The program, in brief. . .The Northwest Academic Computing Consortium is pleased to announce a 2-day conference: "Online Content: Policy, Strategy and Support," to be held June 5-6, 2003, at the Embassy Suites Hotel at Portland (OR) International Airport. The meeting will address topics such as Network Security & Privacy, Course & Content Management, The Open Knowledge Initiative, Copyright laws in Hyperspace, Bandwidth Management, Winning the War Against Spam, and Strategies for Online Content. Featured speakers include: Dan Updegrove, Vice President for Information Technology at The University of Texas at Austin; David Lassner, Chief Information Officer at the University of Hawaii;Vijay Kumar, Asst. Provost & Director of Academic Computing at M.I.T.; Georgia Harper, Manager, Intellectual Property Section, The University of Texas System; and Gregory R. Nyhus, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Computer and Telecommunications Crimes Coordinator for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Oregon. Conference Highlights (click here to see the full program): Thursday, June 5 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome
and speaker introduction
Dan Terrio, Chair, NWACC Retreat Committee 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Delivering on the Promise
of Public Service 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Parallel Sessions A: Panel Discussion:
Network Security & Privacy Issues B: Course & Content Management:
Options and Issues Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. The Open Knowledge Initiative 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. Break 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Copyright Law in CyberspaceGeorgia Harper, University of Texas System, Office of General Counsel 5:00 p.m. Reception 6:00 p.m. Thursday Dinner Details Friday, June 6 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Bandwidth
Management: Policies and Practices 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Break 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Winning
the War Against Spam 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Break 11:00 - 12 noon Strategies for Online Content: Noon -- Conference ends Back to top of page. . .
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