<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div id="gmail-:1bx" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:1c1" class="gmail-Am gmail-aiL gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:194px" aria-controls=":1ks" aria-expanded="false"><div class="gmail_default"><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://isoc.live/17910%20" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(213,78,33);border-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(187,187,187)"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-17912" src="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IEEE_triple_milestone.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="ISOC Live" width="300" height="169" style="height: auto; max-width: 98%; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top;"></a>From <strong>May 17 to May 20 2024</strong> the <strong><a href="https://www.ieee.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers</a> </strong>(IEEE) in collaboration with <strong><a href="https://peoplecentered.net/" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">People Centered Internet</a></strong> (PCI) is holding three events that will celebrate three ‘Milestones’ in the development of the Internet. The first Milestone celebrates the 50th anniversary of publication of an IEEE technical paper describing TCP, a key component enabling the Internet’s reliability. The second Milestone is for the IEEE 802 Standards Committee, which manages the rules by which Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and multiple wireless specialty networks (e.g., CCC, CSA, FIRa, Wi-SUN, Thread Group) operate. The third Milestone is for the PageRank Algorithm and the Birth of Google.</p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong>WEBCASTS</strong><br><strong><a href="https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/office_of_the_future" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-17913" src="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024_17_May_Milestone_Banner_960x540_1.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="The Office of the Future: 3 IEEE Milestones" width="300" height="169" style="height: auto; max-width: 98%; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top;"></a>Fri, May 17, 3pm-5pm PT (22:00-00:00 UTC) – The Office of the Future: 3 IEEE Milestones Honoring SRI and Its Xerox PARC Heritage</strong><br><strong>Vint Cerf</strong>, Vice President / Chief Internet Evangelist, Google<br><strong>Bob Metcalfe</strong>, Co-designer of Ethernet at Xerox PARC; the “Father” of Ethernet<br><strong>Tom Coughlin</strong>, President, IEEE<br><strong>Brian Berg</strong>, Vice Chair, IEEE History Committee<br>Host: <strong>Dr. David Parekh</strong>, CEO, SRI<br><a href="https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/office_of_the_future" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/office_of_the_future</a></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong><a href="https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/i50" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-17914" src="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024_i50_Banner_960x540_0.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="A Celebration of 50 Years of the Internet" width="300" height="169" style="height: auto; max-width: 98%; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top;"></a>Sun, May 19, 12 Noon – 3:15pm PT (19:00-21:15 UTC) – A Celebration of 50 Years of the Internet</strong><br><strong>12:00 PDT / 19:00 UTC – Opening Remarks</strong><br><strong>Mei Lin Fung</strong>, Co-chair & Co-founder | People Centered Internet<br><strong>Thomas Coughlin</strong>, President, IEEE<br><strong>12:10 PDT / 19:10 UTC – TCP and the Internet – Origins and Subsequent Impact</strong><br><strong>Vint Cerf</strong>, Vice President, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google<br><strong>Bob Kahn</strong>, Chair and CEO, Corporation for National Research Initiatives<br><strong>Judy Estrin</strong>, CEO, JLabs<br><strong>John Shoch</strong>, Office Systems Division President, Xerox PARC<br><strong>12:35 PDT / 19:35 UTC – Internet and Beyond – Internet Society & Internet Engineering Task Force</strong><br><strong>Sally Wentworth</strong>, Managing Director, The Internet Society<br><strong>12:50 PDT / 19:50 UTC – The People-Centered Digital Future Countries are Building</strong><br>Moderatior: <strong>David Kirkpatrick</strong>, Senior Fellow, People Centered Internet<br><strong>Sanjay Jain</strong>, Director, Digital Public Infrastructure, Gates Foundation<br><strong>Pramod Varma</strong>, Architect of India Digital Public Infrastructure, Aadhar, UPI, ONDC<br><strong>13:20 PDT / 20:20 UTC – Digital Transformation and Ancestral Intelligence in the Era of AI</strong><br>The Honorable <strong>Kyriakos Mitsotakis</strong>, Prime Minister, Greece<br><strong>Konstantinos Karachalios</strong>, former Managing Director, IEEE Standards Association<br><strong>13:55 PDT / 20:55 UTC – Panel Session – How Can We Ensure AI Serves Everyone, Everywhere?</strong><br>Moderator: <strong>Kate Wilson</strong>, Senior Fellow, People Centered Internet<br><strong>Anir Chowdhury</strong>, Policy Advisor, a2i, ICT Division/Cabinet Division/UNDP Bangladesh<br><strong>Fei Fei Li</strong>, Co-Director, Stanford’s Institute for Human Centered AI<br><strong>Keith Strier</strong>, VP, Worldwide AI, NVIDIA; US National AI Advisory Council<br><strong>14:25 PDT / 21:25 UTC Illumination and Communication: Advancing Human-Centric Technology</strong><br><strong>Sophie Muirhead,</strong> IEEE Executive Director & COO<br><strong>14:35 PDT / 21:35 UTC IEEE 802 Standards Committee – Panel Session</strong><br><strong>Tuncer Baykas</strong>, Moderator (IEEE 802.19 Working Group Chair)<br><strong>Jyotika Athavale</strong>, IEEE Computer Society President<br><strong>Maris Graube</strong>, Originator of the IEEE 802 Standards Committee<br><strong>Geoff Thompson</strong>, Initiator of the IEEE 802 Standards Committee Milestone, Past Chair 802.3 Working Group<br><strong>James Gilb</strong>, IEEE 802 Executive Committee Chair<br><strong>Robert Stacey</strong>, IEEE 802.11 Working Group Chair<br><strong>Clint Powell</strong>, IEEE 802.15 Working Group Chair<br><strong>15:05 PDT / 22:05 UTC – Closing Reflections</strong><br><strong>Mei Lin Fung</strong>, Chair, Co-chair & Co-founder | People Centered Internet<br><strong>Bob Metcalfe</strong>, Co-designer of Ethernet at Xerox PARC; the “Father” of Ethernet<br><strong><a href="https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/i50" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/i50</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong><a href="https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/milestone-tcp-802-Google" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-17915" src="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024_20_May_Milestone_Banner_960x540_2.gif?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="IEEE Milestone Celebration: TCP, 802 Standards, and Google" width="300" height="169" style="height: auto; max-width: 98%; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top;"></a>Mon, May 20, 1pm-4pm PT (20:00-23:00 UTC) – IEEE Milestone Celebration: TCP, 802 Standards, and Google</strong><br><strong>Vint Cerf</strong>, Vice President / Chief Internet Evangelist, Google<br><strong>Bob Metcalfe</strong>, Co-designer of Ethernet at Xerox PARC; the “Father” of Ethernet<br>Distinguished researchers and scientists from Google<br><strong><a href="https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/milestone-tcp-802-Google" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/milestone-tcp-802-Google</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong>TWITTER #PeopleCentered #DigitalFuture <a href="https://bit.ly/4bpoAms" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">#IEEEi50</a> #IEEEMilestone #IEEE</strong></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong>PCI Press Release <a href="https://bit.ly/3UDQ1BG" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">https://bit.ly/3UDQ1BG</a></strong><br><strong>IEEE Press Release <a href="https://bit.ly/4bFCtN9" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">https://bit.ly/4bFCtN9</a></strong></p></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>-</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>--------------------------------------<br>Joly MacFie  +1<span title="Call with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