FYI Very informative and insightful for the interested. Topics like 'What Does Your Digital Identity Say About You?' mean a lot to some of us, 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@elists.isoc.org> To: "isoc-newsletter@elists.isoc.org" <isoc-newsletter@elists.isoc.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:21 PM Subject: One Week Left To Nominate YOUR Choice for the Internet Hall Of Fame! =========================================================== Internet Society Newsletter Volume 12 Number 01 =========================================================== ------------ News ------------ One Week Left To Nominate Your Choice for the Internet Hall Of Fame What Does Your Digital Identity Say About You? My Voice Counts! Internet Society Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives on Internet Policy and Internet Freedom Facebook's chief security officer to speak at NDSS Symposium ------------ Tips and Tools ------------ Deploy360 Launches New Section On Routing ------------ Feature Stories From Our Chapters ------------ Internet Society's Brazil Chapter Takes Campus Party By Storm Internet Society's Bulgaria Chapter Presents Anti-Big Brother Awards India Kolkata Chapter Participates in Bengal Leads Japan Chapter Elects New Leadership Team IPv6 Workshop Held At The University of Dhaka Call For Volunteers: Ghana Chapter To Elect New Officers and Chairs The Finland Chapter of The Internet Society Elects A New President ------------ Get Involved ------------ Spread the Word! =========================================================== News =========================================================== One Week Left To Nominate Your Choice for the Internet Hall Of Fame There's only 1 week left to send in your nomination for the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame. Don't miss the chance to have your say! + Find out more at: http://www.internethalloffame.org/nominations ----------------------------------------------------------- What Does Your Digital Identity Say About You? Take part in three interactive tutorials so you can empower yourself to share what you want, when you want. + Find out more at: https://www.internetsociety.org/manage-your-identity ----------------------------------------------------------- My Voice Counts! The Internet Society's Chapter in Armenia Chapter is helping to breathe new life into the Cultural Center of the Armenian Society of Blind People (ASBP). With the help of an Internet Society Community Grant, the centre will have; a computer with Internet access; software for blind and visually impaired people; trainers and proctors that will be provide support to blind people and access to information and specially designed computer literacy courses. + Share The Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13IDqSEczYU ----------------------------------------------------------- Internet Society Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives on Internet Policy and Internet Freedom The Internet Society today announced that Sally Wentworth, Senior Manager of Public Policy at the Internet Society, testified before the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce at a hearing entitled, "Fighting for Internet Freedom: Dubai and Beyond." + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-testifies-us-house-repr... ----------------------------------------------------------- Facebook's chief security officer to speak at NDSS Symposium "You can't do today's security with yesterday's methods." That's a guiding principle for Facebook chief security officer Joe Sullivan, and the title of the presentation he'll give at the 2013 NDSS Symposium, 24-27 February in San Diego, California. + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/news/facebooks-chief-security-officer-speak-n... =========================================================== Tips and Tools =========================================================== Deploy360 Launches New Section On Routing Today, the routing infrastructure of the Internet is based on relationships between network operators around the globe. As the Internet evolves and the number of network operators expands, a more standardized and automated model of routing resiliency and security is needed. + Find out more at: https://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/routing/ =========================================================== Feature Stories From Our Chapters =========================================================== - Brazil Chapter Internet Society's Brazil Chapter Takes Campus Party By Storm n the spirit of a new partnership between the two organisations, the Brazil Chapter of the Internet Society took part in the 2013 Campus Party Brazil. + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/internet-societys-brazil-chapter-tak... ----------------------------------------------------------- - Bulgaria Internet Society's Bulgaria Chapter Presents Anti-Big Brother Awards On January 28 The Internet Society's Bulgaria Chapter and Access to Information Program awarded the Annual Big Brother Anti-Awards. + Find out more or register at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/internet-societys-bulgaria-chapter-p... ----------------------------------------------------------- - India Kolkata India Kolkata Chapter Participates in Bengal Leads The Internet Society's India Kolkata Chapter participated in the Bengal Leads Program, a three-day industrial fair is intended to showcase the town as a prime industrial destination. + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/india-kolkata-chapter-participates-b... ----------------------------------------------------------- - Japan Chapter Japan Chapter Elects New Leadership Team The rejuvenated Chapter of the Internet Society's Japan Chapter has elected new leadership + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/japan-chapter-elects-new-leadership-... ----------------------------------------------------------- - Bangladesh Dhaka IPv6 Workshop Held At The University of Dhaka As part of its commitment to ensuring the open development and evolution of the Internet, the Internet Society Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter organized a seminar on "IPv6 deployment Scenario Across Asia and Pacific" + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/ipv6-workshop-be-held-university-dha... ----------------------------------------------------------- - Ghana Call For Volunteers: Ghana Chapter To Elect New Officers and Chairs Ghana Chapter is in the process of electing new Officers and Chairs for 2013 -'14 year period and if you're interested in running, now's your chance to join the Chapter and put your name forward. + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/call-volunteers-ghana-chapter-elect-... ----------------------------------------------------------- - Finland The Finland Chapter of The Internet Society Elects A New President Mr Yrjö Länsipuro, a journalist and former diplomat, has been elected as the new President the Finland Chapter of the Internet Society. + Find out more at: http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/finland-chapter-internet-society-ele... =========================================================== Get Involved =========================================================== Spread the Word! 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