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IP: Domain name hearings cybercast on Sep. 25th and Sep. 30th.
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 19:28:33 -0400
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:42:22 -0400 To: farber () central cis upenn edu From: Jonah Seiger <jseiger () cdt org> Subject: EVENT: Domain name hearings cybercast on Sep. 25th and Sep. 30th. Thought you and the IP list would want to see this... ========================================================================= _ _ __| | ___ _ __ ___ ___ ___ _ __ __ _ ___ _ _ _ __ ___| |_ / _` |/ _ \ '_ ` _ \ / _ \ / __| '__/ _` |/ __| | | | | '_ \ / _ \ __| | (_| | __/ | | | | | (_) | (__| | | (_| | (__| |_| |_| | | | __/ |_ \__,_|\___|_| |_| |_|\___/ \___|_| \__,_|\___|\__, (_)_| |_|\___|\__| |___/ Government Without Walls _________________________________________________________________________ Update No.13 http://www.democracy.net/ Sep 21 1997 _________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents - Hearings on the domain name system in the House Science committee scheduled for September 25th and 30th. - About democracy.net _________________________________________________________________________ TWO HEARINGS ON DOMAIN NAMES IN THE HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE COMING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25 AND TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 Domain names, like "democracy.net", "netscape.com", and "feedmag.com" are the virtual front porches, store fronts, and signposts of cyberspace. They are also the most visible part of a complex Internet infrastructure that most users never come in contact with, but none the less vital to the functioning of the network. As a result, issues surrounding the future of the domain name infrastructure are inextricably linked to the future of the medium. As the Internet enters its final stages in the transition between a government supported research tool to a privatized commercially driven medium, important questions are being raised about how the infrastructure will be governed. At its core is the controversy surrounding the domain name system. Will it become harder to acquire your own domain? Who will own the ongoing domain name fees that the current domain name owners pay? Will the method of arbitrating disputes over domain name ownership change? Will a competitive market create a more stable infrastructure or one even less stable than we depend upon now? The Subcommittee on Basic Research in the House Science Committee will explore these and other issues during a two part hearing on September 25 and 30th. The Committee has arranged for the hearings to be cybercast live via democracy.net -- a joint project of the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Voters Telecommunications watch to encourage citizen participation in the democratic process. The purpose of these hearings is to review the history and current status of the domain name system, the relationship between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Network Solutions Incorporated (NSI), NSF's role in the transition of the domain name system to private sector control at the termination of the cooperative agreement with NSI in March 1998, alternative proposals from within the Internet Community, and the role of the Federal government in the future of the Domain Name System. We urge you to be a part of this debate by reading up on the issues surrounding the domain name system, and then participating in the two hearings in the House Science Committee on September 25th and 30th. As usual, you'll be able to watch and listen to these events in real time with RealAudio and still video, chat with other Internet users, and submit your own input to the committee for consideration. WHEN: 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 25, 1997 (7:00am Pacific) WHERE: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building or http://www.democracy.net/ WHO: Witness List: -Dr. Joseph Bordogna, Acting Deputy Director, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA -The Honorable Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary for Communication and Information, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC -Dr. Jonathan B. Postel, Director, Computer Networks Division, Marina del Rey, CA -Mr. Gabriel A. Battista, Chief Executive Office, Network Solutions Incorporated, Herndon, VA The second hearing will take place on Tuesday Sep 30, 1997 at 10:00am (Eastern). Watch http://www.democracy.net for details. You will need RealAudio and a telnet application to access this event. Although we will not have a live audio-to-text transcription service available for deaf participants, we will endeavor to have one made after the hearing. If you know of any pro-bono stenographers, please let contact us at webmaster () democracy net. ___________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT DEMOCRACY.NET democracy.net is a joint project of the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and the Voters Telecommunications Watch (VTW) to explore ways of enhancing citizen participation in the democratic process via the Internet. To this end, democracy.net will host live, interactive cybercasts of Congressional Hearings and online town hall meetings with key policy makers. democracy.net is made possible through the generous support of WebActive, Public Access Networks, theSync, and Democracy Network. More information about the project and its sponsors can be found at http://www.democracy.net/about/ To receive democracy.net announcements automatically, please visit our signup form at http://www.democracy.net/ To stop receiving these announcements, please send email to majordomo () democracy net with "unsubscribe events" in the body of the message. _________________________________________________________________________ end update no.13 09/21/97 ========================================================================= ************************************************************************ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin, ~1784 ************************************************************************
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