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

[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]

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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

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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

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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
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Ms. Gail Pritchard
Program Officer
202/334-3059
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Mr. Daniel D. Llata
Senior Project Assistant
202/334-2605
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