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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1993 13:37:00 EST
From: Interpersonal Computing and Technology <IPCT%GUVAX.bitnet@WUVMD.Wustl.Edu>

TeleStrategies Conference Announcement:

        The National Information Infrastructure Conference
             April 27-28, 1993   -   Washington, DC

                              PLUS

       "Understanding Information and Network Technologies
                       for Non-Engineers"
                    Monday, April 26, 1993


Tuesday, April 27, 1993

8:30-9:00  Registration

9:00-10:00

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: WHY DO WE NEED A NATIONAL INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE?
What are the decisions to be made and alternatives to be faced?
Should the NII be a single national system or specialized networks
loosely interconnected? What should federal policy be?

Senator Conrad Burns, (R - Mt.)

10:00-10:30  Coffee Break

10:30-12:00

DEFINING THE VISION AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP
The panelists will present a variety of policy views from the
perspectives of their constituencies.

Jerry Berman, Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Fiona Branton, Technology Counsel, Computer Systems Policy Project
Ken Dowlin, Director, San Francisco Public Library
Marc Rotenberg, Director, Washington Office
  Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

12:00-1:30  Hosted Lunch

1:30-3:00

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
Should the Federal government build the NII, pay for it in order
to provide technology transfer, or should it just provide
leadership and articulate a national interest point of view?

Ralph Andreotta, Director, Technology Infrastructure, AT&T
John Clement, Director, Consortium for School Networking
Stewart Personick, Vice President, Information Networking and
  Research, Bellcore
Paul Peters, Director, Coalition for Networked Information

3:00-3:30  Coffee Break

3:30-5:00

WHO WILL BUILD THE NII?
This session will focus on issues related to building the NII.
Panelists will discuss the parts of the infrastructure that are
already in place and examine the components that still need to be
added. The roles of the following players will be described: TCP/IP
network service providers; the Community Learning & Information
Network; industry and manufacturing nets (EINet); and the Internet
Society and its role in international issues.

Rick Adams, Chairman, Commercial Internet Exchange
Ken Fiduk, Director, Enterprise Integration Network, MCC
Anthony Rutkowskii, Secretary, Internet Society
Sam Wyman, Chief Operating Officer
  Community Learning & Information Network

5:00-6:00  Reception

Wednesday, April 28, 1993

8:30-10:00

THE ROLE OF THE NSFNET AND NREN
Where do the NSFnet and NREN fit in the context of a NII? How is
the role of the NSF changing in terms of the final backbone
solicitation? How will (or should) NSF subsidies affect the NSFnet
mid-level infrastructure?

Gordon Cook, Editor & Publisher, COOK Report on Internet -> NREN
Tom Grunder, President, National Public Telecomputing Network
John Rugo, Project Manager, NEARnet
Steve Wolff, Director, NSFnet

10:00-10:30  Coffee Break

10:30-12:30

THE ROLE OF CARRIERS, CABLE AND WIRELESS
A NII will bring new opportunities for delivery of information to
the home and business. What are the risks and potential rewards
facing the telcos, cable TV, and wireless industries as they make
their plans to participate in these new services?

Mark Coblitz, Vice President, Strategic Planning
  Comcast Corporation
Bob Doyle, Director, Marketing, Science and Education, US Sprint
Lucie Fjeldstad, IBM Vice President and General Manager of
  Multimedia
Neil Ransom, Director, Advanced Technology Systems, BellSouth
John Wickens, Senior Vice President, PA Consulting Group

12:30-1:30  Hosted Lunch

1:30-3:00

THE ROLE OF INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDERS
A NII will mean a revolutionary change in the way information is
distributed. Are there potential problems in terms of affordabel
access to information? Can public libraries survive in the age of
electronic distribution? What is the position of the Information
Industry Association? Will the Government Printing Office succeed
in becoming a major electronic distribution point for federal
publications?

Ken Dowlin, Director, San Francisco Public Library
James Love, Director, Taxpayer Assets Project, Public Citizen
Robert Simons, General Counsel, Dialog Inc.

3:00-3:30  Coffee Break

3:30-5:00

GRASSROOTS INFRASTRUCTURE TESTBEDS
Is the NII going to be pushed by technology or pulled by demand?
This session will focus on inexpensive technologies that can bring
NII benefits to the local level today. Big Sky Telegraph, now in
its sixth year of operation, is showing what can be done in
Montana. As a state with little telecom regulation, Nebraska has
been serving as a testbed for new ideas and services. Senator
Kerrey has ambitious plans to pick up the pace of Nebraska's
involvement by funding a grassroots computer network within the
state. Issues involving access to the NII will also be discussed.

Carolyn Fuller, Counsel, Office of Senator Kerrey
Frank Odasz, Director, Big Sky Telegraph
Roy Perry, Network Architect, U S West Advanced Technologies
Samuel A. Simon, President, Issue Dynamics Inc.


For complete information call TeleStrategies at (703) 734-7050



Conference Hotel: The conference will be held at the SHERATON
RESTON HOTEL 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA  22091, (703)
620-9000. THE HOTEL IS LOCATED 15 MINUTES FROM DULLES AIRPORT.

Seminar Hours: Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, April
26 and Tuesday, April 27. Seminar hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
on Monday and Tuesday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 28
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Manager, Systems & Networks               |Post Office Box 9850
Agricultural Administrative Computing     |Mississippi State, MS 39762
Mississippi State University              |601-325-2741