[governance] REGISTER NOW! ICANN 59 Read Out Session @CivicHall NYC 6pm Thursday

[Joly MacFie]

Of course, spot the typo as usual, this is Thursday July 20. IGF-USA is
July 24!

Joly MacFie
joly at punkcast.com 218 565 9365

On Jul 17, 2017 3:46 PM, "Joly MacFie" <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:

> It's an extraordinary thing. Three times a year 1000s of people fly to
> some remote destination to get together, in the first non-multilateral
> global governance process in history, to argue about how the Internet runs,
> specifically addressing and routing, and the role of names in that. What
> might at first seem a purely technical matter is fraught with commercial.
> social, legal, and other concerns.  What is even more extraordinary is
> that, when it comes to the NYC tech community, despite their almost
> absolute dependence on these systems, there is a preponderance of ignorance
> on the most elemental aspects of this policy process - one that could have
> dramatic effects on their efforts & businesses. At ISOC-NY we do our best
> to rectify that!
>
>
> New post on *ISOC-NY NOTICE BOARD*
> REGISTER NOW! #ICANN59 Read Out Session @CivicHall 6pm Thursday #ICANN
> <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9285>
>
> [image: ICANN 59] <https://www.meetup.com/isoc-ny/events/241796556/>On *Thursday
> July 24 2017 at 6pm EDT* the *Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
> Numbers <http://icann.org/>*(ICANN) and the *Internet Society's New York
> Chapter <http://isoc-ny.org/>* (ISOC-NY) present a recap of *ICANN 59
> <https://meetings.icann.org/en/johannesburg59>* which took place in
> Johannesburg at the end of June.
>
> Some major issues under discussion were:
>
>    - the future of the WHOIS system which identifies owners of websites
>    - the robustness and reliability of Internet routing
>    - access to the new TLDs
>    - domain dispute process
>    - law enforcement
>    - Intellectual Property
>    - human rights
>
> This 'Read Out' will not only give insights on what went down in Jo'burg,
> but also provide an opportunity for the NYC Internet community at-large to
> make its views known.
>
> *Please join us! *
>
> *Remote participation will be available - https://zoom.us/j/260896618
> <https://zoom.us/j/260896618>*
>
> *Register (F2F or online) via Eventbrite
> - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/icann-59-read-out-session-tickets-36010695961
> <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/icann-59-read-out-session-tickets-36010695961> *
>
>
>
> ISOC-NY works strongly to raise awareness and bring as many voice as
> possible to these processes. We would like to engage the NY tech and
> startup community as they could and should benefit from learning about
> these issues and taking on a greater interest. http://isoc-ny.org
>
> ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global
> Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an
> address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That
> address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN
> helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world.
> ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation
> with a community of participants from all over the world. http://icann.org
>
> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9285#respond>    See all comments
> <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9285#comments>
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> Joly MacFie  218 565 9365 <(218)%20565-9365> Skype:punkcast
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