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I thought this message might also be of interest to memebers of this list. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello DC-ISOC, I hope your New Year is off to a good start. This message contains a couple of requests and a half-day conference announcement that should be of interest to many of you... Russ Haynal ========================================================================= Want to go to CommNET ??? CommNET Is a large industry conference and trade show being held NEXT WEEK in the Washington Convention Center. If you have never been able to make it to CommNET, I am happy to provide you with just the excuse/opportunity you need to attend this great show. The Internet Society (ISOC) has been given a booth for the show. ISOC will provide someone at all times to manage the booth. However, the Internet Society is seeking additional volunteers to help staff the booth. A Key responsibility would be to accept new member registrations. A Secondary responsibility would be to answer questions and hand-out literature. "Working the booth" is a great way to meet many people and share your knowledge about the Internet/ISOC. The Convention floor hours are 10-6 on February 4-6. Volunteers would only have to work one (or more) 2-4 hour shifts. Volunteers should be ISOC members, or people who will sign up as members. (It doesn't make a lot of sense to have someone in the booth talking up ISOC and not spending $35 to be a member.) Anyone interested in volunteering or finding our more details should contact Mary Burger at the Internet Society Headquarters (703-648-9888). A CommNET Booth is a great opportunity for ISOC, please help to make this a success. ================================================================================ DC-ISOC Meeting Locations... As always, the DC-ISOC would like to hear any leads you may have on (free) meeting places in the DC metro region, large enough to hold 200 people. We were able to hold our last meeting at the Marriot Hotel, thanks to the costs being absorbed by Network Solutions ( http://www.netsol.com ). If your organization is interested in covering the costs of a DC-ISOC meeting, please contact Russ Haynal ([email protected] or 703-729-1757) Sponsors do receive visibility/recognition to the DC-ISOC Membership (Mailing list includes over 1500 Internet industry participants located mostly in the DC Metro area) ================================================================================ Conference Announcement.... Digital Dilemmas: Defining Ethics in the Internet Age The Internet revolution has sparked a fierce debate among the business, academic, computer, and public policy communities. Today, we are grappling with complex ethical questions such as * Must society ensure that all people have equal access to the Internet? * Can we bridge the gap between network haves and have-nots? * Can the Internet remain a haven for free expression, discreet information consumption, and private transactions? * Can we strike a balance between individual interests and commercialism on the Internet? These new-age questions defy easy answers. They demand new-age solutions. Take part in the debate. Attend Marymount University's conference, Digital Dilemmas: Defining Ethics in the Internet Age. Ethics, Access, and the Internet This conference is for high-tech companies, consumer advocates, cybernauts, academicians, and policy makers who are surveying the landscape of ethical considerations in the Internet Age. Along with the changing structure of communications within our society, we are faced with ethical dilemmas of * Equal access * Free speech * Intellectual property * Privacy * Regulation * Electronic commerce Marymount has assembled an impressive cadre of speakers and panelists who are at the forefront of ethical debate in the Internet Age. Join us for this half-day conference as we explore the controversial issues of ethics, access, and the Internet. Panel One: Moving Beyond the Wire: Who Gains? Who's Left Behind? Whose Internet is it, anyway? Popular opinion holds that the Internet is the great equalizer. No one knows whether you're rich or poor, urban or rural, young or old. No one knows your gender, race, or education. The push is on to wire up our schools, homes, and businesses. But what happens to those who aren't willing or able to get connected? Will they be left out of future political and social debates? Will they miss out on economic opportunities? Is the Internet setting up exclusion criteria, information elites, electronic inequities? What is the impact of the Internet on our society and our economy? What's the role of government and the private sector in ensuring equal access? Panel Two: Uncharted Waters: Privacy, Intellectual Property, and the First Amendment With the unexpected and explosive growth of the Internet, governments, regulating agencies, and individuals in a position of public trust or public office have begun to recognize the power of this new communications medium. In the interest of "protecting" their constituencies, many powerful interests are getting involved. Recently, the issues of privacy, intellectual property, and First Amendment rights have come under intense scrutiny, but precious few legal decisions have charted our course. Are we adrift in a sea of unresolved legal and ethical quandaries? Is the Internet headed for the rocks? Will proposed "solutions" render the Internet powerless? Will free marketers and brash commercialism sail over the free sharing of information? Should technology influence culture or vice versa? Conference Planning Committee: Chair: Jack McDonnell, President and CEO, Transaction Network Services, Inc. Dan Bannister, President and CEO, DynCorp Mario Morino, Chairman, Morino Institute Stephen Allis, Director, Government Affairs, KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP Robert Sigethy, Dean, School of Business Administration, Marymount University Paul Byers, Director, Center for Ethical Concerns, Marymount University Agenda at a Glance 8:30 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 - 9:05 Welcome to Marymount 9:05 - 9:30 Keynote Speaker - Tom Bliley, Chairman, House Commerce Committee 9:30 - 10:30 Beyond the Wire: Who Gains? Who's Left Behind? Moderator: Brit Hume (Fox News, Chief Washington Correspondent and Managing Editor) Speakers:John Sidgmore, CEO, UUNet, Technologies, Inc. Bill Melton, President and CEO, CyberCash, Inc. Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, Department of Commerce (invited) 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break 10:45 - 11:45 Uncharted Waters: Privacy, Intellectual Property, and the First Amendment Moderator:Paul Byers (Director, Center for Ethical Concerns, Marymount University) Speakers:Don Heath, President, Internet Society Guest, Freedom Forum Harry Litman, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice 12:00 - 1:00 Luncheon Speaker:Tom Kalil, Senior Director to the National Economic Council Note: Schedules are subject to change. For the latest information, visit our Web site at http://www.marymount.edu Roads to Marymount University >From north of Washington, D.C.: Take Interstate Rt. 95-South to 495-West to Exit 14 (George Washington Parkway-South) to Rt. 123-North (Chain Bridge Road). Follow to traffic light at end of road. Turn right onto Glebe Road (Rt. 120-South) and follow for 2.5 miles. Marymount is on the left.
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