4/18/2001 6p TCMHC presents Vint Cerf on the Internet
Eleanor Dickman
Forward to other groups as needed -- c.p. mod. ]
The Computer Museum History Center
History Lecture Series Spring 2001
Vinton Cerf, Senior Vice President, MCI WorldCom
will speak on
The Internet: 21st Century Tidal Wave
Wednesday, April 18, 2001 6 p.m.
at the
NASA Ames Main Auditorium
Moffett Federal Airfield
Mountain View, CA (Building 201)
Reception to follow in the Museum's Visible Storage Exhibit Area
(Building 126)
Advance reservations are required in order to be admitted to Moffett
Federal Airfield.
RSVP by Monday, April 16, 2001
to Wendy Ann Francis, 650-604-5205 or <fra...@computerhistory.org>
*********IMPORTANT: SEE BADGING INFO AND DIRECTIONS BELOW********
URL: http://www.computerhistory.org/events/lectures/cerf_04182001
Abstract of Talk
Vint Cerf will place the Internet in perspective for the 21st
Century, discussing its current scale and growth rates, the new
applications it is being adapted to support, the appearance of
Internet-enabled appliances, and the need for a new version of
Internet Protocol to allow the Net to grow well beyond its current
size. In addition, Cerf will outline the Interplanetary Internet
effort now underway at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Background on the Speaker
Senior vice-president of Internet architecture and technology at MCI
WorldCom, Vint Cerf is considered one of the most celebrated
technical architects of the last century. He helped develop TCP/IP,
a pioneering computer networking protocol. Cerf is MCI World COM's
chief Internet strategist and works to advance Internet frameworks.
In the 1980's, he led the engineering team that launched MCI E-mail,
the first commercial Internet e-mail service. Cerf is currently
working with engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to develop a
wireless communications network -- the Interplanetary Net (IPN) --
that would move the Internet into outer space. In 1992, Cerf
founded the Internet Society and served as its president for three
years and chairman of the board until 1999. He also serves as
technical advisor to the television show, Gene Roddenberry's "Earth:
Final Conflict." Cerf received his BA in math from Stanford in 1965
and his MS and PhD degrees from UCLA. He is a recipient of the US
National Medal of Technology and a Fellow of The Computer Museum
History Center.
Information about The Computer Museum History Center
Website: www.computerhistory.org
BADGING INFO AND DIRECTIONS:
When you RSVP, please provide the following information:
For US citizens: Full name, affiliation, address, phone number, and
notification of US citizenship. (Please bring your picture ID.)
For Green Card holders: Same requirements as for US citizens. Please
provide your country of citizenship and Green Card number. (Bring
your Green Card with you.)
For Non-US citizens: Same requirements as for US citizens above,
plus citizenship, VISA type and expiration date, passport number and
expiration date, date of birth, and country of birth. (Please bring
your passport.)
Since The Museum collection is temporarily housed within a closed
Federal facility, all guests must register in advance to be
admitted. You may be required to show your picture ID and/or
passport upon entering the base.
Directions:
From 101 North or South, take the 2nd Moffett Exit (Moffett Field)
to the main entrance.
To obtain your badge, stay in the right lane and notify the guard
you are going to the Visitor Badging Office. After receiving your
badge, return through the gate, showing your badge as you enter. If
you are arriving after 6 p.m., the badges will be left in the guard
shack itself.
To get to The Computer Museum History Center's Visible Storage Area
(Building 126, Warehouse), Proceed straight ahead, keeping in the
left lane. Continue ahead, bearing slightly left as the road forks,
driving along the open green of the Naval Reserve heading for NASA
Hangar One. One block before the hangar, turn right onto Severyns
Avenue. Building 126 is on your left at the end of the block.
Parking is available in any of the surrounding lots.
To get to the NASA Ames Auditorium (Building 201) Immediately after
passing the Guard Station, turn left onto Arnold Avenue. At Bush
Circle, you will see the main administration building (Building
N200) directly ahead. Veer right around the circle until you come
to Building N201 (the Auditorium), which is immediately behind
Building N200. Please note the one-way signs on base.