[news release] IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity will commemorate the IEEE milestone Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Enables the Internet, celebrating the first 50 years of the internet with a 19 May 2024 livestreamed global virtual event to highlight essential building blocks that made the internet possible.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ensures that data sent over computer networks arrives in the right place, free of errors. To register to watch the livestream starting at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT/19:00 UTC, visit engage.ieee.org/celebrate-i50.
To mark the anniversary, IEEE, in collaboration with People-Centered Internet, will host the event, “IEEE i50: A Virtual Celebration of 50 Years of the Internet,” featuring discussions by technical and business leaders worldwide. The event will include stories from global leaders who benefit from and struggle with the current internet, and discussions of the ways that stakeholders can shape a people-centered digital future— especially in light of artificial intelligence (AI).
IEEE Life Fellow Vint Cerf, a vice president at Google who is frequently referred to as one of the “Fathers of the Internet,” will sit on a panel to highlight the challenges and opportunities created by the internet over the last 50 years. “When we developed TCP,” said Cerf, “we had no idea how impactful it would be. It has been amazing to see how this project grew into the infrastructure for technological innovation that it is today.”
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