IP: National Academy of Sciences online porn hearing Dec 13 in DC

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

> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:41:22 -0500
> To: politech () politechbot com
> From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
>
>
> [Folks who have spoken at the group's previous workshops (more accurately 
> dubbed hearings) say that members are not necessarily biased against 
> sexually explicit material online; they're just ill-informed. The danger 
> is that even bad recommendations from an apparently-objective National 
> Academy of Sciences panel would be taken very seriously in DC, far more 
> seriously than the politicized COPA Commission's report will be. Let's not 
> forget that the Republican Party has pledged in to launch plenty of 
> Net-porn prosecutions. http://www.politechbot.com/p-01309.html --Declan]
>
> ********
>
> From: "Gail Pritchard" <GPritcha () nas edu>
> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:01:03 -0500
> Subject: Announcement of Workshop December 13, 2000 in Washington, D.C.
>
>
> The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board and the Board on Children,
> Youth, and Families of the National Academy of Sciences are hosting a workshop
> entitled Non-Technical Strategies to Protect Youth from Pornography and Other
> Inappropriate Material on the Internet.  This workshop will be convened on
> December 13, 2000 at the Georgetown University Conference Center, Salon C
> Meeting Room, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, D.C.  The workshop is 
> open to
> the public.  We apologize for the short notice and will be sure to announce
> future meetings in a more timely manner.
>
> This workshop is being conducted as part of the work of the Committee to Study
> Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography on the Internet and
> Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content. (More project
> information is available at <www.itasnrc.org>.)  This committee was 
> requested by
> Congress to explore the pros and cons of different technology options and
> operational policies as well as non-technical approaches that could facilitate
> young people
> 's positive Internet use and experience. The workshop will bring
> together researchers, educators, policy makers, and other key stakeholders to
> discuss non-technical approaches to protecting children from inappropriate
> material on the Internet. It has been organized to address four topics:
> developmental considerations for defining inappropriate material and the 
> effects
> of exposure to sexually explicit and other harmful materials; children's use
> patterns and experiences on the Internet; innovative approaches and existing
> efforts to use non-technological strategies; and opportunities to bridge
> research, policy, and practice.
> Attached please find a copy of the agenda as well as a list of the members of
> the Committee.
>
> Herb Lin, Ph.D.
> Senior Scientist, CSTB
>
>
> Michele D. Kipke, Ph.D.
> Director, Board on Children, Youth, and Families
>
> **********
>
> Workshop on Non-Technical Strategies to Protect Youth from Inappropriate 
> Material on the Internet
>
> Committee on the Study of Tools and Strategies for Protecting Children 
> from Pornography on the Internet and Their Applicability to Other 
> Inappropriate Internet Content
>
> Computer Science and Telecommunications Board &
> Board on Children, Youth, and Families
>
> National Research Council/Institute of Medicine
>
> Georgetown University Conference Center
> Salon H Meeting Room
> 3800 Reservoir Road, NW
> Washington, DC 20057
>
> December 13, 2000
>
> WORKSHOP Agenda
>
> 8:00 a.m.  8:30 a.m.
> Registration and Continental Breakfast
>
> 8:30 a.m.  8:45 a.m.
> Welcome, Introductions, and Purpose of the Workshop
>
>                 Richard Thornburgh, Committee and Workshop Chair
>
> 8:45 a.m.  9:30 a.m.
> Non-Technical Strategies That Can Be Used To Protect Children on the 
> Internet: What are the Roles of Policies, Parents, Schools, Libraries and 
> Communities?
> Linda Roberts, Director, Office of Educational Technology and Senior 
> Adviser to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
>         Anne Thompson, Program Commissioner, National PTA
>                 Q&A and General Discussion
>
> ¨       How does one define non-technical strategies for protecting kids 
> from inappropriate material on the Internet?
> ¨       What non-technical approaches are used in the home, classroom, and 
> community settings?
> ¨       What is the role of parents in making non-technical strategies 
> effective, and what do parents need?
> ¨       How effective have current policies been in encouraging schools 
> and communities to develop non-technical strategies?
>
> 9:30 p.m.  9:45 p.m.
> Short Break
> 9:45 a.m.  12:00 p.m.
> An Extended Panel on Bringing Developmental Considerations To Bear on the 
> Impact of Inappropriate Material on the Internet
>
> Moderator/Discussant:  Sandra Calvert, Committee Member and Professor of 
> Psychology, Georgetown University
> format Note: Questions and open discussion will be held until after the 
> second part of the panel.
>
> Part I: Effects of Exposure to Pornographic and other Inappropriate 
> Material on the Internet
>         Jane Brown, Professor, School of Journalism of Mass 
> Communications, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> Joanne Cantor, Professor, University of WisconsinMadison
> Ed Donnerstein, Dean and Professor, Department of Communication, 
> University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara
> ¨       What types of inappropriate material do young people encounter, 
> and how do they come in contact with it?
> ¨       What is the potential impact on children of viewing sexually 
> explicit and other forms of inappropriate material in the media?
> ¨       Is impact dependent only on the type of material or also on the 
> source (e.g., static image on the Internet, picture from a magazine, 
> active images from television)?
> ¨       What are the limits of this research, and to what extent can we 
> make comparisons among the effects of viewing different types of 
> inappropriate material (e.g., sexually explicit vs. violent vs. hate speech)?
>
> Part II: Developmental Considerations for Determining Appropriate Internet 
> Use Guidelines for Children and Adolescents
> Patricia Greenfield, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of 
> California at Los Angeles
> James Youniss, Professor, Life Cycle Institute, Catholic University of America
> Dorothy Singer, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, Yale 
> University, and Co-director, Yale University Family Television Research 
> and Consultation Center
> ¨       How are emotional, cognitive, social, and moral development 
> affected by the media landscape created by children’s access and use of 
> the Internet?
> ¨       What types of material may be harmful according to children’s 
> growth and developmental needs, and how may harmful affects change with 
> age and developmental milestone?
> ¨       How do parents and educators balance giving young people the 
> responsibility of exploring the Internet with protecting them from 
> material that may be disturbing?
> ¨       How should developmental issues shape non-technical strategies to 
> protect kids from inappropriate material, and what non-technical 
> strategies will most benefit children’s development?
>
>
>
> 12:00 p.m.  12:45 p.m.
> Quick Lunch
>
> 12:45 p.m.  1:45 p.m.
> Push and Pull on the Internet: Children’s Use and Experiences
> Don Roberts, Thomas More Storke Professor, Department of Communication, 
> Stanford University
> Sarah Keller, Assistant Professor, Health Communication, Department of 
> Communication, Emerson College
>
> Moderator/Discussant: Janet Schofield, Committee Member, Professor of 
> Psychology and Senior Scientist at the Learning Research and Development 
> Center, University of Pittsburgh
>                 Q&A and General Discussion
>
> ¨       How are children using the Internet, in what settings are children 
> logging on, and are there differential patterns of use according to age, 
> gender, and ethnicity?
> ¨       What are children’s experiences while on-line, both positive and 
> negative?
> ¨       How are children pulled into material that they might not 
> otherwise view, and what affect might this have?
> ¨       How are young people driving their experiences on the Internet, 
> and how can young people be encouraged to stay in charge of their online 
> experiences?
>
>
> 1:45 p.m.  2:00 p.m.
> Break
>
>
> 2:00 p.m.  3:45 p.m.
> Innovative Approaches and Existing Efforts to Use Non-Technological 
> Strategies to Protect children on the Internet
> Laurie Lipper, Director, The Children’s Partnership
> Kathy Boguszewski, Instructional Technology Consultant, Wisconsin 
> Department of Public Instruction
> Mary Dempsey, Commissioner, Chicago Public Library
> Nancy Willard, Director, responsible Netizen Research, Center for Advanced 
> Technology in Education, University of Oregon
> Eileen Faucette, Founder and Coordinator, PTA Live Online
>                 Moderator/Discussant: Winnie Wechsler, Committee Member
>
>                 Q&A and General Discussion
>
> ¨       What are some of the non-technological strategies that might be 
> used by educators, librarians, parents, and local communities to ensure 
> children’s safe and appropriate use of the Internet?
> ¨       What types of inappropriate material do these strategies address, 
> and how do they protect against the potential harm this material might cause?
> ¨       Who has been responsible for implementing and monitoring these 
> approaches?
> ¨       How can these approaches be tailored to different venues (e.g., 
> home, school, library)?
>
>
> 3:45-4:45 p.m.
> Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice
> Ellen Wartella, Dean and Professor, College of Communication, University 
> of TexasAustin
> Laura Gurak, Associate Professor, Rhetoric; Faculty Fellow, Law; and 
> Director, Internet Studies Center, University of Minnesota
> Betty Chemers, Deputy Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and 
> Delinquency Prevention
>                 Q&A and General Discussion
>
> ¨       What research is needed to develop new non-technical strategies 
> for protecting children from inappropriate material on the Internet?
> ¨       Are regulations needed to protect children on the Internet, and 
> what policies might encourage children to use the Internet in safe and 
> appropriate ways?
> ¨       How are and how should nonprofit organizations, educational 
> institutions, government agencies, and parents work together to create a 
> safe environment for kids to use the Internet?
> ¨       How should we be thinking about linking research, policy, and 
> practice?
>
>
> 4:45 p.m.
> Concluding Remarks
>
>                 Richard Thornburgh, Committee and Workshop Chair
>
>
> 5:00 p.m.
> Adjourn
>
> ***********
>
>
> Tools And Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography on the Internet
>  and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content
>
>
> Governor Richard Thornburgh, Chair
> Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
>
> Dr. Nicholas J. Belkin
> Rutgers University
>
> William J. Byron, S.J.
> Holy Trinity Parish
>
> Dr. Sandra L. Calvert
> Georgetown University
>
> Dr. David Forsyth
> University of California at Berkeley
>
> Dr. Daniel Geer
> Independent Consultant
>
> Ms. Linda Hodge
> National PTA
>
> Dr. Margaret Honey
> EDC/Center For Children And Technology
>
> Ms. Marilyn Gell Mason
> Independent Consultant
>
> Mr. Milo Medin
> > Excite@Home
>
> Mr. John B. Rabun
> National Center for Missing & Exploited
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Ms. Robin Raskin
> FamilyPC Magazine
>
> Dr.  Janet Ward Schofield
> University of Pittsburgh
>
> Mr. Geoffrey R. Stone
> The University of Chicago
>
> Ms. Winnie Wechsler
>
>
> Staff
> Dr. Herb Lin
> Senior Scientist
> 202/334-3191
> Hlin () Nas Edu
>
> Ms. Gail Pritchard
> Program Officer
> 202/334-3059
> Gpritcha () Nas Edu
>
> Mr. Daniel D. Llata
> Senior Project Assistant
> 202/334-2605
> Dllata () Nas Edu
>
>
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