From: OII Enquiries [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 16 June 2005 19:45
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Subject: OII News [2005.06.16]: Internet Standards, Internet Policy, And
Internet Governance
Dear Colleague,
Please may we bring your attention to the following forthcoming event:
Internet Standards, Internet Policy, And Internet Governance -
Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow
Date: 22 June 2005, 12:30-14:00
Location: Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS
Speaker: Michael R. Nelson, Director, Internet Technology and Strategy
IBM Corporation
Over the last fifteen years, the Internet has evolved from a tool used
primarily by the research community in the United States and Europe
into a critical infrastructure used by approximately a billion people
located in every corner of the globe. In the early days of the
Internet, the technical community determined the standards that defined
the Internet, managed the allocation of IP addresses and domain names,
and determined which applications would be available over the Internet.
Because of the Internet's inherently decentralized nature, there was
(and is) very little need for top-down management of the network.
Indeed, the Internet, a "network of networks", was designed to be
almost unmanageable. However, today, more and more governments are
concerned that their citizens, more and more of their businesses, and
key government functions are critically dependent upon the Internet
infrastructure--and they want more control over that infrastructure -
or at least assurance that someone somewhere will ensure that the
Internet is secure, reliable, and able to meet their needs.
For further information please see:
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/collaboration/?rq=seminars/20050622
Attendance: This seminar is open to the public but you must register by
emailing your name and affiliation, if any, to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information on all OII events, please refer to our website
at:
www.oii.ox.ac.uk
We hope to see you there.
Kind Regards,
Laura Oultram
Events Assistant
Oxford Internet Institute
Oxford University
1 St Giles
Oxford OX1 3JS
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1865 287209
+44 (0)1865 287211
www.oii.ox.ac.uk
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