[Sci-tech-public] FW: Thu Oct 9th @ 6pm, "The Uncertain Internet" event at Harvard

[Karen Gardner]

Forwarding from Stephen Schultze, a recent MIT CMS grad...

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From: Stephen Schultze [mailto:sjschultze at cyber.law.harvard.edu] 
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 11:02 AM
To: kgardner at mit.edu
Subject: event invitation to STS folks

"The Uncertain Internet: Core Net Values for the [TBD] Administration"
     * Jonathan Zittrain (Professor, Harvard Law School)
     * Susan Crawford (Professor, University of Michigan Law School)
     * Rich Miner (Mobile Platforms, Google; co-Founder of Android)
     * Alec Ross (One Economy; Tech Policy Advisor to Barack Obama)

Thursday, October 9, 6:00 PM
Austin East Classroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School
Free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

Now is a critical moment for defining and reinforcing the best  
features of our communications platforms.  What do we value about the  
internet and what should be the focus of the next administration?   
This event will be a discussion exploring the Net's benefits and its  
increasing vulnerabilities.  How do we maintain the network we know,  
and anticipate the network it is becoming?  What issues emerge in the  
era of "cloud computing" and the mobile internet?  How do we ensure  
broadband for everyone?  What can be done to promote open networks  
and open devices?  Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with leaders  
from the legal, technical, and political fields.

More details:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2008/10/uncertain-internet

Facebook event:
http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=28188982777
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Stephen Schultze
Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society
sjschultze at cyber.law.harvard.edu