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Internet Society: US San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

2025 Elections

Board Candidates Elections 2025-2027 Term We’re hosting our annual board elections next month and are opening the call for applications! There are up to 4 seats open, with several current board members running and room for several new faces. Applications can be submitted here SF Bay Area ISOC Board Application – Google Forms by Nov […]

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ISOC-NY General Membership Meeting – Nov. 12th, 7pm

ISOC-NY is having an election for the Board of Directors and for Officer positions. The Officers and Directors will help to guide the future of ISOC-NY. We need you to contribute your energy and ideas by participating in the upcoming election. To that end, we will have a full Membership Meeting next Tuesday, Nov. 12th at […]

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Global Encryption Day 2024 Summary

“When you hear the word encryption, what comes to mind? Take a moment…” That was the ask in our prior post (https://www.sfbayisoc.org/2024/09/21/encryption-matters/). The Global Encryption Day event in San Francisco was a tremendous success, with an excellent turnout both in-person and virtually.  Participants in Track 1 gained hands-on experience in encryption technologies at Google Community […]

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Encryption Matters

When you hear the word encryption, what comes to mind? Take a moment. Upon asking this question to others, answers range from nice and clear, such as “safety” to challenging and obtuse, such as “hard to use”. It’s not unexpected to see why such a range of responses come to mind. Encryption is an idea, […]

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ISOC-NY TV: Strengthening Online Safety: Encryption, Advocacy, and Global Security Practices

On Wednesday September 11 2024 the ISOC-NY TV show features a webinar from our Internet Society Online Safety Special Interest Group: ‘Strengthening Online Safety: Encryption, Advocacy, and Global Security Practices‘. Cybersecurity expert Nicolas Fiumarelli gives practical tips, and also explores the state of post-quantum cryptography. What: ISOC-NY TV – Strengthening Online Safety: Encryption, Advocacy, and […]

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ISOC-NY TV: Global Tech Outage: The need for Internet resilience

On Wednesday July 31 2024 the ISOC-NY TV show features a webinar, in the wake of the CrowdStrike global Windows outage, on how the Internet itself can be protected from such failures. Referenced in the program: Internet Society Online Safety Special Interest Group |Related blog post – Global Tech Outage Demonstrates Need for Resiliency in […]

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ISOC-NY TV: Extreme Heat and NYC

On Wednesday July 3 2024 the ISOC-NY TV show show features two NYC Open Data Week sessions focused on mapping the effects of extreme heat on the City’s denizens, the first ‘Aging and Adaptation to Extreme Heat‘ from Cornell, and the second ‘Heat Story‘ from the NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene. What: ISOC-NY […]

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Cybersecurity Standards Are Not a Reason to Hit the Snooze Button

Small Business and IoT Safety in the Context of Current Global Events The giant leap in connected device adoption among citizens, institutions, and businesses due to COVID-19 response us indeed unprecedented. As informed by McKinsey, “The levels of working remotely have skyrocketed during lockdowns and are likely to remain higher than pre-crisis levels for some […]

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WEBCAST MAR 23 – NYC School of Data 2024

On Saturday March 23 2024 BetaNYC hosts NYC School of Data 2024 at CUNY School of Law in Queens. This year’s event celebrates the 12th anniversary of the City’s transformative open data law and concludes NYC Open Data Week 2024. NYC School of Data is a community driven conference with a focus on open data, […]

Internet Society: US San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Welcome the new and returning board members!

The 2023 Nominating Committee (NomCom) is pleased to announce that the membership has accepted our slate of new and returning board members for the 2024-2026 board. Congratulations to our board (members elected and reelected this cycle bolded): Caitlin Doyle (she/her) Jesus Guerrero (they/them) Fatema Kothari (she/her) April Lat (they/them) Gustavo Ortega (he/him) Ron Petty (he/him) […]

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Encryption for Babies Community Beta Read: Read Out

Earlier this month we celebrated Global Encryption Day (October 21st this year) a bit early, tabling in downtown Mountain View. There, we hosted a community beta read of “Encryption for Babies,” handing out temporary tattoos and stickers, and engaging the community in conversations about what encryption means to us all. Thank you to the Global […]

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Board Elections for 2024-26 Term

We’re hosting our annual board elections next month and are opening the call for applications! There are up to 5 seats open, with several current board members running and room for several new faces. Applications can be submitted here by November 10th 2023. Call for Applications The Internet Society engages in a wide range of […]

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ISOC-NY Election 2023-2024 – Final Result

The final result of the  Internet Society Chapter of the Greater New York City Metropolitan Area (ISOC-NY) 2023-2024 Election is as follows: 1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BoD) Stuart Reid Danny Glix Dave Burstein Andrea Romaoli Garcia Nayeem Ghori Namra Naseer Phil Davis Doug Frazier Polly Spain Jennie Bourne Greg Shatan Joseph Shraibman Liwayway (Dawn) Arce-Rodriguez […]

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ISOC-NY Election 2023-2024 – Voting Results

The result of the voting in the  Internet Society Chapter of the Greater New York City Metropolitan Area (ISOC-NY) 2023-2024 Election is as follows: 1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BoD) Stuart Reid Danny Glix Dave Burstein Andrea Romaoli Garcia Nayeem Ghori Namra Naseer Phil Davis Doug Frazier Polly Spain Jennie Bourne Greg Shatan Joseph Shraibman Liwayway […]

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ISOC-NY Election 2023-2024 – Candidates and Campaign info

CANDIDATES The  slate of candidates for Officer and  Board of Director positions at the  Internet Society Chapter of the Greater New York City Metropolitan Area (ISOC-NY) 2023-2024 Election is as follows: 1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BoD) 1. Stuart Reid 2. Danny Glix 3. Dave Burstein 4. Andrea Romaoli Garcia 5. Nayeem Ghori 6. Namra Naseer […]

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Encryption for Babies Community Beta Read

Join us on October 8th, 1-8pm in downtown Mountain View (823 Villa St., Mountain View, CA 94041) for a fun event leading up to Global Encryption Day on October 21st, 2023. Encryption for Babies is a children’s book that lays out the concepts behind encryption in simple language and we’re hoping it will inspire conversations […]

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ISOC-NY Election Announcement and Call for Nominations

The Internet Society Chapter of the Greater New York Metropolitan Area (ISOC-NY) is having an election for the Board of Directors and for Officer positions.   The Officers and Directors will help to guide the future of ISOC-NY. We need you to contribute your energy and ideas by joining ISOC-NY leadership.  The Board and Officers should […]

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2023 NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference + Workshops – Register now!

[ISOC-NY is a community partner in this Cybersecurity Awareness Month event – it’s $75 for the conference, $150 for the workshops – great value! Usually sells out, so don’t leave til the last minute. More info: https://infosecurity.nyc/ ] The 2023 NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference will be held in-person on October 19th, celebrating our 10th anniversary featuring a keynote by Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director of the […]

Internet Society: Canada Chapter

Chairman’s report 2023

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Good afternoon friends and welcome to the 2023 Annual General Meeting. The President will speak shortly and pass on well deserved praise for those who havetoiled for the cause of a free and open Internet. I would be remiss in not mentioning especially Philip Palmer for his many important submissions and […]

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Expressions of Interest for 2023 ISCC Board Nominations

SAVE THE DATE Submissions Due: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (Close of Business)Annual General Meeting: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (3:004:00 pm ET) The role of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Internet Society – Canada Chapter (“ISCC”) is to provide strategic direction and oversight to help guide ISCC as it fulfills its mandate to be a recognized thought […]

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Canada risks losing out to global competitors if it fails to lift its AI adoption rates, warn AI policy expertsCanada risks losing out to global competitors if it fails to lift its 

ICYMI: Recap on our recent AI policy event & take-aways from global AI policy experts If you weren’t able to join us for the recent AI policy event in Ottawa, “Stepping up to the plate: is Canada ready for what’s coming in AI?,” read the recap on what our expert panelists said about creating AI […]