[governance] EVENT: How do we keep the Internet free of government control?

[Mueller, Milton L]

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The Future of ICANN: What's Next for Internet Governance?


On Oct. 1, the National Telecommunications and Infrastructure Administration’s (NTIA) contract with the nonprofit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) expires and the transition to a global multistakeholder governance model goes into effect. Unless, of course, Congress stops it.

Regardless of what happens on Oct. 1, the debate over the ICANN transition raises important questions about what it will take to keep the Internet truly free. These include: How do we prevent influential special interests or authoritarian governments from using ICANN as an online cop? Should we keep ICANN's mission limited to technical functions? What is the viability of alternative systems, such as blockchain-based domain servers?

As Congress grapples with this issue, they must consider the political and technological implications of the transition, and the diplomatic consequences of delaying it further or blocking it altogether.

Join us<http://email.rstreet.org/t/i-l-kihykll-kridudyuu-y/> for lunch and a lively discussion of the future of internet governance, with an expert panel that includes:

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Anne Hobson
Fellow, R Street Institute (Moderator)

Milton Mueller
Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology; Director, Internet Governance Project

Eli Dourado
Research Fellow & Technology Policy Program Director, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Additional panelists TBA.

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LUNCH WILL BE SERVED (TAYLOR GOURMET)


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WHERE

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WHEN

Friday, September 30
At 11:45am



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