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>Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 13:48:44 -0500 >Subject: FW: IP: Invitation to Provide Input: U.S. NAS Study on Internet > Navigation & the Domain Name System >From: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Mime-version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > >------ Forwarded Message >From: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 09:26:03 -0500 >To: ip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: IP: Invitation to Provide Input: U.S. NAS Study on Internet >Navigation & the Domain Name System > > >------ Forwarded Message >From: "Alan Inouye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 07:52:58 -0500 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Invitation to Provide Input: U.S. NAS Study on Internet Navigation >& the Domain Name System > > >For the IP list if you think it is appropriate... > >========== > >ANNOUNCEMENT--PLEASE CIRCULATE > >3 MARCH 2002 > >THE FUTURE OF INTERNET NAVIGATION AND >THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM >An Invitation to Individuals Worldwide to Provide Input to a Study >Conducted by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences > >The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the >U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is soliciting input >regarding its study on Internet Navigation and the Domain >Name System (DNS). This study, mandated by the U.S. >Congress, will provide analysis and advice for consideration >by agencies of the U.S. Government, interested international >institutions, and other stakeholders. Studies of the NAS (which >is not a unit of the U.S. Government) operate under strict rules >to ensure that all relevant perspectives are considered and >to avoid undue influence from any particular stakeholder. >(For further elaboration on the study process, see ><http://nationalacademies.org/about/faq4.html>) > >The demands on the domain name system and Internet >navigation tools are expected to increase in the coming >years because of continued growth of the Internet--in >terms of the number of users as well as new ways in >which the Internet can be used by society. This study will >examine potential new technologies or new uses of existing >technologies that could support and improve the operation >of the DNS and navigation tools to meet these demands. >The relevant legal, economic, political, and social issues >will also be considered, because technologies related >to the DNS and Internet navigation do not operate in >isolation, but must be deployed within a complex and >challenging national and international context. The >project scope and other information about the study may >be found at <http://www.cstb.org/web/project_dns>. At >this time, we are soliciting input from the public worldwide >on the issues set forth above, including the specific issues >that are being examined by the study committee: > >1. The particular characteristics of individual nations that >are not being accommodated by currently-available >mechanisms for navigation on the Internet. >2. The extent to which people in each country use domain >names directly (i.e., by typing domain names into a >software program as opposed to using a portal, search >engine, or clicking on a link provided by others) to find the >information that they seek on the Internet. The committee >is interested in relevant data or published reports that >characterize this use. >3. The technological challenges that inhibit citizens of >a country from finding the information that they seek >on the Internet, including the market (economic), social, >research, or governance constraints that impede the >development and deployment of technologies that could >overcome these challenges. >4. Within the context of the project scope of this study, >the Committee is interested in specific comments on >improving Internet navigation and the domain name >system that would be relevant to any or all of the following >institutions, industries, or communities: ICANN, IETF, >U.S. Government (U.S. Congress, National Science >Foundation, Department of Commerce, etc.), major >software or network service providers, domain name >registrars and registries, and other institutions or >industries (specify). For each instance, please explain >how your recommendation would improve navigation >on the Internet at large and/or for the citizens of your country. > >Please note that any comments provided to the >Committee through this invitation, including >your name or identifying information, will not be kept >confidential and will be included in a Public Access >File, and may be posted on our Web site and used >pursuant to our terms of use statement ><http://http://www.nationalacademies.org/legal/terms.html>. >Comments for each of the four issues should be in English >and should not exceed 500 words per issue; those portions >of comments that exceed 500 words or that are in languages >other than English will not be posted. The Computer Science >and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) reserves the >right not to post particular comments if such posting >would violate any ordinance, regulation, or law, or a >policy of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, >or for any other reason at the sole discretion of the >CSTB. Comments are needed by April 10th; any >input received after April 10 might not be posted nor >considered by the study committee in its deliberations. >Anonymous comments are acceptable, but keep in >mind that names and email addresses that are >included with comments will be posted. Comments >should be sent by email with the text within the >email itself, not included as an attachment. Send >your comments to Ms. Margaret Huynh, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Any questions should also be >directed to Ms. Huynh at this email address or >by phone at (001) 202-334-2605. > >The study chairman and study director are planning to >be present at the upcoming IETF meeting (in Minneapolis, >Minnesota, USA) and ICANN meeting (Accra, Ghana) respectively. >Those who would like to provide input directly >to the study chairman (in Minneapolis) should >contact Ms. Huynh to arrange an appointment. > Those who would like to provide comments >directly to the study director (in Accra) should contact >him at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to arrange >an appointment. > >COMMITTEE ON INTERNET NAVIGATION AND >THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM >Computer Science and Telecommunications Board >U.S. National Academy of Sciences > >Roger Levien, Chair >Robert Austein >Stanley Besen >Christine L. Borgman >Jean Camp >Timothy Casey >Hugh Dubberly >Patrik Faltstrom >Charles H. Ferguson >Per-Kristian Halvorsen >Marylee Jenkins >John C. Klensin >Milton L. Mueller >Sharon Nelson >Craig Partridge >William Raduchel >Hal R. Varian >Gregory Whitten > >Note: Biographical information may be found at < >http://www.cstb.org/web/project_dns>. > >STAFF > >Alan Inouye, Study Director >Cynthia Patterson >Margaret Huynh > >----- END ----- > > > > > > >------ End of Forwarded Message > >For archives see: >http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ > > >------ End of Forwarded Message > > > > -- Don't think that a small group of dedicated individuals can't change the world. It's the only thing that ever has. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
