MeshForum Chicago Dinner Oct 5th with Buzz Bruggeman

MeshForum invites you to join us for dinner with one of our speakers from MeshForum 2005 as well as many other experts on Networks on Oct 5th. If you are interested in attending please RSVP via a comment here.

When: Wednesday Oct 5th at 6:00pm

Where: Reza's River North at 432 W. Ontario.

Cost: $30/person with a cash bar. A selection of appetizers and entrees will served family style, please indicate any dietary restrictions or preferences as you RSVP. Additional donations to MeshForum are welcome and pre-registrations for MeshForum 2006 will be accepted.

Topic: Catching up with Buzz Bruggeman and an open opportunity for discussion on Networks.

Please share this dinner with anyone who might be interested, it is open to all.

See you there!

Ethan Zuckerman on Eszter Hargittai

Ethan Zuckerman of the Berkman Center at Harbard University has just posted to his personal blog, …My heart’s in Accra on Eszter Hargittai on blogger insularity.

His comments summarize the current results of Eszter's research which she first presented at MeshForum 2005 in Chicago.

Barbara van Schewick on Network Neutrality

Larry Lessig posted a new paper by Barbara van Schewick on Network Neutrality.

This is a fascinating paper on the economic issues around network neutrality, the full paper (Sept 20th 2005 version) is available as a PDF from lessig.org. (unfortunately it is copy protected, were it not I would offer more detailed discussion of the points she raises).

This is the type of conversation which we hope to continue at MeshForum 2006.

MacArthur recognizes the importance of networks

Jon Kleinberg of Cornell, has received one of this year's MacArthur Fellow Awards ("Genius Grants").  Great news for the importance of networks in the world.  From the Jon Kleinberg profile at the MacArthur website:

Jon Kleinberg is a computer scientist with a reputation for tackling important, practical problems and, in the process, deriving deep mathematical insights. His research spans diverse topics ranging from computer networking analysis and routing, to data mining, to comparative genomics and protein structure. He is best known for his contributions to two aspects of network theory: "small worlds" and searching the World Wide Web.

Ross Dawson at the San Francisco KM Cluster

MeshForum 2005 speaker, Ross Dawson, is speaking at the SF-area KM Cluster at the end of the month. 

Ross is the kick-off speaker at your Fall 2005 Bay Area/Silicon Valley Cluster on September 27, 2005 in downtown San Francisco. Ross is joined by John Hagel, Greg Oxton and others. This is a unique, low-cost opportunity to meet key international (Ross is from Sydney, AUS) and California knowledge economy thought leaders.

Upodate: removed link to talk - no longer active.

Updates at MeshForum - comments working again

We've upgraded to a new version of the blog engine, which should make maintenance easier for us behind the scenes. The external face to MeshForum shouldn't be any different. Unfortunately, as part of the upgrade I managed to break something with the comments feature. For about a week, no one could post comments.

I was able to track down the problem and correct it. You should be able to post comments as needed now. All comments will be moderated to protect against junk.

MeshForum Dinner Sept 1st 2005 San Francisco

On Thursday Sept 1st MeshForum will host a dinner at Canton Seafood and Dim Sum located at 655 Folsom St in San Francisco.

Dim Sum will be served at 6:30pm, entrees around 7pm.

All are invited. A number of speakers, sponsors and attendees from MeshForum 2005 will join MeshForum's founder, Shannon Clark for dinner and conversation about Networks.

Dinner with Tip and Taxes will be $30 / person. (cash bar)

Please RSVP by leaving a comment here.

Directions
From San Francisco:

Take highway 280 north
towards downtown San Francisco.
Merge onto King Street.
Continue on King Street.
Turn RIGHT onto 3RD ST.
Turn RIGHT onto FOLSOM ST.

From San Francisco International Airport:

Take highway 101 north
turn into highway 380 west
turn into highway 280 north
towards downtown San Francisco.
Merge onto King Street.
Continue on King Street.
Turn RIGHT onto 3RD ST.
Turn RIGHT onto FOLSOM ST.

See you there!