Thursday, July 28, 2005, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Washington, D.C.
Organized by the
Co-sponsors
Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law at Michigan State University
Communication, Culture and Technology Program at Georgetown University
Internet and Public Policy Project, Georgia Institute of Technology
Background
Regime Change on the Internet? Internet Governance After WGIG will be the first public event in the United States to review the WGIG Report, which was released to the public July 14, 2005. The symposium will also look toward the future of Internet governance, leading up to the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia and beyond. The US Government has already issued a call for public comments on the WGIG report.
Speakers
Richard Beaird, Senior Deputy U.S. Coordinator, US State Department, Communication and Information Policy Section
Markus Kummer, Switzerland, Executive Coordinator, UN Working Group on Internet Governance
Lesley Cowley, Chief Executive Officer, Nominet UK
Willie Currie, Association for Progressive Communications
Milton Mueller, Professor, Syracuse University and Internet Governance Project
Christopher Boam, Counsel for Internet and Global ICT in MCI’s Legal Department, International Affairs Division
Location
The event will be held at Syracuse University's Paul Greenberg House, 2301 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008-2644.
Registration and Fee
The event is free of charge. No pre-registration is required.
For more information please contact Milton Mueller at the Internet Governance Project at Syracuse University.