Pressing Questions of the Information Age: 18-21 June 2003
Internet Crossroads: Where Technology and Policy Intersect
The Center for Internet Studies (CIS) hosted four dynamic sessions at INET 2002, The Internet Society's 12th Annual INET Conference: "Internet Crossroads: Where Technology and Policy Intersect." CIS thanks those who joined us in Washington D.C. for what many called the best INET ever. INET2003 is slated to occur somewhere in the Asia-Pacific region and details with be forthcoming over the next few months.
Rex Hughes , INET 2002 Program Committee Member
2002: The Mobile Internet Unleashed? (U-10) June 20 Thurs 11:00-12:30pm
The untethered Internet has long been a distant promise. Is 2002 the year when new wireless technologies, standards, and business models converge to make this a reality? Hear what the industry leaders have to say about the future of the wireless Internet revolution and how it is going turn mankind back into nomads.
Anne Saunders , Vice President, Starbucks Wireless Ventures, USA
Dan Lowden , Vice President, Marketing, Wayport, USA
Arturo Pereyra , General Manager & Founder, WiFi Metro, USA
Tapio Kaijanen , FICOM & ETS,I FINLAND
Moderator:
Venilde Jeronimo , Fellow, Center for Internet Studies, University of Washington, USA
Broadband Or Bust (G-14) June 20 Thurs 1:30-3:00pm
What are we waiting for, and how long do we have to wait? Are Cable and DSL the final solutions to the last mile dilemma, and if not, what else can we expect? A growing number of communities see high-speed Internet access as a necessary instrument for economic growth. Already, several unique public/private partnerships have emerged for bringing multi megabit wired and wireless solutions to the home and to small business. What do these efforts say about the appropriate role of government? Or is government the real last mile barrier?
Speakers:
Jeff Eisenach , President, Progress and Freedom Foundation, USA
Sharon Nelson , Chairwoman, Consumers Union and Director, Center for Law, Commerce, and Technology, USA
Michael Nelson , Director, Internet Technology and Strategy, IBM, USA
Jim Snider , Fellow, New America Foundation, USA
Moderator:
Rex Hughes , Co-Director, Center for Internet Studies, University of Washington, USA
Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
University Internet Studies Programs June 20 Thurs 7:30-9:00pm
Is Internet Studies an emerging academic discipline? This BoF examines the state and future direction of university based Internet Studies programs worldwide.
Hosted by the Internet Political Economy Forum . Organizers: Rex Hughes and Bill Drake .
Developing World Internet June 21 Fri 6:30-8:00pm
Involved with expanding the Internet and ICT opportunities in emerging countries? Come share hands-on experiences and discuss the state of both institutional and grassroots ICT developmental programs. Organizer: Chris Coward
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