Conference keynote speakers

The Sharing Economy
Joichi Ito, Creative Commons International, Japan

In this talk the following topics are addressed:

• Creative Commons
• Open Source Software
• The Business of "Sharing"
• The Principle of End-to-End and Innovation in an open network
• Blogging and Citizen Media
• Remix Culture

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Have we given the users’ what they want over the last 20 years?
Shirley Wood, UKERNA, UK

Use of the Internet has grown and changed significantly over the last 20 years and similarly the technology has also changed allowing a greater freedom in how we access the Internet and where we access it from. There have been changes in the telecommunications market which have allowed the National Research and Education Networks to provide networks with higher bandwidths for similar costs. [ .more ]

Understanding the Risks: Is Safe Computing Possible?
Robert D. Cowles, SLAC, Stanford, USA

Each new advance of technology gives the first advantages to the attackers before our knowledge and protective tools catch up. A good example we will look at is wireless network access. Many people see the convenience and don't appreciate the ease with which their personal information can be compromised or their computers attacked while on a wireless network. Similar considerations apply to internet cafes or other places where many people use the same computer. [ .more ]

Eduroam: towards a pan-European research and education federation
Klaas Wierenga, SURFnet, Netherlands

The number of mobile devices within academia has increased significantly over the last couple of years and users expect to be able to get connectivity everywhere, at home, on the road and at educational institutions. At the same time however, the security of wireless LANs becomes more and more of a concern. In 2003, the TERENA Task Force on Mobility was created to look at WLAN security issues and to formulate requirements to design an international roaming solution that would provide National Research and Educational Networks (NREN's) users with secure Internet access at academic campuses across Europe. [ .more ]