BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Central BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230117T194952Z UID:DA835108-BBFD-4568-B4A3-CEBED38E15A7 DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20221206T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20221206T200000 DESCRIPTION:Talk: “Internet Infrastructure -- Fungible Packets Everywher e" -- The Internet Infrastructure evolved over many years starting with pe r-line connected dial-ups. The talk discusses the history of technical evo lution of the internet and how many things were discovered that "experts" thought were not technically feasible\, such as VoIP. It is time to examin e the structure and replace the "rent to never own" infrastructure with a lower cost\, more flexible "Fungible Packets Everywhere" approach.\n\nBob Frankston discusses the history of technological development along with th e regulatory environment and how that biased the internet evolution. He ar gues that companies selling "service" are not in a position to offer the l owest cost connectivity. By switching to a fungible packet infrastructure where the actual connecting technology can be dynamically changed he predi cts we will reach a lower cost and more reliable internet.\n\nSpeaker: Bob Frankston is best known for implementing VisiCalc (https://rmf.vc/VisiCal c)\, the first electronic spreadsheet and enabling home networking (while at Microsoft). Throughout his career he has sought to share the power of s oftware with others by creating enabling technologies. He is currently on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society and writes a column for their magazine.\n\nNote: For background information\, see Fr ankston's 2020 [IEEE-Madison talk: "Software + Connectivity => Opportunity and a New Generative Reality”](https://drive.google.com/file/d/19m6qxAi U_8BhmRxROnc4onO-xPxad6sJ/view?usp=sharing)\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE-Madis on Entrepreneurs and Consultants Network\n\nSpeaker(s): Bob Frankston\, \n \nAgenda: \n6:00 PM -- Talk Starts with Pre-recorded video\n\n6:45 PM: Q&A /Discussion\n\nMeeting Information\n\nMeeting link: NOTE: The URL for the Webinar will be sent to your email address prior to the event. PLEASE Regi ster!\n\nQuestons for Bob? Send an email to tjkaminski@ieee.org with your question and he will see them.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/ m/332641 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/332641 ORGANIZER:tjkaminski49@gmail.com SEQUENCE:16 SUMMARY:IEEE-Madison Webinar: “Internet Infrastructure -- Fungible Packet s Everywhere” URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/332641 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><strong> Talk:&nbsp\;</strong> <strong>&ldquo\;Internet Infrastructure -- Fungible Packets Everywhere" -- </strong></span></span>The Internet Infrastructure evolved over many years starting with per-line connected&nbsp\; dial-ups.& nbsp\; The talk discusses the history of technical evolution of the intern et and how many things were discovered that "experts" thought were not tec hnically feasible\, such as VoIP.&nbsp\; It is time to examine the structu re and replace the "rent to never own" infrastructure with a lower cost\, more flexible "Fungible Packets Everywhere" approach.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Bob F rankston discusses the history of technological development along with the regulatory environment and how that biased the internet evolution.&nbsp\; He argues that companies selling "service" are not in a position to offer the lowest cost connectivity. By switching to a fungible packet infrastru cture where the actual connecting technology can be dynamically changed he predicts we will reach a lower cost and more reliable internet.&nbsp\;</p >\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Speaker:</strong>&nbsp\;Bob Frank ston&nbsp\;is best known for implementing VisiCalc (https://rmf.vc/VisiCal c)\, the first electronic spreadsheet and enabling home networking (while at Microsoft). Throughout his career he has sought to share the power of s oftware with others by creating enabling technologies. He is currently on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society and writes a column for their magazine.</p>\n<p><strong>Note</strong>:&nbsp\; For ba ckground information\, see Frankston's&nbsp\; 2020 <a title="&quot\;Softwa re + Connectivity =&gt\; Opportunity and a New Generative Reality&rdquo\;" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19m6qxAiU_8BhmRxROnc4onO-xPxad6sJ/v iew?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IEEE-Madison talk: "Softwa re + Connectivity =&gt\; Opportunity and a New Generative Reality&rdquo\;< /a></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><span style="font-size: 16px\;">6:00 P M -- Talk Starts with Pre-recorded video</span></p>\n<p><span style="font- size: 16px\;">6:45 PM: Q&amp\;A/Discussion<br /><br /></span></p>\n<div cl ass="meeting_detail_wrapper" role="region" aria-label="Meeting Information ">\n<div class="meeting_detail_blockt">\n<h5 id="meetingInformationTitle"> Meeting Information</h5>\n</div>\n<dl>\n<dt title="Meeting link:"><strong> Meeting link</strong>: <span style="font-size: 16px\; font-family: -apple- system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, 'Segoe UI'\, Roboto\, Oxygen\, Ubuntu\, Cant arell\, 'Open Sans'\, 'Helvetica Neue'\, sans-serif\;">NOTE:&nbsp\; The UR L for the Webinar will be sent to your email address prior to the event.&n bsp\; PLEASE Register!</span></dt>\n</dl>\n</div>\n<p><span style="font-si ze: 16px\;">Questons for Bob?&nbsp\; Send an email to tjkaminski@ieee.org with your question and he will see them.</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR