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[ga] Re: Press Credentials and INET2002


Thanks!
-Declan


At 06:05 PM 6/3/2002 -0400, Melissa Byrd wrote:

>Declan,
>
>BNA was actually approved for credentials this morning.  To clarify, I 
>simply asked the reporter to tell me more information about herself before 
>I offered her credentials, as her initial email to me was vague.
>
>Thank you,
>Melissa Byrd
>
>
>At 05:57 PM 6/3/02 -0400, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>>Richard,
>>Thanks once again. A quick followup: I understand that BNA also was 
>>denied credentials. Can you confirm that? If that is the case, can you 
>>explain why?
>>Thanks,
>>Declan
>>
>>
>>At 02:32 PM 6/3/2002 -0700, Richard Perlman wrote:
>>>The following message was forwarded to me for response - you are receiving
>>>this message because your e-mail address, or a list you subscribe to was
>>>listed somewhere in that message.  The response, included below, was
>>>originally prepared for an ISOPC mailing list, but is being resent here,
>>>since it appropriately addresses the topic in question - ISOC/INET press
>>>credentials policy.
>>>
>>>Richard Perlman
>>>ISOC - VP for Conferences
>>> > ===============  Copy starts here ================
>>> > Subject:  FC: Internet Society denies press credentials to online
>>> > publication
>>> >    Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 16:35:35 -0400
>>> >    From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
>>> >      To:  politech@politechbot.com
>>> >     CC:  , mbyrd@foretec.com, jrh29@columbia.edu,
>>> >         observer@westnet.com
>>> >
>>> > [I hope this is a simple misunderstanding and the good folks at the
>>> > Internet Society can clear it up. Disclaimer: I ran for the board of
>>> > directors of the Internet Society four years ago. (I lost.) --Declan]
>>> >
>>> > ---
>>>
>>>To all those concerned with issues regarding Press Passes for INET2002:
>>>
>>>This morning I have been able to assemble what I think is a complete account
>>>of the issues surrounding the request for Press credentials for the Amateur
>>>Computerist. The rest of this letter outlines what I have learned and my
>>>response to the situation.
>>>
>>>The request for two press passes for INET2002 from the "Amateur Computerist"
>>>was received by Foretec on May 19th.  At that time (less than a month before
>>>the conference) Press Credentials had already been issued to 46 persons from
>>>31 different organizations.  Note that contract between ISOC and Foretec
>>>specifies an explicit limit of 50 press passes for the conference.  Four
>>>passes were being held in reserve for last minute requests from major media
>>>organizations (Network/National TV, Radio etc.).
>>>
>>>After speaking with the people at Foretec who are managing press
>>>credentials, it is clear that what they had intended to state in their
>>>letter to Amateur Computerist was that the remaining passes were being
>>>reserved for high visibility organizations.  It is unfortunate that the
>>>message created the incorrect impression that this selectivity applied to
>>>all 50 passes - it clearly did not, as can be seen from the list of
>>>organizations below.  People working long hours do sometimes make mistakes.
>>>Both Foretec and ISOC apologize for any confusion that may have been caused
>>>by the wording of the e-mail response to the Amateur Computerist.  An offer
>>>to be placed on a waiting list was extended to the "Amateur Computerist, but
>>>no response to that offer, or for that matter, any other message has been
>>>received from them by either by Foretec or ISOC.
>>>
>>>I can also report that the information and opinions regarding past
>>>involvement of Amateur Computerist or the principals of that organization in
>>>previous INET conferences was not known to Foretec and did not play any part
>>>in the decision to deny the request for press credentials.  After reviewing
>>>the correspondence between Foretec and the Amateur Computerist, I am
>>>convinced that the decision to deny the press credentials was correct, based
>>>on the small number of passes available at the time of their request and the
>>>information provided by Amateur Computertist about the nature and
>>>distribution of their work.
>>>
>>>Accordingly, while I do apologize for the misunderstanding created by the
>>>letter to the Amateur Computerist, it is my opinion that this matter was
>>>otherwise handled fairly, objectively and appropriately by the Foretec
>>>staff.
>>>
>>>Richard Perlman
>>>ISOC - VP for Conferences
>>>
>>>List of organizations issued Press credentials for INET 2002
>>>============================================================
>>>Associated Press                                    USA
>>>CIO Radio and Magazine                              USA
>>>CNET News                                           USA
>>>Diario ABC Color                                    Paraguay
>>>Direction Informatique et Les Affairs               Canada
>>>E-Commerce Magazine                                 India
>>>Europe Magazine                                     EU
>>>eWeek                                               USA
>>>Financial Times                                     USA
>>>Focus Magazine                                      Germany
>>>Foreign Policy                                      USA
>>>Government Computer News                            Washington DC
>>>Himalmedia Publications                             Nepal
>>>Hosting Tech                                        USA
>>>Howard University TV                                Washington DC
>>>Information Services International - Dentsu, ltd.   Japan
>>>Internet News                                       Italy
>>>InfoWorld                                           USA
>>>ISOC's On the Internet                              International
>>>Network World                                       USA
>>>New York Times                                      USA
>>>Newsweek                                            USA
>>>Perl Magazine                                       India
>>>Radio Netherlands                                   Netherlands
>>>San Jose Mercury News                               Silicon Valley
>>>The Sunday Tribune                                  Ireland
>>>The Washington Post                                 USA
>>>WAMU- Press                                         Washington DC
>>>Washington Internet Daily                           Washington, DC
>>>Washington Technology                               Washington, DC
>>>WIRED / Politechbot.com                             USA/Washington, DC
>
>Melissa Byrd
>Marketing Communications
>
>Foretec Seminars
>5 Commonwealth Road
>Natick, MA 01760
>(508) 650-4020 x224
>MByrd@Foretec.com
>
>Register today for INET 2002!
>www.inet2002.org

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