Your link is outdated. You will be redirected in five seconds to the correct location, http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/I&S2002/. Please click on the link if you are not redirected. Harvard's Emerging Digital Identity The University will present its 4th biennial Harvard Conference on Internet & Society on November 15-16 2002, providing a unique opportunity to engage the extended Harvard community in an exploration of the University's emerging digital identity.  What is the promise, the challenge, and the opportunity presented by the convergence of the Internet, digital media, and information technology in the academic environment?  Open to all Harvard faculty, administrators, students, staff, and alumni, the conference will feature presentations by President Lawrence Summers, Provost Steven Hyman, and President Emeritus Derek Bok. Conference Structure The first day of the conference will focus on how the University uses technology to foster learning and community within the Harvard system. The second day will focus outward, asking how the University uses technology to foster learning and community on a global scale.  The conference is organized into five tracks: Identity (the University's mission and digital self); Law (intellectual property, copyright); Technology (Internet architecture, multimedia tools); Content (what materials to put online and how); and Business Model (how to generate and sustain revenue, profit/non-profit models).  Among the questions we will explore: In the post-9/11 world in which cross-cultural knowledge and the open exchange of ideas are vitally needed, are commercial media and politics sufficient forums for public inquiry? Should the University use technology to bring its learning and research to the world? If so, how? In the fast-changing terrain of intellectual property, and with Harvard's several roles and many knowledge participants, how should the University define its interests, and how can those interests best be preserved and advanced? Harvard and other universities have grappled with the Internet's potential as a learning and research tool, a networked community, and a commercial platform. What does this experience show? What future course can we imagine for the University? Contact Information The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is leading the organization of this year's conference. The agenda is still shaping up; questions should be directed to Robyn Mintz.