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.
Statement from the Internet Society CEO and President, Lynn St. Amour: Dubai, 14.12.2012 – The Internet Society, like other participants at the World Conference on International Telecommunications, came to this conference looking for a successful outcome. We were hopeful that it would result in a treaty that would enable growth, further innovation, and advance interoperability Read more…
Recently some articles about World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), citing our member and ISOC’s Vice-President for Public Policy, Markus Kummer, have been published in the news.
Baku, 06 november 2012 Roxana Radu, PhD candidate in international relations at the Graduate Institute (Geneva), and member of Internet Society Switzerland (ISOC-CH), was recently awarded the ISOC Ambassadorship to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), to participate in the 7th IGF annual meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan (6-9 November 2012). Roxana will be a panelist in Read more…
We’d like to invite you to join the 1st National Event of the ISOC Switzerland Chapter:
Date/Time: 27 November 2012 / 18:00 – 21:00 h
Place: Käfigturm, Marktgasse 67, Bern
Topics:
The Open Internet under Threat
by Brian Trammell, research associate, Communication Systems Group, ETH Zurich, and
Internet Related Topics in Swiss Politics
by Balthasar Glättli, entrepreneur and politician, member of the Swiss Parliament
03 October 2012 –> Internet Society Newsletter Vol 11 / Issue 09
09 may 2012 The ISOC Board of Trustees has just decided to officially recognize the ISOC Switzerland Chapter.This is great news!
Geneva, 22 april 2012 The inaugural General Assembly of the ISOC Switzerland Chapter association took place on Sunday, April 22nd, at the ISOC premises in Geneva. The association has been formally established, and 21 people form the pool of founding members. Out of the founding members, the following have be elected as members of the Read more…
Geneva, 22 april 2012 Anja Wyden Guelpa, Chancellor of the Republic and State of Geneva, referred to birth of the ISOC Switzerland Chapter in her opening speech held at INET 2012 shortly before its inaugural General Assembly: “It is only tonight, after this cocktail, that the ISOC Swiss chapter should be formally created, after years Read more…
Lynn St. Amour President & CEO, Internet Society Dear Members, Friends, and Colleagues, First, thank you for all you do for the Internet and the Internet Society. As we reflect on our past and look to the future, we can be proud of our mission and how well it has stood the test of time. Read more…