CHDOS de Puerto Rico e ISOC firman Acuerdo de Alianza

La Asociación de Organizaciones Comunitarias para el Desarrollo de Vivienda de Puerto Rico (CHDOS) y la Internet Society de Puerto Rico han firmado un acuerdo de alianza con el propósito de augmentar el conocimiento sobre la Internet de las organizaciones que apoya CHDOS en su gestión. A continuación el contrato de la alianza...

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PRIMERA PARTE: ISOCPR, capítulo de Puerto Rico de la Sociedad de Internet, entidad sin fines de lucro que se dedica a salvaguardar los mejores intereses de la Internet, así como a estimular su uso en el mundo entero, establecida bajo las leyes del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, y en lo adelante denominada como “ISOCPR”, representada en este acto por su Presidente, Ing. Eduardo Díaz, mayor de edad y vecino de San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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IETF Journal - Volume 6, Issue 1 • June 2010

The new version of the IETF Journal (Volume 6, Issue 1) is now available online at http://ietfjournal.isoc.org/. Among others it contains articles on federated authentication, peer-to-peer developments, IPv6 momentum and the business of engineering successful Internet standards. In addition to that you will find summary reports of the IETF 77 meeting, held in March 2010, regular columns submitted by the IETF, the IAB and the IRTF chairs, summaries of the plenary sessions, and an article on the fellowship to IETF 77.

You can read this publication online or choose to download the full issue in PDF format. You can also keep up to date with the latest issue of the IETF Journal by subscribing to one of our RSS or Atom feeds.

If you would like to receive hard copies of the IETF Journal for yourself or other chapter members, please contact us at ietfjournal@isoc.org. You can also send us any comments or suggestions you might have.

ISOC Member Newsletter - October 2010

Community Grants Programme Project Showcase: Creation of an Up-to-Date Regional Community Internet Center

Contributed by: Margarita Solomonyan (Internet Society Armenia)

In order to develop the Internet in the Lori Region, the NGO “Business Development & Support Center” from the mid 90’s carried out several projects (Internet access, training, website development, network maintenance, etc.).

The idea to take pupils during summer vacation became the basis for the creation of the Summer Computer Club (2005), which in a short time turned into a permanent Regional Internet Centre (RIC), which was used not only by students but also teachers, representatives of the community, and businessmen. The distinguishing feature of the Centre was that it was, and continues to be, used by many different members of the community: the heads of schools, representatives of local and regional administrations, the business community (Chamber of commerce and industry of Lori Region, “SIM Tpagratun” Ltd., “Vanadzor shue factory” OJSC, “Arminco” Ltd., “Beeline” CJSC, WB Armenia, etc.) who have contributed to its development.

They have provided space, facilities, equipment and additional means of communication. Constant attention from the Internet Society Armenia Chapter (since 2007 http://www.isoc.am/events/vanadzor_ss.htm, http://www.isoc.am/events/vanadzor_april2007.htm) and support from the Internet Society Community Grants Programme provided for the expansion of the Internet Centre and for more recent programs to become traditional events:

-  Training (basic skills, programming, TOT, accounting, foreign languages, etc.)

-  Contests Programming

-  Organization of forums, videoconferencing

-  Presentations

Positive results of the RIP in Vanadzor is expected to translate to other cities in the Lori Region to spread and create a network of similar local centers.

Read more: ISOC Member Newsletter - October 2010

ISOC Member Newsletter - August 2010

Momentum in Kenya – IXP launch and Peering Forum

On 11-12 August, the Internet Society, with the help of local host, the Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) facilitated the inaugural African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) meeting.

The event was a major success thanks to the fantastic regional and international speakers that participated, our sponsors TESPOK, Google, Orange, NETNOD, AMS-IX, and DE-CIX, and a great turnout of engaged participants from across Africa.

The purpose of AfPIF is to provide a platform to discuss key regional interconnection opportunities and challenges in Africa, exchange global and regional insights on peering strategies and approaches, and provide network operators, IXPs, and others across the region an opportunity to meet with future peering and interconnection partners.

Over 150 people from some 20 African countries attended. The wide-ranging presentations and discussion topics included; the economics of peering vs. transit, African infrastructure assets, cross-border policy and regulatory issues, peering and interconnection jargon, contracts, and strategies, the role of local content, and approaches being used by African operators to grow from domestic to regional carriers. Dr. Peering, Bill Norton, hosted an entertaining and informative round of “The Peering Game”.

Read more: ISOC Member Newsletter - August 2010