Season’s greetings from Raúl Echeberría

December 24, 2009

As Chair of Internet Society Board of Trustees, I would like to take this opportunity to offer my best wishes for a wonderful New Year to Members, Chapters, partners, and friends around the world.
As a community joined by a vision of the Internet’s potential to foster global innovation and to benefit individual lives, I [...]

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2009 Wrap-up from ISOC President Lynn St Amour

December 24, 2009

Thanks for an Extraordinary Year of Achievements from Lynn St.Amour,
President and CEO of ISOC
Dear Members, Friends, and Colleagues,
The end of 2009 is rapidly approaching – and what a year it has been.
The Internet Society continued to prosper in 2009, the results of our work
reaching wider and deeper than ever before. So it is a pleasure [...]

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Fewer high school students taking computer science classes

December 21, 2009

Washington Post | By Michael Alison Chandler |Dec. 21, 2009: [summary] Nationally, the portion of schools that offer an introductory computer science course has dropped from 78 percent in 2005 to 65 percent this year, and the corresponding decline in AP courses went from 40 to 27 percent, according to a survey by [...]

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FCC publishes broadband plan framework

December 17, 2009

FCC news release Dec. 16, 2009: Options for a National Broadband Plan
Wireless Week | Andrew Berg | Dec. 16, 2009 : The FCC today published what amounts to a framework for the final phase in the development of a National Broadband Plan. The framework provides options for everything from universal service to infrastructure and [...]

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ISOC.ORG posts FAQ about ISOC and W3C

December 16, 2009

In Dec. 2009 (see 2nd item below) the Internet Society (ISOC) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced ISOC’s support W3C’s for evolution as an organization that creates open Web standards.
A definitive FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page has been posted on the ISOC.ORG web site. Well worth the read.

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Call for Nominations for the ISOC Board of Trustees

December 14, 2009

10 December 2009 (via ISOC-NY) – The ISOC Nominations Committee seeks statements of interest from individuals who wish to join the Board of Trustees.
In 2010, three positions on the Board of Trustees are open for election. Two Trustees will be elected by ISOC Organizational Members and one by ISOC Chapters. The Trustee positions [...]

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ISOC Donation to Support Evolution of W3C Organization

December 11, 2009

    Internet Society and World Wide Web Consortium
    Strengthen Relationship to Help Ensure Open Global Internet
Reston, VA, USA and Geneva, Switzerland, 11 Dec. 2009 — The Internet Society (ISOC) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C, founded by Tim Berners-Lee, see www.w3.org) today announced a donation from ISOC for the purpose of advancing the evolution of W3C [...]

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ISOC-DC Event Dec. 7
Debrief on the Internet Governance Forum

December 6, 2009

An ISOC-DC discussion on
WHO WILL GOVERN THE INTERNET IN 2020?
Monday, December 7
6:30-8:00 PM
Georgetown University
Room 204, Car Barn, 3520 Prospect St., N.W., Washington
(Click here to view video of the event.)

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OECD Event at FTC Dec. 8-10
Conference on Empowering E-consumers

December 4, 2009

See OECD meeting web page. The OECD conference, “Empowering E-consumers: Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Internet Economy” will take place Dec. 8-10 at the US Federal Trade Commission’s Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. More than 250 government officials, business leaders, academics and consumer representatives will attend the [...]

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Intelsat 14 satellite carries IP router by Cisco, part of IRIS – Internet Router In Space

November 24, 2009

The Intelsat 14 satellite was launched Nov. 23 carrying IRIS — Internet Router in Space — developed under the Department of Defense for military and commercial use, a major advance in Internet international networking.
IP routing in space – moving data networking in satellites from last-generation circuit-switching pipes to IP circuiting switching.
SatMagazine July 2009.
IRIS – Cisco [...]

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