IP: call for input to NRC project on Tool and Strategies

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

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> From: "Herb Lin" <HLin () nas edu>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu, declan () well com
> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 07:38:18 -0500
> Subject: call for input to NRC project on Tool and Strategies
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS and other input -- NRC Project on Tools and Strategies for
> Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other 
> Inappropriate
> Internet Content
>
> The subject of controlling children's Internet access to pornography is 
> charged
> politically and emotionally in the national debate. Other areas do provoke
> public concern, but pornography on the Internet is and has been a major 
> focus of
> national debate for quite some time.  Recognizing this issue, the U.S. 
> Congress
> asked the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies (which
> include the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering,
> and the Institute of Medicine) to examine tools and strategies for protecting
> kids from pornography and their applicability to other inappropriate 
> material on
> the internet.
>
> To facilitate its study of the relevant issues, the NRC's Committee on 
> Tools and
> Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to 
> Other
> Inappropriate Material on the Internet seeks white papers from interested
> parties on topics relevant to this issue, as well as a number of other 
> kinds of
> input.
>
> Details on submitting white papers or other input, as well as more information
> on the project, can be found at http://www.itasnrc.org.  In particular, the
> topics of interest to the committee can be found at this site, as well as the
> requirements for submission.  Many topics of interest are listed, and
> prospective authors can choose topics not listed as well.)
>
> Contact the project director for more information.
>
> Herb Lin
> itas () nas edu
> 202-334-2605



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