The Kids.us Internet Domain:  Developing a Safe Place on the Internet for Children

Date:                Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Time:                9:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Location:           United States Department of Commerce
                        Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 4830
                        1401 Constitution Avenue, NW
                        Washington, DC 20230


8:45 am           Registration  

9:15 am           Introduction and Welcoming Remarks  

                        Intro by Assistant Secretary Michael D. Gallagher
                        Congressman John Shimkus (R-Illinois), Invited

9:30 am           Presentation by NeuStar

                        Gerry Kovach, Senior Vice President for External Affairs
                        Keith Drazek, Registration Relations Manager

10:00 am         Session 1:

                        The Promise of the Kids.us Domain

Moderator:   Michael D. Gallagher, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information

Potential Panelists:

Mr. David Burt, Public Relations Manager, Secure Computing
Ms. Kelly Cole, Majority Counsel, Committee on Energy and
Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
Mr. Raymond Fitzgerald, Legislative Director, Office of Congressman John Shimkus
Dr. Margaret Honey, Executive Director, Center for Children and Technology

Mr. Ron Laney, Director, Child Protection Division, Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
U.S. Department of Justice
Dr. Lawrence Peters, Director, Mid-Atlantic Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Dr. Gary L. Lacy, Deputy Executive Director of Programs, Policies and Strategies, National Parent Teacher Association

11:15 am         Break

11:30 am         Session 2:

                        The Development of Content in the Kids.us Domain

Moderator:  John Kneuer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information

Confirmed Panelists:

            Ms. Sara DeWitt, Director, PBS Kids and Parents Interactive, PBS
            Mr. Keith Drazek, Registry Relations Manager, NeuStar, Inc.
            Mr. Mike Skagerlind, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Nickelodeon
            Ms. Teri L. Schroeder, President/Program Director, I-Safe
America

1:00 pm           Concluding Remarks by Michael D. Gallagher, Assistant Secretary of Commerce
                          for Communications and Information