FYI: ------ Forwarded Message From: "Brownstein, Charles" <CBrownstein@nas.edu> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:05:58 -0500 To: <dave@farber.net> Subject: can you assist in announcing this To interested IP'ers The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Academies invites you to a briefing at the National Academies on Thursday, March 31, 2005 to present the findings of a recently completed study: "Signposts in Cyberspace: the Domain Name System and Internet Navigation." This study examines the performance and prospects of the Domain Name System from both technical and institutional perspectives, and also looks at how navigation technologies and institutions facilitate finding and accessing Internet resources. The DNS and Internet navigation serve as the public "face" to most users of the Internet. Their workings, and the workings of the myriad technical systems and institutional arrangements that make them possible, shape the value of the Internet in important ways. Sound public policy about them is thus critical to sustaining the utility and accessibility of this increasingly essential resource. "Signposts in Cyberspace" both describes the evolution of the technologies and institutions that have supported the growth of the Internet and provides the basis for future decisions that will enable its productive evolution. Leading the discussion will be Dr. Roger Levien, Chair of the multi-disciplinary study committee that produced the report. He will be joined by members of the committee. The briefing will be from 11 am to 12 pm. Date: Thursday, March 31, 2004 Time: 11 AM Place: The National Academies 2100 C St. NW Washington DC Lecture Room Information about the study may be found at < http://www7.nationalacademies.org/cstb/project_dns.html>. A preprint of the report will be posted and linked to this site by the time of meeting. To confirm your place at this event, please respond by email to: (mhuynh@nas.edu) with DNS RSVP in the subject field, or by telephone (202-334-2605) by Monday, March 28th. We hope that you will be able to join us. Charles N. Brownstein, Director Computer Science and Telecommunications Board The National Academies 500 5th St NW, Washington DC 20001 202 334 2605 cbrownstein@nas.edu cstb.org -where the nation turns for independent and informed assessments of computing, communications, and public policy ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as ILazar@burtongroup.com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/