1. The Wild Wild Web David E. Culler - Moderator University of California, Berkeley March 17, 2000

2. It’s not just a new medium it’s a new “frontier” it’s a new “frontier” Webster Dictionary, 1913: Fron"tier (?), n. Webster Dictionary, 1913: Fron"tier (?), n. –That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; –the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; –the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization. full of opportunity, unknown, and uncertainty full of opportunity, unknown, and uncertainty

3. Charge to the Panel 1. What is the unique character of this new frontier? 1. What is the unique character of this new frontier? 2. What are the some of the often unnoticed attributes and activities in the web that indicate how the post-web character will be molded? 2. What are the some of the often unnoticed attributes and activities in the web that indicate how the post-web character will be molded? 3. What do you see as the core challenges to making this frontier a hospitable and attractive place? 3. What do you see as the core challenges to making this frontier a hospitable and attractive place? 4. What are the grand opportunities for humankind in shaping this new frontier, unconstrained by physical limits? 4. What are the grand opportunities for humankind in shaping this new frontier, unconstrained by physical limits?

4. Introducing the Panel Dr. Vern Paxson, AT&T Center for Internet Research Dr. Vern Paxson, AT&T Center for Internet Research Dr. Peter Neumann, SRI International Computer Science Laboratory Dr. Peter Neumann, SRI International Computer Science Laboratory Roy Thetford, CMU, schwoo.com Roy Thetford, CMU, schwoo.com –Director CyberSecurity Center Prof. Eli Noam, Columbia University Prof. Eli Noam, Columbia University –Director Virtual Institute of Information and Columbia Institute for Tele-Information Prof. Nadine Strossen, LL.D., NY Law School Prof. Nadine Strossen, LL.D., NY Law School –President of the ACLU,

5. Ground Rules 10-15 minute position statements 10-15 minute position statements –short, initial, instant questions Break Break –generation of lots of deep questions Wide Open discussion Wide Open discussion

6. Our distinguished panel...