On 8 March, 2013, at the start of the ISOC-CH Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Internet Society Switzerland Chapter (ISOC-CH) celebrated International Women’s Day with a keynote by Monique Morrow (Distinguished Consulting Engineer at Cisco Systems and Chair-woman of the ITU Joint Coordination Activity on Cloud Computing) on “Women Leaders in the Internet“. Monique’s keynote
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14 February 2013 [Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland] – Internet Society President and Chief Executive Officer Lynn St. Amour today announced that she will leave the Internet Society in February 2014 at the conclusion of her contract. St. Amour joined the Internet Society in 1998 as Executive Director of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa
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The Global Internet User Survey recently published provides a summary of global responses to the 2012 Global Internet User Survey. Key themes and findings have been identified in areas such as Internet usage, the attitudes of users towards the Internet, users' views of the Internet's role in providing access to education and in supporting social action. The survey results also highlight the actions users take, or fail to take, in ensuring they understand the consequences of sharing personal data online and in protecting their
online identity. Further analysis — for example exploring differences in responses across regions or countries — will be explored in future reports.
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After only eight months in existence, the ISOC Switzerland Chapter welcomes already its 100th member. The lucky one to draw the number 100 is Andy Zbinden who works at Switch where he is responsible for Special Projects.
Since its foundation in April 2012, ISOC-CH has been blessed with a constant growth in its membership. Starting with 21 (founding) members on 22nd of April 2012, every month 10 new members have joined in average.
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Bern, 14.12.2012 - National Councillor Balthasar Glättli from the Swiss Green Party, and a member of ISOC-CH, has submitted a motion to make Net Neutrality a fundamental element of the Swiss legislation. The motion has been co-sponsored by National Councillors from various other parties.
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