IP: Senate Encryption Hearings Live on Net WEDNESDAY March

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

As you already know, Wednesday is a big day for the Internet community.


In addition to the Supreme Court oral arguments on the Communications
Decency Act, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on the
Burns/Leahy Promotion of Commerce Online in the Digital Era (Pro-CODE S.377)
bill Wednesday at 2:00 pm Eastern (11:00 am Pacific).


The hearing will be cybercast LIVE at http://www.democracy.net. You can
listen in on the hearing, join an online discussion, submit testimony for
the record and pose questions to the Committee.


democracy.net is a new project of the Center for Democracy and Technology
and the Voters Telecommunications Watch designed to explore ways of
enhancing citizens particpation in the democratic process via the Internet.


democracy.net is made possible through the generous support of Webactive
(http://www.webactive.com/), Panix (http://www.panix.com/), Digex
(http://www.digex.net), and the Democracy Network
(http://www.democracynet.org).


Details on Wednesday's hearing and instructions on how to participate, are
attached below.  We hope you will take a moment to check out the site and
add your voice to an important national debate over a critical Internet
policy issue.


Jonah


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Table of Contents
        How You Can Participate
        Upcoming Events
        How You Can Participate In The Upcoming Encryption Hearings
        About democracy.net


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HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE


March 19, 2PM EST: SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEARING ON S.377 (PRO-CODE)


  democracy.net has teamed up with the Senate Commerce Committee to
  provide live audio, live photos, a form for you to submit your own
  questions and testimony, and an interactive chat where you can talk
  to policy makers and members of Congress.  To join the event, simply
  go to http://democracy.net and follow the links!


  The following witnesses are scheduled to testify at the hearing.  You can
  learn more about them, read their biographies, and submit your own questions
  to the Senators at http://democracy.net


  Panel 1
    . Hon. Louis Freeh, Director, FBI
    . Mr. William Reinsch, Undersecretary, Bureau of Export Administration,
         US Dept. of Commerce
    . Mr. William P. Crowell, Deputy Director, National Security Agency
    . Hon. David L. Aaron, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization
         for Economic Cooperation and Development


  Panel 2
    . Mr. James Barksdale, CEO, Netscape Communications, Inc.
    . Mr. Joseph R. Kretz, Director, Information Technology Security &
         Standards, FMC Corporation
    . Mr. Ed Black, President, Computer and Communications Industry
         Association




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UPCOMING EVENTS


March 20, 9:30AM EST: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING ON H.695 (S.A.F.E)


  Although this won't be cybercast live, we'll be bringing you the
  audio of the hearing on the page within the next 24 hours, along with
  copies of testimony presented at the hearing.


  ** Submit your comments to the House Judiciary hearing **


  visit http://democracy.net for details


April 10, 8:30PM EST: Online town hall meeting with Rep. Rick White (R-WA)


 Co-Founder of the Congressional Internet Caucus


April 16, 8:30PM EST: Online town hall meeting with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)


 Key Representative from California's Silicon Valley and leader on Internet
 Policy issues.


  At these town hall meetings, moderated by Wired Magazine's
  Cyber-Rights editor Todd Lappin, you'll be able to pose questions to
  the members of Congress, listen to their answers through live audio,
  discuss their answers with other net users, and more!


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ABOUT DEMOCRACY.NET


The democracy.net project is dedicated to exploring 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.  By participating in these forums, you can make your voice heard
in the process.


You can subscribe to receive democracy.net alerts at http://democracy.net/


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