Category: future

October 1, 2009

Congressional Internet Caucus Hosted "The Future of the U.S. Government's Role in ICANN…"

Filed under: ICANN,future,government,policy - 01 Oct 2009

Washington DC | Oct. 1, 2009: Today the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee hosted a briefing in the U.S. Capitol Building titled “The Future of the U.S. Government’s Role in ICANN, Internet Addressing and Internet Governance.” To listen to the …

September 16, 2009

An ISOC-DC Event

Filed under: DC/MD/VA events - upcoming,ISOC-DC,future - 16 Sep 2009

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September 11, 2009

Do 1/10 oz. 1/10 inch wireless devices predict the Internet future?

Filed under: DC events - upcoming,broadband,future,wireless - 11 Sep 2009

Thinking about the future of the Internet, and our ISOC-DC event “A Discussion on INTERNET 2020″ this Monday evening at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, see www.isoc-dc.org.

Where will the Internet be then?  I see an Internet overrun with mechanical devices, connecting, internetting, sharing, and Twittering all on their own.  Maybe us humans can fit in around the edges.

Consider this device I have in my hand.

PRODUCT X:

Weight: 0.1 ounce.
Size: 1.28 x 0.96 x 0.08 inches.
Fits easily in wallet or shirt pocket, you won’t know it is there.

Obviously, no keyboard.  Heck, no keys or buttons at all.

When activated, it fires up built-in Wi-Fi, connects to the Internet, logs in and blows, say, gigabytes of data to a server of your choice.

All this fast, essentially at Internet upload speed.  Fast.

July 20, 2009

'Future Internet' Information Meeting – Sponsored by CISE/NSF and IPTO/DARPA, July 29

Summary: A one-day informational meeting related to NSF’s Future Internet Design initiative. The meeting will discuss CISE’s plans for funding opportunities that relate to continued work on future Internet design. The primary goal of the meeting will be to provide information regarding funding opportunities for future Internet design and development within CISE.

 
Westin Gateway Hotel 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA

 
All-day meeting July 29, reception the previous evening.

July 15, 2009

NDU conference on Cloud Computing – webcast

From Mike Nelson: Today, July 15, the National Defense University is hosting a high-level conference on Cloud computing, a key component of the next phase of the Internet. Unfortunately, the conference is sold out, but you can tune …

July 11, 2009

Seen 'Apps for Democracy'? not your old sleepy DC

Filed under: broadband,development,future,government - 11 Jul 2009

Apps for Democracy – a contest that cost Washington, DC $50,000 and returned 47 iPhone, Facebook and web applications with an estimated value in excess of $2,600,000 to the city.   Apps for Democracy produced more savings for the D.C. …

July 10, 2009

BBC TV series on history, future of the web to be interactive

Filed under: event,future,history - 10 Jul 2009

BBC to launch a major BBC documentary series on the web’s history and future — to be interactive “with web users given access to the rushes, and invited to comment, criticise and generally interfere before, not after, the programmes are …

July 7, 2009

Is it acceptable?

Filed under: ISPs,future,government,policy,tim berners-lee - 07 Jul 2009

Is it acceptable for a company that provides communications services to monitor what its customers send or receive so it can profit from that information?  What do you think?

The New York Times | SAUL HANSELL | July 6, 2009: