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40th Anniversary of the Internet Conference
Thursday, October 29, 2009
7:30 am - 6:00 pm, Sunset Village - Covel Grand Horizon Ballroom
Addressing the future of the Internet at its birthplace
Admission
Tickets: $70, $60 Alumni Association members. Register online.
Contact
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
(310) 206-0678
hsseasevents@support.ucla.edu
Website
http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/IA40/
Additional Information
Forty years ago, a team led by UCLA's Professor Leonard Kleinrock sent the first message on ARPANET, which later became the Internet.
The Internet has revolutionized communication, education. business and entertainment leading to dramatic changes in our social, political and economic lives.
What's next? The event's featured Internet leaders. activists and analysts will offer valuable insights on the opportunities and pitfalls that lie ahead.
Speakers include:
- Nicholas Negroponte - One Laptop Per Child
- Leonard Kleinrock - UCLA
- Arianna Huffington - Huffington Post
- John Taylor - Duran Duran
- John Perry Barlow - Electronic Frontier Foundation
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