WebVision is the Center for Internet Studies' free eLearning educational service. This archive contains over 80 hours of streaming video from sponsored lectures, conferences and seminars from around the world.
2003
Rich Opportunity or Idle Dream? -- Non-Profits Using Network Technology for Social Change
May 7, 2003
This discussion , hosted by Evergreen State College and moderated by Doug Schuler, features a panel discussion involving Jonathan Peizer (CTO, Open Society Institute), Joan Fanning (Executive Director, NPower), and CIS' Chris Coward. Will the use of technology improve society's "civic intelligence," or will it do more harm than good? Can technology promote human rights? What lies ahead?
January 29 & February 3, 2003
In this brief demonstration, Rex Hughes delivers an innovative lecture from the University of Cambridge in the UK to SIS 410 students at the University of Washington. The experiment consisted of high-quality audio and video transmissions between both universities via Internet 2 and was capable of student interaction.
2002
IPEF 2002 - Rebooting the Miracle: Asia and the Internet Revolution in an Age of International Indeterminacy
December 4-5, 2002
The primary goal of this workshop, held at Seoul National University in South Korea, was to convene an elite group of scholars and specialists from the United States, Europe and Asia to examine how the IT revolution is affecting and being affected by both national and international institutions (political, economic and cultural) - with a particular emphasis on Asia. This workshop is the first academic endeavor to take this focus with Asia as a central concern.
Using Telecenters for Development: Can we make it happen?
October 10, 2002
The 2002-03 Center for Internet Studies speaker series begins with a talk by Raul Roman who leads a discussion on the viability of telecenters to promote Internet use in the developing world. In this seminar, Roman presents his findings from field research in India where his department has been engaged in several telecenter experiments.
Rise of the Global Network Society
August 8, 2002
Rex Hughes instructs a 90 minute course on the Boeing Educational Network (BEN), presenting an overview of the economic and socialization challenges of the emerging networked society and how global technology enterprises such as Boeing can lead in this new era.
Kitsap Broadband Policy Symposium
July 30, 2002
Conference held at the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton, WA on July 30, 2002 co-organized by the University of Washington Center for Internet Studies and the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council with support from the Kitsap Public Utility District, and the Kitsap Economic Development Council. Leaders from high-technology, government, and local business discussed the business, technical, and policy challenges of building first mile connection homes and businesses.
KPUD/NOANET Fiber Optic Lighting Ceremony
July 30, 2002
On July 30th, 2002, Kitsap County residents join with members of the Washington State US Congressional delegation at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton, Washington to take part in the first public demonstration-mile of the 82-mile NOANET/KPUD fiber-optic backbone in Kitsap County. A full compliment of demonstrations ranging from smart homes to cable TV over IP.
John Vonk on the Future of Cable Internet
March 13, 2002
John Vonk, VP of AT&T Broadband, Washington market, addresses undergraduate and graduate students as part of SIS410, Introduction to Internet Political Economy course, winter quarter 2002. Vonk outlines AT&T Broadband's vision for the next generation of Internet services to the home.
Internet Applications at Boeing
March 11, 2002
Gene Owen and Dave Halverson represent the Boeing corporation, discussing how many of the company's business models have changed as a result of the Internet and how the company uses the Internet to obtain new and better business strategies. This guest lecture series is part of SIS410, Introduction to Internet Political Economy course, winter quarter 2002.
2001
IPEF 2001: Internet and Development in Asia
September 14-15, 2001
IPEF 2001, held at the National University of Singapore, explores the role of information technologies on economic and business development, political development, and community development in Asia. Experts from around the world who are focused on the Internet in Asia examine in detail the ways in which ICT (Information Communications Technologies) are changing lifestyles, political structures, and economic relationships in Asia.
CRIA 2001: The Internet and State Security Forum
May 19, 2001
This Internet and State Security Forum at Trinity College Cambridge identifies how networks create new state vulnerabilities, examines appropriate and best practice responses to such challenges, and explores international opportunities for state security using network technologies.
Tren Griffin: Real World Perspectives
January 25 , 2001
Tren Griffin gives a real world perspective on the application of technology and the Internet in both developing nations and prosperous countries. This guest lecture series is part of SIS 490, Internet Political Economy course, winter quarter 2001.
2000
IPEF 2000: A Revolution in International Relations?
May 11, 2000
Building on important questions raised at the first IPEF conference in September 1999, IPEF 2000 addresses the impact of the Internet on power relations in the international system. Nation states, transnational corporations, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are re-evaluating their interactions with each other.
Regulating the Internet: EU & US Perspectives
April 27-29, 2000
This UW conference, co-sponsored by the CIS, brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines and representatives from government, industry and public interest groups to examine EU and US approaches to regulating the Internet.
Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández
April 5, 2000
On April 5, 2000, CIS and the University of Washington had the honor of receiving his Excellency the President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Antonio Fernández. President Fernández spoke about his country's new initiatives to expand economic development through proactive stimulation of high technology industries. President Fernández has credited the UW Center for Internet Studies with "influencing his Government's decisions to adopt national policies to allow the country to face successfully the challenges of the new millennium."
1999
WTO Conference
November 29-30, 1999
The WTO Conference was held in the Walker-Ames room of Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus on November 29 under the sponsorship of the Institute for International Policy . The conference addressed the issues affecting developing nations not only in terms of the agenda of the Millennium Round also in terms of institutional reforms of the WTO and of its relations to the World Bank and the IMF. The participants included senior officials from the World Bank, the OECD, the IMF and the WTO as well as academics and senior representatives from the delegations to the Third Ministerial Meeting.
IPEF 99: Internet and the Global Political Economy
September 22-24, 1999
On September 22-24, 1999 the Center for Internet Studies hosted IPEF99, the first annual conference of the Internet Political Economy Forum . The conference assembled some 50 Internet luminaries, leading scholars and top government officials from countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas for a closed-door discussion on the role of the Internet in changing economics, politics and culture on a global scale.
