You may have seen the recent Freedom House report on Internet Freedom<http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=664>that cited Estonia as the most free Internet in the world, and Iran as among the least. As we know Korea has some of the fastest, while Senegal is rapidly developing. SO this should be an interesting talk about the contrasts.. And there's bound to be some talk about infrastructure. I will be webcasting. Questions can be asked via the backchannel. On May 4 2011 the Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) will present broadcaster, author & journalist Cyrus Farivar reading and discussing his imminent (May 8 ) book ‘The Internet of Elsewhere<http://internetofelsewhere.com/blog/>‘ (Rutgers University Press). All welcome. There will be a live webcast. In the book Farivar explores the Internet’s history and effects in four distinct and, to some, surprising societies — Iran, Estonia, South Korea, and Senegal. He profiles Web pioneers in these countries and, at the same time, surveys the environments in which they each work. After all, contends Farivar, despite California’s great success in creating the Internet and spawning companies like Apple and Google, in some areas the United States is still years behind other nations. *What*: Cyrus Farivar – The Internet of Elsewhere *When*: Wednesday 4 May 2011 7pm-9pm EDT (1100-0100 UTC) *Where*: Warren Weaver Hall, rm 201, 251 Mercer Street, NY NY 10012 *Who*: Free. All welcome. Capacity limited. No RSVP reqd. *Webcast*: http://livestream.com/internetsocietychapters *Hashtags*: #isocny <http://search.twitter.com/search?q=isocny>; #farivar<http://search.twitter.com/search?q=farivar> *Back Channel*: http://backchan.nl/meetings/view/786 Homepage: http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=1934 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -