Monday, June 08, 2015

Event June 11 The Internet Age: Founders to Future

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June 11, 2015

2:30 - 4:00 PM

Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

The Internet is among the most powerful and influential "inventions" ever created. But where did it come from? Who were the people who first imagined it, and what are the inventive technologies that enable the Internet to exist? The evolution of the Internet continues as new innovations propel this global network of networks into seemingly impossible realities. Please join the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, the Internet Society, Internet pioneers, and digital natives for a lively conversation about the continuum of the Internet, from how it was imagined to where the Internet is taking us in the future.

This event will be webast live from the Warner Bros Theater at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

PANELISTS

Vint Cerf

Internet Hall of Fame Pioneer and Chief Internet Evangelist,Google

Vint Cerf, widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet," is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. He has served as vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google since October 2005. Mr. Cerf was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012.

 

 

 

Mitchell Baker

Internet Hall of Fame Innovator and Executive Chairwoman,Mozilla Foundation

Mitchell Baker is Executive Chairwoman of the Mozilla Foundation and the leader of the Mozilla Project. She is responsible for organizing and motivating a massive, worldwide, collective of employees and volunteers who are breathing new life into the Internet with the Firefox Web browser and other products. Ms. Baker was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012.

 

 

David Farber

David Farber played a key role in many systems that converged into today's Internet. He is an Internet Hall of Fame inductee and the Alfred Fitler Moore Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania and Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

 

Sebastian Thrun

Founder and CEO, Udacity

Sebastian Thrun is a scientist, educator, researcher, inventor, and entrepreneur. Today, he is the founder and CEO of Udacity, a company dedicated to democratizing learning for everyone. Udacity has almost 4 million students in over 190 countries.

 

 

MODERATOR

Eric Hintz

Historian, Smithsonian Institution

Eric Hintz is a historian and fellowship coordinator for the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. He currently serves as curator for two exhibitions Places of Invention and American Enterprise. His research interests lie in science and technology and US business history and economic history: he specializes in the history of invention and R&D.

 

 

Watch the webcast:

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

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