ONI Conference: The Future of Free Expression on the Internet
Friday 18 May 2007
Location: St Anne's College, University of Oxford, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HS.
Registration: This event is open to the public: please register on the ONI Conference website.
Speakers
Ron Deibert, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Rob Faris, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Colin Maclay, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Professor John Palfrey, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Hal Roberts, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Professor Jonathan Zittrain, Oxford Internet Institute; Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Abstract
The OpenNet Initiative is holding its first public conference to discuss the current state of play of Internet filtering worldwide. The conference will be hosted by the Oxford Internet Institute on May 18, 2007. The conference is free of charge and open to the public.
Results from the first global study of Internet filtering carried out by the OpenNet Initiative will be on the table for a day of discussion involving ICT development experts, speech and human rights advocates, journalists and bloggers, international laywers and scholars, and others interested in state responses to online information flows. We hope you will join us in exploring interpretations and implications of our data and helping to shape the OpenNet Initiative's evolving research agenda.
The day will conclude with a debate hosted by the Oxford Union - 'This House believes that the Internet is the greatest force for Democratisation in the World'.
Time | Session |
|---|---|
08:30-9:00 | Registrant check-in and continental breakfast |
09:00-9:20 | Welcoming Remarks by Jonathan Zittrain |
09:20-10:10 | Ron Deibert: Global Internet Filtering: Evidence and Implications |
10:10-10:40 | Respondents and discussion |
10:40-11:00 | John Palfrey: Summary and introduction to afternoon sessions |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
11:30-13:00 | Breakout Sessions Round 1 Free Expression on the Internet (Chair: Jonathan Zittrain) Human Rights in Cyberspace (Chair: Ron Deibert) Circumvention Tools (Chair: Hal Roberts) |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch (provided) |
14:00-15:30 | Breakout Sessions Round 2 Economic Development, Government and the Internet (Chair: Rob Faris) Private Actors and State Action in Cyberspace (Chair: Colin Maclay) International Responses to Internet Filtering (Chair: John Palfrey) |
15:30-16:15 | Coffee Break |
16:15-17:15 | Report Back from Breakout Sessions |
17:15-17:30 | Jonathan Zittrain and John Palfrey: Summation / Next Steps |
17:45-21:15 | Cocktail Event |
20:30-22:30 | Debate at the Oxford Union: This House believes that the Internet is the greatest force for Democratisation in the World |
Webcasts
Internet Filtering: Conference Discussion
Recorded on: 18 May 2007 Duration: 01:11:35
Attendees take part in an open discussion, facilitated by Berkman Center Executive Director John Palfrey and Jonathan Zittrain. The session includes thoughts on the product of the OpenNet Initiative's study and Q&A with the principle investigators.
Internet Filtering: Conference Presentations
Recorded on: 7 May 2007 Duration: 01:50:42
Jonathan Zittrain introduces the project and Principal Investigator Ron Diebert, Citizen Lab's Nart Villenuve, and ONI Research Director Rob Faris present their findings on the 41 countries studied and the methods used to achieve those findings.
Partners and sponsors
This conference is a partnership with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University.
Last updated on: 2 February 2010