[AuckLUG] OT: reminder - AKL Talk tomorrow

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On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 11:37 +1200, Guy K. Kloss wrote:
> A reminder again on the upcoming talk tomorrow at Massey in Auckland.
> 
> Guy
> 

Or today at the School of Engineering in CBD, same speaker, same title,
same time, different location:
http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/about/events/2008/05/lectures/public5.cfm :)

> -------------------
> 
> 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>
> 
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