A discussion of "Internet 2020" September 14, 2009

The Internet Society is forming a DC Area Chapter and invites you to join:

A DISCUSSION ON "INTERNET 2020"
6:30-8:00 PM, Monday, September 14

Hosted by Representative Edolphus Towns at the:
Orientation Theater North
U.S. Capitol Visitors Center
http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/Visit/Visitor%20Center%20Map/

The Internet is forty year old but still evolving--at an accelerating pace. According to some forecasters, in the next ten years we will see even more growth and new applications than we've seen in the last forty. Entire industries will be transformed. The Internet of Things connecting hundreds of billions of devices and sensors, new mobile applications, Cloud computing, and virtual worlds are just a few of the "game changers" that ubiquitous, high-speed networks will enable. But with these opportunities come new challenges. Will competing companies work together on critical standards or try to lock in customers using proprietary software? Will efforts to address Internet security vulnerabilities be more successful than the hackers who seek to exploit them? Join us for an informal, wide-ranging discussion of where the Internet is headed.

Discussion Leaders:
Leslie Daigle, Chief Information Technology Officer, Internet Society

Eric Berger, Chief Technology Officer, Neustar

Steve Crocker, Internet pioneer and CEO, Shinkuro

Student, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Moderator:
Michael R. Nelson, Visiting Professor, Internet Studies, CCT Georgetown University

For more details, visit www.isoc-dc.org

Official Website: http://www.isoc-dc.org