Hello, I want to give every one a heads up about a great conference that's happening in Japan this July. The Internet Society, one of the oldest international Internet organizations, is hosting its annual Global Summit in Yokohama, Japan. This four day event will cover such pivotal topics as: -- Regulation, Policy and Governance -- E-Commerce and E-business -- Interactive and Multimedia -- Mobile Internet and IP Network Appliances -- Internet Science and Technology -- Internet Infrastructure and Technologies -- Third World Expansion -- Security -- Domain Names -- Linux -- Open Source Movement Please feel free to forward/post this announcement or pass it around to your colleagues. Here are the logistics of the event. INET 2000 The Internet Global Summit: Global Distributed Intelligence For Everyone The 10th Annual Internet Society Conference 18-21, July 2000 Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center, Yokohama, Japan email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/> REGISTER AT: http://mc-net.jtbcom.co.jp/inet2000registration/ INET is the premier event in the Internet industry, providing an international forum for advancing the development and implementation of Internet networks, technologies, applications, and policies. The world's Internet leaders meet at INET conferences to exchange experiences and shape the future of the Internet. INET attendees examine strategic issues emanating from the Internet's impact on commerce and finance, education, technologies and societies. INET 2000 presents a strong technical program with all papers peer reviewed by industry experts from around the world. *WHO ATTENDS INET CONFERENCES:* More than 2,000 decision-makers and networking professionals involved in extending the use and reach of Internet networks in their organizations or countries are expected to attend INET 2000. Their roles involve nearly every aspect of the Internet's development and operations. *KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:* - John T. Chambers, President and CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc. - Dr. Ken-ichi Ohmae, international management consultant and creator of the framework of the borderless economy. SUPER PANELS: Super Panel #1: Open Source Movement Launched in 1985 by Richard Stallman, (GNU), the free source code movement has blossomed into a broad front of projects best exemplified by the stunning success of Linux, the Unix-like kernel launched by Linus Torvalds in 1991. It is now challenging Microsoft's Windows NT in the server business and is poised to invade the desktop as well. Some call Linux the Internet Operating System and this is twice true: it could not have existed without the Internet and a lot of machines that are making up the Internet run on Linux. Apache, another free source code software, powers nearly half of all Internet servers in the world. This round table Super Panel will discuss how these two communities are rapidly merging into one that may be the real basis for the new net economy. Super Panel #2: Next-Generation Internet Research Projects: What's New, What's Next and What Works? Late-breaking news from Next-generation Internet projects will be presented. Panelists will address their current status, next step, and what has led them to success. Super Panel #3: The Future of the Internet Layer As the Internet continues to grow, there are increasing stresses and strains on some of its foundations, such as the original numeric addressing space and the underlying assumption of transparent communications. The expected arrival of millions of wireless devices, and expansion to new, very populous regions of the world, will maintain or increase these stresses for several decades to come. The Internet technical community has been aware of this issue for at least seven years and has carried out various studies and new developments including Classless Interdomain Routing, Network Address Translation and IPv6. The panel will discuss all this and more, and attempt to discern where we are headed next. PROGRAM THEMES: - Internet Infrastructure Technologies - Internet Science and Technology for the 21st Century - Mobile Internet and IP Network Appliances - Interactive, Multimedia, Innovative Contents with Full Demonstrations - Bio-Medical Issues - Education - E-Commerce and E-Business - Regulation, Policy and - Governance iGrid2000: LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS: The potential for using global, next-generation networks to significantly change the way science is conducted will be showcased at INET 2000, where researchers from around the world will collaborate in iGrid2000, sharing computing resources and data over high-speed networks to solve complex computational programs. REGISTER AT: http://mc-net.jtbcom.co.jp/inet2000registration/ For more information and the latest updates regarding the summit, visit http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/ -- Jee Hyung Kim UBQT Internet http://www.ubqt.net 202.332.3894 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
