WEBCAST 15 APR 13:00 UTC – TCIS – Digital Access Day 2026: Access, Autonomy, and the Open Internet LIVESTREAM | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15 2026, The Canadian Internet Society (TCIS) will host its annual Digital Access Day policy conference. The 2026 theme is 'Access, Autonomy, and the Open Internet' and asks a simple question: how do we build stronger Canadian capacity for AI, cloud, and networks without breaking the open, global internet that people rely on every day?

WEBCAST 15 APR 13:00 UTC – TCIS – Digital Access Day 2026: Access, Autonomy, and the Open Internet

LIVESTREAM | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15 2026, The Canadian Internet Society (TCIS) will host its annual Digital Access Day policy conference. The 2026 theme is 'Access,…

WEBCAST 16 APR 2026 – EFFecting Change: Can’t Stop the Signal LIVESTREAM 1 | LIVESTREAM 2 | REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday April 16, 2026 at 09:00-10:00 PDT (16:00-17:00 UTC) the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will host a livestream 'EFFecting Change: Can't Stop the Signal'. Internet shutdowns have become a powerful weapon. Years of digital repression in Iran have intensified during the current conflict with Israel and the U.S..

WEBCAST 16 APR 2026 – EFFecting Change: Can’t Stop the Signal

LIVESTREAM 1 | LIVESTREAM 2 | REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday April 16, 2026 at 09:00-10:00 PDT (16:00-17:00 UTC) the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will host a livestream 'EFFecting Change: Can't Stop the…

WEBCAST 15 APR 19:00 UTC – B4DE – Local Dollars, Local Solutions: Digital Equity Tax Money & Negotiating AI Data Center Deals LIVESTREAM | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15 2026, at 15:00-16:15 EDT (19:00-20:15 UTC) the Institute for Local Self-Reliance Community Broadband Networks Initiative and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) present a Building for Digital Equity (B4DE) livestream 'Local Dollars, Local Solutions: Digital Equity Tax Money & How to Negotiate Better AI Data Center Deals'

WEBCAST 15 APR 19:00 UTC – B4DE – Local Dollars, Local Solutions: Digital Equity Tax Money & Negotiating AI Data Center Deals

LIVESTREAM | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15 2026, at 15:00-16:15 EDT (19:00-20:15 UTC) the Institute for Local Self-Reliance Community Broadband Networks…

ISOC LIVE - What's On & What's New Hatched, matched, and despatched!

📡 ISOC LIVE - What's On & What's New - Apr 14 2026

21 upcoming webcasts/webinars on internet governance, accessibility, cybersecurity & more, plus recaps and NYC Open Data Week coverage.

isoclive.substack.com/p/isoc-live-apr-14-2026

HYBRID 16 APR 13:00 UTC – ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 Side Event – Digital Cooperation for Youth: Accelerating Inclusive Innovation and Digital Development REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 15:00–16:00 CEST (13:00-14:00 UTC) the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) will host a hybrid ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 Side Event 'Digital Cooperation for Youth: Accelerating Inclusive Innovation and Digital Development' in Geneva. The United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) is the UN system's main inter-agency mechanism for advancing WSIS outcomes and strengthening policy coherence on digital issues.

HYBRID 16 APR 13:00 UTC – ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 Side Event – Digital Cooperation for Youth: Accelerating Inclusive Innovation and Digital Development

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 15:00–16:00 CEST (13:00-14:00 UTC) the United Nations Group on the…

ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 Side Event – Effective Youth Participation and Digital Inclusion Action Toward WSIS 2035 REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday 14 April 2026, at 15:00–16:00 CEST (13:00-14:00 UTC), the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will host a hybrid ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 Side Event 'Effective Youth Participation and Digital Inclusion Action Toward WSIS 2035 ' in Geneva. The WSIS framework recognizes that the equitable and meaningful participation of youth is crucial to achieving a people-centric, inclusive, and development-oriented information society.

ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 Side Event – Effective Youth Participation and Digital Inclusion Action Toward WSIS 2035

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday 14 April 2026, at 15:00–16:00 CEST (13:00-14:00 UTC), the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will host a hybrid ECOSOC…

WEBINAR 15 APR 16:00 UTC – FBA – Women in Fiber: She Built This: Spotlighting Success and Career Growth in Fiber REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 12:00-13:00 EDT (16:00-17:00 UTC) the Fiber Broadband Association hosts a webinar 'Women in Fiber: She Built This: Spotlighting Success and Career Growth in Fiber'. This webinar is designed to inspire, inform, and empower women at all stages of their careers in fiber. Accomplished women from across the industry will discuss career journeys, milestones, and lessons learned along the way. SPEAKERS TBD #FiberBroadband #WomenInTech

WEBINAR 15 APR 16:00 UTC – FBA – Women in Fiber: She Built This: Spotlighting Success and Career Growth in Fiber

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 12:00-13:00 EDT (16:00-17:00 UTC) the Fiber Broadband Association hosts a webinar 'Women in Fiber: She Built This:…

WEBINAR 27 MAY 12:00 UTC – What Makes a DNS Abuse Complaint to ICANN Actionable: Insights and Common Challenges REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On 27 May 2026, at 12:00-13:00 UTC, ICANN Contractual Compliance will host a webinar 'What Makes a DNS Abuse Complaint to ICANN Actionable: Insights and Common Challenges'. Case studies will be explored, plus there will be a walkthrough of ICANN's Step-by-Step Guide for Submitting DNS Abuse Complaints SPEAKERS Leticia Castillo-Sojo…

WEBINAR 27 MAY 12:00 UTC – What Makes a DNS Abuse Complaint to ICANN Actionable: Insights and Common Challenges

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On 27 May 2026, at 12:00-13:00 UTC, ICANN Contractual Compliance will host a webinar 'What Makes a DNS Abuse Complaint to ICANN Actionable:…

WEBINAR 22 APR 12:00 UTC – ICANN and Global Internet Governance Engagements in 2026

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On 22 April 2026, at 12:00-13:00 UTC, ICANN’s Government Engagement team will host a webinar 'ICANN and Global Internet Governance Engagements in 2026'. With the WSIS+20…

NYC Agency Maps, Tools, & Geospatial Data for 2026 NYC Open Data Week – March 24, 2026

RECAP / RECORDING - NYC Agency Maps, Tools, & Geospatial Data for 2026 opendataweek.substack.com/p/nyc-agency...

@nycemergencymgt.bsky.social @beta.nyc #NYCOpenData #NYCOpenDataWeek #GIS #CivicTech

NYC Health Department Health Data Tour NYC Open Data Week – March 23, 2026

RECAP / RECORDING NYC Health Department Health Data Tour opendataweek.substack.com/p/nyc-health...

#NYCOpenData #OpenDataWeek #PublicHealth #HealthData #CivicTech @beta.nyc

Mar 23 – 28 2026 – NYC Open Data Week 2026. | VIDEO | RECAPS | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On March 23-30 2026 the NYC Open Data Team at the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), BetaNYC, and Data through Design presented NYC Open Data Week 2026. Every March, New Yorkers come together online and across the five boroughs to celebrate public data in New York City and mark the anniversary of the City’s first…

Mar 23 – 28 2026 – NYC Open Data Week 2026.

| VIDEO | RECAPS | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On March 23-30 2026 the NYC Open Data Team at the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), BetaNYC, and Data through Design presented NYC Open Data Week 2026. Every March, New Yorkers come together online and…

WEBINAR APR 23 15:00 UTC: INTC / IIESoc – IP Address Geolocation REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday, 23rd April 2026 at 11:00-12:00 EDT (15:00-16:00 UTC) the Industry Network Technology Council (INTC) and the India Internet Engineering Society (I…

WEBINAR APR 23 15:00 UTC - INTC / IIESoc_in - IP Address Geolocation #ipgeo

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WEBINAR APR 23 15:00 UTC: INTC – IP Address Geolocation REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday, 23rd April 2026 at 11:00-12:00 EDT (15:00-16:00 UTC) the Industry Network Technology Council (INTC) and the India Internet Engineering Society (IIESoc) host a webinar 'IP Address Geolocation'. IP-based geolocation is widely used today for applications such as content delivery, compliance, and network optimization, but has inherent limitations in accuracy, reliability, and user privacy.

WEBINAR APR 23 15:00 UTC: INTC – IP Address Geolocation

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday, 23rd April 2026 at 11:00-12:00 EDT (15:00-16:00 UTC) the Industry Network Technology Council (INTC) and the India Internet Engineering Society (IIESoc) host a webinar 'IP Address…

High-Density, High Impact: Connecting Apartment Buildings, Public Housing and Multi-Dwelling Units AAPB / ILSR Webinar — March 19, 2026

RECAP / RECORDING High-Density, High Impact: Connecting Apartment Buildings, Public Housing and Multi-Dwelling Units isoclive.substack.com/p/aapb-ilsr-...

@gbsohn.bsky.social @ilsr.bsky.social sky.social #DigitalEquity #MDU #BroadbandForAll #PublicHousing #CommunityBroadband

What's new in DNS Security? Takeaways from the revised NIST guidelines

NIST SP 800-81r3 provides updated guidance, reflecting changes in architecture and threat landscape, highlighting DNS’s role in zero trust environments, encrypted DNS, and protective DNS capabilities.

isoclive.substack.com/p/whats-new-...

#DNS #DNSSEC #RoutingSecurity

RECAP / RECORDING Canada's AI Strategy: Reading Between the Lines of "What We Heard" isoclive.substack.com/p/tcis-ai-st...

#CanadaAI #AIStrategy #DigitalSovereignty #AIPolicy #cdnpoli @erinkelly.bsky.social

Mar 11 2026 – Canada’s AI Strategy: Reading Between the Lines of “What We Heard”  VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On March 11 2026, the Canadian Internet Society (TCIS)  and TELUS hosted 'Canada’s AI Strategy: Reading Between the Lines of “What We Heard”' at the Rideau Club in Ottawa. The federal consultation on Canada’s National AI Strategy  surfaced major concerns and recommendations on IP retention, foreign dominance, regulation and accountability, sustainability, job impacts, commercialization, and the role of government.

Mar 11 2026 – Canada’s AI Strategy: Reading Between the Lines of “What We Heard”

 VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK On March 11 2026, the Canadian Internet Society (TCIS)  and TELUS hosted 'Canada’s AI Strategy: Reading Between the Lines of “What We Heard”' at the Rideau Club in Ottawa.…

ICANN85 Ghana Readout 8 April 2026

RECORDING / RECAP - APR 8 - ICANN85 Ghana Readout - isoclive.substack.com/p/icann85-gh...

#ICANN85 #ICANN #InternetGovernance #GhanaSIG #EGIGFA #AFRALO #DNSAbuse #DNSSEC #UniversalAcceptance #Internet4All #AfricaIG

Lachi - I Identify as Blind: A Brazen Celebration of Disability, Culture, Identity and Power Queens Public Library Literary Thursdays - April 2, 2026

RECAP — Lachi - I Identify as Blind: A Brazen Celebration of Disability, Culture, Identity and Power
- book talk at Queens Public Library, April 2 2026
open.substack.com/pub/isoclive...
@lachimusic.bsky.social @qplnyc.bsky.social #disability #a11y #IIdentifyAsBlind #DisabilityPride #BigDisEnergy

WEBINAR 11 MAY – topDNS Best Practice Series: Beyond the Perimeter – Managing Internet Routing as a Supply Chain Risk REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Monday 11 May 2026, at 16:00 CEST (14:00 UTC) , the Global Cyber Alliance and eco’s topDNS Initiative host a joint webinar ‘topDNS Best Practic…

WEBINAR 11 MAY – topDNS Best Practice Series: Beyond the Perimeter – Managing Internet Routing as a Supply Chain Risk isoc.live/20626/ #RoutingSecurity #MANRS
@routingmanrs.bsky.social

FCC Report & Order - Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband (summary) A "major overhaul"

FCC votes April 30 on a satellite spectrum overhaul — replacing 1990s EPFD limits with a performance-based framework that could boost NGSO broadband capacity up to 700%

Projected $2B+ in U.S. benefits; up to $100B globally.

isoclive.substack.com/p/fcc-sarell...

#SatelliteBroadband #SpectrumPolicy

WEBCAST APR 14 – Seminar on Human Rights and ICT Standardisation REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday 14 April 2026 the European Commission, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will hold a hybrid event 'Seminar on Human Rights and ICT Standardisation' in Brussels. This seminar builds on a workshop held at WTSA-24 (the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, New Delhi, October 2024) exploring how ICT standards can uphold human rights in the era of emerging technologies, and follows through on an action proposed by EU Member States and the European Commission to…

WEBCAST APR 14 – Seminar on Human Rights and ICT Standardisation

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday 14 April 2026 the European Commission, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will…

WEBINAR APR 14 – Folk Tech Showcase – Project Show & Tell REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, April 15 2026, at 12:30-14:00 EDT (16:30-18:00 UTC) Folk Tech hosts a 'Project Show & Tell' showcase. Folk Tech is a movement among people who want to develop apps for their community without depending on big tech companies and a community of developers making decentralized, p2p, open source, open standard-based tech. PROJECTS Roundabout Semble Mirlo The Protopian Prize Flotilla Spacious The Governance Memory System Moss OpenHaven Inkverse HOST LX Cast - Founder, Spacious #folktech

WEBINAR APR 14 – Folk Tech Showcase – Project Show & Tell

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, April 15 2026, at 12:30-14:00 EDT (16:30-18:00 UTC) Folk Tech hosts a 'Project Show & Tell' showcase. Folk Tech is a movement among people who want to develop apps for their community…

WEBINAR APR 24 – UN Global Mech ICT- 1st Chair informal dialogue w/ stakeholders REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On April 24 2026, at 09:00-10:00 EDT (13:00-14:00 UTC), H.E. Ambassador Egriselda López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, Chair …

🔔 WEBINAR APR 24 | UN Global Mech ICT — 1st Chair informal dialogue w/ stakeholders

Ambassador Egriselda López (El Salvador), Chair of the new UN ICT security mechanism, opens dialogue with civil society.

📅 Thu Apr 24 | 09:00-10:00 EDT
🔗 isoc.live/20600

#cybersecurity #InternetGovernance #GMICTs

APR 24 – UN Global Mech ICT- 1st Chair informal dialogue w/ stakeholders REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On April 24 2026, at 09:00-10:00 EDT (13:00-14:00 UTC), H.E. Ambassador Egriselda López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, Chair of the Global Mechanism on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security and advancing responsible State behaviour in the use of ICTs (Global Mech ICT) will holde her…

APR 24 – UN Global Mech ICT- 1st Chair informal dialogue w/ stakeholders

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On April 24 2026, at 09:00-10:00 EDT (13:00-14:00 UTC), H.E. Ambassador Egriselda López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, Chair of the Global Mechanism on…

Ookla U.S. Broadband Speed Performance Report -2H 2025 (summary) Report by Sue Marek - Editorial Director, Ookla

Ookla U.S. Broadband Speed Performance Report by @suemarek.bsky.social. Speeds hit a turning point in 2H 2025: 45 states now deliver 100/20 Mbps to 60%+ of users (up from 38). Summary - isoclive.substack.com/p/ookla-h2-2...

#Broadband #DigitalDivide #BEADprogram

WEBINAR APR 15 – 2026 IEEE Connecting the Unconnected (CTU) Program Kickoff REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15 2026, ar 10:30-12:00 EDT (14:30-16:00 UTC) the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Future Networks Initiative (FNI)  will host a webinar kick off their 2026 Connecting the Unconnected (CTU) program. This annual effort has two aspects 1) a global challenge  - a competition that solicits solutions from start-ups, grassroots organizations, universities, or anyone else that is working to bridge this digital divide in innovative ways..

WEBINAR APR 15 – 2026 IEEE Connecting the Unconnected (CTU) Program Kickoff

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15 2026, ar 10:30-12:00 EDT (14:30-16:00 UTC) the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Future Networks Initiative (FNI)  will host a webinar…

WEBINAR APR 15 – SHLB – Transforming Rural Health: Understanding and Leveraging the Rural Health Transformation Program REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15, 2026, at 14:00 EDT (18;00 UTC)the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB)  will host a webinar, 'Transforming Rural Health: Understanding and Leveraging the Rural Health Transformation Program'. The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHT Program)  represents a major opportunity to strengthen rural healthcare systems. The purpose of the program is to transform the rural health ecosystem by strengthening care delivery, improving health outcomes, expanding access to essential services, and stabilizing the financial future of rural providers.

WEBINAR APR 15 – SHLB – Transforming Rural Health: Understanding and Leveraging the Rural Health Transformation Program

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday April 15, 2026, at 14:00 EDT (18;00 UTC)the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB)  will host a webinar,…

WEBINAR APR 15 – ISPCP – The New gTLD Program 2026 and the Future of the DNS Ecosystem REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 16:00-17:00 UTC, ICANN's Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency will hold a webinar 'The New gTLD Program 2026 and the Future of the DNS Ecosystem'. The session, one of an ongoing series of DNS Training Webinars for ISPs, will provide an overview of the forthcoming New gTLD Program and examine key technical and policy challenges, including string collisions and the management of variant labels, both of which influence DNS security and stability.

WEBINAR APR 15 – ISPCP – The New gTLD Program 2026 and the Future of the DNS Ecosystem

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 16:00-17:00 UTC, ICANN's Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency will hold a webinar 'The New gTLD Program 2026…