Re: [gaia] Fwd: [arch-d] IAB workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)

[Jane Coffin <[e-mail]>]

Yes!  We collaborated with the IAB when they ran the idea by us.
A great opportunity for colleagues to participate in this workshop.
Note that you have to submit a paper in order to participate in the
workshop.

Jane

Jane R Coffin
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On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 2:51 PM Leandro Navarro Moldes <
[e-mail]> wrote:

> Seems relevant to GAIA. Best wishes, Leandro.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *IAB Executive Administrative Manager <[e-mail]>
> *Subject: **[arch-d] Reminder: Call for Papers: IAB workshop on Barriers
> to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)*
> *Date: *20 November 2023 at 18:20:06 CET
> *To: *"IETF Announcement List" <[e-mail]>
> *Cc: *[e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]
> *Reply-To: *[e-mail]
>
> IAB workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)
>
> Webpage: https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/biasws/about/
>
> The Internet as part of the critical infrastructure affects many
> aspects of our society significantly, although it impacts different
> parts of society differently. The Internet is an important tool to
> reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)[1] and to globally support
> human rights. Consequently, the lack of meaningful access to digital
> infrastructure and services is also a form of disenfranchisement.
>
> Solely having Internet access is not enough. At the same time as we
> work to connect the next billion people and reduce the digital divide,
> it is also important to understand persistent and novel inequalities in
> the digital age when accessing content and services. There are more and
> more barriers to meaningful access to the services and applications
> that run on the Internet. Even if Internet connectivity is available,
> information and services access may remain challenged and unequal.
>
> This workshop aims to collect reports about barriers to access content
> and services on the Internet, e.g based on filtering, blocking as well
> as due to general inequality of technological capabilities, like device
> or protocol limitations. The workshop aims to help the Internet
> community get a better understanding of how the Internet functions in
> different parts of the world and which technology or techniques need to
> be used to gain access to content. Further this workshop aims to build
> an understanding of what “being connected” to the Internet means: What
> is the Internet to users? What is needed to be meaningfully connected?
> What are the minimum requirements in order to be able to access certain
> parts of the content and services provided over the Internet?
>
> The IAB is looking for short position papers on the following topics;
> however, this list is non-exhaustive and should be interpreted broadly:
>
>  • Discussion of minimal requirements for meaningful Internet access
>    that enable use of content and services provided over the Internet
>  • Discussion of current inequalities in Internet access in various
>    parts of the world
>  • Measurements of content blocking, Internet shutdowns, or other
>    events that impact Internet access
>  • Detailed analysis of filtering and blocking techniques
>  • Description and evaluation of circumvention techniques, including
>    VPNs and application-level traffic diversion
>  • Discussion and measurements of technologies that exacerbate the
>    digital divide beyond connectivity
>  • Threat modeling for when connectivity and circumvention are
>    misaligned with jurisdictions and authorities
>
> Interested participants are invited to submit position papers on the
> workshop topics. There are no restrictions on the format. Participants
> can choose their preferred format, including Internet-Drafts, text- or
> word-based documents, or papers formatted similar as used by academic
> publication venues. Submission as PDF is preferred. Paper size is not
> limited, but brevity is encouraged. Interested participants who have
> published relevant academic papers may submit these as a position
> paper, optionally with a short abstract explaining their interest and
> the paper’s relevance to the workshop. The workshop itself will be
> focused on discussions based on the position paper topics received.
>
> All inputs submitted and considered relevant will be published on the
> workshop website. The organizers will issue invitations based on the
> submissions received. Sessions will be organized according to content,
> and not every accepted submission or invited attendee will have an
> opportunity to present; the intent is to foster an active discussion
> and not simply to have a sequence of presentations. A workshop report
> covering all submissions and the workshop discussion will be published
> afterwards.
>
> The workshop will be by invitation only. Those wishing to attend should
> submit a position paper to address the above topics and questions.
> Position papers from those not planning to attend the workshop
> themselves are also encouraged.
>
> Please indicate your interest by submitting a research proposal by
> November 24, 2023 to [e-mail]
>
> The Program Committee members are Mallory Knodel (IAB, Center for
> Democracy and Technology), Mirja Kühlewind (IAB, Ericsson), Tommy Pauly
> (IAB, Apple), Chris Wood (IAB, Cloudflare), and Dhruv Dhody (IAB,
> Huawei).
>
> Feel free to contact the program committee with any further questions:
> [e-mail].
>
> This workshop will be held online during the week of January 15, 2024,
> likely supporting three 2-3h sessions spread over the week based on
> submissions and the availability of the invited participants.
>
> [1] https://sdgs.un.org/goals
>
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