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DESCRIPTION:   'Title: The Promise and Perils of Planetary-Scale ISPs\n   W
 hen: Friday\, Aug 11\, 12:00 - 12:50 PDT\n   Where: Caesars Forum - Summit
  - 218-219 - Policy Rotunda - [1]Map\n\n   SpeakerBio:J. Scott Christianso
 n\n   J Scott Christianson is an Associate Teaching Professor of managemen
 t\n   at the University of Missouri\, where his interests are focused on t
 he\n   impact of emerging technology on society and geopolitics. Prior to\
 n   joining the college\, he was an entrepreneur with decades of experienc
 e\n   in videoconferencing\, networking and project management. He current
 ly\n   serves as the College’s Director of the Center for Entrepreneursh
 ip\n   and Innovation\, helping student turn their ideas into profitable\n
    products and services. You can reach him at christiansonjs.com\n\n   De
 scription:\n   Our tiny blue planet is quickly being encased in layers of\
 n   fast-flying\, low-earth orbiting satellites in an effort to provide\n 
   Internet access to earth's three billion unconnected and slowly\n   conn
 ected inhabitants. SpaceX's Starlink system is the first\n   planetary-sca
 le ISPs for consumers\; more are set to follow. Planetary\n   ISPs can dri
 ve much-needed economic growth in the world's poorest\n   countries but in
 troduce unique policy and operational challenges. The\n   regulatory bodie
 s and frameworks set up to deal with terrestrial ISPs\n   are not prepared
  to deal with issues of internet access\, content\n   filtering/moderation
 \, and network neutrality on a global scale. Nor\n   are the agencies gove
 rning space launches and operations. While\n   planetary ISPs may see enor
 mous profits\, the rest of us may pay the\n   potential costs: an end to g
 round-based astronomy\; an end to clear\n   viewing of the sky\; increasin
 g costs for space operations\, collision\n   avoidance\, and debris remova
 l\; and the geopolitical risk when access\n   is provided or not-provided 
 in certain regions. Humanity's future will\n   be determined by how we ope
 rate on the internet and in space. How we\n   navigate this new era of spa
 ce-based internet and what policy\n   frameworks we put in place will dete
 rmine the winners and losers in\n   this new race in space.\n   '\n\n   1.
  #CaesarsSummitBR\n\n\n
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LOCATION:PLV - Caesars Forum - Summit - 218-219 - Policy Rotunda
SUMMARY:The Promise and Perils of Planetary-Scale ISPs
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