On Monday November 27 2017 at 9am ET the Internet Society New York Chapter will host a breakfast briefing Internet in Venezuela: past, present and future at Civic Hall in NYC. According to reports, Venezuela has the slowest internet in the Western Hemisphere. The government has declared it a "luxury service" in direct defiance of UN human rights policy, and restricted development (See this report.) The Internet Society's Latin America Bureau has expressed 'deep concern' about Internet blocking in the country. Paola Perez, Vice- President of Internet Society Venezuela, Co-Chair of the LACNIC Public Policy Forum, will use the Venezuela scenario to explore the "developing country" experience and what users as stakeholders can do to try to improve it. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
What: Internet in Venezuela: past, present and future
Where: Civic Hall, 118 West 22nd Street, 12th Fl, NYC
When: Monday November 27 2017 9:00am-10:30am EST | 14:00-15:30 UTC
Register (to attend in person): https://www.meetup.com/isoc-
Webcast: https://livestream.com/
