50 Years Later, Looking Back at the Internet's Birth
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| November 5th | 60 min |
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first packet sent over the Internet, an event that took place at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on October 29, 1969. The message was sent over the ARPANET, from a computer at the UCLA to another at the Stanford Research Institute.
This four-node network provided early proof of the efficiency of packet-switching technology.
To commemorate this milestone, LACNIC invites members of the Internet community to join the webinar that will be held this 5 November at 14:00 (UTC-3) with the participation of very special guests and leaders in this area.
Speakers
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He is a computer scientist who studied at UCLA under Leonard Kleinrock. Kline played a role in installing an IMP (precursor to the modern-day router) which enabled packet switching to function on ARPANET. Kline sent the first successful message on ARPANET: the message was the word "login". |
American engineer and computer scientist, who made several important contributions to the field of computer networking, in particular to the theoretical side of computer networking. He also played an important role in the development of the ARPANET. He works as a professor of computer science at UCLA. |
He has worked in the Internet community since its inception. Steve was the leader of the Network Working Group that led to the ARPANET Host-Host and application protocols. |
Program
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17:00 UTC |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Oscar Robles, LACNIC CEO |
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17:10 UTC |
Panel: Celebrating the Internet's 50th Anniversary Moderator: Carlos Martínez, LACNIC Panelists:
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17:55 UTC |
Q&A |