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One Planet, One Net: October '98
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Date: 21 Jul 1998 17:32:58 -0000 From: sevoy@quark.cpsr.org Subject: One Planet, One Net: October '98
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Please note the registration discounts for new, renewing, and current CPSR members, and the opportunity to attend the Wiener Award Banquet at the Computer Museum without registering for the conference.
COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
ONE PLANET, ONE NET: THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
OCTOBER 10-11, 1998 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MIT Building 6, Room 120 CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA
Keynote: LAWRENCE LESSIG Professor, Harvard Law School Law of Cyberspace, Constitutional Law Saturday, October 10, 9:00am
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Norbert Wiener Award Banquet and Ceremony Saturday, October 10, 7:30-11:30pm The Computer Museum Boston, MA, USA
Norbert Wiener Award: Presented to the INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE (IETF) for the exceptionally open and democratic process with which it has effected the evolution of the Internet.
Norbert Wiener Award Keynote: EINAR STEFFERUD Internet pioneer; Founder, Network Management Associates & First Virtual "Internet Paradigms & Their Consequences for Society"
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The explosive growth of the Internet, combined with rapid globalization and the convergence of major telecommunications services, has strained current methods for administering the Net. New organizations are coalescing to take on the tasks of Internet governance, while traditional organizations try to redefine their relationship to emerging electronic networks.
As this new system is shaped, the public risks losing to corporate and government dominance of the discussions. The debate concerning who administers the Internet and how that administration is achieved will have enormous social implications, affecting access to information, privacy rights, and freedom of speech for the population at large.
CPSR's international symposium, "One Planet, One Net," will bring together concerned computer professionals, Internet experts, and corporate, nonprofit, academic and governmental leaders to define the public interest and set the stage for an advocacy coalition, to make sure the public voice is heard.
Panels and Interactions Saturday, October 10, 9:00am-6:00pm
Public Interest in the Age of the Behemoth
The increasing dominance of large corporations over the infrastructure of the Internet raises serious questions about whether the broader public's interests will be met in this era of deregulation and globalism. While the Internet is praised as the place where the little voice can get a hearing, the Internet may well change under corporate pressure coming from many directions.
Telephone companies and cable TV companies are starting to offer Internet service that small providers cannot match. Major content-providers are changing copyright law in ways that affect the Internet. Many new technologies are shaped by the advertising and commerce-oriented interests of corporate sites. Finally, commercial "portals" pose as value-free conveniences while actually selecting content. How do such trends affect the experience of the average Internet user?.
Panic over Privacy: A Case Study in Regulation
Everyone agrees that something has to be done to ensure the privacy of Internet users' personal data. What roles do market forces, laws and regulation, and advances in technology play in securing our privacy rights?
Governments world-wide are struggling to find solutions that fit their needs. Privacy discussions in the United States range from free-market self- governance to the privacy advocates' demands for strong privacy legislation. Two weeks after this symposium, the European Union nations are required to have laws in place that prevent the transfer of data to countries without "adequate privacy protections." What progress is being made in resolving different views of privacy solutions?
Universal Access: A Global Perspective
The importance of the Internet for personal communication, information access, and commercial competitiveness means that those who are connected to the Net will encounter greater opportunity than the "have-nots." But different communities, some unable to provide even basic food, water, and health care, must be viewed differently when we try to meet their information needs.
What services should be universal, and how might tools, technologies, and processes benefit nations in varying degrees of development?
Convergence and the Internet's Future: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons
What are the goals of a global information infrastructure? We will discuss some of the ways in which the Internet, telephony, television, and other media are converging, with a view toward understanding the impact of convergence on regulation, technological innovations, and user activity.
Panelists will look at implications for grass-roots participation and democratic influences. How do we create channels for popular commercial fare and yet leave space for divergent voices? What scalability issues will arise as the Internet grows several orders of magnitude?
Action and Coalition Sunday, October 11, 9:00am-12noon
Our goal is to create a coalition of activists, community members, political leaders, educators, and socially responsible business leaders who will work together to draft an action plan representing the public interest in the development of a new order of Internet governance. Join us at MIT and help shape the future of the Internet.
Banquet and Award Ceremony at the Computer Museum Saturday, October 10, 7:30-11:30pm
CPSR's prestigious Norbert Wiener Award for Social Responsibility in Computing Technology will be presented to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). CPSR recognizes the IETF for the exceptionally open and democratic process with which it has effected the evolution of the Internet. Join with members of the Internet Society (ISOC), the IETF, and CPSR. The festivities include a keynote talk by the Internet pioneer Einar Stefferud.
Boston's incredible Computer Museum is the venue for this magnificent evening. We will have exclusive use of the museum. Admission will include dinner, a private party at the Computer Museum, and an evening with many of the brightest stars in the world of technology. Tickets may be purchased without registering for the conference.
CPSR joins with the Free Software Foundation as they present FSF's first annual Awards for the Advancement of Free Software Friday, October 9, 7:00 pm
CPSR ANNUAL MEETING Sunday, October 11, 3-6:00 pm
Free and open to everyone
Travel and Hotels United Airlines is the official airline of the conference. For a discount rate, call 800-521-4041 and refer to meeting ID code 542ZC. (If you purchase your tickets at least 60 days in advance, there is an additional 5 percent discount.)
CPSR has reserved a block of rooms at The Buckminster Hotel, 645 Beacon Street in downtown Boston,across the river, but about a 20-minute ride from the campus. It is near the Kenmore Square subway station. Rates are $109 queen. $119 king, and $129 for a suite, plus 12.5% tax. To reserve, call by September 8. Call 800-727-2825 or 617-236-7050, ask for Group Sales, and refer to the CPSR reservation number 17370.
MIT visitor information http://web.mit.edu/visitor-info.html
Conference committee Aki Namioka, Andy Oram, Coralee Whitcomb, Craig Johnson, Duff Axsom, Harry Hochheiser, Karen Coyle, Nathaniel Borenstein, Susan Evoy, Tom Thornton, Willie Schatz
Sponsor MIT Communications Forum/Media in Transition Project
Foundation Support This Symposium is sponsored in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute.
Corporate Sponsors Internet Travel Network Interval Research Corporation Pacific Bell
Cosponsors (list in progress) Adult Literacy Resource Institute American Computer Foundation Answer Channel Boston Neighborhood Networks Center for Civic Networking CIO Magazine CTCNet Corporation for Public Broadcasting/WGBH/ National Center for Accessible Media Data Security Systems Electronic Frontier Foundation--EFF Electronic Privacy Information Center--EPIC Free Software Foundation Innovation Network Internet Society--ISOC Mandela Learning Center Massachusetts Commission for the Blind MASSPIRG My Bookworm National Writers Union--UAW Local 1981 ReTech America
Check in at http://www.cpsr.org/ for updates.
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Registration (Space is limited, so register early.)
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> -- > Susan Evoy * Deputy Director > http://www.cpsr.org/home.html > Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility > P.O. Box 717 Palo Alto CA * 94302 > Phone: (650) 322-3778 Fax: (650) 322-4748 > Email: evoy@cpsr.org > * ```
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