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Thanks to C-SPAN for broadcasting today's seminar on threats to the existing Internet governance model live on C-SPAN 3, and thanks to all of our speakers and others who made today's event so hugely successful. For those interested in learning how the upcoming World Conference on International Communications might affect the Internet, the program is a must-see. The C-SPAN video is here.
WHAT: Free State Foundation Lunch Seminar WHERE: National Press Club WHEN: Wednesday, May 30, 2012,11:45 AM - 2:00 PM On May 30, the Free State Foundation will hold a lunch seminar to discuss the threats to the survival of the current multi-stakeholder privatized Internet governance model posed by competing government-control models likely to be put forward in the United Nation's International Telecommunications Union and other international venues. The seminar will focus especially on the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT - 12), to be held this coming December, at which Internet governance issues are expected to be addressed. Proposals potentially include new economic regulations and technical standards governing Internet traffic, as well as new mechanisms for increased government control over the Internet. This seminar's title is: "The Multi-Stakeholder Private Internet Governance Model: Can It Survive Threats From The UN?" The lead speakers will be: Richard Beaird Senior Deputy United States Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy - Department of State Robert McDowell Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission Commenters will be: Jacquelynn Ruff Vice President, International Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Verizon Gigi Sohn President, Public Knowledge Richard Whitt Director and Managing Counsel for Public Policy, Google * * * *
Watch FSF President Randolph May's video interview, "Net Neutrality Sends the Internet Back in Time," with the Wall Street Journal's Jason Riley here. 
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