Wave Issue 0208 3/8/02 Article 1-01

***INET 2002 Explores Future Directions for the Internet (March
6)

The Internet Society (ISOC) of Reston, VA has announced that INET
2002, the Internet Society's 12th annual INET conference, will be
held from June 18-21, 2002 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in
Arlington, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C. The conference
will bring together leaders of the global Internet community.

At INET 2002 technology experts, business leaders and policy
makers will unite under one roof to discuss and debate the
technologies and policies that will define the future of the
Internet. More than 40 sessions will examine new developments in
business, academia, government, and the non-profit sector.

The INET 2002 tracks are:
- Technology - including sessions on security, peer-to-peer
applications, grid computing, the wireless Net, etc.
- Policy - including sessions on on-line privacy, intellectual
property, domain names, anonymity, etc.
- Uses of the Internet - Including sessions on e-government, on-
line education, Internet and development, etc.

The first day of the conference, June 18, will be devoted to two
full-day and twelve half-day tutorials on a range of technical,
legal, and policy issues.

INET 2002 benefits include learning about new Internet
technologies, such as Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
Participants will explore a wide range of questions, including:
What are the new hot technologies and "killer applications?" How
will new Internet standards determine how the Internet is used?
How are policy makers shaping the Internet? How is the Internet
changing education, business, and government?

The IPv6 Forum's IPv6 Technology Deployment Summit is being
combined with INET 2002. The summit will host global industry
leaders reporting on applications and international initiatives
for large-scale deployment of IPv6, the Next Generation Internet.

Registration for INET 2002 is now open online. For more
information about INET 2002 or to register, please visit the INET
2002 Web site.

www.inet2002.org