Internet Society Washington DC Chapter

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  • Pathfinder 2 – Internet Capacity Building for Social Good

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    The Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, (GKPF), and its partners launched the Pathfinder Initiative to to help build effective Civil Society Internet use strategies. Civil Society Internet Awareness and Capacity Building offers an opportunity to learn about strategies and solutions for your organization.

  • Pathfinder – Security and Privacy: Internet Capacity for Non-Profits and NGOs

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    The Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, (GKPF), and its partners launched the Pathfinder Initiative to to help build effective Civil Society Internet use strategies. Civil Society Internet Awareness and Capacity Building offers an opportunity to learn about strategies and solutions for your organization.

  • Brazil and Beyond – An IGF 2015 Debrief

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    Friday, November 20, 2015 from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Eventbrite registration is required – https://igf-debrief.eventbrite.com This year’s Internet Governance Forum is taking place in Joao Pessoa, Brazil from November 10 – 13and the theme of the 2015 IGF is “The Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development”. Delegates from all over the globe will debate critical…

  • IPF Broadband Competition Primer

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    Are You Happy With Your Internet? A Discussion about Broadband Competition with Blair Levin What is the state of broadband competition in the US? Ask 4 experts and you will get about 6 different answers. How does the US stack up against other advanced economies? What can and should be done to improve broadband competition…

  • Special Event! 5 in 5 in 5 – What’s Next for the Net

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    5 in 5 in 5 – What’s Next for the Net Friday, September 25, 2015 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM This event will be Livestreamed at http://www.isoc-dc.org/isoc-dc-tv/ Eventbrite Registration Required: https://5x5x5net.eventbrite.com The history of the Internet is a story of unexpected developments and new opportunities. To explore what might be coming next, six people who are helping…

  • Money 2020: Bitcoin & Beyond

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    Last week the Washington DC Internet Society Chapter hosted an informative panel discussion on bitcoin and blockchain technology. It seems that bitcoin is wrestling with existing structures and path dependencies rather than technological issues. The technology itself is relatively straightforward and its execution seems to have reached a stable level of functionality. The real challenge…

  • Government Surveillance & The Future of the Internet

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    Eventbrite Registration Required: http://internet-surveillance.eventbrite.com   Webcast Live at http://www.isoc-dc.org/isoc-dc-tv/   Monday, May 18, 2015 from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM  Governments have a special responsibility among stakeholders to make the Internet secure.  However, the Snowden revelations revealed that many governments, including the US, use the Internet to monitor, spy on and attack other governments, organizations, individuals and businesses.…

  • The Role of Governments in Internet Governance

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    The debate over the role of governments in the realm of Internet governance stems in large part from the inherent contradictions between governments and governance and the Internet and the tensions that have played out over time between policy makers and the Internet governance community as a result of those tensions.

  • After Istanbul – An Internet Governance Forum 2014 Debrief

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    Eventbrite registration required Monday, September 15, 2014 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM This year’s Internet Governance Forum is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey from September 2 – 5. More than 3,000 delegates will debate critical issues affecting the future of the Internet, including online privacy, censorship, cybersecurity, net neutrality, the NetMundial initiative, and the evolution of ICANN. Please…

  • #IGF-USA2014 !!

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    The IGF-USA 2014 will be held at George Washington University, in Washington, DC on July 16th, 2014  As you know, this has been and will continue to be a very important time for policy discussions on Internet governance. United States stakeholders need a fora both to discuss and present future policy ideas. The IGF-USA has…