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[The enclosed announcement is only directly of interest to people in the
vicinity of San Diego. I'm forwarding it here as an example of something
I would encourage everyone to organize in their own communities. San Diego
is a fairly large city so it's relatively easy here, but something like
this (especially the panel discussion half of it) can be done on a useful
scale just about anywhere. Your local public library would be a good place
to hold the events, and CPSR
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Please post and forward this announcement
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The University of California, San Diego is pleased to host two events on "The Future of Computer Networking and Telecommunications in San Diego", Friday January 27th and Saturday January 28th, in the Robinson Auditorium of the UCSD School of International Relations and Pacific Studies.
We are moving rapidly into the information economy of the next century. To benefit from the coming economic changes, San Diego must make some important choices about the future of its information infrastructure. Everyone in our community will be profoundly affected by these choices, including people in industry, education, government, and nonprofit and cultural organizations. Fortunately, San Diego is a world center of research on computer networking and telecommunications issues. The purpose of these events is to bring the region's ongoing policy debates and technical and policy research to a diverse audience of interested community members.
Both events are free and open to the public, and neither event will require audience members to have a technical background. Registration is not required, and parking is available. (Parking permits are $3 on Friday evening and $4 on Saturday.) You are invited to pass this announcement along to anyone who might be interested in attending.
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Friday, January 27th, 7 pm to 9 pm
A panel discussion on the future of telecommunications policy in San Diego. How can local government encourage the growth of information infrastructure that meets the full range of citizens' needs? The panel members will discuss some of the issues that have been raised by the mayor's "City of the Future" task force.
Sponsors: Department of Communication, University of California, San Diego Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), San Diego Chapter
Moderator: Robert Horwitz UCSD Department of Communication
Speakers: Herbert Dordick UCSD Department of Communication (visiting) John Eger SDSU International Center for Communications Michael Shames Utility Consumers' Action Network Howard Stapleton City of San Diego
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Saturday, January 28th, 9 am to 5 pm
A symposium on computer networking research in San Diego. Given the enormous uncertainties surrounding the development of information and communications technologies over the coming years, advanced technical and policy research will play a crucial role in shaping both public and private choices. Speakers from local networking research groups will present half-hour talks intended for a general audience.
Sponsors: School of Communication, San Diego State University Department of Communication, University of California, San Diego San Diego Supercomputer Center
Tentative schedule:
9:00 am Opening Comments
9:15 am Introductions to the Sponsoring Research Groups
John Pavlik SDSU School of Communication Robert Horwitz UCSD Department of Communication Sid Karin San Diego Supercomputer Center
10:15 am William J. Drake UCSD Department of Communication "The Politics of National and Global Information Infrastructures"
10:45 am Short Break
11:00 am Hans-Werner Braun San Diego Supercomputer Center "An Evolution of Computer Networks Towards Information Infrastructure"
11:30 am Peter A. Andersen SDSU School of Communication "Friendly Interfaces: The Promise of Virtual Reality"
12:00 pm Francois Bar UCSD Department of Communication "Local Communities and the Information Infrastructure"
12:30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Pushpendra Mohta California Education and Research Federation Network "Fast Packet Technology in the Internet Environment"
2:30 pm Richard P. Bocker and John R. Evans Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center RDT&E Division "The Planet Earth Home Page"
3:00 pm Philip E. Agre UCSD Department of Communication "Computer Tracking of Work Activities"
3:30 pm Short Break
3:45 pm John P. Witherspoon SDSU Department of Telecommunications and Film "Networks and Education: Some Current Work in Progress"
4:15 pm Joseph Pasquale UCSD Department of Computer Science and Engineering "The Sequoia 2000 Network: The University of California's High-Speed Multimedia Research Network"
4:45 pm Final Comments
5:00 pm End
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Directions: The Robinson Auditorium is located at UCSD in the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), which is located toward the northern end of the UCSD campus near North Torrey Pines Road. To get there, take I-5 to the Genesee Avenue exit. Go west up the hill and take a left into the Northview entrance to the university. You can buy a parking permit at the Northview information booth, which will be straight ahead. You will be perhaps a quarter mile from IR/PS and Robinson Auditorium, and you can get detailed directions at the information booth.
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For more information about these events, contact
Phil Agre -- 534-6328 -- pagre@ucsd.edu
Additional information about is available on WWW at:
http://communication.ucsd.edu/pagre/futures.html
We hope to see you on January 27th and 28th.
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