Tab to improve Recipients Hatched, matched, and despatched! Thanks to those of you who have Substack subs <https://isoclive.substack.com/>! Here is what is up. Note the WAIGF post has Zoom links to all sessions, including the Youth IGF tomorrow, *Upcoming Events* - MAY 11-15 - The West Africa Internet Governance Forum 2026 <https://isoc.live/20853/> - MAY 13 16:00 UTC - ICANN OCTO ISPCP/SSAC: Implementing DNS Blocking Responsibly <https://isoc.live/20880/> - MAY 13 17:00 UTC - AFRALO UA Regional Day: Advancing UA Through Adoption and Education <https://isoc.live/21068/> - MAY 15 11:00 UTC - AfChix Peering and IXP Mentorship Panel <https://isoc.live/21019/> - MAY 19 12:30 UTC - Ethics in the fight against disinformation: from theory to practice <https://isoc.live/21031/> - MAY 19 17:00 UTC - Responsible Tech Book Talk With Carissa Véliz, Author of Prophecy <https://isoc.live/20992/> - MAY 20 00:00 / 06:00 UTC - Global Expo 2026: From Harm Mitigation to Intentional Design <https://isoc.live/20946/> - MAY 20 16:30 UTC - Folk Tech x Protopian Prize - Storytelling Workshop + Connection Call <https://isoc.live/20905/> - MAY 21 10:30 UTC - ISOC ASG - GAAD 2026: International Conference on Digital Accessibility, Inclusion and Innovation <https://isoc.live/21060/> - MAY 21 12:00 UTC - Book Launch - Platforms and the Planet: Big Tech, Digital Platforms and Environmental Responsibility <https://isoc.live/20973/> - MAY 21 14:00 UTC - GAAD Event - From Access to Agency: Rethinking Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in the Age of AI <https://isoc.live/21073/> - MAY 21 17:00 UTC - Introduction to Responsible AI Evaluations - A Virtual Workshop <https://isoc.live/20988/> - MAY 21 18:00 UTC - Emerging Threats Through AI Adoption and the Need for Human Risk Management <https://isoc.live/20960/> - MAY 26 08:00 UTC - What Digital Futures Do We (Not) Want? <https://isoc.live/20952/> - MAY 27 12:00 UTC - What Makes a DNS Abuse Complaint to ICANN Actionable: Insights and Common Challenges <https://isoc.live/20671/> - MAY 27 13:30 UTC - ISOC PERU - Más allá del acceso: ¿qué significa 'Internet significativo' en educación? <https://isoc.live/20860/> - MAY 28 12:30 UTC - David vs Goliath in the DSA era: Lessons from Bits of Freedom's victory <https://isoc.live/21036/> - MAY 28 13:00 UTC - CODI Universal Acceptance Day 2026 <https://isoc.live/20439/> - MAY 28 18:00 UTC - Helping Older Adults Stay Safe Online: Tips and Resources <https://isoc.live/20964/> - JUN 02 23:30 UTC - A11yNYC - Scaling Accessibility with Design Systems - Jesse Gardner <https://isoc.live/20976/> *Recaps / Recordings* - MAY 11 - Beyond the Perimeter - Managing Internet Routing as a Supply Chain Risk <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/topdns12> - MAY 05 - Book Talk: Create Your Unicorn Career in STEM <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/unicorn-career-in-stem> - MAY 04 - IGF Best Practice Forum: Securing Access to the Internet and Protecting Core Internet Resources in Contexts of Conflict and Crises <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/gcw2026-igf> - MAY 01 - Unlocking the Safer Internet Initiative <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/isoc-safer-internet> - APR 30 - Social Media And Digital Sovereignty In South Asia <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/saidgi-digital-sovereignty> - APR 29 - Phishing and DNS Abuse - Operational Blindspots <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/icann-emea-phishing> - APR 28 - ICANN Global Public Interest Framework (GPIF) and its Relevance to At-Large <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/at-large-gpif> - APR 28 - ITU Council 2026 State of the Union Address <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/itu-council-sotu> - APR 23 - ISOC Perú - Community-Driven Connectivity Solutions <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/isoc-peru-connectividad> - APR 15 - The Data Center Frontier <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/the-data-center-frontier> - APR 15 - Digital Access Day 2026: Access, Autonomy, and the Open Internet <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/tcis-digital-access-day-2026> - APR 15 - The New gTLD Program 2026 and the Future of the DNS Ecosystem <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/ispcp-newgtld> - APR 14 - Effective Youth Participation and Digital Inclusion Action Toward WSIS 2035 <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/ecosoc-youth-wsis> - APR 14 - From Spectrum to Service: Building with Unlicensed Fixed Wireless <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/ntia-fixedwireless> - APR 13 - Quantum Technologies, Implications for the Global Digital Divide <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/dc-ddht-quantum> - FEB 26 - At-Large Meets OCTO-SSR <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/at-large-octo-ssr> *Other Report Summaries* - Eighth Circuit Vacates FCC Digital Discrimination Rules (summary) <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/eighth-circuit-vacates-fcc-digital> - Stanford AI Index Report (Summary) <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/stanford-ai-index-report-summary> - Access Now statement on RightsCon "postponement" (summary) <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/access-now-statement-on-rightscon> - FCC to Satellite Operators: Stay in Your Lane <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/fcc-to-satellite-operators-stay-in> - ICANN and the IETF (summary) <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/icann-and-the-ietf-summary> - Age Verification Architecture (summary) <https://isoclive.substack.com/p/age-verification-architecture> -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -