From: Shabbir Safdar <shabbir@democracy.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 07:56:46 -0700 (PDT)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: EVENT REMINDER!  Rep. Rick White on democracy.net tonight! (4/10/1997)
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Update No.4              http:/www.democracy.net/            April 9 1997
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Table of Contents

 - REMINDER - Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Rick White (R-WA) THURS April 10.
 - Upcoming Events
 - About democracy.net
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    REPRESENTATIVE RICK WHITE BRINGS TOWN HALL MEETING TO CYBERSPACE

Just a reminder that Rep. Rick White (R-WA) will be live online at
democracy.net on Thursday April 10.

We hope you will stop by, ask a few questions, and join Rep. White and
Wired Magazine's Todd Lappin as we kick off the democracy.net Virtual Town
Hall meeting project.

Date:        Thursday April 10, 1997
Time:        8:30 pm ET (5:30 pm Pacific) Event will last approx. 45 min
Location:    http://www.democracy.net

           You will need RealAudio and a telnet application
         (available free at http://www.democracy.net/software)

Rep. White is the co-founder of the Congressional Internet Caucus, an
opponent of the CDA, and a leading voice in Congress on Internet policy
issues.  White will discuss current Internet issues and respond to your
questions.

You can submit questions for Rep. White in advance by visiting
http://www.democracy.net

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday April 16 - 8:30 pm ET (5:30 pm Pacific)

Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA)

Eshoo, who represents California's Silicon Valley, is co-sponsor of the
SAFE bill to ease government controls on encryption technologies and has
recently set up the first interactive "Virtual District Office" in the
Congress.

Join Representative Eshoo and democracy.net live online.  Details are
available at http://www.democracy.net/

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ABOUT DEMOCRACY.NET

democracy.net is a joint project of the Center for Democracy and
Technology (CDT) and the Voters Telecommunications Watch (VTW) to explore
ways of enhancing citizen participation in the democratic process via
the Internet.

To this end, democracy.net will host live, interactive cybercasts of
Congressional Hearings and online town hall meetings with key policy makers.

democracy.net is made possible through the generous support of WebActive,
Public Access Networks, the Democracy Network, and DIGEX Internet.  More
information about the project and its sponsors can be found at
http://www.democracy.net/about/

To receive democracy.net announcements automatically, please visit our
signup form at http://www.democracy.net/
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end update no.4                                                  04/09/97
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