Webinar: Rebuilding and Enhancing Trust in Algorithms Policy

ocl / June 1, 2021

Webinar: Rebuilding and Enhancing Trust in Algorithms Policy

When: Jun 3, 2021 16:00 London

ISOC UK England invite you to a Webinar focussing on the presentation of the policy implications and recommendations based on the outcomes of the EPSRC funded ReEnTrust project. ReEnTrust was a collaboration of the Human Centred Computing Group at the University of Oxford, the Artificial Intelligence and its Applications Institute (AIAI) at the University of Edinburgh, and the HORIZON Digital Economy Research at the University of Nottingham ReEnTrust: Rebuilding Trust in Online Algorithmic Systems.… Read more ...

News

Internet Society has commented on the UK Online Public Safety Bill

cdel / May 14, 2021

Internet Society: UK Online Public Safety Bill is trying to legislate the impossible – a safe Internet without strong encryption

The Draft Bill is published here

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-online-safety-bill

Events, News

UK Chapter 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

ocl / December 4, 2020

Please join us on 10 December 2020 for the Chapter’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year the AGM will take place online due to Pandemic restrictions.

Date and Time

Thursday 10 December 2020, 16:00 – 18:00 UTC

Calendar Invitation Download

Provisional Agenda:

16:00-18:00 (120 minutes)

Part 1 – 16:00-16:30 – Internet Society UK Limited

Welcome, Roll Call, Introduction by the Chair (5 minutes)
1. Approval of Agenda
Internet Society UK Limited (25 minutes)
1. Financials of ISOC UK England
2. Confirmation of FY2019 Accounts filed
3. Approval of FY2020 preliminary Accounts
4. Approval of current company/society organisation
5. Appointment of Accountants
6. Elections Process

Part 2 – 16:30-18:00 – ISOC UK England

Chair’s Report of Chapter Activities since last AGM (10 minutes)
Working Groups (30 minutes)
1. Addition/Reduction/Renewal
Future Activities for 2021 (30 minutes)
IPv6 Matrix update (10 minutes)
Any other Business

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Documents

ISOC-UK-England-Chair-Report-for-2020 Download

INTERNETSO-Financial Statements-2019-20200909 Download

Accounts ISOC UK England 2019 variance Download

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Events, News, Policy

ICANN69 Read-Out – watch recording

ocl / November 17, 2020

Key take-aways from the latest ICANN69 Virtual Annual General Meeting

Friday 20 November 2020 will see the first ICANN69 read-out session where key participants at ICANN’s recent virtual Annual General Meeting will be sharing their perspectives and understanding of the outcomes of that meeting. The UK Chapter of the Internet Society has partnered with the European At-Large Organisation (EURALO) and ICANN to provide you with this exclusive, condensed and exciting review of the three weeks of meetings in less than 90 minutes!… Read more ...

Events, Policy

2020 European Chapters Workshop Recordings available

ocl / October 14, 2020

The Internet Society has conducted an online European Chapters meeting on 5-7 October 2020. Many ISOC UK England members participated in this online workshop and enjoyed their participation.

We also understand that many people were too busy to participate, as it took place during business hours, so we are happy to announce that all recordings and presentation slide decks of the meeting can now be accessed, as listed in the following

2020-european-chapters-workshop-reviewlinks Download

We encourage you to dowload the PDF file and to click through its links.… Read more ...

News

UK Internet Governance Forum 2020

ocl / September 23, 2020

Date: 15, 16, 17 September 2020.

As announced on the UK IGF Web Site:

The UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) is the national IGF for the United Kingdom. IGFs are an initiative led by the United Nations for the discussion of public policy issues relating to the internet. A key distinguishing feature of IGFs is that they are based on the multi-stakeholder model – all sectors of society meet as equals to exchange ideas and discuss best practices.

The purpose of IGFs is to facilitate a common understanding of how to maximise the opportunities of the internet whilst mitigating the risks and challenges that the internet presents.… Read more ...

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Global Internet Governance Academic Network (Giganet) Annual Symposium 2024
On December 15, 2024 the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (Giganet) Annual Symposium was held at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia. Giganet aims to foster multidisciplinary research on internet governance. The symposium serves as a platform … The post Global Internet Governance Academic Network (Giganet) Annual Symposium 2024 appeared first on ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD.
WEBCAST JAN 7 – A11yNYC – Audio Description in Advertising – Eric Wickstrom & Liz Gutman
On Tuesday January 7. 2025 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Audio Description in Advertising‘. Eric Wickstrom and Liz Gutman of the award-winning Audio Description department at the International Digital Centre… The post WEBCAST JAN 7 – A11yNYC – Audio Description in Advertising – Eric Wickstrom & Liz Gutman appeared first on ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD.
WEBCAST DEC 13 – International Law of Critical Internet Infrastructure [CII]: A Comparative Analysis of Europe and China
** This webcast was cancelled. The event was not livestreamed or recorded. ** On Friday December 13, 2024 at 10:00-12:00 CET (09:00-11:00 AM UTC) the Lodz Cyber Hub at the University of Lodz Law School, an ICANN EURALO ALS, … The post WEBCAST DEC 13 – International Law of Critical Internet Infrastructure [CII]: A Comparative Analysis of Europe and China appeared first on ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD.

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No Power = No 1s and 0s. Internet Resilience Requires Electrical Resilience
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