SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

Events take place in the Bunn InterCultural Center (ICC building).

8:00 - 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15 Welcome

Aki Namioka, President, CPSR

Martin Irvine, Director, CCT Program, Georgetown University

9:15 - 10:30 THE COMMUNICATIONS TSUNAMI

In today's world of corporate mergers and the mega-packaging of services, what's at stake for consumersand who will represent their views? What is the meaning of "public interest" in the new digital environment? Panelists will examine the ramifications and effects of the Telecommunications Act in such critical areas as universal service, the opening of local exchanges to competition, the provision of fair pricing rules, and the stewardship of the dazzling array of emerging broadband services.

John Curran - Chief Technical Officer, BBN Planet

Jamie Love - Director, The Consumer Project on Technology and The Taxpayer Assets Project at the Center for the Study of Responsive Law

Brian Moir - General Counsel, International Communications Association

Federal Communications Commission Official

Moderator Craig Johnson - Research Director, Transnational Data Reporting Service, Inc.

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:00 TOOLKITS FOR ACTIVISTS

Media giants and merger-mania dominate the public dialogue on communications issues. How can activists at the local, state, and national levels develop an effective voice in the currently one-sided debate over changes in the marketplace and the regulatory environment? How can community-based organizations use the Internet as a tool for online organizing, enhancing public interest campaigns and increasing the efficiency of their internal communications?

Jean Ann Fox - President, The Virginia Citizens Consumer Council

Audrie Krause - Founder of NetAction

Andrew Jay Schwartzman - Executive Director, Media Access Project

Coralee Whitcomb - President, Virtually Wired Educational Foundation

Moderator Kathryn Kleiman - Attorney, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth and Counsel to Domain Name Rights Coalition.

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (on your own)

1:30 - 2:45 THE INTERNET: COMMERCIALIZATION, GLOBALIZATION, AND GOVERNANCE

The accelerating commercialization and globalization of the Internet raises new and divisive problems of governance and control that will profoundly affect the future of the net and all of its users. What is the outlook in key areas like pricing schemes, access to information and services, and Internet telephony?

Jamie Love - Director, The Consumer Project on Technology and The Taxpayer Assets Project at the Center for the Study of Responsive Law

Elliot E. Maxwell - Deputy Chief, Office of Plans and Policy, Federal Communications Commission

Anthony M. Rutkowski - Vice President of Internet Business Development, General Magic, Inc.

Moderator - William Drake, Associate Director, CCT Program, Georgetown University

2:45 - 3:00 Break

3:00 - 4:15 INFORMATION RIGHTS

New information technologies and the policy responses to them raise many critical issues related to information rights on the Internet. Panelists will discuss these topics in detail, including the Communications Decency Act and freedom of speech online, copyright protection, and threats to privacy from the collection of personal information online.

Ann Beeson - Attorney, National Office of the American Civil Liberties Union

James Boyle - American University and Digital Futures Coalition

Christine Mailloux - Attorney, Blumenfeld & Cohen

Moderator David Banisar - Policy Analyst, Electronic Privacy Information Center

4:15 - 4:30 Break

4:30 - 5:45 COMPUTERS AND ELECTIONS: RISKS, RELIABILITY, AND REFORM

There are widespread, legitimate concerns about the accuracy, integrity, and security of computer-generated vote totals. Panelists will explore the technical, social, and political origins of these concerns within the context of today's little-scrutinized election system. They will also make recommendations for changes in the areas of technology, election law, accountability, and oversight.

Douglas A. Kellner - Commissioner, New York City Board of Elections

Rebecca Mercuri - Owner of Notable Software

Peter G. Neumann - Principal Scientist, SRI International

Eva Waskell - Director, Elections Project, CPSR/DC

Moderator David Burnham - author and former New York Times reporter

6:30 - 8:00 Reception

Presentation of the Norbert Wiener Award to Phil Zimmermann, inventor of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP). Read the CPSR Press Release for more information.

Buffet and no-host bar. Tickets available at the registration desk and the reception.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

Events take place in the Reiss Science Building located next door to the ICC.

8:30 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15 Introductory Remarks

9:15 - 10:30 Concurrent workshops

A. Using the Internet for progressive political action

B. Internet legal issues

C. Broadcasting and mass media

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:00 Concurrent workshops

A. Communications access and the consumer

B. Media tactics and outreach

C. Civic networking

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (on your own)

1:30 - 1:45 Reports from the CPSR National Office

Participatory Design Conference

Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing

Update on the Independent Project Fund

Introduction of new board members

1:45 - 2:00 Orientation and purpose of afternoon sessions

2:00 - 3:00 Concurrent discussion groups

A. Computers in education

B. Community computing

C. CPSR vision

3:00 - 3:30 Break

3:30 - 4:30 Concurrent discussion groups

A. Universal access

B. Civil liberties and privacy; cyber rights

C. Working groups; update; meetings; birds of a feather discussions

4:30 - 5:00 Break

5:00 - 5:30 Plenary session

Closing discussion and remarks

Looking ahead to the next steps

The CPSR Board Meeting on Monday, October 21 takes place in the formal Copley Lounge located on the ground floor of Copley Hall.

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