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Strategies to protect users through standards

Training Bytes 2025-03

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HOUSEKEEPING

Code of Conduct

Dhatham House Rule

>> #TIOF

* Find the documents in the Resource section

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THE VENUE

  • FACILITIES

  • F&B

  • EMERGENCIES

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AGENDA

  • Session 1

Introduction to SDOs and the Rights by Design strategy�

  • Session 2

Participating in SDOs and overview of their current work�

  • Session 3

Preparing your participation in IETF 122

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OBJECTIVES OF THE DAY

By the end of the today, you should be able to:

  • Understand what is an SDO

  • Follow relevant SDOs’ work

  • Get involved with relevant SDOs (and IETF 122)

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Q&A | ANYTIME

THE ONLY USELESS QUESTION

IS THE ONE YOU DON’T ASK

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INTRODUCTIONS

Tell us about yourself

  • Name & Organization

  • What technology do you use?

  • Do you trust technology?

  • How would you make it trustworthy?

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ABOUT THE IO FOUNDATION

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Introduction to SDOs and

the Rights by Design strategy

Part I

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LET’S PLAY A POLL

SHOW OF HANDS

WHO KNOWS WHAT AN SDO IS?

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SDOs

A Standard Developing Organization (SDO) is an organization that develops and approves technical standards that will be adopted by the industry.

Participating in standardization processes gives technologists a critical edge in their work.

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WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

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WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

YOU INHERIT THEM

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WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

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WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

BENEFITS FOR YOUR CAREER

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WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

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WHY DOES TIOF CARE?

(AND PROBABLY YOURSELF, TOO)

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COMPONENTS OF ANY PRODUCT

COMPLIANCE

VALUE

PROPOSITION

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“I’d love to change the world

but

they won’t give me the source code.”

Some genius

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PROGRAMERS

NEXTGEN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

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SHORT VIDEO

THE SELFISH LEDGER

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DCDR PRINCIPLES

STATUS: READY

PRINCIPLE I

PRINCIPLE II

PRINCIPLE III

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PHYSICAL vs DIGITAL

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UPGRADING CI/CD PIPELINES

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THE STACK

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INTRO TO SDOs

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A CONSTELLATION OF SDOs

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RELEVANT SDOs

WHAT:

HANDLES ALL THINGS TCP/IP STACK

GOVERNANCE: PRODUCES:

OPEN COMMUNITY RFCs

IETF Habitat (+ IRTF, IAB)

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RELEVANT SDOs

ICANN Habitat (+ IANA, RIRs)

WHAT:

HANDLES UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS

GOVERNANCE: PRODUCES:

MULTISTAKEHOLDER POLICIES

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RELEVANT SDOs

WHAT:

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

GOVERNANCE: PRODUCES:

UN AGENCY SERIES (X.509)

ITU Habitat (+ RTOs)

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RELEVANT SDOs

WHAT:

WEB TECHNOLOGIES

GOVERNANCE: PRODUCES:

MEMBERSHIP DRIVEN WEB STANDARDS

W3C

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STACKED

ICANN

IETF

ITU

W3C

App

TCP/IP

Telecom

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EXERCISE

ANALYZE YOUR TECH STACK

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Participating in SDOs and

overview of their current work

Part II

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Kim Davies

Vice President, IANA Services

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names

and Numbers

(ICANN)

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Christine Runnegar

Senior Director, Internet Trust

Internet Society

(ISOC)

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Lunch Time!

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Preparing your participation in IETF 122

Part III

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IETF 122

  • WEEKEND

  • MEETING

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REGISTRATION

  • https://www.IETF.org/Meeting/122/
  • Go to Register

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DATATRACKER

  • https://Datatracker.IETF.org/
  • Find some RFCs

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STUFF YOU SHOULD DO

  • New Participant’s Program
  • Get a Guide
  • HotRFC (wanna propose something?)
  • PechaKucha & Board games night
  • Socials

Check the Agenda & the Dashboard

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Olaf Kolkman

Principal - Internet Technology, Policy, and Advocacy

Internet Society

(ISOC)

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Lisa Dusseault

Chief Technology Officer

Data Transfer Initiative

(DTI)

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PODCAST

PROTOCOLWATCH

(New streams coming soon)

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

  • 2025 Q2
    • ICANN83 (Prague)
    • IETF 123 (Madrid)
    • ITU-T (Geneva)

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TALK TO US

  • IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A FELLOW

  • IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING FELLOWS

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FOR IETF 122

  • GO TO THE HACKATHON

  • GO TO THE HOTRFC

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