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MISTICA: "Preventing the Internet Meltdown"

From: Daniel Pimienta ([email protected])
Date: lun mar 08 2004 - 19:55:50 AST

>Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 11:00:37 -0800
>From: PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility <[email protected]>
>Subject: PFIR Conference Announcement: "Preventing the Internet
Meltdown"
>To: [email protected]
>
> PFIR Conference Announcement
> "Preventing the Internet Meltdown"
> Spring/Summer 2004
> Los Angeles, California, USA
> March 6, 2004
>
> PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
> http://www.pfir.org/meltdown
>
>People For Internet Responsibility (PFIR) is pleased to preliminarily
>announce an "emergency" conference aimed at preventing the "meltdown" of the
>Internet -- the risks of imminent disruption, degradation, unfair
>manipulation, and other negative impacts on critical Internet services and
>systems in ways that will have a profound impact on the Net and its users
>around the world.
>
>We are planning for this conference (lasting two or three days) to take
>place as soon as possible, ideally as early as this coming June, with all
>sessions and working groups at a hotel in convenient proximity to Los
>Angeles International Airport (LAX).
>
>A continuing and rapidly escalating series of alarming events suggest that
>immediate cooperative, specific planning is necessary if we are to have
>any chance of avoiding the meltdown. "Red flag" warning signs are many.
>A merely partial list includes attempts to manipulate key network
>infrastructures such as the domain name system; lawsuits over Internet
>regulatory issues (e.g. VeriSign and domain registrars vs. ICANN); serious
>issues of privacy and security; and ever-increasing spam, virus, and related
>problems, along with largely ad hoc or non-coordinated "anti-spam" systems
>that may do more harm than good and may cause serious collateral damage.
>
>All facets of Internet users and a vast range of critical applications are
>at risk from the meltdown. Commercial firms, schools, nonprofit and
>governmental organizations, home users, and everybody else around the world
>whose lives are touched in some way by the Internet (and that's practically
>everyone) are likely to be seriously and negatively impacted.
>
>Most of these problems are either directly or indirectly the result of the
>Internet's lack of responsible and fair planning related to Internet
>operations and oversight. A perceived historical desire for a "hands off"
>attitude regarding Internet "governance" has now resulted not only in
>commercial abuses, and the specter of lawsuits and courts dictating key
>technical issues relating to the Net, but has also invited unilateral
>actions by organizations such as the United Nations (UN) and International
>Telecommunications Union (ITU) that could profoundly affect the Internet and
>its users in unpredictable ways.
>
>Representatives from commercial firms, educational institutions,
>governmental entities, nonprofit and other organizations, and any other
>interested parties are invited to participate at this conference.
>International participation is most definitely encouraged.
>
>The ultimate goal of the conference is to establish a set of *specific*
>actions and contingency plans for the Internet-related problems that could
>lead to the meltdown. These may include (but are not limited to) technical,
>governance, regulatory, political, and legal actions and plans. Scenarios to
>consider may also include more "radical" technical approaches such as
>"alternate root" domain systems, technologies to bypass unreasonable
>ISP restrictions, and a wide range of other practical possibilities.
>
>It is anticipated that the conference will include a variety of panels
>focused on illuminating specific aspects of these problems, along with
>potential reactions, solutions, and contingency planning for worst-case
>scenarios. Breakout working groups will be available for detailed
>discussion and planning efforts. Formal papers will not be required, but
>panel members may be asked to submit brief abstracts of prepared remarks in
>advance to assist in organizing the sessions.
>
>The ability of this conference to take place, and necessary conference
>details such as the specific program, costs, etc. will depend largely on the
>response to this announcement and particularly on the number of persons and
>organizations who express a potential interest in attending.
>
>If you may be interested in participating (no obligation at this point, of
>course) or have any questions, please send an e-mail as soon as possible to:
> [email protected]
>or feel free to contact Lauren at the phone number below. As appropriate,
>please be sure to mention how many people from your organization may be
>interested in attending. If you express an interest in attending, you will
>be added to a private mailing list for upcoming announcements regarding this
>conference unless you ask not to be so notified.
>
>Together, we may be able to stop the Internet meltdown.
>But we need to act now.
>
>Thank you for your consideration.
>
>Lauren Weinstein
>http://www.pfir.org/lauren
>
>Peter G. Neumann
>http://www.csl.sri.com/neumann
>
>David J. Farber
>http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~farber

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