010Upcoming Chapter and Member meetingsISOC is excited to inform you of several upcoming opportunities for ISOC Members to meet. There are preparations underway to provide opportunities to meet alongside: We will try to provide remote participation for the above meetings but this is not guaranteed. As part of the expanding regional INETs programme we have pleasure in announcing the first regional INET for 2010.
More details about all events will be made available as soon as they are known and will be posted to: Chapter meetings: http://isoc.org/wp/chapter-meetings Chapter update: AustraliaContributed by Holly Raiche Mid December through late January is a very quiet period in Australia, combining the Christmas and New Year Holidays, summer vacation and our national holiday, Australia Day, on 26 January. However, the Internet Society Australian Chapter did have a few activities. We met with the First Assistant Secretary of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and, later, one of the Australian Computer Society’s e-Security group. We also met with the consumer group ACCAN and the business users group ATUG to work through the issues for end users raised by the proposed National Broadband Network. Finally, we will be jointly hosting (with our lawyers, Maddocks) a reception for the CEO of the ISP iiNet to discuss the issues raised by the case brought against it by AFACT – a consortium of film distribution companies alleging breach of copyright for iiNet’s failure to warn customers about the downloading of copyrighted material. Chapter update: New YorkContributed by Joly MacFie ISOC-NY Member meeting 28 January 2010
http://www.isoc-ny.org/?p=1335 Webcast: Google Book Settlement Workshop – 20 January 2010 Audio and video can be found on http://www.isoc-ny.org/?p=1282 Webcast: New York Tech Council – Tech Trends for 2010 – 14 January 2010 Audio and video can be found on http://www.isoc-ny.org/?p=1289 ISOC-NY Event: Eben Moglen ‘Freedom in the Cloud’ – 5 February 2010 More info: http://www.isoc-ny.org/?p=1338 Chapter update: BeninContributeur : Pierre Dovonou Lokossou ISOC démystifie le réseau sans fil à Cotonou Au cours d’un atelier de formation de 5 jours en Novembre dernier sur le réseau sans fil à coût réduit, ISOC et ses partenaires le Network Startup Ressource Center, le WirelessU et le International Centre for Theoretical Physics ont appris à une trentaine de membres et/ou sympathisants des chapitres togolais et béninois d’ISOC comment installer et administrer un réseau sans fil. Cette formation qui a été hautement appréciée par les participants a abordé les notions fondamentales du réseau sans fil et a permis la réalisation d’antennes à partir des matériaux de récupération comme les boites de conserve déjà jetées dans les poubelles. Ces types d’antennes sont appelées « cantenna » Par ailleurs, comme je t’avais mis en copie mes mails au sujet de la nouvelle plateforme AMS, je constate que le helpdesk qui doit m’assister à finaliser la précédure d’accès au serveur est très occupé. Je ne vois pas trop de réactivité dans leur assistance. Chapter update: FranceContributeurs : Odile Ambry, Fadhila Brahimi, Christophe Bys, Nicolas Chagny, Chloé Cordon, Gérard Dantec, Stéphane Distinguin, Cendrine Duquenne, Florence Gaty, Frédéric Guillemaut, Vincent Lecoq, France Miremont, Oliver Iteanu, Patrick Rambeau. 1° Utilisation des moyens de connexion de l’entreprise à des fins privées 2° Usage des terminaux personnels au sein de l’entreprise ou l’iPhone est-il l’ennemi de l’entreprise ? 3° Accès des syndicalistes à l’Intranet ou à qui appartient l’Intranet ? 4° Biométrie et fichage ou Suivre les salariés à la trace : jusqu’où aller trop loin ? Retransmise en direct sur Internet par faberNovel (caméra) et les Argonautes, la manifestation a suscité de nombreuses réactions et interventions sur Twitter. Une vingtaine d’intervenants se sont succédés : DRH, DSI, syndicalistes, patrons d’entreprise, experts … Retrouvez prochainement la vidéo en différé : On peut revoir ‘le Live Tweet’ sur http://twitter.com/search?q=VIPP Notre dessinateur de presse Patrick Rambeau a illustré les moments forts de la journée et Florence Gaty en a assuré la couverture photos.
Solidarity with the Haitian Internet communityDear Colleagues, We are all deeply shocked and saddened by the recent earthquake in Haiti, and the terrible toll it has extracted from the Haitian people and the nation. In these first days, the major priority, of course, is the humanitarian relief effort, and to this end, we encourage all ISOC members and friends to donate what they can to the relief effort. Our thoughts go out immediately to the people of Haiti, especially to our friends, colleagues, and fellow members in all affected areas. In the chaos of the destruction, we have heard many stories of the vital role of communications technology in search and rescue, in reuniting families, and in guiding the relief efforts. Despite the damage done, many aspects of Haiti’s Internet and telecommunications infrastructure have continued to operate and have proven invaluable to the crisis response. More than anything, this affirms the importance of the Internet Society’s mission, and it guides us in how we can apply our efforts to helping the people and the nation of Haiti recover. Restoring damaged communications infrastructure will be crucial to the humanitarian and disaster relief efforts underway. In the longer term, providing the help Haiti needs to further develop and improve its Internet infrastructure will support the institutions of governance, business, and education necessary for rebuilding Haiti’s social and economic recovery. The Internet Society had already planned to dedicate significant efforts towards education and capacity building in the Caribbean region in 2010. In light of this recent tragedy, much of this effort will be refocused and intensified around Haiti. Together with our regional partners, we will in the coming days, weeks, and months communicate more about our plans, and how we can best meet the needs expressed to us by the Haitian Internet community. These efforts will be lead by Karen Rose, ISOC’s Director of Access and Development Initiatives, with the close support of our Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, and the Chapters and members in the region. For now, the ISOC homepage links to the Red Cross humanitarian appeal. Soon, we will begin providing links on how we can all contribute to the longer term Internet-related projects that will support Haiti’s recovery. We especially wish to draw attention to the immediate response of organizations such as Inveneo, NetHope, the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), Packet Clearing House (PCH), LACNIC, the IEEE, and many others, all mobilizing for much-needed, practical, on-the-ground assistance. Finally, on behalf of the ISOC community, we send a message of solidarity to leading members of the Haitian Internet community, such as Max Larson Henry, Reynold Guerrier, and Stephane Bruno, who are working tirelessly to restore and rebuild. In these distressing times, there is at least some comfort from knowing that we can call on the unstinting support of a global, dedicated, community. Sincerely, Lynn St.Amour Raúl Echeberría Technical organizations NetHope Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) Packet Clearing House (PCH) LACNIC IEEE Humanitarian relief UNICEF Médecins Sans Frontières Latest World Summit Award newsletter available nowThe latest World Summit Award (WSA) newsletter is available online now. Featuring a report of the WSA’s involvement in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the newsletter highlights a recent Young People’s Forum in Azerbaijan and profiles some of the prize-winning projects from 2009. The Internet Society is a partner of the WSA and is a proud sponsor of the WSA Youth Awards, held in conjunction with the main Awards each year. ISOC Chapters and other interested groups are encouraged to get involved in the WSA work by organizing a WSA Roadshow, designed to support capacity building in the region, demonstrate the achievements of local content producers, and encourage entrepreneurship and knowledge exchange between regions and countries. For more information visit http://www.wsis-award.org/events NRO announces less than 10% of IPv4 addresses remain unallocatedThe Number Resource Organization (NRO), the official representative of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that oversee the allocation of all Internet number resources, has announced that less than 10 percent of available IPv4 addresses remain unallocated. This small pool of existing IP addresses marks a critical moment in IPv4 address exhaustion, ultimately impacting the future network operations of all businesses and organizations around the globe. “This is a key milestone in the growth and development of the global Internet,” noted Axel Pawlik, Chairman of the NRO. “It is vital that the Internet community take considered and determined action to ensure the global adoption of IPv6… The deployment of IPv6 is a key infrastructure development that will enable the network to support the billions of people and devices that will connect in the coming years”. The full NRO announcement is available here. For the full range of ISOC’s resources on the importance on IPv6 deployment for the future of the Internet, visit: www.InternetSociety.org/IPv6 ARIN announces meeting fellowship programThe American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) has announced its current Meetings Fellowship Program in an effort to broaden educational outreach and bring new ideas into the public policy discussions. They this week announced a call for Fellows to attend ARIN XXV in Toronto in April. If you are interested in applying for the program, you have until 28 February to submit an application. The application, submission instructions, and a detailed description of the program are available here. Please contact info@arin.net if you have any questions concerning the program and the application process. Chapter update: LiberiaContributed by Charles Gaye The Liberia Chapter of the Internet Society will implement its first Internet awareness workshop for the Liberian Honorable House of Senate Committee on ICT, on 17-18 March in Monrovia, Liberia. The Theme for the event is: “The Internet is for everyone”, featuring a keynote address by Anne-Rachel Inne, Regional Director for ICANN At-Large Africa Region. Internet Society Participation in the Internet Governance Forum 2009The Internet Society has submitted formal comments to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), on taking stock of the IGF2009 meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and on the agenda and format of the 2010 Vilnius, Lithuania meeting (14-17 September). In the comments, ISOC notes that the IGF continues to evolve and commends the “Forumʼs willingness to adopt different formats to encourage open discussion of difficult topics, as well as providing opportunities for capacity building, information exchange and building communities of interest”. The full text of the comments is available here. As at previous IGFs, ISOC had a particularly visible and active presence in the fourth Internet Governance Forum, held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt from 15-18 November, 2009. A staff contingent attended to speak in workshops, to mentor ISOC Ambassadors, to meet, to advance work with colleagues from their regions and around the world, and to represent ISOC at our pavilion in the IGF Village. The active participation of 20 ISOC Ambassadors, who had passed a demanding selection process, was also constructive. They too spoke up often both as workshop presenters and during open dialogue, in addition to making our pavilion a lively and interesting place to visit. It was not only the Internet Society itself that was visible. There was also a noticeable convergence of opinion toward the core messages that ISOC has consistently delivered stressing the importance of the bottom up, transparent, open, collaborative Internet model. Nearly all speakers in the opening segments spoke about the model as fundamental. The theme was expressed often by various speakers from different stakeholder groups throughout the meeting’s main sessions and workshops. The constant repetition shows that ISOC and the other organizations in the Internet ecosystem have raised the level of awareness in IGF discussions to the point where few now question the value of the model. This year the IGF itself evolved to include moderated, open dialogue sessions without panels to explore topics where there are a wide range of views and little agreement. Those topics were “management of critical Internet resources” and “Internet governance in the light of WSIS principles.” In both sessions there was some controversy, as the participants expressed their opinions quite frankly. A full wrap up of ISOC’s involvement in IGF 2009 is available here. Elections au Conseil d’administration du chapitre françaisNous sommes heureux d’annoncer les résultats des élections au Conseil d’administration de l’Isoc France qui se sont déroulées en ligne et sesont terminées le mercredi 16 décembre. En raison de la mise en place de nouveaux statuts et d’un nouveau règlement intérieur, l’ensemble du Conseil a été renouvelé et un CollègePersonnes morales (réservé aux entreprises et aux associations) a été créé. 12 administrateurs personnes physiques ont été élues, et 4 administrateurs représentant des entreprises et une association. La liste des nouveaux administrateurs :
Personnes morales :
8 nouveaux administrateurs sur 12, 5 femmes, une représentation très diversifiée de l’écosystème Internet : l’équipe sortante est fière d’annoncer que l’Isoc France a su convaincre, au cours de l’année 2009, de nouveaux membres d’adhérer et de prendre des responsabilités dansl’équipe de direction. Merci à eux de leur confiance. Et bonne année 2010 àtous! Odile Ambry ISOC Romania Chapter Offers Mini-GrantsISOC Romania Chapter would like to offer mini-grants of 1000 euros for other ISOC Chapters wishing to join e-diplomas project (granted in November 2009). For more information please contact Eduard Tric. 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. They embody ISOC's philosophy that the Internet is for everyone and they provide the organization with a solid foundation from which to positively influence standards development, access, business practices, and government policies. |
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