Dear All: See the note from our NARALO colleague, Joly MacFie re launch of Milton's book. While you might not agree with him, it cannot be denied that Milton will make you think. If only for that, I urge you to follow the webcast. And to read the book. Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround ============================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 07:01:14 -0500 From: Joly MacFie <joly@punkcast.com> Subject: [NA-Discuss] Milton Mueller: Networks and States: The Global Politics of Internet Governance ? NYU 12/14 To: NA Discuss <na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> The Internet Society's New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) is delighted to present Milton Mueller?s first full exposition of his new book Networks and States: The Global Politics of Internet Governance at NYU on Tuesday December 14 2010. Prof. Mueller is a co-founder of ICANN?s NonCommercial User?s Constituency and a renowned cyberlibertarian. His 2002 book Ruling the Roothas long been the definitive work on governance. We are excited to hear details of what, in his mind, has changed in the last 8 years. This event is open to the public and will be webcast live. What: Networks and States: The Global Politics of Internet Governance When: Tuesday December 14 2010 : 7-9pm Where: Rm 317, Warren Weaver Hall NYU, 251 Mercer St NYC (& W. 4 St) Who: Public welcome. No RSVP needed. Photo ID required. Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/isocny Hashtag: #isocny Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175907139093951 URL: http://www.isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=1592 Book: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12265 Milton Mueller is a professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, where he teaches courses on information and communication policy and telecommunication management.He is also XS4All Professor at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands His research focuses on property rights, institutions and global governance in communication and information industries. Currently, he is doing research on the legal and regulatory responsibilities of Internet service providers, Internet Protocol addressing policy, the policy implications of Deep Packet Inspection technology and the security governance practices of network operators. Mueller was one of the founders of the Internet Governance Project, an alliance of scholars in action around global Internet policy issues. As co-founder of the Noncommercial Users Constituency, he has played a leading role in organizing and mobilizing public interest groups in ICANN. Mueller is on the Advisory Council of Public Interest Registry (.org). -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast Secretary - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org ---------------------------------------------------------------