Of interest...
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1993 13:42:37 -0700
Subject: Public Internet Access/Harvard
Public Access to the Internet
May 26-27, 1993
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wednesday, May 26
8:30 registration
9:15 opening remarks:
Lewis Branscomb, KSG
Brian Kahin, KSG
9:30 Perspectives on the Internet
Strategic Environment for Digital Networking
Terrence McGarty, Telmarc Communications
Internet Services Today
Daniel Dern
Commercial Services and the Internet
Rusty Williams, Delphi
The Internet and U.S. Telecommunications Policy
Tony Rutkowski, Internet Society
11:00 break
11:15
Network Analysis Issues for a Public Internet
Kimberly Claffy, San Diego Super Computer Center
Internet Services and Access Worldwide
John Quarterman, The Matrix and Gretchen Phillips, University of
Buffalo
comment and discussion
12:30 buffet lunch
1:15 Economics of Computer Networks
Pricing in Computer Networks: Motivation, Formulation & Example
Scott Shenker, Xerox
Page 2
Cost & Pricing Models for Different Levels of Functionality and Service
Hal Varian & Jeff Mackie-Mason, University of Michigan
The Economic Case for Public Subsidy of the Internet
Sandra Schickele, Sonoma State University
comment: Susan Baldwin, Economics and Technology, Inc.
3:00 break
3:15 Community Networks
Big Sky Telegraph: a rural cooperative
Frank Odasz, BST
Models of Community Electronic Networks
Steve Cisler, Apple Computer
The Role of Public Libraries in Providing Access
Carol Henderson, American Library Association
comment:
5:15 Adjourn
6:00 reception and dinner
speaker: to be announced
Thursday, May 27
8:30 continental breakfast
9:00 Network Communities
Networking the Nations: American Indians, Information Policy & Cultural
Values
George Baldwin, Henderson State University
Opportunities & Barriers with RBOC Access to Internet Expansion: The
PacBell Knowledge Network as a Case Study
Barbara O'Connor, California State University
Use of the Internet in Non-profit Enterprise
Pauline Rothstein, Russell Sage Foundation
The Internet and the Poor
Richard Civille, The Center for Civic Networking
comment:
Page 3
11:00 break
11:15 Broadening Access
The Emerging Market for Internet Services
John Rugo, NEARNet
Internet access using ISDN
Dory Leifer, University of Michigan
12:15 break for buffet lunch
1:00
Models for the Internet Local Loop
Miles Fidelman, Center for Civic Networking
The Other Half
George Johnston, MIT
David Hughes, Old Colorado City Communications
Social Implications of Electronic Networking
Lee Sproull, Boston University School of Management
comment: Robert Raisch, O'Reilly & Associates
3:00 break
3:15 Agenda for the Public Internet
roundtable discussion
4:45 adjourn
Please note that there is a reserved block of rooms available
for $89/night at the Sheraton Commander on the other side of
Harvard Square, 16 Garden St. Their phone no. is 617-547-4800.
This rate is available for nights of May 25 through May 27.
The rooms will held until May 7.
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