Re: [ga] Fw: Announcement of the 2nd Meeting of the CSTB Study Committee on Internet Navigation and the Domain Name System

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

Is the title of this document not abusive? Should it not read USnet instead 
of Internet?
Jefsey


On 20:21 30/06/01, Bruce James said:
>Subject: Announcement of the 2nd Meeting of the CSTB Study Committee on
>Internet Navigation and the Domain Name System
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>The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)
>of the National Academies announces the second meeting of
>its study committee on
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>INTERNET NAVIGATION AND THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM:
>Technical Alternatives and Policy Implications
>
>This project will examine the impact of technological developments
>and policy changes on the domain name system and other mechanisms
>that individuals rely upon to navigate the Internet.  The final report
>(to be issued in 2002) is expected to characterize the research,
>development, institutions, policies, and procedures needed
>to ensure that navigation on the Internet remains feasible and can improve
>in capability throughout the coming decade.  The report will include a
>discussion of the important and unresolved issues concerning trademarks.
>(See below for the full project scope)  This study is sponsored by the
>U. S. Department of Commerce and the National Science Foundation
>and is mandated by the U. S. Congress through Public Law 105-305.
>
>* Second Meeting of the Project
>The next committee meeting of this study will take place on July 11-13
>at the School of Information Management and Systems at the
>University of California at Berkeley.  The sessions open to
>observers include:
>
>** Wednesday July 11
>
>*** Multilingual Names
>John Klensin, AT&T and Committee Member (Chair)
>Paul Hoffman, Internet Mail Consortium
>Tan Tin Wee, National University of Singapore
>David Lawrence, Nominum
>
>*** Uses of the Domain Name System
>KC Claffy, Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis,
>San Diego Supercomputer Center, Univ. of Calif. at San Diego
>Karl Auerbach
>
>** Thursday July 12
>
>*** Naming and Searching
>Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information
>Marti Hearst, University of California at Berkeley
>Leslie Daigle, Verisign (by telephone)
>
>*** Internet Keywords
>Keith Teare, RealNames
>Yves Arrouye, RealNames
>
>*** Search Engines, Directory Systems and Information Services
>Eric Brewer, University of California at Berkeley and Inktomi
>
>*** New Directions
>Carl Malamud, NetTopBox
>Joe Hellerstein, University of California at Berkeley
>Mark Handley (invited), A&T Center for Internet Research
>
>** Advance Registration for Observers
>Since space is limited for observers, advance registration is
>strongly recommended; please contact Margaret Huynh at
><mhuynh@nas.edu> or 202-334-2605 by 3 p.m. (eastern time)
>on July 9th to register.  Ms. Huynh can also provide details
>concerning the times for each session, directions, and on-site
>parking.  Additional details concerning this meeting
>or the study may be found at the Web site of the National
>Academies <www.nationalacademies.org>.  Click on
>"current projects" (at the top of the screen) and search
>for the name of this study.
>
>* Public Comment and Project Updates
>Public comments to the study committee are welcome and may
>be made at any time by sending email to <nrcisdns@nas.edu>.
>CSTB will also be providing periodic updates on the project
>and notices of upcoming sessions open to the public via an
>e-mail list.  If you wish to receive these updates, please send
>your request to <nrcisdns@nas.edu> as well.
>
>* Detailed Project Scope
>This project will examine the future of Internet navigation and the
>domain name system (DNS) in light of the evolution and interaction
>of Internet usage, information technology, the economy, and society.
>The original purpose of the DNS was to provide identifiers for network
>objects that are more easily remembered and enduring than the
>numerical addresses and port numbers used by the network infrastructure.
>However, domain names are now often used for purposes for which
>they were not originally intended, such as searching, corporate
>identification and marketing.  And certain domain names, especially
>those in the .com top-level domain, have acquired substantial
>economic value, leading to conflict and competition over their ownership
>and a perceived scarcity of desirable names.
>
>The continuing increase in the number of Internet users and sites,
>the deepening integration of the Internet into the economy and social
>processes; the growth in embedded computing devices, and the
>possible introduction of permanent personal and object identifiers -
>among other factors - pose challenges to the continued viability and
>usefulness of the DNS, as currently constituted. This project will
>describe and evaluate emerging technologies and identify how they
>might affect the ability of users to find what they are seeking on the
>Internet and the role of the DNS.  Some of the topics to be considered
>include: extension of the DNS through the addition of generic top level
>domains and multilingual domain names; introduction of new name
>assignment and indexing schemes (including alternate root servers);
>adoption of new directory structures or services for locating information
>resources, services, or sites of interest; and deployment of improved
>user interfaces.
>
>The technologies that support finding information on the Internet are
>deployed within a complex and contentious national and international
>policy context.  As is true in other contexts relating to trademarks and
>comparable identifiers, the "right" to use a particular domain name
>can often be disputed.  These disputes include conflicts among
>commercial claimants as well as conflicts between non-commercial
>and commercial claimants.  Effective solutions must consider the
>potentially competing interests of domain name owners and trademark
>holders; the different interests of stakeholders including businesses,
>from small firms to multinational corporations; educational, arts, and
>research institutions; not-for-profit charitable and service organizations;
>government entities at all levels from town to nation; nation-states
>and international organizations; and individuals (i.e., the general
>public); as well as public interests such as freedom of speech
>and personal privacy.
>
>The project's report will examine the degree to which the options
>offered by new technology or new uses of existing technology
>can mitigate concerns regarding commercial and public interests
>(which will include a discussion of trademark-related issues),
>facilitate or impede further evolution of the Internet, and affect
>steps being taken to enhance competition among domain name
>registrars, the portability of Internet names, and the stability of the
>Internet.  For each of the prospective technologies, the final report
>is expected to characterize the institutions, governance structures,
>policies, and procedures that should be put in place to complement
>it and will specify the research (if any) required to design, develop,
>and implement the technology successfully.  Also identified will be
>the options foregone or created by particular technologies and
>the difficulties associated with each technological alternative.
>
>This project is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce and
>the National Science Foundation and is mandated by the U.S.
>Congress through Public Law 105-305.  For additional information,
>contact the study director, Alan Inouye, at <ainouye@nas.edu>
>or (202) 334-2849.
>
>Additional information describing the National Academies
>study process may be found at
><http://www.nationalacademies.org/about/ensuring.html>.
>Additional information concerning CSTB may be found
>at <www.cstb.org>.
>
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>/Bruce
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