If any of you are Near Washington DC, you might be interested in this meeting next Monday Night (it's free) Russ [ Note: This email contains several pieces of information: ] [ 1- Final Meeting Announcement for DC-ISOC (May 11) ] [ 2- Reminder for ISOC Board of Directors Elections ] [ 3- Netpreneur Announcement about E-commerce meeting ] - - - - Internet Governance - "Who's in Charge Here?" - - - - - Monday, May 11, 1998, 6:30-9:00 p.m. FINAL Meeting Agenda The Internet has continued to grow at an astonishing rate. This diverse expansion has attracted the interests of several regulating organizations and governments. Are the industry self-governing groups (e.g., ISOC, IAB, IANA, etc.) sufficient, or is there a role for governmental bodies (e.g., FCC, ITU, etc.)? Are new industry groups needed, as the White House's Green Paper suggests? If so, how will they come about? The final agenda includes the following speakers; * Ira C. Magaziner - Senior Advisor to The President for Policy Development http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/domainname.htm * Barbara A. Dooley - Executive Director, Commercial Internet eXchange Association http://www.cix.org * David W. Maher - Chair of the Policy Oversight Committee (POC), Council of Registrars (CORE) http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/core.html * Donald Heath - President/CEO of the Internet Society http://www.isoc.org Following the speaker presentations, there will be an open Q&A session with the audience. Meeting Location: Hyatt Dulles (Across Route 28 from Dulles Airport) 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd. Herndon VA 22071 USA Telephone: 1 703 713 1234 http://www.hyatt.com/pages/d/dullea.html Directions From Beltway: Take exit for Dulles Toll Road - West Take exit 10 from Dulles Toll Road Head South on Centreville Road Right on Fox Mill Road Hotel is 1 mile ahead on the right. As with all of our previous events, there is no charge to attend this event. Seating will be on a first-come, first-seated basis, though we expect that there should be room for all those interested. Please plan to arrive by 6:30 to "network", and to enjoy the refreshments (cookies & soft drinks) that are being provided by our sponsor. Speakers will begin at 7pm. ************* T H A N K S T O O U R S P O N S O R *********** * DC-ISOC wishes to thank InternetMCI for sponsoring this meeting. * * internetMCI offers Internet access options to fit every need * * and every budget. internetMCI Access Services provide * * you with a direct and reliable connection to the Internet * * through flexible options for dial-up or dedicated access. * * Please visit internetMCI at http://www.mci.com * ********************************************************************* To Sponsor a DC-ISOC Meeting, see http://www.dcisoc.org/sponsor.htm A short list of related links for this topic: * Internet Society http://www.isoc.org * Internet Architecture Board (IAB) http://www.iab.org/iab * Internet Assigned Numbers Authority http://www.iana.org/iana * Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding http://www.gtld-mou.org/ * US Government's "green paper" on domain names http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/022098fedreg.htm * Internet Society's web page relating to the "Green Paper" http://www.isoc.org/internet/news/greenpaper.shtml * MCI's formal response to the White House Green Paper on domain name system reform http://www.mci.com/mcisearch/aboutyou/interests/technology/ontech/DNSpaper.s html * FCC's Factsheet about ISP's and Access Charges http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Factsheets/ispfact.html * International telecommunication Union http://www.itu.ch/ ========== ATTENTION ISOC MEMBERS... DON'T FORGET TO VOTE =============== Reminder - The 1998 Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections are underway. 11 candidates are running for 5 trustee Positions. As an Internet Society member, you are given 5 votes to distribute any way you choose among the candidates. For example, you could: - cast 1 vote each for 5 different candidates - cast all 5 of your votes for a specific candidate - cast 2 votes for candidate "A", 2 votes for "B", and 1 vote for "C" - etc. You should have received already your ballots in the mail. You can read about the candidates and CAST YOUR VOTE ONLINE at: http://www.isoc.org/members/vote/98election/98candinfo.shtml The deadline for Voting is May 29, but why not go to the online site NOW, and influence the Future of the ISOC and Internet. ======================================================================== Membership Information.... Individuals who are interested in becoming members of DC-ISOC can do so by joining the Internet Society. See Internet Society's web site at http://www.isoc.org for more information. The Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society maintains its own web site at: http://www.dcisoc.org Please feel free to pass this announcement message along to other interested individuals. If this message was forwarded to you, you can join the DC-ISOC announcement mailing list through our web site ( http://www.dcisoc.org ) ============================================================= AN EVENING WITH THE STARS OF E-COMMERCE Presented by the Morino Institute June 3, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. 6:00 p.m. Registration & Pre-reception 7:00 p.m. Program 9:00 p.m. Post Reception To Register: http://netpreneur.org/ecommerce The Potomac KnowledgeWay Netpreneur Program invites you to spend An Evening with the Stars of E-Commerce. This is your opportunity to learn from and interact with five stellar entrepreneurs who founded some of the region's hottest electronic commerce businesses. Gary Arlen, who Advertising Age referred to as "one of the most visible and most quoted new media gurus" will moderate and lead the evening's discussion. Gary is President of Arlen Communications Inc. On June 3, find out what John Backus, President & Chief Executive Officer of Intelidata Technologies Corporation Bill Gorog, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Intelidata Technologies Corporation (also developer of Lexis-Nexis and former director of VeriFone) Jack McDonnell, President & Chief Executive Officer of Transaction Network Services, Inc. Bill Melton, Chief Executive Officer, CyberCash, Inc. Mark Walsh, President & Chief Executive Officer of VerticalNet, Inc. view as the keys to survival and success in an industry that is expected to explode in the next two years. With expertise in areas that include home banking software, vertical trade communities, data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, and the development of technologies of the caliber of Lexis Nexis, this group has the capacity to address the world of electronic commerce from all angles. The event will follow a town-hall format with brief six- to eight-minute presentations from the Stars, followed by extensive time for audience interaction. Mario Morino, Chairman of the Morino Institute, will wrap up the evening with his own views of the region and the netpreneur movement. Previous An Evening With Netpreneur events drew cumulative crowds of nearly 2,000. Only 700 seats are available for the June 3 program. To be assured of your seat to star gaze, sign up now at: http://netpreneur.org/ecommerce You may also email your registration to <ecommerce@netpreneur.org>. Please include your name, company, email address and a brief description of your company. ____________________________________________________________________ Russ Haynal - Internet Consultant, Instructor, Speaker "Helping organizations gain the most benefit from the Internet" russ@navigators.com http://navigators.com 703-729-1757 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Author:"Internet; A Knowledge Odyssey" (Top-rated CD-ROM Tutorial) See MindQ Publishing- http://www.mindq.com/cdt/company/products.html