I am forwarding this message on behalf of Paul Diaz <pdiaz@pir.org> of PIR (Public Interest Registry - .org). Alan ================================ PIR, in partnership with ISOC-NY and NY Tech, is sponsoring a debate this Wednesday (5 December) on "Mitigating DDoS Attacks: Best Practices for an Evolving Threat Landscape." Panelists will include colleagues from Afilias, NeuStar and VeriSign, as well as Symantec, Google, De Natris Consult and EFF. The free event will run from 1000-1300 EST, and will be webcast. Further details are available at http://www.pir.org/why/security/ddos.