Who's the party for?
Well, the guest of honour, of course, is TCP.
All pioneers and long-time users of the Internet are welcome. We'll be doing our best to spread the word via every medium available to us, and you can help — if you know a person who was involved or a group that has Internet oldtimers in it, please forward this note to them.
If…
- you find the string DEAD.BEEF.CAFE funny;
- if you know what connector that is in the party's logo;
- if you have ever emailed someone about RFC 822;
- you bring out your antique vampire tap at Hallowe'en;
- you have quoted Postel and Mockapetris;
- or you want to hang out with people like that and toast our favourite global network;
…then you belong at this party!
What
Refreshments and finger food for Halifax's digerati. This is not a Zoom, a blog, WoW, Second Life, ting, bliki, moo, mud, or gobby. It's a real-life press-the-flesh, real wine and real cheese, face-to-face reception. There is no need to be there exactly at the start, just drop in any time from 1 to 4 to catch up with old friends and make new ones.When
This celebration is on the afternoon of New Year's Day, to celebrate 40 years of TCP/IP. If you wear a propeller on your hat (and, that's encouraged at this party) it's 2023-01-01T12:00 to 16:00.
Where
The venue sponsor is the Dalhousie University Computer Science Department. The event is in the atrium, 6050 University Avenue, the corner of University and Henry.
Why
On 1983-01-01, Internet engineers turned off the very limited NCP protocol and turned on TCP, the one we use today, creating a network that could grow to where we are today and beyond. Because it was a change that happened at all points on the net on one day, we called it Flag Day, and that's the most logical date of origin of the Internet. The switchover had been planned for years, and was carefully documented in numerous RFCs.
We ought not to let pass unnoticed the 40th anniversary, and since Halifax has a several-centuries tradition of New Years Day levees, when the well-off families would open the doors of their stately homes for all, a party on New Years Day makes even more sense.
So, on New Year's Eve, hoist one for the 40th anniversary of the Internet, and the next day, join your fellow IP geeks for a chinwag about old times.
To RSVP
Email to levee@bonmot.ca or “Going” to the Facebook Event.
