The Global Internet Project (GIP) will hold a special workshop on Internet spam in Crystal City (Arlington, Virginia) on June 18, in parallel with the INET 2002 conference (June 18 to 21).

Internet spam is a growing problem for all Internet users, and there is a lot of concern that spam will continue to outpace the growth of Internet use, providing significant obstacles to e-commerce, and Internet users' confidence in e-mail. Consider the following data:

• 7,999 Price of the "Grand Slam Package" from MonsterHut.com, which promises to deliver 25 million e-mails to consumers.
• 0.00032 cents Cost of one e-mail address to that spammer.
• 63 Percent of links in spam that failed when users attempted to be removed from a mailing list, according to an FTC study.
• 25 Percent of all e-mail messages in 2002 that qualify as spam, according to Gartner Inc.
• 8 million The number of spam messages the FTC has collected from consumers since 1998
• 76 billion Number of spam e-mails that will be delivered in 2003, according to eMarketer.

Please register by June 14 for GIP's special event. A draft agenda is provided below:

GIP SPAM WORKSHOP June 18, 2002

Crystal Gateway Marriott; Arlington Ballroom, Salon 4 (1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA)

The Global Internet Project (GIP) is an international group of senior executives committed to fostering continued growth of the Internet. Members come from leading Internet-centric companies representing the telecommunications, software, financial services, and content sectors. GIP participants are well-known leaders in the Internet Revolution and represent companies based in Asia, Europe, and North America. Dr. James Clark, former chairman of Netscape Communications Corporation, founded the group. John Patrick, President of Attitude LLC, is the current chairman of the GIP. Based in Arlington, Virginia, the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) serves as the headquarters of the GIP. For more information on the group, please visit the GIP Web site at www.gip.org or contact GIP Executive Director Allen Miller at amiller@itaa.org. 

The global Internet community's most innovative and influential leaders will gather this year at INET 2002, June 19-21, in Arlington, Virginia, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott. The theme this year is "Internet Crossroads: Where Technology and Policy Intersect."

The Internet Society (ISOC) wants you to be a part of the action!  

Effective immediately, the Internet Society has announced a special INET 2002 corporate group rate. This is a way to cut your conference fee in half. In groups of 10 or more, the corporate group rate is just $500 per person for three amazing conference days. This represents a savings of $395 per person!

Here is how it works: 

Step 1: Each member of your group registers at http://www.inet2002.org/inet-registration.html. They print the page that says, "Your Registration has been processed" and gives their registration ID. They IGNORE the payment portion and return to the home page. You must have at least 10 people in your group.

Step 2: An administrator for the entire group sends an email titled "Corporate Group" to the INET 2002 Conference Registrar (registrar@inet2002.org) with a list of the first and last names of all 10 people in your group.

Step 3: The INET 2002 Conference Registrar replies with instructions on how to make payment for your group. (One payment for all 10 registrations will be required or the corporate group rate will not be valid.) Payment will be accepted by credit card, check or wire transfer and must be received by the conference management, Foretec Seminars, Inc., by June 10.

Corporate group rates are good until Monday, June 10, so gather your friends and register today! 

Thanks! We can't wait to meet you at INET 2002.

http://www.inet2002.org