ADVISORY/Virginia Secretary of Technology Don Upson to Brief Media and Sponsoring Organizations On 2001 Global Internet Summit Program and Speakers.Assignment & News Editors ADVISORY..for Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant (Feb. 9) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHO: The Honorable Don Upson
Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia
Alan Merten
President, George Mason University
Mark Grady
Dean, George Mason University School of Law
Bradford Brown Chairman, The Tech Center at George
Mason University School of Law
James Poisant
President, 2001 Global Internet Summit
WHAT: Issue Discussion and Program Briefing,
2001 Global Internet Summit
WHEN: Friday, February 9, 2001
9:30 a.m. - Refreshments
10:00 a.m. - Briefing
WHERE: National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
14th and F Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Over 40 prominent leaders from business, government and academia will address critical Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the issues at the second annual Global Internet Summit, March 5 - 8, 2001 at George Mason University Named after American revolutionary, patriot and founding father George Mason, the university was founded as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1957 and became an independent institution in 1972. . Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). Secretary of Technology Don Upson and the other speakers will brief the attendees on the Summit's core objectives, which are to examine the most pressing issues facing the growth of the global Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . Key topics include: -- Global infrastructure challenges -- Internet security -- Best practices of national, state and local governments -- Confidence and trust in a borderless world -- Government ownership vs. global competition -- Necessary leadership skills in the new economy -- Trends in E-exchanges/mega hubs/auctions -- Challenges in equity markets |
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