The chapter could nominate some one from this region, if there is someone well known to any of our chapter members known for their contribution to IPv6: Please feel free to suggest names if known. CALL FOR CANDIDATES FOR ITOJUN SERVICE AWARD Each year, starting in 2009, the Internet Society will present the Itojun Service Read more…

Internet Society urges ITU to protect Internet’s unique development model for future evolution and expansion Lisbon, Portugal, 22 Apr – As delegations from around the world gather in Lisbon this week for the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) World Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF), the Internet Society has issued a clear reminder of the need to respect Read more…

The 2009 Digital Media and Learning Competition, administered by HASTAC and supported by the MacArthur Foundation, has announced the award-winning projects. From a field of approximately 700 applications, fourteen projects won Innovation awards ranging from $30,000 to $250,000; in the Young Innovators category, five projects received awards ranging from $5,000 to $30,000. HASTAC and the Read more…

>Dr STEPHEN D. CROCKER at the New York Times (Dr STEPHEN (Steve) D. CROCKER, in this New York Times article explains how Internet Standards are made thorugh a system of public documentation for debate known as the Request for Comments (RFC) that he pioneered. Dr Steve Crocker had visited ISOC India Chennai last year though his Read more…