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Future of Democratic Discourse on the Internet Workshop (fwd)
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 21:02:10 -0400
THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC DISCOURSE ON THE INTERNET 2nd Workshop by the Telecommunications Policy Roundtable The Telecommunications Policy Roundtable announces its second workshop on the future of democratic discourse on the Internet. The first workshop was held on April 21, and featured Professor Hal Varian, who discussed his paper, Economic FAQs About the Internet. The time, place and subject of the second workshop are as follows: WHEN: Friday, April 29, 1994 from 2pm to 5pm WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachussetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC WHAT: Future of Democratic Discourse on the Internet Workshop PRICE: Free The April 29 workshop will feature two panels. The first panel will discuss the new architecture of the Internet and the future pricing of Internet services, including the issue of flat rate or metered usage of internet services. The panel will include: David Farber, Chairman of the Gigabit Testbed Coordinating Committee, William Schrader, President and CEO of Performance Systems International (the company that offers high speed Internet connection over existing cable line), and Stephen Wolff, Director of the National Science Foundation's Networking, Communications, Research and Infrastructure Division. The Second Panel will discuss how the Internet is used for democratic discourse and the consequences of different methods of pricing Internet services. Panel members will include: Scott Armstrong, a journalist formerly with the Washington Post currently with the Information Trust, Richard Civille, Center for Civic Networking, Lisa Kimball, Metasystems Design Group, Inc., James Love, Taxpayer Assets Project, Marc Rotenberg, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, and Jennifer Simpson, United Cerebral Palsy Associations. For more information, contact Michael Ward (202/ 387-8030, mike () essential org)
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