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[Stephen Michael Kellat <skellat@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This comes at a bit higher level of abstraction away from Ubuntu.  If you're interested in the plumbing of the Internet itself, there is plenty of interesting stuff below.  The Internet Society serves as the secretariat for the Internet Engineering Task Force which develops technical standards for the Internet.

Stephen Michael Kellat
Point of Contact/Leader, Ubuntu Ohio

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Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:18:35 +0000
From: Internet Society News <isoc-newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "isoc-newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <isoc-newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Internet Society Newsletter


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Internet Society Newsletter
Volume 12 Number 03
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Feature Stories From Our Chapters
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- Preparing Cameroon for the future
- Pakistan's girls and the local technology industry

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Tips & tools
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- Don't Miss The Deadline To Apply For An Internet Society Community
Grant
- Digital Identity e-learning modules

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Upcoming events
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- ION Krakow 30 Sep to 2 Oct 2013
- Asia Internet Symposium, Kathmandu 2013, 1 Oct 2013
- INET San Francisco, 2 Oct 2013
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, 2 Oct to 5 Oct 2013
- Internet Governance Forum, 21 Oct to 25 Oct 2013

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News
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- Internet Society Responds to Reports of the U.S. Government’s
Circumvention of Encryption Technology
- Internet Society Board of Trustees Elects New Chair
- African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF)
- Internet Society Supports the 2013 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women
in Computing

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Get Involved
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- Spread the word

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Feature Stories From Our Chapters
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Preparing Cameroon for the future
Started in 2011 with the help of an Internet Society Community Grant
and led by Ndonnang and his colleague Janvier Ngnoulaye, the Impact
IPv6 project focuses on educating students, professional experts and
trainers in the use of the latest Internet protocol. 

+ Read more:
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/09/preparing-cameroon-future

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Pakistan's girls and the future of the local technology industry
With the support of the local Internet Society chapter, 15 community
leaders in villages around Islamabad were prepared as multipliers and
given the tools to educate 20 girls each. Last April 25th, around 300
girls came together to receive their certification after successfully
completing their training.

+ Read more:
http://www.internetsociety.org/pakistans-girls-and-future-local-technology-industry


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Tips & tools
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Don't Miss The Deadline To Apply For An Internet Society Community Grant

+ Use the Internet to change the world! Apply Now:
https://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-awards/community-grants

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Digital Identity e-learning modules

Share what you want, when you want: help us promote or take part in
three interactive tutorials designed to empower yourself to better
manage your online identity.

+ Watch them at:
http://www.internetsociety.org/manage-your-identity

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Upcoming events
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ION Krakow 30 Sep to 2 Oct 2013
- http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/ion/krakow2013/

Asia Internet Symposium, Kathmandu 2013, 1 Oct 2013
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http://www.internetsociety.org/events/asia-internet-symposium-kathmandu-2013

INET San Francisco, 2 Oct 2013
- http://www.internetsociety.org/events/inet-san-francisco

Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, 2 Oct to 5 Oct 2013
- http://gracehopper.org/2013/

Internet Governance Forum, 21 Oct to 25 Oct 2013
- http://www.internetsociety.org/2013-igf-mini-site

+ See the full calendar: 
http://www.internetsociety.org/events/events-calendar

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News
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Internet Society Responds to Reports of the U.S. Government’s
Circumvention of Encryption Technology

The Internet Society is alarmed by continuing reports alleging
systematic United States government efforts to circumvent Internet
security mechanisms. The Internet Society President and CEO, Lynn St.
Amour, said,  “If true, these reports describe government programmes
that undermine the technical foundations of the Internet and are a
fundamental threat to the Internet’s economic, innovative, and social
potential".

+ Read more:
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-responds-reports-us-government%E2%80%99s-circumvention-encryption-technology

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Internet Society Board of Trustees Elects New Chair

The Internet Society Board of Trustees seated its new Board and elected
a new Chair, Robert Hinden, at its meeting in Berlin, Germany.

+ Read more:
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-board-trustees-elects-new-chair-0

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African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF)

AfPIF 2013 took place in Casablanca, Morocco on 3 - 5 September, 2013.
Visit the archive with the presentations and recordings from the event.

+ AfPIF 2013:
http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2013/03/ion-singapore-webcas
ting-information

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Internet Society Supports the 2013 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in
Computing 

To be held 2-5 October in Minneapolis, USA, the conference is expected
to attract participants from industry, academia, and government from
more than 40 countries.

+ Add to your calendar:
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-supports-event-promote-women-computing



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Get Involved
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Spread the Word!

Share our content across your social media channels and help support for
an open Internet!

+ Share Our Stuff!
http://www.internetsociety.org/get-involved/spread-word

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