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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



Please help us
spread the word! Please re-Tweet our message. The link to the Tweet
is here. 

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.

Speaker Bio for January IPNSIG Academy Webinar

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Your Speaker: Dr. Keith Scott worked for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1997-1998, where he used ACTS mobile terminal data to characterize the effects of Ka-band satellite channels on TCP and SCPS-TP performance. Since joining The MITRE Corporation in 1998, Keith has worked on a number of projects for NASA and the DoD concerning communications in stressed environments including satellite and tactical data networks. He began working on the Interplanetary Internet in 1998, implemented a precursor to the current Bundle Protocol, and is co-author of RFC5050. Keith currently serves as chair of the Space Internetworking Systems Delay Tolerant Networking Working Group in the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems that is standardizing DTN protocols for use in civilian space missions. Keith is also a member of the Internet Research Task Force and Internet Engineering Task Force’s Delay Tolerant Networking working groups.

Your Moderator: Scott Burleigh recently retired from a position as Principal Engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, where he had been developing flight mission software since 1986. A founding member of the Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force, Mr. Burleigh was a co-author of the DTN Architecture definition (Internet RFC 4838). He also co-authored the specification for version 6 of the DTN Bundle Protocol (BP, Internet RFC 5050), supporting automated data forwarding through a network of intermittently connected nodes, and is now lead author for the specification for BP version 7. Mr. Burleigh led the development and maintenance of implementations of BP and related protocols that are designed for integration into deep space mission flight software, with the long-term goal of enabling deployment of a delay-tolerant Solar System Internet. Mr. Burleigh has received the NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal and four NASA Space Act Board Awards for his work on the design and implementation of these communication protocols

Please join us for our January IPNSIG Academy Webinar!

Keith Scott (Chief Architect, Advanced Networking for Assured Communications) will present an overview of DTN standardization within the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS– the global standards-setting organization for civilian space flight communications).

The presentation will include an overview of CCSDS, focusing on the activities of the Space Internetworking Systems Delay Tolerant Networking working group, including profiling of IETF RFCs for use in space, as well as space-specific protocols in the DTN suite.

Date: January 4th

Time: 1700 – 1800 hours Eastern Time Zone (US & Canada)

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