DCN SE Hub, Digital Communication Network and World Learning are organizing, via Zoom, the webinar «Humor in the time of Coronavirus», which will take place in 12th of May at 17:30 (Athens Time).
The focusing point of the conversation will be how the new era of COVID-19 has affected the lives of millions of people especially in terms of anxiety and fear. Does humor exist in this new era? During times of crisis we use it as an antidote, no matter how afraid people are. Laughter unites people. Even if we are apart from each other as physical presences, we still continue to be use humor as the best medicine for this new era of social distancing so we can come together as one.
Since the spread of this pandemic, internet watches something new being spread also: funny memes about the novel Coronavirus, production of funny comments and comedic content via Twitter, Youtube and TikTok either by professional comedians or amateur ones. But who or what is the best target for satyr during the pandemic? During this difficult time are there some funny getaways? Even though they are up against a deadly threat, what’s the “ingredient” that comedians observe in the human behavior, that produces laughter
Webinar’s Speakers:
Farai Monro │Presenter, Magamba TV│ Zimbabwe
Narek Margaryan │ Presenter, Armcomedy│ Armenia
Omri Marcus │Head of Screenz Originals│ Israel
Rob Kutner │Screenwriter “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”, “CONAN”, Netflix, SyFy, Warner Brothers│ U.S.A
To register, please follow the link: https://bit.ly/2yEA3kY
Announcement: Webinar “Managing Identifiers & DNS Security in an Insecure World
DCN SE Hub, Digital Communication Network and World Learning are organizing, via Zoom, the webinar « Managing Identifiers & DNS Security in an Insecure World », which will take place in 13th of May at 17:00 (Athens Time).
As attacks on Internet infrastructure and popular domains continues to grow, it is important to have an understanding of the Domain Name System. This talk provides a brief overview of Internet identifiers and puts those identifiers in context with the issue of DNS privacy, recent attacks, the and the current COVID-19 pandemic. The talk will touch on the development of new protocols such as DNS over TLS and DNS over HTTPS, which enhance privacy protections but also change the landscape for various stakeholders.
The speaker here will be: Patrick L. Jones
Patrick L. Jones is an invited participant from ICANN technical staff in the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) and represents ICANN at the UN Group of Experts on Geographic Names (UNGEGN). He regularly speaks at regional Internet and DNS events on security, privacy and technology issues.
To register, please follow the link: https://bit.ly/35Qm87v