I'd like to invite each of you to <a href="http://www.mediaaccess.org">Media Access Project'</a>s upcoming <b>MAP Forum Series, to take place on Tuesday, February 7th, 9:30 am-12:30 pm at the Pew
DC Conference Center</b>. All RSVPs can be sent to me at <a href="mailto:mera@mediaaccess.org" target="_blank">mera@mediaaccess.org</a> Thank you!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><b>Please share our invite with your colleagues and friends: </b><a href="http://www.mediaaccess.org/map-forum-series/" target="_blank">http://www.mediaaccess.org/map-forum-series/ </a><br>
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<i>The entire series is free and open to the public</i>. <i>Continental breakfast will be available.</i><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">
<p><b>Speakers:</b></p><b></b>
<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Ben Scott,</b> Policy Advisor for Innovation at the Office of the Secretary of State, US Department of State</p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
</span><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Bob Boorstin</b>, Director, Corporate and Policy Communications at Google</p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
</span><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Cynthia Wong</b>, Director, Project on Global Internet Freedom, Center for Democracy and Technology<a href="http://cdt.org/personnel/cynthia-wong" target="_blank"> bio</a></p>
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</span><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>David Sullivan</b>, Policy and Communications Director, Global Network Initiative <a href="http://www.globalnetworkinitiative.org/staff/index.php" target="_blank">bio</a></p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
</span><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Christopher Soghoian</b>, Security and Privacy Researcher<a href="http://www.dubfire.net/" target="_blank"> bio</a></p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
</span><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span><span>Ashkan Soltani, </span></span></b> Security and Privacy Researcher <a href="http://ashkansoltani.org/bio.html" target="_blank">bio</a></p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
</span><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Mark MacCarthy</b>, Vice President for Public Policy, Software and Information Industry Association and Adjunct Professor, Communications, Culture and Technology Program, Georgetown University <a href="http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/maccartm/" target="_blank">bio</a></p>
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</p><p><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.mediaaccess.org/map-forum-series/" target="_blank">The Global Internet and the Free Flow of Information</a>:</b></font></p>
<p>Events throughout the world have highlighted the role that the
Internet plays in influencing the civil engagement, revolutions and the
political process. The creation and deployment of free social
technologies has reduced the barriers for individuals and groups who
create and distribute their own content and those using technologies to
organize groups or movements. As a result, some governments see the
Internet as a threat to stability and seek to minimize its influence.
Others seek to create a domestic Internet environment by placing
barriers to content from other countries. Still other countries see
their role as facilitating the creation of an unrestrained Internet
marketplace of ideas, even as they try to impose restrictions on
commercial uses in order to protect trade and intellectual property.</p>
<p>This forum will bring together diplomats, technologists, human rights
advocates, and industry to discuss the freedom of expression
opportunities and challenges presented to a variety of stakeholders by
the Internet and new technologies.</p>
<h3>9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.</h3><h3><b>Freedom of expression threats and challenges that online stakeholders face:</b></h3>
<p>This panel will bring together technologists, diplomats, human rights
advocates and industry experts. The panel will focus on the variety
of challenges online freedom stakeholders face moving forward in 2012.
Relevant issues to be discussed include freedom of expression issues,
cyber security issues and surveillance tech issues in the context of
how they affect online users free speech rights. Participants will
also discuss the future role of innovation on how people will gain
access to information.</p>
<h3>11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.</h3><h3><b>Protecting online freedoms through effective public policy:</b></h3>
<p>This panel will bring a variety of expert stakeholders together from
government, industry and civil society to discuss the public policy
forums and issues that are shaping freedom of expression online and
internet governance. Currently, there are many discussions and actions
being taken by international and public institutions that have the
potential to shape the future of the Internet. Issues discussed will
include, by whom and how the Internet should be governed, the challenges
and importance of a multi-stakeholder approach, the role that network
management plays and the creation of Internet Policy Principles.</p>
<h3>Location:</h3><address><b>South America Room</b></address>
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<address><b>Washington DC 20004</b></address><h3><b>Twitter hashtag: #MAPForum</b></h3>
<p>This event will not be live streamed, so please plan on attending.</p>-- <br><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="http://www.mediaaccess.org/map-forum-series/" target="_blank">Join MAP on February 7th for "The Global Internet and the Free Flow of Information" MAP Forum!</a><br>
<br>Mera Szendro Bok | <a href="mailto:mera@mediaaccess.org" target="_blank">mera@mediaaccess.org</a></div>
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