The NSFNET is, of course, the missing link between the ARPANET and the Internet as we know it today, and perhaps not so much celebrated as it could be. Today's session should give insight on some of the vital decisions that forged the program, and recognition of the people that made them, ISOC Live posted: "Today, Tuesday 8 December 2020, at 1pm-2:45pm EST (18:00-19:45 UTC) the Internet Society and Internet2 present a NSFNET 35th Anniversary Celebratory Virtual Event. From 1985-1995 the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was a pivotal United States" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nsfnet35>Today, *Tuesday 8 December 2020*, at *1pm-2:45pm EST* (18:00-19:45 UTC) the *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>* and *Internet2 <https://internet2.edu/>* present a *NSFNET 35th Anniversary Celebratory Virtual Event <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/nsfnet-35th-anniversary-celebratory-virtual-event/>*.
From 1985-1995 the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was a pivotal United States program that laid the foundation of the global Internet. Luminaries and colleagues from research and education will reflect on NSFNET’s important networking contributions and share their outlook for the future.
*SPEAKERS* *Ana Hunsinger*, Vice President, Community Engagement, Internet2 *Vint Cerf*, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google *Al Gore*, former Vice President, USA *Dennis Jennings*, former First Program Director for Networking, NSF *Howard Pfeffer*, President and CEO, Internet2 *Andrew Sullivan*, President and CEO, Internet Society *Margaret Martonosi*, Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), NSF *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nsfnet35 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nsfnet35>* *AGENDA https://www.internetsociety.org/events/nsfnet-35th-anniversary-celebratory-v... <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/nsfnet-35th-anniversary-celebratory-virtual-event/agenda/>* *TWITTER #NSFNET <https://bit.ly/3oybLNL> @Internet2 @internetsociety @vgcerf @algore Dennis Jennings @NSF Howard Pfeffer @SullivanISOC @margmartonosi* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/nsfnet35 <https://archive.org/details/nsfnet35>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/13170/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -