I had another very busy week in the end. It wasn’t planned that way, but it ended up being so. I had two full days at the end of the week, giving training to the top managers of a local company on GenAI. It’s a course I have been teaching since around June, and it always incites a lot of philosophical discussion and even some question that reflects the fear people have about this technology.
If you follow along here, you’ll have noticed that I didn’t write anything last week. I didn’t really have the space to think about it, and the deadline, albeit self-imposed, passed. I’m forgiving myself for the lapse.
Which leads me to the point about how I, and others no doubt, think about writing, documenting, and sharing a few bits about our life online. I’m a private person, and I don’t post much on Social Media.
Well, that was an interesting week!
A while back, I applied for a fellowship program with ARIN, the American Registry of Internet Numbers. I’d hoped to get picked but didn’t bet any money on being so. To my surprise, I was picked as one of the ARIN52 cohort of Fellows. I was invited to participate in the policy discussions and the general meeting in a virtual capacity. I was very happy to be selected as there are only a few places, and many people apply each year.
I’m a little late with this as I’ve been travelling all weekend. Flight delays are always fun, but when mixed with 3 terminal changes, it just adds insult to injury! Oh well.
I had a hectic week trying to get some new teaching off to a good start. I’m enjoying it and find it very self-fulfilling, and the groups I have are really good. I try to have a laugh and a joke with them, all the while pushing forward with the education.
My ARIN fellowship program is progressing well and I’m getting deeper into some of the topics on the mailing list. Internet governance is an interesting topic and it’s interesting to see that some of the discussions are purely procedural and others deeply technical. I’m more comfortable with the technical discussions, but I’m getting there when it comes to the procedural ones. I think this type always takes a bit more time to get up-to-speed with, and to understand the nuances.