2026
Internet Day 2026
A full afternoon of talks and open discussion covering security, governance, infrastructure, and what's coming next for the Internet. Speakers from Netflix, Cisco, Project NANDA, and Internet Society.
Closed Interested in presenting? Speakers are selected from a competitive pool by chapter leadership based on expertise and contribution to their field. Contact operations@sfbayisoc.org to be considered.
Invited Speakers
All speakers are invited by chapter leadership. Sessions are attended by engineers, researchers, and thought leaders from across the technology industry.
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Ronald PettyLinkedInPrincipal Consultant, RX-M · ISOC SF & SF Bay ACM"Q-Day is Today" -
Mahesh LambeLinkedInExecutive Director, Project NANDA"The Internet Was Built for Hosts. NANDA Is Building It for Agents." -
Rajat ShahLinkedInStaff Software Engineer, Netflix AI Platform · IEEE & ISOC SF"Routing ML Inference Traffic at Internet Scale" -
Kevin CameronLinkedInPresident & CTO, Prezent Energy · IEEE & SF Bay ACM"From Monolith to Chiplet: IPv6 Virtual Networks as the Universal Hardware Abstraction"
2025
Internet Day 2025
Talks spanning humane technology metrics, Internet security, the emerging meta-layer, and community building in computer science. Speakers from Storytell.ai, Cisco, Internet Society, and SF State ACM.
Invited Speakers
All speakers are invited by chapter leadership. Sessions are attended by engineers, researchers, and thought leaders from across the technology industry.
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Ronald PettyLinkedInPrincipal Consultant, RX-M · ISOC SF & SF Bay ACM"In Support of the Internet"
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Erika AndersonLinkedInFounder, Storytell.ai"Introducing Humane Tech Metrics" -
Odera NwosuLinkedInACM @ SFSU"Building Community in CS: ACM at SF State" -
Deep PatelLinkedInSecurity Engineer, Cisco"Dark Horizon or Dawn of a New Age: The Internet at a Crossroads" -
Daveed BenjaminLinkedInAI & Web3/4 Lead, ISOC SF · Founder, Meta-Layer Initiative"Building the Meta-Layer: A Call for Collective Design" -
David IssaLinkedInVice-chair & Secretary, ISOC SF · Advisor / CTO
About the Organizers
Internet Society SF Bay Area Chapter
The Internet Society (ISOC) was founded in 1992 and co-founded the IETF, the body that defines the core protocols the Internet runs on, including TCP/IP, HTTP, TLS, and DNS. It operates in over 100 countries and works on Internet governance at ICANN, the IGF, and the ITU. The SF Bay Area Chapter brings that mission to one of the world's leading technology communities. sfbayisoc.org
SF Bay ACM
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society, with over 100,000 members globally. It publishes the most widely cited research in computer science and presents the ACM Turing Award, widely regarded as the Nobel Prize of computing. The SF Bay Area Chapter connects its global network to the Bay Area's engineering and research community. sfbayacm.org
Internet Day San Francisco
Internet Day SF is an annual event run by these two chapters. Speakers cover where the Internet is headed: technically, practically, and politically. They are selected by chapter leadership through a competitive submission process, drawing on networks across industry, research, and standards work. It is part of a series of events organized by these chapters, including AI Day SF and Global Encryption Day SF.
Who Attends
Internet Day SF draws hundreds of attendees each year: senior engineers, security researchers, technical leads, and policy experts. Many are members of IEEE, ISOC, or ACM, the professional bodies behind Internet and computing standards, alongside working practitioners from companies across the industry. Talks are recorded and published on YouTube, making each session available to a wider audience beyond the event. The event is free and open to all.