[AuckLUG] OT: reminder - AKL Talk tomorrow

[Guy K. Kloss]

A reminder again on the upcoming talk tomorrow at Massey in Auckland.

Guy

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Speaker: Dr. Brian Carpenter
Title: The Internet: Where did it come from, Why did it succeed and Where is 
it going?

When:	Thursday 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.

Abstract:
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?

Dr Carpenter 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. 
This public lecture is part of The Institute of Engineering and Technology, 
2008 Prestige Lecture. For further information about the IET, please visit 
www.theiet.org <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://www.massey.ac.nz/~gkloss/
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