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RECORDING - Preparing the DNS for the Post-Quantum Cryptography transition
by Joly MacFie 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

[Apologies for a brief drop in Benoit's video early on. Didn't have the recorder turned on properly! Reminder, ISOC LIVE recaps are now also *available on SubStack* <https://isoclive.substack.com/>] [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20362> VIDEO <https://youtu.be/YYDYlOt-sZk> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/is3c-pqc2/is3c-pqc2.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/153803695/> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/is3c-pqc2> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20362> On 18 March 2026,, the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Internet Standards, Security and Safety Coalition <https://is3coalition.org/> (IS3C) hosted a webinar ‘Preparing the DNS for the Post-Quantum Cryptography transition <https://intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ye16qPy7SqC21kx8PRh5Nw#/regist…>‘. This was the second in the IS3C Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) series, The first is available here <https://isoc.live/20268/>. SPEAKERS Benoît Ampeau – Head, Afnic Labs Caspar Schufiser – Research Engineer at SIDN Labs Maarten Botterman – IS3C / GNKS Consult BV HOST / MODERATOR Wout de Natris – van der Borght – IS3C coordinator -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CfA: Eurocrim 2026 (Warsaw) Roundtable on Digital Methods
by Piotr Siuda 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Dear Colleagues, We invite contributions to our roundtable on Digital Methods in Criminological Research at the upcoming Eurocrim 2026 Conference https://eurocrim2026.com/ The panel brings together scholars engaging with critical, empirical, and methodological approaches to studying crime, justice, and harm in digitally mediated environments. Our goal is to create a space for method-focused dialogue on how criminologists collect, analyse, and interpret digital data, ranging from social media content, platform based interactions and OSINT practices to digital ethnography, algorithmic tools, automated scraping, or hybrid fieldwork. We particularly welcome reflections on methodological challenges, ethics, data governance, platform constraints, and the reshaping of criminological knowledge production in the digital age. This is a roundtable, not a series of formal papers. Accepted contributors will offer short provocations or brief inputs (5–7 minutes) to spark collective discussion. The goal is to assemble a diverse set of methodological perspectives rather than full research presentations. Please send your abstract by email to v.nagy(a)vu.nl and piotr.siuda(a)gmail.com with the subject line: Digital Methods Roundtable Please include: A short abstract of max. 200 words. Your core methodological argument. Name, affiliation, and contact details. Deadline: 30 March 2026, 2:00pm. We look forward to your contributions and to a rich methodological conversation at Eurocrim. Warm wishes, Piotr Siuda & Veronika Nagy

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CfP Synthetic Social Media: Studying Platform-Embedded AI 22-25 September 2026, CRC Media of Cooperation, University of Siegen
by Pilipets, Elena 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, Join us in Siegen for the collaborative event "Synthetic Social Media: Studying Platform-Embedded AI". When & Where? 22-25 September 2026, CRC Media of Cooperation, University of Siegen About the Event Social media platforms are increasingly shaped by the integration of generative AI alongside long-standing analytical and predictive models. Today's algorithmic systems are moving from the background infrastructure to the forefront of digital social life – where autonomous AI agents operate in coexistence with (or independently of) human users. They intervene in the content feeds as conversational agents like xAI's Grok, reshape identity play through synthetic likenesses of OpenAI's Sora-2, and expand the social ecosystem itself through experimental projects like Butterflies AI and Moltbook. As these developments rapidly outpace existing research frameworks, the need for mixed critical methodologies to explore the nested integration of GenAI into platforms grows more urgent. The 2026 Autumn School edition of the CRC “Media of Cooperation” explores these developments by focusing on generative AI as an infrastructural, cultural, and regulated component of social media platforms across three intersecting dimensions: At the cultural level of everyday use, it refers to the routinized practices of prompting or interacting with platform-embedded generative systems through multimodal inputs. Infrastructurally, it signals a shift in agency, as platforms keep multiplying affordances that nudge us into co-producing synthetic outputs. Finally, it foregrounds research techniques for probing AI models in their entanglements with the platform governance and moderation regimes. Call for Contributions Please submit a proposal (max. 500 words) outlining how your work engages with the event’s main theme, inspired by, though not limited to, one of the following "how to" prompts: ● How to account for the ambiguities emerging from human-machine co-creation ● How to rethink walkthrough methods in light of platforms’ generative affordances ● How to study AI moderation as platform policy in action ● How to approach cultural biases conditioned by AI systems and prompt cultures ● How to explore platform agency and its steering ideologies ● How to integrate screenshots as a method for capturing synthetic situations ● How to repurpose AI personas as research personas ● How to develop non-extractive approaches to researching AI platforms Submission Deadline: 30. April 2026. Accepted proposals will be grouped into thematic sessions and discussed in a collaborative, dialogue-focused format. Presentations (max. 15 mins) should raise questions or provocations rather than present finished research. We encourage especially Early Career Researchers to apply. For full details, including the submission link, please visit our website: https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en/autumn-school-synthetic-social-media… Event Highlights The event opens with a one-day conference and moves into hands-on workshops and project work. Accepted abstracts will be grouped into thematic sessions curated by the organising team. Presenters will be connected via email ahead of time to coordinate their contributions. The first day is about presentations and discussions. The next three days are dedicated to exploring and developing methods - hands-on! We invite you to join a team of interdisciplinary scholars and data designers in probing new methodological combinations. Each of our project teams will present a research question alongside a specific method to be collaboratively explored. The event is free of charge, though attendees are responsible for arranging and covering their travel and accommodation in Siegen. Questions? Feel free to get in touch: elena.pilipets(a)uni-siegen.de We look forward to your contributions! Elena

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4s open panel The normal vices and violences of data
by Jeremy hunsinger 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Submit a paper to our open panel:) The Normal Vices and Violences of Data Jeremy Hunsinger Wilfrid Laurier University Florence Chee Loyola University Chicago https://www.4sonline.org/accepted_open_panels_toronto.php The normal vices and violences of data is a panel that attempts to confront what is accepted as normal and everyday about data, but should not be accepted as providing for better technoscientific futures. The panelists confront the normal vices and violences of data. Normal violence is a seemingly acceptable form of violence because of its everyday occurrence (Cerulo, 1998; Dutton, 2013; Hunsinger, 2020). Usually discussed as part of domestic relationships, normal violence is a form of abuse against the other. Generalized, in society, we can see subtle ‘normal violence’ occurring everyday, as physical altercations, mental anguish, pervasive anxieties, emotional violences, or otherwise (ibid). Similarly, normal vices are those that are seemingly acceptable elements of vices, be they minor anti-social behaviours, profiteering and greed, or similar things we accept as part of everyday life, but we should not. There are many violences and vices involved with data, the use and abuse of personal data/identities, the fraudulent representation of data, the use of data to generalize in manners not warranted, the objectification of people via data, the racialization of data, the undermining of democracy, and the undermining of science/technology. In this panel, we want to confront these issues directly with evidence of their existence, combined with a critique of those practices. We invite authors to expose issues in technoscience, to discuss them openly, and to share the normal violences and vices that we should not accept. We also want to discuss the ethics, or lack thereof, of participating in these everyday violences. References: Cerulo, K. A. (1998). Deciphering violence: The cognitive structure of right and wrong. Routledge. Dutton, D. G. (2006). Rethinking domestic violence. UBC Press. Hunsinger, J. (2020). On the Current Situation: Normal Violences, Pandemics, Emergencies, Necropolitics, Zombies, and Creepy Treehouses. Fastcapitalism. -- jeremy hunsinger Associate Professor, Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Collaboratory for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. -Pablo Picasso

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[Collaboration] Open Research Platform for Multi-Agent LLM Deliberation
by Vinicius Covas 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Dear colleagues and researchers, I hope this finds you well. As the study of LLMs shifts from individual interaction to emergent social behaviors, there is a growing need for controlled environments to study digital deliberation at scale. I've developed Agora Synthetic (https://agorasynthetic.com/) — an open research platform that simulates public deliberation using multiple AI agents. It allows researchers to design controlled experiments where LLM-powered agents with distinct personas engage in structured discussion on topics you define. This is a non-commercial, academic-led initiative. My goal is to build a bridge between AI architecture and communication theory, specifically to explore: - Deliberative Democracy: How constraints (time, rounds) affect consensus quality. - Framing & Polarization: The impact of economic vs. public health framing on coalition formation. - Algorithmic Bias: Participation inequality in agents with gendered or marginalized personas. - Epistemic Resilience: Group self-correction mechanisms when exposed to misinformation. The platform provides metrics for academic analysis, including: - Gini coefficient (participation inequality). - Type-Token Ratio (lexical diversity). - Sentiment tracking & Network topology analysis. - Cohen’s d effect sizes for condition comparison. *Invitation to Collaborate:* I am looking for fellow researchers interested in co-authoring papers using this infrastructure. If you are working on LLM-mediated communication, digital sociology, or computational ethics, I’d love to see how Agora Synthetic can support your specific research questions. You can explore the platform and apply for research access here: https://agorasynthetic.com/ https://agorasynthetic.com/ Warm regards, Dr. Vinicius Covas Research Professor, Universidad Anáhuac México vinicius.covas(a)anahuac.mx

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RECORDING - FCC - 30th Anniversary of the 96 Act Webinar – What Did We Learn?
by Joly MacFie 23 Mar '26

23 Mar '26

[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20416> VIDEO <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlg8We3ePxcPrVmvRR5xZ_4z4vp7y5KTM> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/153683814/> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/fcc-1996act> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20416> On March 17, 2026 the Federal Communications Commission <https://www.fcc.gov/> (FCC) hosted ‘30th Anniversary of the 96 Act Webinar – What Did We Learn? <https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2026/03/30th-anniversary-96-act-webi…>‘. Three panel conversations featured communications and technology policy experts that lived through the creation and implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_of_1996>. The Congressional passage of the Act, and the subsequent FCC implementation, was the last major effort by the federal government to construct a new regulatory framework for the technology, media, and telecommunications sector., serving to drive competition, innovation, and investment into faster, better, and cheaper technology, and to increased economic growth and expanded connectivity for consumers. At a moment when innovation is accelerating at an ever-increasing pace, the critical issues regulators currently face include artificial intelligence, media, competition, convergence, access, and cybersecurity, the purpose of these panels is to consider how the lessons from 30 years ago can be used to drive innovation and competition for the benefit of consumers today. 01 Opening Remarks – Brendan Carr Brendan Carr – Chair, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) VIDEO <https://youtu.be/SB-y3roRVzU> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/01_Brendan_Carr.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/01_Brendan_Carr.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/01_Brendan_Carr.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/01_Brendan_Carr.FR.pdf> 02 Introduction – Anna M. Gomez Anna M. Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) VIDEO <https://youtu.be/FEhOSoUeYWM> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/02_Anna_M_Gomez.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/02_Anna_M_Gomez.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/02_Anna_M_Gomez.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/02_Anna_M_Gomez.FR.pdf> 03 Panel 1: The Legislative Process That Led to the Act Katie King – Former Special Counsel, Federal Communications Commission Gina Keeney – Founder, Keeney Consulting John Windhausen Jr. – President, Telepoly Moderator: John T. Nakahata – Partner, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP VIDEO <https://youtu.be/W8lty92AbFk> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/03_The_Legislative_Process.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/03_The_Legislative_Process.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/03_The_Legislative_Process.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/03_The_Legislative_Process.FR.pdf> 04 Panel 2: FCC Implementation of the Act ichard Metzger – Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP Richard Welch – Senior Counsel, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP Greg Rosston – Director, Stanford Public Policy Program Christopher J. Wright – Partner, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP Moderator: Ruth Milkman – Founding Partner, Quadra Partners LLC VIDEO <https://youtu.be/dkfv44VJaBU> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/04_FCC_Implementation.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/04_FCC_Implementation.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/04_FCC_Implementation.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/04_FCC_Implementation.FR.pdf> 05 Panel 3: Today’s Challenges Robert Pepper – Senior Fellow, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership Howard Shelanski – Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Robert M. McDowell – Partner, Cooley LLP Tom Wheeler – Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution Moderatot: Anna M. Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission VIDEO <https://youtu.be/SXDdRjvfaS4> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/05_Todays_Challenges.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/05_Todays_Challenges.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/05_Todays_Challenges.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/05_Todays_Challenges.FR.pdf> 06 Closing Remarks – Anna M. Gomez Anna M. Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) VIDEO <https://youtu.be/X0IJ7wUx0-s> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/06_Closing_Remarks.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/06_Closing_Remarks.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/06_Closing_Remarks.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/fcc-1996act/06_Closing_Remarks.FR.pdf> -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Workshop on the future of LLMs
by João C. Magalhães 23 Mar '26

23 Mar '26

Dear all Mark Carrigan and I are organising a workshop on the future of LLMs in Manchester on July 7th. The title is almost self-explanatory: 'Waiting for the Crash – Sketching the Enshittified Future of Large Language Models’. The idea is to invite colleagues, at any stage in their career, to come up with speculative case studies on how LLMs will transform vis-à-vis expectations of the AI bubble bursting and emerging monetization strategies. Travel and accommodation funding will be available to participants without other sources of support. More details on how to submit your proposals at https://markcarrigan.net/2026/03/19/%f0%9f%91%80-waiting-for-the-crash-sket… Thanks! JC -- João C. Magalhães Senior Lecturer in AI Trust and Security | School of Art, Languages, and Cultures<https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk> Head of the AI Trust and Security Cluster | Centre for Digital Trust and Society<https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/cluster…> University of Manchester https://jcmagalhaes.com/ Selected publications: The emergence of platform illiberalism, 2026 <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14614448261424889?_gl=1*97g6hw*_up…> (New Media & Society, w/ Clara Iglesias Keller and Rob Gorwa) | Socially blind engineering in Facebook's foundational technologies, 2025<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-025-00971-9> (Philosophy & Technology, w/ Nick Couldry) | Open-ended technological inevitability in journalistic discourses about AI, 2025<http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21670811.2025.2522281#d1e238> (Digital Journalism, w/ Rik Smit) | A history of objectionability in Twitter’s moderation practices, 2023<https://academic.oup.com/joc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/joc/jqad015/720476…> (Journal of Communication, w/ Emillie de Keulenaar, Bharath Ganesh) | Social media, social unfreedom, 2022 <https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/commun-2022-0040/html> (Communications, w/ Jun Yu) | Big Tech, data colonialism and the reconfiguration of social good, 2021<https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/15995> (International Journal of Communication, w/ Nick Couldry) | Considering algorithmic ethical subjectivation, 2018<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2056305118768301> (Social Media + Society)

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CFP: Algorithmic Accountability and Ethics – Media, Technology & Governance
by Xiaoman Zhao 21 Mar '26

21 Mar '26

Dear colleagues, Media, Technology & Governance invites submissions for a special issue titled “Algorithmic Accountability and Ethics—Bias and Fairness in Algorithms.” Abstract submissions are due May 1, 2026. Media, Technology & Governance is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to critical inquiry into the regulatory, ethical, and societal implications of emerging communication technologies. The journal centers on pivotal innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, algorithm-driven decision-making, and other information and communication technologies (ICTs). As algorithmic systems increasingly mediate access to information, shape public discourse, guide institutional decision-making, and influence everyday life, questions of algorithmic bias, fairness, and accountability have become urgent. This special issue welcomes theoretically robust and empirically grounded research addressing, but not limited to, the following: - Conceptualizations of Algorithmic Fairness and Bias - Empirical Analyses of Algorithmic Accountability - Media Representations and Public Discourse - Governance and Regulatory Frameworks - Ethical and Philosophical Considerations Timeline - May 1, 2026: Abstract submission (500 words) - May 15, 2026: Notification of acceptance - July 20, 2026: Full paper submission (8000 words, excluding references) - July 21–August 20, 2026: Peer review and revision - August 30, 2026: Expected publication (subject to review process) Submission Guidelines - All submissions should follow APA 7th edition format - Please include author name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information on a title page Submission: Manuscripts should be submitted via: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mtag For enquiries: yangxiaodong(a)sdu.edu.cn Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/MAG Best, Xiaoman Zhao On behalf of the Editorial Team Media, Technology & Governance School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China

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International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026): Last Call for Journal First Papers
by Announce 21 Mar '26

21 Mar '26

*** Last Call for Journal First Papers *** International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026) 29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026 The VARIABILITY conference series brings together the communities previously served by ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS, forming a unified venue for research on variability, configuration, customization, and related disciplines in software and systems engineering. VARIABILITY 2026 invites Journal-First presentations of papers recently published in leading software engineering journals, including TSE, TOSEM, IST, EMSE, JSS, ASEJ, SoSyM, and reputable open-access journals. This initiative provides authors with the opportunity to engage directly with the VARIABILITY community, while offering attendees a richer and more diverse program. The Journal-First papers remain published in their respective journals, and a one-page summary will be included in the VARIABILITY 2026 proceedings with a pointer to the original publication. Scope To qualify for a Journal-First presentation at VARIABILITY 2026, a paper must meet these criteria: • It was published on the publisher’s website between May 2024 and March 2026. • It fits within the scope of VARIABILITY 2026, as described in the research track call (https://conf.researchr.org/track/variability-2026/variability-2026-papers#C…) and can bring new insights or directions to the community. • It presents new research results or significant extensions of prior work that have not been presented at SPLC, VaMoS, or ICSR before. • It has not been presented at, and is not under review for, Journal-First Tracks of other related conferences. How to Submit Authors of papers that meet the above criteria are invited to submit a short proposal for presentation. The proposal should be one page and include the following: • Paper title, authors, extended abstract, and a link or DOI to the original journal paper. • If the journal paper builds on or is related to previously published work (such as a poster or tool demo), the proposal must clearly explain why it should be considered a Journal- First paper. • All proposals must be submitted as a PDF via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=variability2026 (Journal-First Track). • Please upload both the proposal PDF and a ZIP file containing the original journal paper. Accepted papers will be published in the VARIABILITY 2026 Companion Proceedings published by Springer in the LNCS series. A Journal-First proposal must be at most one page long and it must follow the Springer guidelines: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… . By submitting your paper for inclusion in these proceedings, you acknowledge that you and your co-authors must comply with Springer’s publications policies (https://www.springer.com/gp/editorial-policies) including requirements related to research integrity, copyright, and ethical standards. Any alleged violations of these policies may be investigated by Springer and could result in corrective actions, including withdrawal of the paper. Evaluation and Selection Proposals will be selected based on the quality of the publication and the journal, after confirming that the paper fits the scope of the conference. Since the papers have already been peer-reviewed and accepted by their journals, they will not undergo another technical review. The goal is to include as many papers as possible in the Journal-First Track. However, if an unusually high number of papers are received, some might not be accepted. If needed, priority will be given to papers that best align with the conference topics of interests and the structure of the sessions. Conference Attendance For each paper accepted into the Journal-First Track, at least one author must register for the conference and attend to give the oral presentation. Important Dates (AoE) • Submission of Papers: 2 April 2026 • Notification of Acceptance: 1 June 2026 • Camera-Ready Submission: 15 July 2026 • Author Registration: 15 July 2026 Organisation General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium Research Track Chairs • Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany • Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany Industry Track Chairs • Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany Journal First Track Chairs • Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France • Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs • Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria • Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel Demos and Tools Track Chairs • Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark • Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco Projects Showcase Chairs • Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden • Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France Hall of Fame Chairs • Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany • Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland • Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan Workshops Chairs • Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain • Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany Tutorials Chairs • Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands • Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Proceedings Chair • Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK Publicity Chairs • Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA • Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan Local Organiser and Finance Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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RECORDING - Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star (Benton)
by Joly MacFie 21 Mar '26

21 Mar '26

I got a couple of things from this 1) that in the 90s sausage making, the word "internet' was taboo, because nominally it was still a DoD / NSF project and thus would involve whole areas of government beyond telecom, thus the euphemism "advanced networks' was used 2) that E-rate, which provided many connections to schoold and libraries, only got funded because (Later Trump AG) Bill Barr totally fumbled the ball in court, and 3) yes, Al Gore was key. Please note that ISOC LIVE recaps are now mirrored at https://isoclive.substack.com/ [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20296> VIDEO <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlg8We3ePxcOa9iqDoBa3LbDo9lUNwA_H> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/153570251/> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/benton-telecom-act> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20296> On March 5, 2026, the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society <https://www.benton.org/> marked the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Telecommunications Act <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_of_1996> with an event ‘Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star <https://www.benton.org/event/telecom-act-30-universal-service-north-star>‘ in Washington DC. Policymakers, advocates, academics, and industry leaders convened to examine how the law, drafted at the dawn of dial-up internet, codified the national commitment to universal connectivity. Participants explored how the act has shaped today’s broadband landscape and what universal service must mean in the next era of connectivity. 01 Introduction Senator Al Gore & Lily Tomlin (video) Revati Prasad – Executive Director – Benton Institute for Broadband & Society VIDEO <https://youtu.be/4Ih2UY7_Meo> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/01_Introduction.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/01_Introduction.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/01_Introduction.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/01_Introduction.FR.pdf> 02 Keynote Speaker – Ed Markey Ed Markey – U.S. Senator, Massachusetts VIDEO <https://youtu.be/hcna28d9O4g> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/02_Ed_Markey.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/02_Ed_Markey.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/02_Ed_Markey.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/02_Ed_Markey.FR.pdf> 03 How a Bill Becomes a Law Katie King – Former Special Counsel, Federal Communications Commission Chip Pickering – Chief Executive Officer, INCOMPAS Gina Keeney – Founder, Keeney Consulting John Windhausen Jr. – President, Telepoly Moderator: Andy Schwartzman – Benton Senior Counselor VIDEO <https://youtu.be/tmOrP3QhT_Q> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/03_How_a_Bill_Becomes_a_Law…> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/03_How_a_Bill_Becomes_a_Law…> / ES <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/03_How_a_Bill_Becomes_a_Law…> / FR <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/03_How_a_Bill_Becomes_a_Law…> 04 Best Laid Plans Rachelle Chong – Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission Larry Irving – President & Chief Executive Officer, Irving Group Jim Kohlenberger – President, JK Strategies Christopher Wright – Partner, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP Blair Levin – Policy Advisor, New Street Research Moderator: Mignon Clyburn, Former FCC Commissioner VIDEO <https://youtu.be/AHmokKQF4gU> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/04_Best_Laid_Plans.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/04_Best_Laid_Plans.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/04_Best_Laid_Plans.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/04_Best_Laid_Plans.FR.pdf> 05 Fireside Chat – Philip L. Verveer & Gigi Sohn Philip L. Verveer – Former Deputy Assistant Secretary and Ambassador, U.S. Department of State Gigi Sohn – Benton Senior Fellow and Public Advocate VIDEO <https://youtu.be/iMvOvizVnzk> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/05_Philip_Verveer_and_Gigi_…> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/05_Philip_Verveer_and_Gigi_…> / ES <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/05_Philip_Verveer_and_Gigi_…> / FR <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/05_Philip_Verveer_and_Gigi_…> 06 Conclusion Revati Prasad – Executive Director – Benton Institute for Broadband & Society VIDEO <https://youtu.be/mmRb49BGmcY> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/06_Conclusion.mp3> | RECAP EN <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/06_Conclusion.EN.pdf> / ES <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/06_Conclusion.ES.pdf> / FR <https://archive.org/download/benton-telecom-act/06_Conclusion.FR.pdf> -- - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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