[11120] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Jump into the Public Interest Summit!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Civille)
Tue Mar 22 05:48:12 1994
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 23:18:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Richard Civille <rciville@civicnet.org>
Reply-To: Richard Civille <rciville@civicnet.org>
Cc: summit@tmn.com
Please note that the Cc: to this message is the established net address
for next week's Shapping the NII: The Public Interest Summit. That
address, again is <summit@tmn.com>. Think of it as an '800' number into a
call-in talk show. Write it down and please use it frequently. Let us
hear from you.
After last Friday's posting to many lists and online communities calling
for the organizing of discussion groups, we're delighted to report of
offline discussion group activities coming together from communities in
Vermont, Minnesota, Michigan, New Mexico, California, and New York, and
from within several large corporations where we have been told, in the
case of one company that reports on the computer industry, that staff
would like to: "discuss this topic in terms of both our professional and
personal lives." A number of online discussions have already begun.
We have succeeded, thanks to your efforts, in already using the Net to
get beyond the Net. And, hard as it is with the current state of the
technology and the demographics of users, we anticipate diverse input from
isolated and underserved communities from around the country.
It's not too late to become involved, and this process will continue after
the Summit is over. If you would like to become an organizer for a
discussion group, as described in the recent "Organizing Toolkit" posting,
please contact us right away, at <summit@tmn.com>.
Remember: If you can act quickly, your group and discussion will be
recognized in the Summit, in materials to be handed out to 500 attendees
and in questions addressed to panelists and Administration officials.
Coming announcements:
* The Public Interest Summit Gopher
* Questions for online discussions (and ask your own!)
* Summary of recent survey on how Americans view the NII
* Press releases, full lists of panelists and Administration respondents
* Full descriptions of the panels
* And more!
STAY TUNED AND GET INVOLVED!
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Center for Civic Networking Richard Civille
P.O. Box 65272 Washington Director
Washington, DC 20035 rciville@civicnet.org
(202) 362-3831
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