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Who's Shaping the Future of the Internet?

*** MEDIA ALERT ***
Pioneers of the Internet Discuss Its Impact on Business, Education and Society; Announce the 9th Annual Internet Global Summit

WHO: Engage in an open conversation with the leaders spearheading Internet technologies and discussions:

• Vint Cerf, Senior Vice President, Internet Architecture and Technology, MCI WorldCom
• Douglas Van Houweling, President and CEO, University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID)
• Esther Dyson, Chairman, EDventure Holdings; interim chairman, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
• Don Heath, President and CEO, Internet Society (ISOC)

WHAT: Media opportunity to explore these questions and more:

• How is the Internet serving business, education and society?
• Who is shaping the future development of the Internet and for what uses?
• What is Internet2 and what is its benefit to current Internet users?
• How are we encouraging social responsibility for the Internet?

WHEN: Thursday, April 8, 9:00 a.m. EST (Continental Breakfast, 8:45 a.m. EST)

WHERE: The National Press Club - The Edward R. Murrow Room 529 14th Street, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C.

BACKGROUND: Established and organized by the Internet Society, the Internet Global Summit (INET'99) will bring together world leaders and pioneers of cyberspace, information technology professionals, business executives, educators, and government officials to exchange experiences and shape the future of the Internet. This year's summit will feature the Internet2 pavilion, highlighting demonstrations of applications from the collaborative efforts of industry and government institutions working with the university community to engage them in the development of pre-commercial technologies, such as IPv6, multicasting and quality of service (QoS). An INET'99 preliminary program will be released to media interested in previewing the topics led by the Internet's pioneers at the conference. We will also announce the creation of an award to honor Jonathan B. Postel and which will be presented at INET'99 to a person with outstanding contributions to the data communications community. Note to editors: Information on INET'99, including detailed information on registration and program tracks, is available on the Internet at www.isoc.org/inet99.

Contact:

For the Internet Society and INET'99
Christina Zulandi, christina_zulandi@dc.edelman.com, 202-326-1703
Susan Webb, swebb@edelman.com, 202-326-1707

Craig Jelinek, INET'99 media relations chair, can be reached at jelinek@isoc.org, 408-395-089.