WSIS Media Centre,Geneva Palexpo
Geneva, Switzerland
December 09, 2003

TOPICS

• Current Internet Governance issues

• INET/IGC 2004 conference announcement

SPEAKERS

• Ms. Lynn St.Amour, President and CEO, Internet Society

• Dr. Robert E. Kahn, Chairman, President and CEO of the Corporation for   National Research Initiatives (CNRI)

To coincide with the start of the 'World Summit on the Information Society' in Geneva, Internet pioneer Dr. Robert E. Kahn and Internet Society President and CEO, Ms. Lynn St.Amour will present an independent overview of the issues behind the current debate surrounding Internet Governance. Dr. Kahn, whose work on the development of the TCP/IP protocol laid the foundation for today's Internet, is one of the most respected members of the Internet community. He is also one of the founders of the Internet Society.

Plans for INET/IGC 2004, the Internet Society's upcoming major international Internet conference to    be held in Barcelona, Spain, from May 10th to 14th 2004, will also be announced during the conference.

We invite all members of the media with an interest in Internet issues to attend.

WHEN

Tuesday, December 9th 2003. 16:00. Duration: 20 minutes

WHERE

WSIS Media Centre
Hall 2
Geneva Palexpo
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.geneva-palexpo.ch/en/Home/Palexpo/Acces/index.php
 

FOR FURTHER DETAILS

INET/IGC 2004:    http://www.isoc.org/inet2004
Internet Society: http://www.isoc.org

Peter Godwin
Senior Program Manager
E-mail: godwin@isoc.org

Internet Society
4, rue des Falaises
1205 Geneva
Switzerland

Tel: +41 (22) 807 14 47
Fax: +41 (22) 807 14 45