IP: public release of new report from CSTB -- The Internet's Coming of Age -- Oct 6, Washington, DC

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>X-Lotus-FromDomain: NAS
>From: "Jon Eisenberg" <JEisenbe@nas.edu>
>To: farber@cis.upenn.edu
>Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 20:48:07 -0400
>
>Dave--
>
>IPers may be interested in this event (I'm the study director for this 
>project)
>--Jon
>
>
>The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)
>of the National Academies invites you to attend the public
>release of a new report:
>
>
>The Internet's Coming of Age
>
>
>October 6, 2000
>10:30 am - 12 noon
>(with a reception immediately following)
>
>at the National Academy of Sciences
>2101 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC
>
>The increasing depth and breadth of the Internet's
>penetration throughout society and the economy make it more
>and more mission- and society-critical.  The authoring
>study committee, chaired by Novell CEO Eric Schmidt, has
>undertaken a study of the Internet and the key challenges
>that shape its maturation, focusing on its architecture and
>core technologies.  The Internet's Coming of Age provides
>an integrated discussion and analysis that is intended to
>help inform technical design, development, deployment,
>operation, and management decisions relevant to this
>evolving network of networks and to guide policy makers as
>they seek to reconcile the Internet's unique features with
>the existing body of policies and practices that the
>Internet touches on, such as telecommunications regulation.
>
>Committee chair Eric Schmidt and members of the authoring
>committee will present the report's key findings and
>recommendations.  The presentations will be followed by an
>opportunity for Q&A and discussion.  Prepublication copies
>of the report will be made available at the event.
>
>** Because space is limited, we ask that you register in
>advance for this event.  If you plan to attend, please
>contact David Padgham (e-mail <dpadgham@nas.edu> or
>202-334-2605), providing your name and affiliation.
>Please note that visitor parking at the National Academy of
>Sciences building is limited; we recommend the use of
>taxis.  Scheduled shuttle service is also available from
>the Foggy Bottom Metro station.
>
>** Please feel free to distribute this to others who may be
>interested in this event.
>
>The Internet's Coming of Age is the latest study in an
>influential CSTB series on the Internet (Toward A National
>Research Network, 1988; Realizing the Information Future:
>The Internet and Beyond, 1994; and The Unpredictable
>Certainty: Information Infrastructure Through 2000, 1996).
>
>CSTB, established as a unit of the National Research
>Council in 1986, provides independent advice to the federal
>government on technical and public policy issues relating
>to information technology. Composed of leaders in the
>information technology and complementary fields from
>industry and academia, CSTB conducts studies of critical
>national issues and provides a neutral meeting ground for
>consideration of complex issues relating to information
>technology and society.  More information on CSTB can be
>found at <www.cstb.org>.
>
>The National Research Council is the principal operating
>arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National
>Academy of Engineering. It is a private, nonprofit
>organization that provides advice on science and technology
>under a congressional charter.
>
>
>Members of the Study Committee:
>
>ERIC SCHMIDT, Novell Inc., Chair
>TERRENCE MCGARTY, The Telmarc Group, Vice-Chair
>ANTHONY ACAMPORA, University of California at San Diego
>WALTER BAER, RAND Corporation
>FRED BAKER, Cisco Systems
>ANDREW BLAU, Flanerie Works
>DEBORAH ESTRIN, University of California at Los Angeles
>CHRISTIAN HUITEMA, Microsoft
>EDWARD JUNG, Intellectual Ventures
>JOHN C. KLENSIN, ATT
>DAVID A. KETTLER, BellSouth
>MILO MEDIN, >MILO MEDIN, Excite@Home
>CRAIG PARTRIDGE, BBN Technologies
>DANIEL SCHUTZER, Citigroup