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The Internet Global Summit - A Net Odyssey - Mobility and the Internet
The 11th Annual Internet Society Conference
5-8 June 2001 - Stockholmsmässan - Stockholm, Sweden
inet2001@ISOC.ORG
* Technology Summit *
* Governance, Legislation, and Regulation Summit *
* Uses of the Internet Summit *
DEADLINE:
10 January 2001
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The Internet Society is pleased to announce the 11th Annual INET Summit, to be held at the Stockholm Fairs in Stockholm, Sweden, 5-8 June 2001.
"MOBILITY and the INTERNET" is the main theme. This includes wireless, WAP, iMode, roaming PDAs, mobile cyberbuses to reach remote areas, and how the Internet is assisting the flow of migrants, diaspora groups, consultants, tourists, and employees as they move between home, workplace, and international destinations. Does the Internet mean the death of distance, or will we travel even more as our ties and alliances reach further as the Internet spreads?
This year we invite you to propose a variety of content that will keep the conference sessions relevant, interesting, and interactive. While traditional papers are welcome, we are looking for innovation and new ideas. This includes moderated panel discussions, demonstrations, debates involving the audience, task-oriented workshops, poster sessions, tutorials and experimental formats such as Open Forum. For INET 2001, we look for more new ideas that will involve the audience rather than simply "present" information to them.
THE THREE SUMMITS Within this conference, there will be three separate Summits, each with a cluster of related topics. Submit your proposals in a written abstract for consideration by the Program Committee members.
Proposals are being solicited in three areas:
1. TECHNOLOGY Summit
A key reason of the success of the Internet lies in its supporting technologies, many of which are conceptually unique in the history of telecommunications and computer networking. The summit will address the relevant technical fields, from infrastructure to application technologies, with special emphasis on advanced topics. This includes photonic technologies, very high speed transmission, switching and routing systems, protocols for very high rate transfers, server architecture, security, techniques for network and service management, technologies for multimedia broadcasting, as well as transmission systems and devices in support of mobility, wireless and roaming.
2. GOVERNANCE, LEGISLATION & REGULATION Summit
As the Internet grows in importance, battles grow in ferocity over privacy, objectionable content, copyright, government surveillance, inequity of taxation for traditional businesses, the controversial role of non-governmental bodies such as ICANN, and many issues of local concern. Conflict in real world is also present in online battlegrounds between nations and dissident groups.
3. USES OF THE INTERNET Summit
Those of us who live on the Internet forget that most of the world's people are not connected. In addition, many others live at the Edge of the Net. Yet others are in the mainstream and use applications for learning, commerce, collaboration, and archiving. Activists are using the technology to oppose and promote globalization. Criminals are linking up disparate groups to improve their operations. Large sums are poured into programs to address the inequity of access in developing countries and for marginalized groups and to share medical and practical scientific information. Artists are experimenting with wireless to link up communities. Public electronic space is being paved over by commercial interests, but many commercial sites have failed in the past year, and investors have been cutting their losses. Young people are using the net in old ways and new ones. What is happening where you live?
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The official language of the conference is English with some limited translation available by special prearrangement. Some limited financial assistance will be available for participants or invited speakers with specific needs. High-speed connectivity and audio/visual equipment will be provided on-site in the session rooms.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please submit your proposal by email by 10 January 2001, using the template below. For computer security reasons, we ask you to send you submission as plain text, not in the form of mail attachments.
1. inet.tec@isoc.org for the TECHNOLOGY Summit
2. inet.gov@isoc.org for the GOVERNANCE, LEGISLATION and REGULATION Summit
3. inet.use@isoc.org for the USES OF THE INTERNET Summit
=============Template for Proposals, INET2001=============
About yourself
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- Name
- Affiliation
- Email, telephone, fax, postal address (please indicate several names in case of a joint proposal)
- Speaking ability in English and experience in making presentations
About your proposal
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- Summit (select one):
- Technology
- Governance, Legislation, Regulation
- Uses of the Internet
- Format of the proposal (select one)
- Presentation
- Moderated Panel
- Topic oriented workshop (1)
- Demonstration
- Other (please specify)
- Poster
- Title of the contribution
- Estimated time of the proposed contribution Expressed in session units: a session is a 90 minutes time slot (e.g. 1/3 of a session, one full session, 2 sessions)
- Short description of the contribution
- For Presentation: Short abstract; indicate whether presentation only, or presentation + paper (to be submitted later)
- For panels: Description, Topic(s), the panelists you plan to invite, name of moderator
- For workshops: Description, Topic(s), planned structure, maximum number of participants if applicable
- For Demonstrations: Description, Topic(s), technical requirements
- For Posters: Short abstract
- For other formats: any description
- Technical requirements
- For all formats: Any specific requirement
- For demos: Equipment provided by the proposer(s); equipment expected to be provided by the conference. On site Networking requirements. Off-site Networking requirements.
(1): Workshops may be organized on a given topic where conference attendees, informed in advance of the planned workshops, share their experiences under the control of a moderator. A rapporteur may be tasked to collect the input and summarize them at the end of the session. Attendees may notify their interest prior to joining the workshop.
Regards,
Francois Fluckiger and Steve Cisler
INET 2001 Program Committee Co-Chairs
Questions or comments to inet2001@ISOC.ORG.
(Please do not send abstracts to this address.)
