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
>
>
>
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------
>POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology
>You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact.
>To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html
>This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------
>



For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/