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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (GMT)
This event is now sold out but please email info at openrightsgroup dot org if you are interested in attending. We will do our best to reallocate places if we hear of no-shows.
The Future of the Internet in Focus: Jonathan Zittrain and Bill Thompson in conversation with Becky Hogge
Join the Open Rights Group's Becky Hogge in conversation with Jonathan Zittrain, author of the Future of the Internet and How to Stop It, and leading technology critic Bill Thompson, hosted by the British Computer Society.
Will consumer pressure for a safer net mean the end of open platforms and rapid innovation? And should the geeks who "get" the net care if the rest of the world prefer TiVos and iPhones? This exclusive event, aimed squarely at the UK online community, is your chance to put these questions and more to this expert panel.
Where: Wilkes Room 2, British Computer Society, First Floor, Davidson Building, 5 Southampton St., London WC2E 7HA
When: Wednesday 4 June, 18:00 (for 18:30) - 20:00
Cost: This event is free, thanks to the generous hosting of the British Computer Society. Places are strictly limited to 40 attendees.
Drinks: After the event, we plan to attend the The Lyceum, 354, Strand, London, WC2R 0HS to continue the conversation. Hope you can join us :)
Further questions to info at openrightsgroup dot org or 020 7096 1079. We will make available an audio recording of the event.
Speaker Biographies
Jonathan Zittrain holds the Chair in Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University and is a principal of the Oxford Internet Institute. He is also the Jack N. & Lillian R. Berkman Visiting Professor for Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School and co-founder with Charles Nesson of its Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
Bill Thompson is an English technology writer best known for his weekly column in the Technology section of BBC News Online and his appearances on Digital Planet, a radio show on the BBC World Service (Sourced from Wikipedia)
Becky Hogge is Executive Director of the Open Rights Group.
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Via Michelin | GoogleThe digital age is transforming society: bringing us greater democracy, transparency and new creative possibilities. When these freedoms are under attack, the Open Rights Group is there to defend them. Founded in 2005 by 1,000 digital activists, ORG has become the UK’s leading voice defending freedom of expression, privacy, innovation, consumer rights and creativity on the net.
Getting into the political trenches in the UK and EU, we mobilise our supporters to stop bad laws. Working closely with other campaign groups, we lobby government and talk to the media whenever our rights are threatened.
ORG is a non-profit company funded by donors, mostly by people like you. We depend on regular contributions to run and win our campaigns.
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