Some of you may have an interest in this ...<div><br></div><div>Yesterday, there was a brief web broadcast on the Internet Society with the Canada chapter being formed.<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.internetsociety.ca/">http://www.internetsociety.ca/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Initial (advocacy) prime issues (from the website) include:</div><div><br></div><div><ul style="margin:0px 0px 20px 8px;padding:0px;font-size:13px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);list-style:none;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:17.90625px">
<li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:13px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url(http://www.internetsociety.ca/wp-content/themes/isoc-wp/images/bullet-grey.gif);list-style:none;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">
Net neutrality, which pertains to Internet transparency, freedom of expression and user choice</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:13px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url(http://www.internetsociety.ca/wp-content/themes/isoc-wp/images/bullet-grey.gif);list-style:none;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">
Technical standards</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:13px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url(http://www.internetsociety.ca/wp-content/themes/isoc-wp/images/bullet-grey.gif);list-style:none;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">
Accessibility to quality Internet in rural and remote areas of Canada</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:13px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url(http://www.internetsociety.ca/wp-content/themes/isoc-wp/images/bullet-grey.gif);list-style:none;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">
Internet service provider concentration</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:13px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url(http://www.internetsociety.ca/wp-content/themes/isoc-wp/images/bullet-grey.gif);list-style:none;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">
Cross-ownership of content providers by Internet carriers</li></ul><div>Certainly, relevant hot topics in recent times ...</div><div><br></div><div>Membership in the society is free -- via this link:  <a href="http://www.internetsociety.ca/join-us/">http://www.internetsociety.ca/join-us/</a></div>
<div>You join the group by joining the Canada Chapter.</div><div><br></div><div>A number of supporting groups/people were present - including CIRA CEO Byron Holland.</div><div><br></div></div><div>Some other topics on the webinar:</div>
<div>Youth outreach - Providing the appropriate channel of communication with appropriate topics.</div></div><div>Access, rural and first nations.</div><div>Advocating for internet community in Ottawa and Provincially.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Dan.</div><div><br></div>