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CIRA to hear from Canadians about the future of the Internet at national event

 

CIRA to hear from Canadians about the future of the Internet at national event

Ottawa, February 11, 2011 – On February 25, 2011, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will host a unique and important event about the future of the Internet in Canada. The Internet has become an integral part of the economic, political and social lives of Canadians, and the Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) will provide a space for Canadians to discuss its future.

Working with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Media Awareness Network (MNet), CIRA has been consulting with Canadians for the past four months on privacy, how social media is driving the future of the Internet, and access to and the cost of broadband in Canada, among others.

At the CIF, attendees will be engaged to provide their feedback and opinions about the results of the consultations. There will be opportunity to ask questions, debate and have their opinion heard about the direction the Internet should take in Canada. A panel of Canadian experts will discuss and debate the future of the Internet, including:

  • Jacob Glick, Canada Policy Counsel, Google
  • Dr. Gerri Sinclair, Executive Director, Masters of Digital Media Program at Vancouver’s Centre for Digital Media
  • Marc Blanchet, Network Engineer, Viagénie
  • Jim Roche, President and CEO, CANARIE

Canadian technology visionary Leonard Brody will give the keynote address. Following the CIF, there will be a networking reception. For those unable to attend in person, the event will be webcast in English and French.

The agenda for the CIF is available here: http://cif.cira.ca/2011/01/cif-national-event-agenda/.

Event details are as follows:

Time and date: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., February 25, 2011

Reception to follow.

Location: Brookstreet Hotel, Ottawa, ON

Registration is free (http://www.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=70e7a581-832f-44cf-9159-33af1ed2bc21) and lunch and coffee will be served.

Please visit http://cif.cira.ca for updates on the CIF. Details on the webcast are available here: http://cif.cira.ca/cif-webcast-system-requirements/.

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About CIRA

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is the organization that manages Canada's .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada's Internet community and represents the .CA registry internationally.

For additional information, please contact:

Jennifer Austin
Senior Manager, Communications and Marketing
613-237-5335 ext. 296
jennifer.austin@cira.ca