WAIA Annual General Meeting results
The WAIA Annual General Meeting was held on the 7 September 2010. WAIA would like to welcome (or welcome back) the following people who were elected to the Executive who will each serve 2 year terms unless otherwise specified:
President
Richard Bone (Elk Software Group)
WAIX
WAnet (Representative: Petar Nikolich)
Corporate
Ivec (Representative: Daniel Grimwood)
Kelico (Representative: Kelly French) (1 year term)
Individual
Brad Peczka
Affiliate
WA Network Gaming Inc (Representative: Will Dowling)
The proposed constitution changes were unanimously approved by financial members in attendance.
WAIA Executive Nominations Closed
This years nominations for the WAIA Executive has now officially closed.
Please see a list of nominations at http://www.waia.asn.au/content/waia-nominations-201011 if you are a financial WAIA Member you can vote for you class at the AGM on Tuesday 7th September more information including the Agenda for the evening can be found at http://www.waia.asn.au/content/western-australian-internet-association-annual-general-meeting-20092010-0.
WAIA 2010 Christmas Party River Cruise
Event Date and Time:
Thu, 2010-12-09 19:00 - 23:00
WAIA invites you to join us aboard the Blue Destiny for this year's Christmas Party. Travelling along the Swan River for several hours of enjoyment, the event is fully catered and will be an enjoyable way to end the year. We will be departing from Barrack Street jetty at 7pm sharp!
Spots for the cruise are limited, so please RSVP immediately to events@waia.asn.au. Please note that there are limitations on allowed attendees per class of membership:
WAIX - 4 attendees
Corporate - 2 attendees
Individual - 1 attendee
Western Australian Internet Association Annual General Meeting 2009/2010
Event Date and Time:
Tue, 2010-09-07 18:00 - 21:00
Western Australian Internet Association Annual General Meeting 2009/2010
Date: Tuesday 7th September 2010
Venue: Colonial Conference Room, Melbourne Hotel, Hay St, Perth, WA
Start: 6pm for 7pm start
Cost: Attendance is Free.
Wrap-up of the decision in the iiNet Copyright Case
Event Date and Time:
Tue, 2010-07-20 18:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Steve Dalby from iiNet
Steve will give us an inside perspective of the iiNet Copyright case (brought by Hollywood studios) and what the forthcoming appeal is about.
He’ll include:
- The allegations.
- The decisions.
- The appeal.
Please RSVP to events@waia.asn.au by C.O.B Friday the 16th July.
INTERNET INDUSTRY FIGHTS CYBER BULLYING
Cyber Bullying is a critical issue that requires increased public awareness, in particular amongst children and teens. The recent Leeming SHS incident on FaceBook shows how cyber bullying is not just limited to students but can also affect teachers.
“The local incident is an isolated situation” says WA Internet Association (WAIA) President Richard Bone. “No Australian Internet Service Provider (ISP) or Internet Host encourages cyber bullying or would host content that is potentially defamatory” says Bone.
AFACT vs. iiNet
Today (04/02/2010) the copyright infringement claims by AFACT against iiNet were dismissed by the court.
Some are "relived" but ultimately this is just another step in a disappointing story.
The case highlights that it is consumers that infringe the rights of the copyright holders, not ISPs. Why? Well the simple answer is that consumers still cannot download new movie content from the Internet AND this is clearly what they want to do.
In these times of concern over climate change, it is bizarre that I can drive to my local rental store and rent a "new release" movie for $1 (on a Tuesday). It costs more in petrol to get there and back than the rental fee. So, why can't I just download it for the same $1?
NBN Industry Connection
Event Date and Time:
Tue, 2010-02-02 14:00 - 17:00
The National Broadband Network represents a once in a generation opportunity for the Australian communications industry to contribute to the development of the new, national communications network.
Mandatory ISP-level Filtering
Today (15/12/2009) the Minister announced intent to introduce legislation to require that ISPs filter the Internet.
WAIA welcomes all initiatives to make the Internet safer for families and children. This initiative will help reduce access to significant amounts of harmful content.
It should be stressed that the introduction of ISP-level filtering will not address all forms of harmful content and WAIA encourages Internet users to install and maintain an appropriate level of filtering for their requirements. In particular, families with young children need to be aware of online risks and put in place strong security measures.
Juniper SRX100B membership offer
To all WAIA members:
The Western Australian Internet Association has been able to obtain a special members only not-for-resale price on Juniper SRX100B routers. What this means is you can learn JUNOS and test these devices in your testing environment without any software limitations and without the standard industry price tag. These units are available to WAIA members for $375 per unit.
Due to the special not-for-resale deal with Juniper, there is a limit on the number of units per membership class. The limits are as follows:
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