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########## ########## ########## | PIONEER AWARDS 2.0
########## ########## ########## | Call for Nominations
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######## ######## ######## | EFF/AUSTIN: The First Chapter
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#### #### #### | THE SETTLING OF THE INTERNET
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########## #### #### | FTP.EFF.ORG:The Users' Site
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EFFector Online October 22, 1992 Issue 3.07
A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
ISSN 1062-9424
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THE SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EFF PIONEER AWARDS:
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Deadline: December 31,1992
In every field of human endeavor,there are those dedicated to expanding
knowledge,freedom,efficiency and utility. Along the electronic frontier,
this is especially true. To recognize this,the Electronic Frontier
Foundation has established the Pioneer Awards for deserving individuals
and organizations.
The Pioneer Awards are international and nominations are open to all.
In March of 1992, the first EFF Pioneer Awards were given in Washington
D.C. The winners were: Douglas C. Engelbart of Fremont, California;
Robert Kahn of Reston, Virginia; Jim Warren of Woodside, California; Tom
Jennings of San Francisco, California; and Andrzej Smereczynski of
Warsaw, Poland.
The Second Annual Pioneer Awards will be given in San Francisco,
California at the 3rd Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy
in March of 1993.
All valid nominations will be reviewed by a panel of impartial judges
chosen for their knowledge of computer-based communications and the
technical, legal, and social issues involved in networking.
There are no specific categories for the Pioneer Awards, but the
following guidelines apply:
1) The nominees must have made a substantial contribution to the
health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based
communications.
2) The contribution may be technical, social, economic or cultural.
3) Nominations may be of individuals, systems, or organizations in
the private or public sectors.
4) Nominations are open to all, and you may nominate more than one
recipient. You may nominate yourself or your organization.
5) All nominations, to be valid, must contain your reasons, however
brief, on why you are nominating the individual or organization,
along with a means of contacting the nominee, and your own contact
number. No anonymous nominations will be allowed.
6) Every person or organization, with the single exception of EFF
staff members, are eligible for Pioneer Awards.
7) Persons or representatives of organizations receiving a Pioneer
Award will be invited to attend the ceremony at the Foundation's
expense.
You may nominate as many as you wish, but please use one form per
nomination. You may return the forms to us via email to
pioneer@eff.org
You may mail them to us at:
Pioneer Awards, EFF,
155 Second Street
Cambridge MA 02141.
You may FAX them to us at:
+1 617 864 0866
Just tell us the name of the nominee, the phone number or email address
at which the nominee can be reached, and, most important, why you feel
the nominee deserves the award. You may attach supporting
documentation. Please include your own name, address, and phone number.
We're looking for the Pioneers of the Electronic Frontier that have made
and are making a difference. Thanks for helping us find them,
The Electronic Frontier Foundation
-------EFF Pioneer Awards Nomination Form------
Please return to the Electronic Frontier Foundation
via email to: pioneer@eff.org
via surface mail to EFF 155 Second Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA;
via FAX to +1 617 864 0866
Nominee:
Title:
Company/Organization:
Contact number or email address:
Reason for nomination:
Your name and contact information:
Extra documentation attached:
DEADLINE: ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVE BY THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER
FOUNDATION BY MIDNIGHT, EASTERN STANDARD TIME U.S., DECEMBER 31,1992.
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THE EFF/AUSTIN CHAPTER
A Progress Report by John S. Quarterman
President of Autsin EFF.
As of July 1992, the official name of our group is EFF-Austin,
and we are a Texas nonprofit corporation. Our goals, adapted from
those of EFF-National, are given in our Articles of Incorporation:
(a) to engage in and support educational activities that
increase understanding of the opportunities and challenges posed
by computing and telecommunications, and related civil liberties
issues.
(b) to foster a clearer social understanding of the issues
underlying free and open telecommunications; and
(c) to facilitate and encourage communication between
individuals interested in computer and telecommunication
technology and related social and legal issues.
Among other activities in pursuit of these goals, we hold three
distinct types of public meetings: member meetings; Public Forums; and
Cyberdawgs.
Member meetings consist of presentations by EFF-Austin directors and
others on what EFF-Austin is doing, and questions and suggestions
from the attendees.
Our first general public meeting was held in May, at the Austin
Technology Incubator. Close to sixty people attended to listen to
what we had to say and to offer ideas. We are planning another member
meeting for November.
Public Forums have specific agendas and speakers, and both present
information of interest to our members and the public, and invite
discussion.
Our most recent public forum was "The Net: What is It, Where is it,
Who Uses It, and for What?", presented by John Quarterman and Smoot
Carl-Mitchell of Texas Internet Consulting and Matrix Information
and Directory Services, and Anna Couey, an art networker from
San Francisco. This was held at MCC and included online demonstrations
of Internet applications such as anonymous FTP, archie, and gopher,
as well as TELNET to locations such as Moscow and the WELL.
The next scheduled Public Forum is on October 29. Noted science
fiction author Bruce Sterling will speak and sign copies concerning his
latest work, the nonfiction book, The Hacker Crackdown, just published
by Bantam. This meeting will be held at the University of Texas. We
are inviting local law enforcement officers to attend, considering
the subject matter of the book. Cliff Figallo, Director of the Cambridge
Office of the Electronic Frontier Foundation will also attend.
Ed Cavazos is currently organizing a panel discussion on Sysop Liability
that will be given in January of next year.
In contrast to the formal presentation of a Public Forum is a
"Cyberdawg". These are informal networking mixers. (The name comes
from a hot dog picnic held last year at the Steve Jackson Games office
in Austin.) We have held two Cyberdawgs so far , in June and August,
at the High Times Tea Bar and Brain Gym (a local establishment
that serves intellectual games instead of alcohol), and at Europa Books.
They were well-attended by a diverse mix of the Austin electronic
community. All types of computer users met to talk, exchange
information, make contacts, and simply have fun. We have scheduled the
next Cyberdawg for November, and plan to have Tracy LaQuey Parker
present to sign copies of her latest book, The Internet Companion,
just published by Addison-Wesley.
Another method of information distribution that we have employed is
staffing tables at conventions. For example, we held a table at the
Government and Technology Convention in