November 2012 - isoc - Skunkworks Site

Internet capacity to double soon after fifth fibre optic cable lands
by Grace Githaiga 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

IN SUMMARYInformation and Communication Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo on Monday said that a Middle Eastern company was currently contracting suppliers to lay the undersea cableAccording to the PS, the increased network capacity will be in line with rising local demands for high speed dataDr Ndemo also revealed that a project to provide every Internet users with digital identities would be implemented in a bid to combat rising cyber crime http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Fifth-fibre-optic-cable-lands/-/1006/…

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Press Release: AfTLD’s Initial Registry Operators Course Khartoum Sudan November 24 – 29 2012
by Barrack Otieno 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

The Africa Top Level Domains Organization (AfTLD), the association of African country code top level domains (ccTLDs) in collaboration with Sudan Internet Society (SIS), will be hosting an Initial Registry Operators Course for Francophone and Anglophone African ccTLDs in November 2012. The workshop which will be hosted by Sudan Internet Society, the Sudanese registry, will be held from 24 – 29 November 2012 and will focus on enhancing the robustness and efficiency of African registries by improving management of the technical infrastructure. The workshop is in line with AfTLD’s key strategic objective of building capacity of African ccTLDs with an aim of improving and enhancing Africa’s internet infrastructure. The Khartoum workshop is among a series of regular events that AfTLD holds on an annual basis. The event follows a successful workshop for Francophone ccTLDS held in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso from 9 to 13 January 2012 supported by the Internet Society and Francophonie as well as the policy and annual general meeting held in Livingstone Zambia in July 2012. As has been the case with the past events, the Khartoum workshop is supported by AfNIC, ISOC, Francophonie – AfTLD’s consistent sponsors and partners. Travel fellowships will be granted to qualifying ccTLDs. For further information about these and the event in general please contact AfTLD secretariat at secretariat(a)aftld.org. or visit the event website http://www.africatopleveldomains.org/sd2012/ *About AfTLD* The African Top Level Domains Organization was established in 2002 to act as a focal point for African Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) managers in coordinating, formulating, developing and presenting a unified approach to issues related to the Domain Name System. The African Top Level Domains Organization also presents a forum for sharing ideas between the regions Internet community with an aim of promoting the utilization of national country’s Top Level Domains. Ends. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] Fwd: AfNOG 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT - English
by Barrack Otieno 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Gitau <jgitau(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:24 AM Subject: [Skunkworks] Fwd: AfNOG 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT - English To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy Dotse <nancy@> Hi All,**** Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 2013. Kindly send to various lists. **** Please note Deadline for receipt of Applications is 25 January, 2013. **** Best Regards**** Nancy Dotse **** AfNOG Secretariat**** ** ** ** ** ************ ** ** * * * * *AIS 2013 (AfNOG-14 and AfriNIC-18 Workshop & Meeting,s 9 - 21 June, 2013)* ** ** ** ** Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2013, (formerly African Network Operators' Group(AfNOG) and the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC)**** Workshop & Meetings) is pleased to announce that the 14th AfNOG Workshop & Meeting and the AfriNIC-18 Meeting would be held in Lusaka, Zambia from 9thto **** 21st June 2013. Every year, hundreds of Network Engineers from across the IT industry in the Africa Continent and the world attend the AIS Event.**** ** ** *"While AIS fuels the rapid growth of Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been* *determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AIS's output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade* *and the community flourished" *Nii Quaynor.** * * * * *About the Entire Event* ** ** AIS is organizing a two-week event that includes the AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on**** workshop), several full-day Advanced Tutorials, a one-day AfNOG Meeting, and a three-day AfriNIC Meeting.**** ** ** In addition, several side meetings and workshops will be hosted in collaboration with other organizations.**** ** ** ** ** *Who Should Attend* ** ** Network engineers in the Africa region who wish to acquire the necessary skills in IT must attend this Workshop.**** ** ** *Local Host* ** ** The Local Hosts for the Event are Internet Service Providers Association of Zambia (ISPAZ) and Zambia Information & Communications Authority (ZICTA)*** * ** ** ** ** * * *Time Table* ** ** Unix Boot Camp - 9 June 2013 (Sunday) **** ** ** AfNOG Workshop - 10 - 14 June 2013 (Monday – Friday)**** ** ** AfriNIC RIM (LIR) - 15 June 2013 (Saturday)**** ** ** Africa Internet Standards Wkshop - 15 June 2013 (Saturday)*** * ** ** AfriNIC IPv6 - 15 - 17 June 2013 (Saturday - Monday)**** ** ** AfricaCERT Cybersecurity Day - 15 June 2013 (Saturday)** ** ** ** AfGWG - 15 June 2013 (Saturday)**** ** ** AfNOG Tutorials - 16 - 17 June 2013 (Sunday - Monday)**** ** ** AfREN Meeting / AAF - 17 June 2013 (Monday)*** * ** ** AfNOG -13 Meeting - 18 June 2013 (Tuesday)* *** ** ** AfOPS - 19 June 2013 (Wednesday)**** ** ** Africa Internet Interconnection **** & Traffic Exchange - 19 June, 2013 (Wednesday)**** ** ** AfriNIC-18 Meeting - 20 - 21 June 2013 (Thursday to Friday)**** ** ** ** ** * * *Venue & Hotel* ** ** Venue & hotel for the event will be announced shortly.**** ** ** * * *About AfNOG* ** ** ** ** AfNOG (See http://www.afnog.org/ ) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of**** Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG has organized an event like this one every year since 2000.**** ** ** ** ** *About AfriNIC* ** ** AfriNIC (See http://www.afrinic.net/ ) is a Regional Internet Registry (RIR), responsible for Internet Number resources**** Management in the Africa region. AfriNIC organizes two Public Policy meetings twice every year.**** ** ** ** ** *AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology* ** ** ** ** The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an**** Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of**** commercial Internet Service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks.**** ** ** This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2012 in thirteen different African countries, and**** also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's instructors are an**** international team with many years of experience operating large networks and teaching about network operations.**** ** ** * * *The workshop is divided into Six parallel tracks as below*:**** ** ** ** ** **· **SS-E - Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways **** that can scale to handle large numbers of end users.**** ** ** **· ** SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, **** in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites.**** ** ** **· ** NM - Network Monitoring & Management (English)**** ** ** **· ** AR - Advanced Routing Techniques (English)**** ** ** **· ** CT - CERT Training (English)**** ** ** **· ** NM-F - Suivi et Gestion de Reseau (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French.**** ** ** ** ** Workshop application information is at :**** ** ** http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php **** http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **** ** ** **Workshop Deadline - 25 January, 2013**** ** ** ** ** ** ** *AfREN / Africa Asia Forum* ** ** The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) and Africa Asia Forum community (AAF) will be holding a one day meeting on 17 June 2013. The**** meeting will discuss issues of interest to the NREN community such as coordination on activites in the region, advocacy, bandwidth consortia,regional RENs etc.**** ** ** Additional information on AfREN /AAF 2013 will be provided shortly.**** ** ** * * *AfNOG Tutorials* ** ** AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on**** practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already**** deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations.**** ** ** Additional information about AfNOG 2013 Tutorials will be available here shortly: < http://www.afnog.org/afnog2013/tutorial/ **** ** ** ** ** *AfricaCERT* < Cybersecurity : what solution for the African Continent >**** ** ** AfricaCERT is the African Computer Emergency Response Team. AfricaCERT organizes training on CERT operations, advanced technical training and conference. **** AfricaCERT meetings provide a forum for collaboration and exchange for Computer Emergency response Teams and interested parties to share best practices,**** information, tools, techniques, and strategies that address problems related to cyber-security. Further information is available**** at http://www.africacert.org **** ** ** ** ** *14th AfNOG Meeting* ** ** The 14th AfNOG meeting will be held in Lusaka, Zambia 18 June 2013. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of**** technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on**** relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2012 conference in Serekunda, Gambia drew over 206 participants,**** mainly consisting of network engineering staff from national service providers, and members of the research and education community.**** ** ** Additional information on the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: < http://www.afnog.org/afnog2013conference/**** ** ** ** ** *AfriNIC-18 Meeting* ** ** The AfriNIC-18 meeting will be held in Lusaka, Zambia for three days from 19 - 21 June, 2013. AfriNIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an**** excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed**** and distributed, are developed by the community. The Event will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the**** AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting. The three day meeting will be preceeded by a two-day IPv6 training and IRM. **** ** ** ** ** The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. There will **** be an opportunity to discuss the challenges which our region faces with IPv4 address space exhaustion among others.**** Further information will be available at http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/ . **** ** ** * * *African Internet Standard Workshop and Africa Internet Interconnection & Traffic* *Exchange* ** ** The Internet Society will be organizing an Africa Internet Standards workshop & Africa Internet Interconnection & Traffic Exchange Workshop on*** * 15th June 2013 and 19th June respectively in conjunction with the AfNOG 14 and AfriNIC 18 meetings in Lusaka, Zambia. The conference will discuss the situation of Internet**** Interconnection in Africa, the challenges as well as the solutions, including Internet Exchange Points.**** ** ** The meeting agenda will be available in due course.**** ** ** * * *Visa Requirements* ** ** Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Zambia. Please visit this link to understand Visa requirements for nationals**** travelling to Zambia. http://www.zambiaimmigration.gov.zm/index.php?option=com_content&view=artic… **** You may also wish to check with the Zambian Embassy or Consulate in your country for details. -- **Gitau _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [Itu2012chapters] Resending: WTSA - Quick summary
by Barrack Otieno 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sally Wentworth <wentworth(a)isoc.org> Date: Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:14 PM Subject: [Itu2012chapters] Resending: WTSA - Quick summary To: itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org Seems that the file didn't upload properly. Here's a new link. https://fileshare.tools.isoc.org/wentworth/public/WTSA%202012%20Dubai%20v1%… Sally Wentworth Internet Society +1 703 439 2146 wentworth(a)isoc.org www.isoc.org On Nov 15, 2012, at 11:32 AM, Sally Wentworth wrote: > Hi all > > In preparation for the WTSA, ISOC's Karen Mulberry prepared a slide deck of some of the key issues that will come up at the conference. We thought this might be useful for ISOC members who will attend the WTSA or who will be monitoring from afar. > > This is a very high-level view but it highlights some of the key Resolutions, new proposals, and the structure of the conference, > > Cheers, > Sally > > https://fileshare.tools.isoc.org/wentworth/public/WTSA%202012%20Dubai.pdf > > Sally Wentworth > Internet Society > +1 703 439 2146 > wentworth(a)isoc.org > www.isoc.org > > _______________________________________________ > To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, > please log into the ISOC Member Portal: > https://portal.isoc.org/ > Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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First National Study of Internet Governance Arrangements in Kenya Detailed in New Internet Society Report
by Barrack Otieno 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

Listers, http://www.internetsociety.org/news/first-national-study-internet-governanc… Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Support for CS to engage with WCIT and ITRs
by Alice Munyua 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

Dear Civil Society colleagues, Those following/engaging with WIT and ITR related issues please see below a call for proposals for ITU-related micro-grants by Mozilla to engage and participate at the upcoming WCIT in December 2012. best Alice ------------------------ *_Open Internet Microgrants to Support Civil Society Engagement with the ITU_* On December 3rd, the world's governments will begin a ten-day meeting in Dubai to update a key treaty of a UN agency called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some proposed changes to that treaty could threaten Internet openness and innovation, increase access costs, and erode human rights online. We are urgently calling for projects that will help give civil society organizations that support an open Internet a stronger voice before and during that key meeting, the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). *What We Want to Support* * Efforts to engage with your government in the lead up to the WCIT meeting. * Costs for civil society representatives to participate at WCIT in Dubai, provided you are already a part of your country's delegation or have otherwise demonstrated commitment and expertise in this area. * Provision of basic technical infrastructure and tools that let civil society representatives on the ground in Dubai coordinate and communicate with each other, their home organizations, and the media. *The Details* * The call for proposal opens up on Nov. 12 and closes at 12 AM GMT Nov. 15 (i.e., midnight the night of the 14th). * This is a micro grant fund. There is a total of $10,000 available. Ideally, we will be supporting 8-10 projects from that amount. That means your grant will be approximately $1,000. * You need to be able to receive a wire transfer to a bank account. It can be your personal bank account. Individuals can apply. * We will contact you if we have any questions or to award you the grant. If you have not heard from us by November 16, we will have chosen not to provide support to your project. * Once a decision has been made, you will receive a letter from us summarizing the project you've proposed and agreeing to provide you the funds. * When the project is done, you will need to provide us a letter telling us what happened, how it went, and what you think you accomplished. *The Criteria* We will give preference to proposals that: * Ideally, show 1:1 matching support * Demonstrate your capacity to effect positive change * Facilitate regionally diverse participation in the WCIT * Can be implemented quickly *What We Need to Know* Send an e-mail to apply(a)mozillafoundation.org with the following information. If you are applying for travel support, be sure to tell us whether or not you are already included in your country's delegation. * Name: * E-mail: * Organization (if applicable): * Country: * URL (if applicable): * Project Title: * What are you going to do? * Why are you the one to do it? * How will you spend the money? --

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] Kenya open data initiative has hit a dead end, says PS
by Barrack Otieno 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Leonard Kore <leonardkore(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 9:25 AM Subject: [Skunkworks] Kenya open data initiative has hit a dead end, says PS To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Open+data+initiative+has+hit+a+dead+e… -- Leonard Kore @iLabAfrica-Strathmore University _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [Itu2012chapters] Fwd: Press release: Open Letter from Members of Euro-IX to CEPT
by Barrack Otieno 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sally Wentworth <wentworth(a)isoc.org> Date: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:25 AM Subject: [Itu2012chapters] Fwd: Press release: Open Letter from Members of Euro-IX to CEPT To: itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org Hi, This may be of interest to the community. Sally Wentworth Internet Society +1 703 439 2146 wentworth(a)isoc.org www.isoc.org ===== Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 7 November 2012 Open Letter from Members of the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) The International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) will be reviewed at the ITU's (International Telecommunication Union) World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12). Certain proposals for amendments to the 1988 ITRs hint at an intention to consider the Internet as a logical extension to the ITU jurisdiction and, if adopted, may have a negative impact on the success of the Internet. This has raised concern among the members of the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX). In an open letter, addressed to CEPT (European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations), with copy to the Secretariat of the European Commissioner Mrs. Neelie Kroes, the members ask for support to ensure the open, competitive and innovative nature of the Internet in the future. The open letter has been signed by 49 members, from 37 Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), present in 24 countries. Download the open letter: https://www.euro-ix.net/documents/1050-Euro-IX-WCIT-OpenLetterCEPT-pdf?down… .............................. About Euro-IX (www.euro-ix.net) Euro-IX (European Internet Exchange Association) was formed in May 2001 with the intention to further develop, strengthen and improve the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) community. Euro-IX promotes an open interchange of ideas and experiences, gained to mutual advantage of the membership, by offering fora, meetings, mailing lists and on-line resources. Euro-IX also gathers information on regulatory issues affecting member exchanges within the region and where appropriate from other jurisdictions that could potentially impact on the membership. Currently, Euro-IX has 61 Member Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) from 39 countries around the world. .............................. About CEPT (www.cept.org) The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations - CEPT - was established in 1959 by 19 countries, which expanded to 26 during its first ten years. Original members were the monopoly holding postal and telecommunications administrations. CEPT's activities included co-operation on commercial, operational, regulatory and technical standardisation issues. Today 48 countries are members of CEPT. _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fw: Take Part In The 2012 Internet Governance Forum Now!
by Davis Onsakia 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

FYI I know most people are talking and thinking of the Obama win but it is good to remember that somehow internet issues still move on :) Recommended read: the study about internet governance in Kenya.................. Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: ISOC Newsletter <isoc-newsletter(a)elists.isoc.org> To: "isoc-newsletter(a)elists.isoc.org" <isoc-newsletter(a)elists.isoc.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 7:32 PM Subject: Take Part In The 2012 Internet Governance Forum Now! =========================================================== Internet Society Newsletter Volume 11 Number 10 =========================================================== ------------ News ------------ Take Part In The 2012 Internet Governance Forum Now! Listen To The Internet Society's IETF85 panel: The Internet Untethered Read The Internet Society's Guide to the 2012 Internet Governance Forum First National Study of Internet Governance Arrangements in Kenya Detailed in New Internet Society Report Internet Society Sponsors Ambassadors to Attend the 2012 Internet Governance Forum in Azerbaijan Internet Society Announces Fellows to Attend Internet Engineering Task Force Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia Analysys Mason Study Demonstrates How the Fundamental Sustainability of the Internet Extends to Developing Countries Internet Society Board of Trustees Calls on Policymakers to Preserve the Internet's Openness, Innovation, and Interoperability in Proposed Changes to the International Telecommunications Regulations ------------ Tips and Tools ------------ 6Deploy Series of IPv6 Tutorials ------------ Feature Stories From Our Chapters ------------ Internet Society Nepal Chapter Launches Radio Show Dedicated to Internet Freedom INET New York: An Open Forum on the Copyright Alert System IPv6: What is it, why do I need it, and how do I get it? A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria Bulgaria Chapter Comments on ITU Report A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria The Internet's next ten years: needs, opportunities and governance Video: What Is The Internet? ------------ Get Involved ------------ Spread the Word! =========================================================== News =========================================================== Take part In The 2012 Internet Governance Forum Now! Be a part of IGF12 no matter where you live. + Tune in remotely: http://www.http://webcast.igf2012.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------- Listen To The Internet Society's IETF85 panel: The Internet Untethered The mobile data network world has changed significantly in the course of the last 4 years as game-changing smartphones have come online, tablets are hitting the scene. How have these new devices impacted the evolution of mobile data services and offerings of mobile Internet, especially in terms of bandwidth management? + Listen to the Internet Society's Panel at IETF85 to find out: http://www.internetsociety.org/internet-society-panel-ietf-85 ----------------------------------------------------------- Read The Internet Society's Guide to the 2012 Internet Governance Forum The Internet Governance Forum is one of the only forums in the world that allows anyone to have their voice herd when it comes to the future of your Internet. What is happening at this year's meeting? Read the Internet Society's guide to find out. + Find out more at: https://www.internetsociety.org/internet-society-igf-2012-guide ----------------------------------------------------------- First National Study of Internet Governance Arrangements in Kenya Detailed in New Internet Society Report In response to the growing complexity and significance of the Internet governance environment, the Internet Society has released two new reports on national Internet governance arrangements. The reports provide findings from the first national study of Internet governance in Kenya, along with a framework for national Internet governance assessments. + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/internet-governance-kenya-assessment-interne… ----------------------------------------------------------- Internet Society Sponsors Ambassadors to Attend the 2012 Internet Governance Forum in Azerbaijan The Internet Society today announced that it will sponsor 12 new Ambassadors to attend the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku, Azerbaijan, 6-9 November 2012. Five returning Ambassadors were also chosen to attend the IGF meetings. + Get to know our Ambassadors at: http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programm… ----------------------------------------------------------- Internet Society Announces Fellows to Attend Internet Engineering Task Force Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia Fellowships presented to 14 highly-skilled technologists to foster technical leadership and build experiences working with the IETF community. + Get to know our IETF Fellows at: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-announces-fellows-atte… ----------------------------------------------------------- Analysys Mason Study Demonstrates How the Fundamental Sustainability of the Internet Extends to Developing Countries Worried the Internet won't be able to keep up with demand? Don't be. + Find out more at: https://www.internetsociety.org/how-internet-continues-sustain-growth-and-i… ----------------------------------------------------------- Internet Society Board of Trustees Calls on Policymakers to Preserve the Internet's Openness, Innovation, and Interoperability in Proposed Changes to the International Telecommunications Regulations During its recent meeting in Toronto, Canada, the Internet Society Board of Trustees called on policymakers, in advance of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in December, to preserve the openness, dynamism, and growth of the Internet when modifying the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs). + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-board-trustees-calls-p… =========================================================== Tips and Tools =========================================================== 6Deploy Series of IPv6 Tutorials The 6Deploy Project has made a great range of PDF tutorials available on their website + Find out more at: https://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/resources/6deploy-series-of-ipv6-… =========================================================== Feature Stories From Our Chapters =========================================================== - Nepal Internet Society Nepal Chapter Launches Radio Show Dedicated to Internet Freedom The Internet Society Nepal Chapter launched a radio program "Internet Freedom" as part of Internet Freedom Project. + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/internet-society-nepal-chapter-laun… ----------------------------------------------------------- - New York INET New York: An Open Forum on the Copyright Alert System On Thursday November 15 2012 the Internet Society's North American Bureau in collaboration with its New York Chapter will present INET New York: An Open Forum on The Copyright Alert System. + Find out more or register at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/inet-new-york-open-forum-copyright-… ----------------------------------------------------------- - Colorado IPv6: What is it, why do I need it, and how do I get it? Missed the great session by the Internet Society's Colorado Chapter on IPv6 deployment? Don't worry! Our YouTube Chapter's channel has the broadcast archived so you can watch it, share it, and help IPv6 deployment happen around the world! + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/ipv6-what-it-why-do-i-need-it-and-h… ----------------------------------------------------------- - Nigeria A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria The Internet Society Nigeria Chapter participated in the launching of a book titled "A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria" + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/decade-ict-reportage-nigeria ----------------------------------------------------------- - UK England The Internet's next ten years: needs, opportunities and governance More than 2 billion people are now connected to the Internet, and the progression of mobile connections should accelerate the trend. Yet, there are questions. + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/internets-next-ten-years-needs-oppo… ----------------------------------------------------------- - New York Video: What Is The Internet? On Thursday October 11 2012 the New York Technology Council and hosted author Andrew Blum discussing his book Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet. + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/video-what-internet =========================================================== Get Involved =========================================================== Spread the Word! Explore the many ways you can help people around the world express their voice, culture, and tell their story. Share our content across your social media channels and help support for an open Internet! + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/get-involved/spread-word =========================================================== If you have any questions regarding membership, please contact the Internet Society membership team at <membership(a)isoc.org>. Copyright (c) 2012 Internet Society. Permission to duplicate and redistribute in any form is granted as long as this copyright and this notice remain intact. http://internetsociety.org/newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------- Send any comments, questions, or suggestions to: <newsletter(a)isoc.org> Internet Society http://www.internetsociety.org =========================================================== _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Anticipates Strong Participation in Seventh Annual Internet Governance Forum
by Barrack Otieno 06 Nov '12

06 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer(a)isoc.org> Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 11:02 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Anticipates Strong Participation in Seventh Annual Internet Governance Forum To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org Internet Society Anticipates Strong Participation in Seventh Annual Internet Governance Forum [Baku, Azerbaijan – 05 November 2012] – The Internet Society announced its substantial participation in the annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku, Azerbaijan, 6-9 November. The IGF is one of the major outcomes of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and, since 2006, has brought together various stakeholder groups to discuss and shape public policy issues related to Internet governance. More than 1,500 representatives from the private sector, civil society, Internet community, and international nongovernmental and intergovernmental organizations are expected to participate in the forum. The theme of this year’s IGF is “Internet Governance for Sustainable Human, Economic, and Social Development.” From its early beginnings to its massive worldwide expansion over the past two decades, the Internet has grown from a research project to a central communication, social, and economic hub for more than two billion people. This year’s IGF theme offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the characteristics that have been central to the Internet’s success and its sustainability. The Internet Society has been actively involved in all previous IGFs and will be hosting and participating in a broad range of programs and activities during this IGF. Some of the Internet Society activities at the IGF in Baku include: * Pre-event session on Enhanced Cooperation and Internet Governance, co-organized with ICC-BASIS and the Association of Progressive Communications; * Opening session speech from Lynn St. Amour, President and Chief Executive Officer, Internet Society; * Moderating, organizing, and participating in multiple programs and sessions by Internet Society staff on critical topics such as Privacy, Human Rights, the International Telecommunication Regulations, DNSSEC, Digital Content, and Capacity Building; * Leading the closing session with a synthesis of the forum and discussion on principles and frameworks for the IGF; * Hosting 12 new and five returning IGF Ambassadors to attend the forum and participate in the sessions and workshops; and * Presenting two new reports on national Internet governance arrangements. Commenting on the IGF, Lynn St. Amour noted, “The work and the collaboration that occurs in the IGF is extremely important. The IGF has demonstrated the value of multi-stakeholder dialogue to sustain the Internet’s unmatched contribution to growth, innovation, and social development. The UN’s WSIS process clearly recognized this when they determined the IGF should be constituted as a neutral, non-duplicative, and non-binding process. We all look forward to another successful IGF.” For more details on the Internet Society’s involvement at IGF, visit http://www.internetsociety.org/internet-society-igf-2012-guide and http://www.internetsociety.org/igf/2012-internet-governance-forum/igf-2012-… http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-anticipates-strong-par… _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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