=========================================================================== _ _ __| | ___ _ __ ___ ___ ___ _ __ __ _ ___ _ _ _ __ ___| |_ / _` |/ _ \ '_ ` _ \ / _ \ / __| '__/ _` |/ __| | | | | '_ \ / _ \ __| | (_| | __/ | | | | | (_) | (__| | | (_| | (__| |_| |_| | | | __/ |_ \__,_|\___|_| |_| |_|\___/ \___|_| \__,_|\___|\__, (_)_| |_|\___|\__| |___/ Bringing democracy to the Internet http://democracy.net Do not circulate after March 25, 1997 March 18, 1997 ___________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents How You Can Participate Upcoming Events How You Can Participate In The Upcoming Encryption Hearings About democracy.net ___________________________________________________________________________ HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE The democracy.net project aims to make citizens a greater part of the policy process through the use of Internet technology. For more information please check our site's "About Us" section at http://democracy.net. There are two ways you can participate in the policy process. 1. Attend the Senate Pro-CODE hearing Wed., March 19th 2PM EST Come, listen to the hearing through RealAudio, pose questions to the Senators, and discuss the legislation with others. 2. Submit your comments to the House Judiciary hearing On Thursday March 20th, 9:30AM EST, the House Judiciary committee will be holding a hearing on the S.A.F.E. bill (H.R.695). We'll try to tape it for the site and submit your testimony for the record at the hearing. ___________________________________________________________________________ UPCOMING EVENTS March 19, 2PM EST: SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEARING ON S.377 (PRO-CODE) democracy.net has teamed up with the Senate Commerce Committee to provide live audio, live photos, a form for you to submit your own questions and testimony, and an interactive chat where you can talk to policy makers and members of Congress. To join the event, simply go to http://democracy.net and follow the links! The following witnesses are scheduled to testify at the hearing. You can learn more about them, read their biographies, and submit your own questions to the Senators at http://democracy.net Panel 1 . Hon. Louis Freeh, Director, FBI . Mr. William Reinsch, Undersecretary, Bureau of Export Administration, US Dept. of Commerce . Mr. William P. Crowell, Deputy Director, National Security Agency . Hon. David L. Aaron, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Panel 2 . Mr. James Barksdale, CEO, Netscape Communications, Inc. . Mr. Joseph R. Kretz, Director, Information Technology Security & Standards, FMC Corporation . Mr. Ed Black, President, Computer and Communications Industry Association March 20, 9:30AM EST: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING ON H.695 (S.A.F.E) Although this won't be cybercast live, we'll be bringing you the audio of the hearing on the page within the next 24 hours, along with copies of testimony presented at the hearing. You can also be able to submit your own testimony for the record. April 3, 8:30PM EST: Online town hall meeting with Rep. Rick White (R-WA) April 16, 8:30PM EST: Online town hall meeting with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) At these town hall meetings, moderated by Wired Magazine's Cyber-Rights editor Todd Lappin, you'll be able to pose questions to the members of Congress, listen to their answers through live audio, discuss their answers with other net users, and more! ___________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT DEMOCRACY.NET The democracy.net project is dedicated to exploring ways of enhancing citizen participation in the democratic process via the Internet. To this end, democracy.net will host live, interactive cybercasts of Congressional Hearings and online town hall meetings with key policy makers. By participating in these forums, you can make your voice heard in the process. You can subscribe to receive democracy.net alerts at http://democracy.net/ ===========================================================================