[AuckLUG] OT: AKL Talk Announcement

[Guy K. Kloss]

Hi everybody,

sorry for cross-posting and OT, but I think that this could be potentially 
very interesting for the groups addressed (if you happen to be able to make 
it to come around to Auckland).

Guy

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Institution of Engineering and Technology 2008 Prestige Lecture


The Internet:
Where did it come from, Why did it succeed and Where is it going?

(at Massey University, Albany Campus)
by Dr. Brian Carpenter

For most people, the Internet seemed to appear out of nowhere in about 1995. 
Since then, it has revolutionised the way that hundreds of millions of people 
get news and information, stay in touch with family, structure their social 
life, entertain themselves, or do their jobs.

How did this happen? Was it an accident or a plan? How did the Internet fly in 
the face of established telecommunications services? What were the 
engineering design features of Internet technology that allowed this to 
happen, and how important were technological and regulatory developments? 
What was the "dot com bubble" really about? But most important, what can we 
learn about the future from this very recent history?

When:	29 May 2008

Where:	Atrium Building,
	Massey University Albany Campus
	(Enter Via Gate 1 off Albany Express Way)
	Refreshments at Round Room and Lecture at AT1
Time:	6:00pm - 7:00pm (Refreshment starts at 5.30pm)
RSVP:	g.senaratne at massey.ac.nz

This event is open to the public and free of charge.  Please join us for 
refreshments and a get together before the presentation.

Biography

Dr Carpenter was privileged to lead the networking team at CERN, the European 
laboratory where the world wide web was invented, from 1985 to 1996. He then 
joined IBM just in time to witness the Internet boom from an industry 
viewpoint, and became an IBM Distinguished Engineer working on Internet 
standards and technology. He joined the Computer Science Department at the 
University of Auckland in September 2007

For further information about the IET, please visit
http://www.theiet.org

-- 
Guy K. Kloss
Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences
Te Kura Putaiao o Mohiohio me Pangarau
Room 2.63, Quad Block A Building
Massey University, Auckland, Albany
Private Bag 102 904, North Shore Mail Centre
voice: +64 9 414-0800 ext. 9585   fax: +64 9 441-8181
eMail: G.Kloss at massey.ac.nz  http://iims.massey.ac.nz
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