10:00-10:15 Welcome and Introduction
John Carrington
10:15-11:00 Who Cares about Histories and Archives of the Internet?
Chair: Mike Short
Panellists will provide their perspectives from research and related work:
Niels Brügger, ‘Lessons from Editing the Journal entitled Internet Histories
Brian Sudlow and Ahmad Beltagui, ‘Insights from IT History on the Search for Accessibility and Effectiveness’ – See Paper Here
Jane Winters, ‘Reflections from Digital Humanities’
11:15 – 12:00 Innovation and Implementation – Successes and Failures
Chair: Robin Mansell
Panellists identify key themes and issues of papers before opening for discussion:
‘Telecommunications and Computing: British Rail’s Nationwide Train Operating System and its Evolution’, by Jonathan Aylen and Bob Gwynne – See Paper Here
‘Evolving and Exploiting Packet Switched Networks’, by Edward Smith, Chris Miller and Jim Norton – See Blog Here
‘A Revisionist History of Videotex in Britain: The Importance of Connecting Editorial and Engineering in Teletext/Videotex Adoption in Britain’ by Simon Rowberry – See Paper Here
12:00 – 12:45 Sandwich Lunch
12.:45 – 1:30 AI – Future Realities
Chair: John Handby
Panellists’ perspectives and key arguments on the history and future of AI and its consequences followed by open discussion:
John Handby, ‘The Coming AI Tsunami’ – See Blog Here
Vassilis Galanos, ‘To have done with AI and Internet Summer/Winter Narratives: Can History Cure the Hype?’ – See Paper Here
Chris Reynolds, ‘Did the Hype Associated with Early AI Research Lead to Alternative Routes Towards Intelligent Interactive Computer Systems Being Overlooked?’ – Paper 1 – Paper 2
John Agar
1:45 – 2:30 Learning More from History
Chair: Martin Campbell-Kelly
Panelists to discuss key themes and issues of their papers:
‘Telenet and the Construction of Network Security Culture’ by Brian Vagts
‘IoT Co-production for Inclusive Smart Cities’ by Mennatullah Hendawy
‘Decentralisation and Platform Migration: Lessons Learned and Expectations’ by George Zoukas
2:45-3:30 Societal Implications
Chair: Tola Sargeant
Panellists’ historical perspectives on social impacts related to access, gender, work, and online benefits and harms:
Chris Winter, ‘The Internet and Web Have Brought Great Benefits but Who Has been Left Behind?’
Tony Bryant, ‘What the Web Has Wrought’
Juliet Webster, Gender in IT Industries and Workplaces
Jack Nilles, ‘Evolving Telework’
3:30 Points of Summary and Conclusion
Contributions from participants initiated by: Sam Blaxland and William H. Dutton
4:00 Close of Forum
Jim Norton
4:00 – 5:00 Wine, nibbles, and networking
You can read more about our panellists and speakers here
