Archive for: October 2008

Here is video of John Perry Barlow’s talk for Evan Korth’s Computers and Society speaker series last Monday at NYU – “The First Internet Election?”

Tech Committee Holds Webcasting Hearing – Council Plans to Expand Digital Live and VOD

City Hall – On Wednesday, October 29, 2008, Council Member Gale A. Brewer (D-Manhattan), Chair of the Technology in Government Committee, will hold a hearing regarding Introduction 533-A which amends the City Charter to require that all public meetings be webcast.

The Council Technology in Government Committee will hold the hearing regarding webcasting on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 10 AM in the 14th Floor Hearing Room of 250 Broadway, New York. This is a public meeting and all are welcome to attend. Photo id required.

The NYC Council Tech Committee recently held a public hearing after the Broadway and TV industries lobbied for a resolution urging the FCC to withhold approval of White Space Devices (WSDs) for broadband access – the concern being that they would interfere with wireless microphones and DTV transmissions

http://nycbroadband.blogspot.com/2008/09/white-spaces-hearing-webcast.html

The FCC, as it now stands, will vote on Nov 4
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-286069A1.pdf

Freepress is strongly advocating the public to encourage the FCC to approve WSDs.
https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?alertId=285&pg=makeACall

ISOC-NY is a co-sponsor of Evan Korth’s Computers & Society speaker series at NYU this fall. Coming up this Monday is EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow, whose topic will be “The First Internet Election?”

Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
Time: 3:30pm – 4:45pm


Place:
Warren Weaver Hall — Room 109
251 Mercer Street
New York, NY
(enter via W. 4th ST)

The public is welcome to attend. Photo id required.

Complete report(PDF: 1.8MB)

Contents

Cover and Table of Contents(PDF: 267KB)
Foreword By Daniel Karrenberg, Chair, Board of Trustees and Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO(PDF: 175KB)
ISOC in 2007: Leadership, engagement, technology advancement(PDF: 279KB)
What is the Internet Society?(PDF: 104KB)
Related Organisations(PDF: 124KB)
Members, Chapters and Partners(PDF: 1MB)
Financial Report(PDF: 268KB)

For more information, Back Cover(PDF: 141KB)

In a YouTube video posted on Oct 14, Vint Cerf explains why, given his opinion of the importance of Net Neutrality, he is voting for Barack Obama.

ISOC-NY Meetings

ISOC-NY is not having it’s regular monthly meeting this month. However there will be two working group meetings.

TONIGHT! Tue Oct 21 Event planning meeting      7-8pm    – rm 317  251 …

If you believe that every Internet user should have the right to freedom of speech without gatekeepers; if you believe that every person should have access to fast, affordable, open Internet then join hosts Kathryn Tucker, John Johnson and Tim Wu at Free Press’s 1st Annual Internet Freedom Bash.

Eat, drink, dance, and join others like you who care about the future of the Internet and the future of our media.

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Time: 7:00 – 10:30 p.m.
Location: The Cabanas at The Maritime Hotel
88 Ninth Avenue at 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
Hosted By: Free Press

RSVP By Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.

Tickets are $50 — to purchase, click here

On Friday, October 17th, Council Member Gale A. Brewer (D-Manhattan), Chair of the Technology in Government Committee, held a hearing regarding the City’s interest for a unique .nyc Top Level Domain (TLD).

ipod | stills | youtube | mp3

CITY HALL – On Friday, October 17th at 10:00 AM, Council Member Gale A.
Brewer (D-Manhattan), Chair of the Technology in Government Committee,
will hold a hearing regarding the City’s interest for a unique .nyc Top
Level Domain (TLD).

Today, 16 October 2008, marks ten years since the death of internet visionary Jon Postel. In honour of Jon, ISOC has gathered reflections and quotes on his life, his work, and his legacy. Read here.

NYCE 2008 is the first annual NY Computer Science and Economics day held at The New York Academy of Sciences.

The goal of the meeting is to bring together researchers in the larger NY metropolitan area with interests in computer science, economics, marketing, and business, and a common focus in understanding and developing the economics of Internet activity.

This is a free event. Advance registration is strongly encouraged. Details