Anyone who watched last week's Renwick Lecture <https://archive.org/details/renwick2021> will have heard Vint Cerf refer to this important stage in the Internet's development. Today we will learn more! [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/i2internethistory>Today, Tuesday 14 September 2020, at 13:00 EDT (18:00 UTC) *Internet2 <https://internet2.edu/>* hosts an Internet History Webinar: '*How the US NSFNET Regional Academic Networks Evolved to Become the Global Internet (1985 — 1995) <https://internet2.edu/internet2-internet-history-webinar/>*'. The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) *NSFNET Program <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation_Network>* (partially) funded a range of (academic) regional networks1, starting in 1985/86. Over a relatively short period of time, the regional networks developed their customer base and funding models and became Internet service providers (ISPs). Connections to the Federal Internet Exchange(s) (FIXs) and the Commercial Internet eXchange(s) (CIXs) were developed, and some of the regional networks evolved to become global ISPs. The webinar will feature short presentations from some of the Regional Network / ISP pioneers, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session. *PANEL* *Glenn Ricart*, SURAnet *Elise Gerich*, NSFNET National Backbone *Susan Estrada*, CERFnet *MODERATOR* *Steve Wolff*, NSF Networking Division Director (1986-1995) *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/i2internethistory <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/i2internethistory>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/398Itjk <https://bit.ly/398Itjk>* *REAL TIME TEXT: https://bit.ly/3AdSM18 <https://bit.ly/3AdSM18>* *TWITTER #i2online <http://bit.ly/i2online> @Internet2 @gricart #SURAnet @EliseGerich #NSFNET Susan Estrada #CERFnet Steve Wolff #InternetHistory* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/i2internethistory <https://archive.org/details/i2internethistory>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14520/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -