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CNI is one of the sponsors of the Networking 2000 conference,
which will be held in Washington following CNI's Spring
Task Force meeting. Registration information is given below.
Joan Lippincott
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"Policy Issues for the New Millennium"
EDUCAUSE Networking 2000
March 30-31, 2000
Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Networking 2000 is the premier conference on federal policy
affecting networking and information technology for higher education.
Presentations and discussion focus on whether the 2000 elections will
harbor any changes in federal IT policy, global approaches to deploying
advanced networks, the public policy impact of applications, higher
education's role in relation to the Internet and lifelong learning,
industry perspectives on technology policy, and updates on the hottest
topics in Washington telecommunications and Internet policy.
Space is limited, so register soon. Conference fees are $275 for
registrations postmarked on or before March 6 and $300 for registrations
received after March 6. The online registration form is available at:
http://www.educause.edu/netatedu/contents/events/mar2000/
SPEAKERS
Our speakers for this year's conference include:
The Honorable Bob Goodlatte, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Virginia)
<> Mike McCurry, cochair, iAdvance <> Rory O'Connor, founding editor,
National Journal's Technology Daily <> Walter Baer, RAND Corporation
<> Jerry Berman, Center for Democracy and Technology <> George Brett,
NLANR <> Robert Cannon, Federal Communications Commission (invited)
<> Jeri Clausing, N.Y. Times - Cybertimes <> Dewayne Hendricks, CEO,
Dandin Group <> Mary Kratz, UCAID
SCHEDULE INFORMATION
The meeting will kick off with a gala reception aboard the Odyssey III
on Wednesday evening (boarding starts at 6 p.m., sailing starts at
7 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m.).The meeting will be held all day Thursday
and Friday morning.
For the complete and up-to-date schedule, see:
http://www.educause.edu/netatedu/contents/events/mar2000/
Networking 2000 participants are also encouraged to visit their
congressional representatives while in Washington. Capitol Hill visits
are being scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, March 29-30, subject to
availability of your federal representative and their staff. Please see
the registration form to sign up.
MEETING LOCATION
Renaissance Hotel
999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, DC
800-468-3571 or 202-898-9000
Fax: 202-789-4213
http://www.renaissancehotels.com/WASRB/
SPONSORS:
EDUCAUSE
American Library Association
Association of Research Libraries
Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation
Coalition for Networked Information
Computing Research Association
Corporation for Research and Educational Networking
University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact EDUCAUSE Customer Service at 303-449-4430 or info@educause.edu,
or see our Web site at:
http://www.educause.edu/netatedu/contents/events/mar2000/
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