Category Archives: News

In the final part of this three-part series, Don Hollander, Secretary General Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), highlights why developers need to update their code to accommodate this growing number of domain names and email addresses.    Universal Acceptance… Read More

On July 16, 2019, the SF Bay Internet Society Chapter and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) held an ICANN 65 Recap webinar. Topics discussed included the effect of the General Data Protection Ruling (GDPR) on… Read More

In the second of a three-part series, Don Hollander, Secretary General Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), highlights why all organizations need to be Universal-Acceptance Ready.     Email connects the globe with a click. And it is critical for… Read More

In the first of a three-part series, Don Hollander, Secretary General Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), highlights why all organizations need to be Universal-Acceptance Ready.     Since 2006 the Domain Name System (DNS) has expanded dramatically, not only… Read More

During the first Board meeting of 2019, the new San Francisco Bay Area ISOC Chapter Board selected Board members into Officer Roles for 2019. Fatema Kothari: President Delia Sabau: (interim) Vice President and Treasurer Richard Whitt, Secretary  … Read More

The Nominating Committee (NomCom) has confirmed the results of the 2018 Board Elections. The following candidates have been elected/re-elected onto the Board for two-year terms (Jan 2019 – Dec 2020): Arsham Hatambeiki Amolik Kakade Fatema Kothari Jeff Tantsura The… Read More

Join us this Thursday, November 29th, 12 – PM (PT) for our ICANN 63 Readout Webinar. We’ll be joined by ICANN’s Chris Mondini, Vice President, Global Business Engagement, and Joe Catapano, Stakeholder Engagement Program Manager, North America, who’ll give… Read More

Congratulations to Chapter member Dean Norris who was selected at random and wins a $50 VISA gift card for filling out the SF Bay Area Chapter Members’ Survey.  … Read More

Our parent organization, The Internet Society, has released its 2019 Action Plan. Take a look at next year’s key focus areas and activities here.… Read More

We’ve extended the application period and you can submit your application to join the SF Bay ISOC Chapter Board until November 19th. Find out more about the kind of skillsets we’re looking for and how you can apply here.… Read More