Speaker & Moderator Bios for March IPNSIG Academy Webinar

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YOUR SPEAKER: Dr. Scott Pace is the Director of the Space Policy Institute and a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.  He is also a member of the faculty of the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.  His research interests include civil, commercial, and national security space policy, and the management of technical innovation.  Dr. Pace rejoined the faculty of the Elliott School in January 2021 after serving as Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council from 2017-2020. 

 

From 2005-2008, he served as the Associate Administrator for Program Analysis and Evaluation at NASA. Prior to NASA, Dr. Pace was the Assistant Director for Space and Aeronautics in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).  From 1993-2000, Dr. Pace worked for the RAND Corporation’s Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI).  From 1990 to 1993, Dr. Pace served as the Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Office of Space Commerce, in the Office of the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Harvey Mudd College in 1980; Master’s degrees in Aeronautics & Astronautics and Technology & Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982; and a Doctorate in Policy Analysis from the RAND Graduate School in 1989. 

 

Dr. Pace received the Order of the Rising Sun with Gold and Silver Stars from the Government of Japan in 2021, the Office of the Secretary of Defense Group Achievement Award in 2020, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2008, the US Department of State’s Group Superior Honor Award (GPS Interagency Team) in 2005, and the NASA Group Achievement Award (Columbia Accident Rapid Reaction Team) in 2004.  He has been a member of the US Delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conferences in 1997, 2000, 2003, and 2007.  He was also a member of the US Delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Telecommunications Working Group, 1997-2000.  More recently, he has served as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in 2009, 2011-17, and 2022.  Dr. Pace was a member of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) from 2012-2017 and was the Vice-Chair.  Dr. Pace is a former member of the Board of Trustees, Universities Space Research Association, a Member of the International Academy of Astronautics, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society, and a member of the Board of Governors of the National Space Society.

 

YOUR MODERATOR: Vint Cerf is Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist with Google. 

At Google, Vint contributes to global policy and business development and continued spread of the Internet. Widely known as one of the “Fathers of the Internet,” Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. He has served in executive positions at the Internet Society, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the American Registry for Internet Numbers, MCI, the Corporation for National Research Initiatives and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and on the faculty of Stanford University. Vint Cerf sat on the US National Science Board and is a Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Cerf is a Foreign Member of the Royal Society and Swedish Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the IEEE, ACM, American Association for the advancement of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Computer Society, Worshipful Companies of Information Technologists and Stationers and is a member of the National Academies of Engineering and Science. Cerf is a recipient of numerous awards and commendations in connection with his work on the Internet, including the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, US National Medal of Technology, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, the Prince of Asturias Award, the Japan Prize, the Charles Stark Draper award, the ACM Turing Award, the Legion d’Honneur and 29 honorary degrees.

 

Register Now for the IPNSIG Academy March Webinar

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Just a reminder to register now for the March Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) Academy Keynote event!

When humans last visited the lunar surface, the internet did not exist and all communications and navigation functions were under the control of a single country (the United States).

This presentation briefly covers primary governance issues, from numbering conventions and spectrum allocations to time standards and domain definitions. The issues are broader than those covered by the Internet Engineering Task Force, and  builders of the interplanetary internet will have to navigate among multiple organizations, including the United Nations, and  Artemis Accord signatories. There are no fundamental barriers, but it is important to think about governance issues early so as  to prioritize technical and political resources while avoiding delays and unnecessary frictions.

Dr. Pace currently serves as Director of the Space Policy Institute, Director of the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy and Director of the MA International Science and Technology Policy program at the George Washington  University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.

We invite you to join us for this exciting Keynote event.

Date: March 1, 2023

Time: 1700 – 1800 Eastern (US & Canada)

The webinar is free but you must register to attend. Register here.

 

March IPNSIG Academy Webinar

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Register now for the March Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) Academy Keynote event!

When humans last visited the lunar surface, the internet did not exist and all communications and navigation functions were under the control of a single country (the United States).

This presentation briefly covers primary governance issues, from numbering conventions and spectrum allocations, to time standards and domain definitions. The issues are broader than those covered by the Internet Engineering Task Force, and builders of the interplanetary internet will have to navigate among multiple organizations, including the United Nations, and Artemis Accord signatories. There are no fundamental barriers, but it is important to think about governance issues early so as to prioritize technical and political resources while avoiding delays and unnecessary frictions.

Dr. Pace currently serves as Director of the Space Policy Institute, Director of the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy and Director of the MA International Science and Technology Policy program at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.

We invite you to join us for this exciting Keynote event.

Date: March 1, 2023

Time: 1700 – 1800 Eastern (US & Canada)

The webinar is free but you must register to attend. Register here.

Video & Preso for February IPNSIG Academy Webinar

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We want to thank Dr. Laura DeNardis from Georgetown University and Jim Schier from NASA HQ for the excellent IPNSIG Academy Webinar presentation and discussion yesterday. The video recording is available here. The presentation is available here.

Speaker & Moderator Bios for February IPNSIG Academy Webinars

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Your Speaker:  Dr. Laura DeNardis is a Professor and inaugural endowed Chair in Technology, Ethics, and Society atGeorgetown University. Professor DeNardis is recognized as a leading Internet governance expert in both the United States and around the world. Wired UK recently named her one of “32 Global Innovators Who are Building a Better Future” and her book The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch (Yale University Press) was recognized as a Financial Times Top Technology Book of 2020. Among her seven books, The Global War for Internet Governance (Yale University Press), is widely considered the definitive source for understanding power struggles over digital infrastructure.

Your Moderator: Jim Schier is currently the Chief Architect for NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation Program at NASA Headquarters. He leads NASA-wide and international studies defining the evolution of NASA’s space communications networks including the Near Space Network, Deep Space Network, and emerging lunar network, LunaNet. He co-chairs the international Committee to Study LunaNet Governance. He joined NASA in 2004 after 25 years in industry where he worked on civil, defense, intelligence, and commercial space systems. He worked for Northrop Grumman supporting the National Reconnaissance Office where he was responsible for system-of-systems architecting for our nation’s network of reconnaissance satellites. He led system engineering tasks on commercial satellite systems including the Iridium and Thuraya satellite networks. Mr. Schier was Avionics Manager and Chief System Engineer on the International Space Station at Grumman. He received a NASA Exceptional Service Medal for his work on space communications and navigation, a NASA Administrator’s Group Award on behalf of the team that redesigned the Space Station, a Silver Snoopy award for his work on Spacelab 3, and numerous other corporate and NASA awards. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Purdue University and studied Electrical Engineering at West Coast University. In his spare time, he is a docent giving public tours at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

DATE: February 1, 2023

TIME: 1700 – 1800 Eastern Time (US & Canada)

 

The webinar is free, but you must register to attend. Register here.

January 2023 Newsletter

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On January 9, 2023, the IPNSIG Board voted to
launch the IPNSIG Academy Working Group. Laura Chappell will head this new
working group as it focuses on two goals: continue supporting the monthly
IPNSIG Academy Keynotes and building an Essentials of Interplanetary
Internetworking course. Ms. Chappell is the Founder of Chappell
University, a best-selling author, a highly-respected presenter, the creator of
the WCNA Certification Program, and a member of the IPNSIG Technical
Documentation, IPNSIG Outreach, IPNSIG Architecture, and Governance Working
Groups. Ms. Chappell is also Vice President of the Silicon Valley Chapter of
the High Technology Crime Investigation Association.

 

The Essentials of Interplanetary Internetworking
course will be designed to inspire and educate a broad audience on space
communication technologies, policies, and governance issues. The curriculum
will be designed to promote interest and expertise in developing the
interplanetary Internet and complement the existing IPNSIG Academy Keynote
series.

 

For more information on the IPNSIG Academy
Working Group, the Essentials of Interplanetary Internetworking course, or the
IPNSIG Academy Keynote series, please visit ipnsig.org or email
us at academy@ipnsig.org.

IPNSIG Academy February Webinar

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Register now for the February IPNSIG Academy Webinar

Join us for our February IPNSIG Academy Webinar on Interplanetary Internet Governance.  Our speaker, Dr. Laura E. DeNardis, is a Professor of Technology, Ethics and Society at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She has published seven books and numerous articles on the political and social implications of Internet technical architecture and governance.  

Your moderator will be Jim Schier from NASA, who is currently leading discussions on governance for LunaNet (NASA’s planned  “Lunar Internet” for cis-lunar spacecraft and installations).

DATE: February 1, 2023

TIME: 1700 – 1800 Eastern Time (US & Canada)

The webinar is free, but you must register to attend. Register here.

Speaker and Moderator bios will be published next week, along with a summary of the presentation.

 

Promotional Video Deadline Extended

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IPNSIG Promotional Video  — Submission Deadline Extended

 

Members and friends—

 

It has come to our attention that there was at least one instance
of email forwarding failure that resulted in our not receiving a submission in
response to our original request for the
IPNSIG Promotional Video. Therefore, we are extending the submission deadline
for proposals through the end of February, 2023. If you had previously made a
proposal but with no acknowledgement from us, we kindly ask you to resend the
material again. Please
note that a new email account has been created to receive your responses: promovideo@ipnsig.org.

 

IPNSIG is looking for a graphic designer willing to help us make a
short  100-year Interplanetary Network
Vision promotion video.   The video will be used to communicate with our
external stakeholders and amongst ourselves to showcase our long-term mission
and vision for interplanetary space.  

 

Video proposals welcome from all IPNSIG members (and also from non-members).
Through the selection process described below, IPNSIG will award $2K to the designer
who most successfully delivers the video product.  Note that if you are
chosen, you will work closely with the board so that the video best aligns with
the brand and vision of IPNSIG. 

 

Here, you will find a conceptual
overview of what we are looking for. We hope to see many proposals from all of
you. If you have any questions about the concept or the process, please send a
note to promovideo@ipnsig.org

Process:

    By
February 28, 2023 : Participants will document their previous work or
experience and also provide a short “sample video” for board review. 
Please send your entries to promovideo@ipnsig.org

    By March 16, 2023 : Board will
select the winning entry amongst those submitted

    By End of May, 2023 (target) : Winner
produces full-length video with feedback from the
board    

    By End of June, 2023 (target) :  Board
approval of full-length video. 

    Cash award will be provided to the
winner upon board approval. 

Kaneko,
IPNSIG President



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January IPNSIG Academy Video & Preso Available

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The video recording and presentation materials for January’s IPNSIG Academy presentation by Dr. Keith Scott are now available. The video is available here. The presentation is available here.  We’d like to thank Dr. Scott again for his really interesting and engaging presentation about the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) DTN Standardization Efforts.

December IPNSIG Academy Video & Preso

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The video recording and presentation from Dr. Ed Birrane’s December IPNSIG Academy Webinar are available. The video is available here. The presentation is available here. Thanks again to Dr. Birrane for his very engaging presentation about IETF standardization efforts.