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WEBINAR 28 OCT 10:00 UTC: The IGF Policy Network on Open Digital Infrastructure (PNODI) Public Consultation Webinar isoc.live/22461 @intgovforum's PNODI shares progress on its stocktaking report: when is something "infrastructure", does openness go beyond standards and interoperability to governance, transparency and sustainability, and who should shape it? From the DNS and IXPs to encryption, certification and AI infrastructure. #IGF #DigitalInfrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #InternetGovernance
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SUMMARY - The 10 Myths about Starlink – A Reality Check for Telecom Operators, Investors, and Regulators isoclive.substack.com/p/stra… Strand Consult: @Starlink extends coverage and competes in rural broadband, but can't match terrestrial capacity in cities or indoors. #LEO #D2D
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HYBRID 24 OCT 16:00 EDT / 20:00 UTC: Positive Exposure - Demystifying Disability: Celebration and Conversation with Author Emily Ladau and Xian Horn isoc.live/22449 @PositiveExpo hosts author @emily_ladau celebrating the revised edition of 'Demystifying Disability', in conversation with Xian Horn of Give Beauty Wings on meeting people where they are in learning about disability while honoring our own need for self-care. ASL and CART provided. #DemystifyingDisability #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #A11y
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WEBINAR 28 OCT 16:00 EDT / 20:00 UTC: IPK - Co-Opting AI: Quantum isoc.live/22437 @nyu_ipk, UVA's Digital Technology for Democracy Lab and Sloane Lab host physicist Paul Davies (Arizona State University) and Mauritz Kop (Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology, @CIGIonline) on what quantum computing inherits from AI. Moderated by Mona Sloane. #AI #Quantum #QuantumComputing
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HYBRID 6 NOV 18:00 EST / 23:00 UTC: NYPL - How AI Civics Can Build Public Power Over Tech With Data & Society isoc.live/22423 @nypl and @datasociety on civic levers for public power over AI, with Meg Young (Data & Society AI Civics), @kharijohnson (@themarkup / @CalMatters), Sareeta Amrute (@TheNewSchool) and Hannah Sassaman (People's Tech Project), moderated by @justinhendrix of @TechPolicyPress. #AICivics #PublicInterestTech #AIGovernance
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HYBRID 5 NOV 08:30 EST / 13:30 UTC: 2026 NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference isoc.live/22351 The 13th annual conference of the NY Metro infosec coalition including @isocny, with a keynote from Lt. Col. (ret.) Robert J. Darling and talks by @rongula, @eclectiqus, William Hugh Murray and more - live from Civic Hall. #NYMJCSC2026 #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #SecureOurWorld
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WEBINAR 23 OCT 16:00 UTC: Data Labelers Association - Confronting the politics of research and journalism on data work and AI isoc.live/22414 @DataLabelers and Planetary AI launch the toolkit 'Guidelines for equitable engagements with data work(ers)'. Panel with Dorcus Maundu (DLA), Milagros Miceli (DAIR) and @rinachandran (@restofworld); moderator Joan Kinyua. #DataWorkers #DataLabelers #AIEthics #AIJustice
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WEBINAR 5 NOV 12:00 EST / 17:00 UTC: .US Stakeholder Council - .US Town Hall 2026 isoc.live/22391 The @AboutDotUS Stakeholder Council's annual public town hall, hosted by Chair Dustin Loup with Jason Loyer and Kristin Johnson of Registry Services: the state of the domain industry and .US, policy considerations for domain growth, and community outreach on civic priorities. #DotUS #DNS #InternetGovernance
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WEBINAR 21 OCT 11:00 EDT / 15:00 UTC: IEEE - Thematic Study Day: Artificial Intelligence isoc.live/22386 An @IEEEorg History Week study day with talks from @computersociety, @ieeeras and the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society: Thomas Haigh on AI as a brand, Ksenia Tatarchenko on Soviet AI, Selma Sabanovic on the history of robotics and automation, and James Bezdek on 39 years of AI and IEEE CIS. #IEEEHistory #AI #HistoryOfComputing #Robotics
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WEBINAR 4 NOV 16:30 CET / 15:30 UTC: eco - ICANN87 Readout – Highlights & Take-Aways from the Annual General Meeting isoc.live/22379 @eco_de and @ICANN jointly host a readout of the ICANN87 Annual General Meeting in Bali, with constituency leads from the GAC, ccNSO, ISPCP, SSAC, GNSO Council, RrSG and ALAC. #ICANN87 #DNS #InternetGovernance #DomainNames
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SUMMARY - Resilience at Machine Speed: National Cyber Defense in the Age of AI isoclive.substack.com/p/dco1… @dcorg's 10th Policy Watch: cyber resilience is built, not bought. Ten basics, lessons from AI agents' breach of @huggingface, and a post-quantum roadmap. #CyberSecurity #AI
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WEBINAR 21 OCT 6pm IST / 12:30 UTC: ISOC Mumbai - From Enigma to Chat Control: Why Encryption Is Everyone's Business isoc.live/22371 ISOC India Mumbai Chapter marks Global Encryption Day with @JFQueralt (Founder & CEO, The IO Foundation) on the evolution of encryption, its role in protecting users, and current debates over surveillance, regulation and strong encryption. Moderated by Ishita Trivedi. #GlobalEncryptionDay #Encryption #ChatControl #ISOCMumbai
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WEBINAR 27 OCT 08:00 EDT / 12:00 UTC: ISOC - Early Career Fellowship Symposium 2026 isoc.live/22355 @internetsociety introduces its 2026 Early Career Fellows, who present their projects in panels on Internet governance and inclusion, infrastructure and resilience, and online trust and safety. Opening and closing from @isoc_foundation. Interpretation in French and Spanish. #InternetSociety #EarlyCareerFellowship #InternetGovernance #DigitalInclusion
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WEBINAR 14 OCT 16:00 CEST / 14:00 UTC: Hertie School - Government Automation for Context-Specific Public Service Delivery isoc.live/22330 The @thehertieschool Centre for Digital Governance hosts Elsa Estevez (Universidad Nacional del Sur), who draws on 12 case studies to show how government automation creates public value or risks 'public disvalue'. #DigitalGovernment #GovTech #PublicSector #AI
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HYBRID 2 DEC 10:00 UTC: UK Internet Governance Forum Meeting 2026 isoc.live/22347 @UKIGF's free one-day forum at 116 Pall Mall, London, and online, with secretariat by @Nominet: AI governance, Britain's national interest, digital ID, an Under-16s social media ban and global digital governance. #UKIGF #InternetGovernance #DigitalPolicy #AIGovernance
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HYBRID 22-23 OCT 9am EDT / 13:00 UTC: ARIN 58 Public Policy and Members Meeting isoc.live/22323 @TeamARIN meets in Miami and online: nine number resource policy proposals, the 2026 ARIN elections, IPv6 Task Force, routing security and more. Remote participants register for the Zoom webinar. #ARIN58 #IPv6 #InternetGovernance #RoutingSecurity
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SAVE THE DATE 15-17 OCT: BIGF - 21st Bangladesh Annual Internet Governance Forum 2026 isoc.live/22305 Bangladesh IGF and BTRC convene in Dhaka on 'Governing the Internet in the Age of Intelligence: Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Human-Centric Digital Future', with six tracks spanning AI policy, data governance & cybersecurity, digital inclusion, DPI and digital rights. Online Day 0 on 14 Oct. #bigf2026 #InternetGovernance #AIGovernance #DigitalInclusion
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WEBINAR 15 OCT 15:00 EAT / 12:00 UTC: ATU - Regional Webinar on "IPv6 National Implementation: Accelerating Pan-Africa Transition and Connectivity" isoc.live/22298 The African Telecommunications Union and Masterspace Solutions open a four-webinar series with national IPv6 roadmaps, policy and regulatory enablers, capacity building and Member State case studies. English/French interpretation. #IPv6 #Africa #DigitalTransformation
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