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Governance Track



Extra-Territoriality and International Politics (G-1)
Moderators: William J. Drake, University of Maryland, USA
Elliott Maxwell, USA
Speakers:
William J. Drake, University of Maryland, USA
Francis Fukuyama, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), USA
Michael A. Geist, University of Ottawa Law School, Canada
Elliott Maxwell, USA
Eli M. Noam, Columbia University, USA

Private Governance: Perils and Prospects for Self-Regulation (G-2)
Moderator: James Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies, USA
Speakers:
"Limits and Opportunities in Self-Regulation", James Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies, USA
"Rethinking Boundaries in Cyberspace", Elliot Maxwell, USA
"The Hague Treaty on Jurisdiction", James Love, Consumer Project on Technology, USA
"Self-Regulation: The Experience of ICANN" Abstract> and Presentation Slides, Wolfgang Kleinwaechter, University of Aarhus, Denmark



Governance at a Regional and National Level (G-3)
Moderator: Myungkoo Kang, Seoul National University, Korea
Speakers:
"Impact of the Internet on Brazil", Michael Anthony Stanton, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF, Brazil
"Domestic and Global Domain Name Policies: The Australian Government's Experience", Keith Besgrove, National Office of the Information Economy (NOIE), Australia
"Eminent Domain: The History of Jon Postel's Delegation of ccTLDs", Kenneth Neil Cukier, USA

Internet-enabled Democracy (G-4)
Moderator: David Lytel, Democrats.com, USA
Speakers:
"The Rise of Internet Impact on the Political PR in Bulgaria", Veni Markovski, Global Internet Policy Initiative, Bulgaria
Mark Walsh, Democratic National Committee, USA
Carol Darr, Democracy Online Project, George Washington University, USA

e-Government (G-5)
Moderator: Vivek Kundra, County Government of Arlington, Virginia, USA
Speakers:
"e-Governance with the City of Vienna, Austria", Werner Klaering, City of Vienna, Austria
"CriMNet - Minnesota's Criminal Justice Information", David Billeter, CriMNet, USA
Suzanne Peck, CTO, District of Columbia Government, USA

Privacy and Encryption (G-6)
Moderator: Sarah Andrews, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), USA
Speakers:
"Promoting Privacy Through Fair Technology", David Stampley, Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York, USA
"Privacy Around the World", Jefferson Coulter, Chaires & Associates, USA
"Keeping Private Data Private", Rod Murchison, Ingrian Networks, USA

Civil Society (G-7)
Moderator: Adam Peake, Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), Japan
Speakers:
"The Big Picture: Enclosing the Information Commons Through Governance, Lead Agencies, and Property Rights", Hans Klein, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility & Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
"Internet and Civil Society", John Naughton, The Open University, United Kingdom
"Empowerment in India", Ravi Dhar, Dept of Journalism, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

Content: Free Speech or Lurking Dangers? (G-8)
Moderator: Adam Clayton Powell III, Howard University Television, USA
Speakers:
"Children Online", Parry Aftab, Esq. WiredKids.org, USA
"Use of Payment Services (VISA) to Regulate Internet Gambling", Mark MacCarthy, Visa U.S.A. Inc., USA

Accessibility (G-9)
Moderator: Michael Burks, AT&T, USA
Speakers:
Michael Burks, AT&T, USA
"US Accessible Web Design Requirements", Cynthia Waddell, Attorney, USA
"EU Rules and Policy in the Field of e-Accessability", Rianne C. Ten Veen, Multiplicity, Belgium
Carol Boyer, RESNA Technical Assistance Project , USA
"Adoption of Wireless Technologies", Paul Baker, Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT), USA

Security and Anti-terrorism (G-10)
Moderator: James Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies, USA
Speakers:
"Surveillance in a Ubiquitous Computing Environment", James Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies, USA
"The Social Psychology of Computer Viruses and Worms", Jonathan Rusch, Georgetown University Law Center, USA
"How Terrorists and Rebel Groups use the Internet", Shyam Tekwani, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
"Comparative Studies of Encryption Regulations in the U.S. and Japan", Motohiro Tsuchiya, Cyberspace Policy Institute, George Washington University, USA

Economic Regulation (G-11)
Moderator: Harold Feld, Media Access Project, USA
Speakers:
"Argentine Public Key Infrastructure", Mercedes Rivolta, ISOC-Argentina, Argentina
"E-Business Practices in Europe", Hamid Jahankhani, University of East London, United Kingdom
"Ubiquitous Commerce: A New Framework for Consumption Taxes", Juan Zapardiel, Ministry of Finance/Inspection General, Spain

Broadband and the Public Interest (G-12)
Moderator: Mark Wahl, Center for Digital Democracy, USA
Speakers:
"Cable Broadband and the Public Interest", Mark Wahl, Center for Digital Democracy, USA
"FCC and the Internet: 35 Years of Unregulation", Robert Cannon, Washington Internet Project, USA
"Broadband and the Public Interest", David Owen, Alcatel, USA

Reporting from the Front Lines of the Internet Revolution (G-13)
Moderator: TBD
Speakers:
Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News, USA
Louise Kehoe, Financial Times, USA
Steven Levy, Newsweek, USA
Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal, USA

Broadband Or Bust (G-14)
Moderator: Rex Hughes, Co-Director, Center for Internet Studies, University of Washington, USA
Speakers:
Jeff Eisenach, President, Progress and Freedom Foundation, USA
Sharon Nelson, Chairwoman, Consumers Union and Director, Center for Law, Commerce, and Technology, USA
Michael Nelson, Director, Internet Technology and Strategy, IBM, USA
Jim Snider, Fellow, New America Foundation, USA

Open Source Software (G-15)
Moderator: TBD
Speakers:
Larry Lessig, Stanford University and author of "The Future of Ideas", USA
Eben Moglen, Columbia Law School and Free Software Foundation, USA
TBD