If you want to join us at one of our fabulous End of Year Member Events, get your RSVP in before the event’s closing date. Complete your registration via the IAA Member Portal. We hope to see you there!
If you want to join us at one of our fabulous End of Year Member Events, get your RSVP in before the event’s closing date. Complete your registration via the IAA Member Portal. We hope to see you there!
During this event, we heard from the incredible René Fichtmüller, as he shared his experience on building and operating a network in a war zone. We spent the hour learning about how the Keep Ukraine Connected task force came together, from planning and organising to delivering equipment. We took a technical deep dive to learn more about the infrastructure, how the task force mapped the backbone dataline, the supply and demand tool they’re still using to determine the equipment needed to keep communications going, and so much more!
Date: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Time: 3:00pm AWST / 6:00pm AEDT
Location: Online via Zoom*
*Members, please note that an email with your unique Zoom link will be emailed to you one day in advance and one hour prior to event start.
Moderator
Narelle Clark, IAA CEO
Narelle Clark is Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Association of Australia, a not-for-profit telecommunications carrier operating internet exchanges across Australia and New Zealand. Ms Clark has a broad technical and strategic view of Internet scale ICT delivery having been a user, builder, operator and researcher of Internet networks through her extensive career with major telecommunications companies, research agencies and consumer bodies, as well as a leadership and governance background in the not-for-profit sector. She is an Honorary Fellow with the University of Wollongong and holds a seat on the board of the Public Interest Registry which operates the .Org top-level domain. Ms Clark was also a Trustee of the global Internet Society from 2010 to 2016.
Speaker
René Fichtmüller, Chairperson of Global NOG Alliance
Rene is not only an Aspirant Optician at Flexoptix, but also Chairman of the Board of the Global NOG Alliance. He has been in the Internet industry since 2015 and has an IXP background. When he’s not representing Flexoptix around the world, he spends his time helping network operators get the most value from their regional groups. In 2022, he volunteered to drive a truckload of humanitarian supplies to Ukraine. This inspired him to create the Keep Ukraine Connected Taskforce along with his teammates in the Global NOG Alliance, which to date has collected and delivered more than a million dollars worth of network equipment and raised funds for the necessary tools to keep the Ukrainian Internet to keep running operation.”
Watch our NetThing panel discussion, where we seek to unpack the long-debated question of how to balance the responsibilities placed on different sections of the Internet industry to appropriately protect individual end-users while also ensuring the smooth running of the Internet.
Date: Friday, 28 October 2022
Time: 3:00pm AEDT / 12:00pm AWST
Location: online
Registration: NetThing website
The accessibility and unique nature of the Internet has greatly affected the volume of potentially defamatory material online, as well as raised new questions of how we understand the basic legal principles underpinning defamation law. With recent High Court decisions and ongoing law reform in Australia, the application of defamation law for different sections of the internet industry is a live issue for the Internet industry. This question, however, also points to a broader consideration of what extent to which internet intermediaries should be liable for what happens on the ‘content layer’ of the Internet. Due to the complex roles that each section of the internet industry play means that laws regulating the industry is complex and must be nuanced to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
This panel discussion will seek to unpack the long-debated question of how to balance the responsibilities placed on different sections of the internet industry to appropriately protect individual end-users, while also ensuring the smooth running of the Internet.
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NetThing is taking place online again this year and it’s happening soon. With a line up of speakers including: Vint Cerf, Dr Tobias Feakin, The Hon Simon Kofe, The Hon Michelle Rowland MP and Rosemary Sinclair AM, it is set to be one of the best NetThings yet.
Date: Thursday 27 – Friday 28 October 2022
Time: (Thursday): 9:45am AEDT – 4:45pm AEDT
Time: (Friday): 9:45am AEDT – 3:45pm AEDT
Location: Virtual
We’re thrilled to be running a session again this year: Defamation for Internet Service Providers and Other Internet Intermediaries. This 45-minute panel discussion seeks to unpack the long-debated question of how to balance the responsibilities placed on different sections of the Internet industry to appropriately protect individual end-users, while also ensuring the smooth running of the Internet. Our panel includes Daniel Joyce (UNSW), John Morris (ISOC), Sophie Dawson (Bird & Bird), Sunita Bose (DiGI) and Christiane Gillespie-Jones (Comms Alliance). Read more about our upcoming session on our website.
If you would like to attend our session or any others, please keep an eye out on NetThing’s social media channels or sign up to their mailing list on the NetThing website.
Our AusNOG swag bag item seemed to cause quite a stir this year with us trying to keep the packaging simple. Well…they are USB Data Blockers. We’ve all been caught short of charge when out and about, so these small devices sit between your phone and public (including hotel) USB power stations and outlets, acting as a shield between the public USB connection and your device. These wonderful things restrict hackers from accessing your data. How? Hackers can rig charging stations so they can ‘juice jack’ your data through data pins. These pins allow hackers to find a pathway into your device/s. Data blockers are designed to block these pins ensuring that your data doesn’t flow. So, now that you know what they are, and how they work, please use them, even when bludging that bit of charge from a mate’s computer. We’ve got more and will be handing them out at our next few events.
We’re happy to report that the IAASysters Workshop was a resounding success. This year, we brought 17 women, at different stages of their careers, to our one-day workshop and the AusNOG conference that followed. With overwhelmingly positive feedback from attendees and sponsors, we couldn’t be more pleased with the positive effect the program has had on these women. But don’t just take our word for it; take theirs:
“This workshop was something I didn’t realise I needed, but coming out of it, I can confidently say that I definitely needed it. Extremely educational, motivational, and supportive. I’m grateful to have been sponsored to attend, and I hope I can attend again in future.”
“I love how the workshop planted a seed in my mind that I deserve this role/career. I am awesome. This really helps me push through and say I can do this. I can continue to be an awesome network engineer! Really appreciate the support I felt and saw. Thank you so much!”
The Workshop was a day of learning and developing, starting with the talented Cheryl Alderman from Be Ultimate Coaching. Cheryl ran the two-part career planning session teaching the Systers to know their worth, stay relevant, find a mentor, acknowledge their skills, and so much more. After some good old fashion chit-chat over lunch, Narelle ran the Safety in the Industry session, discussing some of the issues that women in our industry face – an important session to remind people to speak up and know that they are not alone. Sarah Denholm from Improve Your Public Speaking followed soon after to run her two-part session, Presentation Skills for Results. Her session covered many key aspects of public speaking, from first impressions to self-talk and self-priming to engagement challenges and connection. It was great to look around the room and see all the attendees participating and learning.
Of course, none of this would be possible without the continued support of our wonderful sponsors: Amazon Web Services, Aussie Broadband, APNIC and AusNOG. Our sincere thanks to you all for your sponsorship of the IAASysters program; your support is truly helping to make a difference for women in the Internet industry.
The AGM and WA-IX celebration are fast approaching with dignitaries, founding members (those we could contact) and other key contributors to WA-IX invited. If you are an IAA member and would like to join us as at either the Annual General Meeting (4:00pm – 5:00pm AWST) and/or WA-IX’s 25th Birthday celebration (5:00pm – 8:00pm AWST) at QV1 in Perth, then get in quick to register as registrations are closing on Wednesday, 12 October 2022, at 5:00pm AWST / 8:00pm AEDT. We’re looking forward to seeing you all and celebrating 25 years of WA-IX.
Registrations for the 2022 AGM (in person) and WA-IX’s 25th Birthday celebration are now closed.
It was great to get together with members and celebrate 2022 at The Sporting Globe x 4 Pines, one of Sydney’s best sports bars. The evening was full of socialising over good food and drinks.
Date: Thursday, 1 December 2022
Time: 7:00pm AEDT – late
Location: The Sporting Globe x 4 Pines | King Street Wharf, 22 The Promenade, Sydney NSW 2000
It was great to celebrate 2022 with some of our Adelaide members. We were lucky enough to enjoy an evening of good food, drinks and socialising at The Gallery’s boutique rooftop patio!
Date: Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm ACDT
Location: The Gallery | 30 Waymouth St, Adelaide SA 5000
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