20/20 Visions of the Future
Professional Workshops

The Future of Telecommunications

Convened by:

Derek Leebaert
Professor of Management of Technology, Graduate School of Business, Georgetown University; Editor, Technology 2001: The Future of Software

Topics:

  • Media in the year 2000
  • Consequences for industries and consumers
  • How will the information highway develop?
  • What will be the role of government?
  • What is the impact on privacy?
  • What are the social implications?

Participants:

Jeffrey Bellin
Director, Bell Atlantic Video

David Bennahum
Contributing Editor, Lingua Franca; Author, Coming of Age in Cyberspace (forthcoming)

Gustave Essig
Chief Executive Officer, UniNet Communications

Howard H. Frederick
Professor, Global Communications, Emerson College; Founder PeaceNet

Denos Gazis
Director, Edward R. Murrow Center, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Russ Neuman
Director, Edward R. Murrow Center, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Eli Noam
Director, Institute of Telecommunications, Columbia University

Majid Tehranian
Fellow, Edward R. Murrow Center, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; Senior Fellow, Center for the World Religion; Program on Information Resource Policy, Harvard University

Coralee Whitcomb
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility; Administrator, Vitual Reality Project

Dale Williams
Executive Director, National Information Infrastructure Testbed

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WORKSHOPS

Microbial Threats and Global Society

Computer Power and Engineering Research and Technological Innovation

Human Rights and Humanitarian Emergencies

Beyond Beijing: The Global Empowerment of Women

Darwinism and Artificial Intelligence

Transportation and the Environment: A Global Perspective

Genetic Engineering and Our Humanness

The Future of Telecommunications

Prospects for Democractic Reform in the Former Soviet Union

Implications of the Globalization of Financial Markets and Financial Institutions

Development Banks, Private Investment and Poverty Reduction

Biotechnology and Animal Research

Art, Science and Technology: Concerning Our Reflection

The Future of Africa

Benefits of Space

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