Presence and IntComm WG

[Jeremy George <>]

All,

  Until last Wednesday I had not had the good fortune to hear Dave
Clark (www.lcs.mit.edu/people/bioprint.php3?PeopleID=81) speak.
He's an accomplished lecturer, witty, urbane, and best of all, he's got
something to say that's worth hearing, IMO.  His slide set is available
at www.voice.yale.edu/tip2004/clark.ppt.

  Dr. Clark's basic point is that the next iteration of the Internet
needs to be socially aware.  The original Internet architecture was
pretty much of the geeks, by the geeks and for the geeks.  No more.

  In our little corner of the world it means that we should be aware
of social concerns and public policy issues as they relate to PIC/ALS.
There might even be a benefit to the PIC group.  There might be an
opportunity for some folks who see casting a type as a cinema notion to
get involved.  Alright, alright, stop booing.

  The general explanation of PIC/ALS I put out for JT is nowhere near
the white paper I'd like to see us produce.  For one thing I'd like to
add the clever and interesting use cases posted on this list a while
ago and include them.  I'd like us to confront the issues relating
to privacy and spam.  We might discuss regulatory issues, E911, USF,
lawful intercept and much more.  We might, in short, frame the social
context in which PIC/ALS is formed.  I think making sense of PIC/ALS
would be a significant value to the membersip.

  I'd also like to kick around the possibilities of gathering
(sponsoring?) a panel relating to Dr. Clark's notion of a social tussle.
How about some lawyers on the edge talking to some engineers in the
middle?  We probably don't have all the answers to the questions PIC/ALS
raise, and we don't have to.  Maybe, though, we can help get some folks
together who might have some good ideas to express.

  If any of this resonates with you, please send note, either to the
group or me.  If there enough like-minded souls maybe we can try a call
and talk about some deliverables.

- Jeremy

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