[ga] Re: Press Credentials and INET2002

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Declan and all,

  Very good follow up here Declan.  Well done and keep up the
great work!

Declan McCullagh wrote:

> Richard,
> Thanks for your note. Before I received it, I had already posted a followup
> here:
> http://www.politechbot.com/p-03616.html
>
> -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

Regards,
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