WHO IS WHO IN DB.NL

BOARD MEMBERS

Takes on the overall supervision and overview of the happenings in DB.NL. All (coordinators of) topical groups and project groups will keep the Board Members informed of their progress and activities, in order for the Board Members to keep the complete overview of DB.NL and to in turn distribute all relevant information through the list.

Coordinators (see below) are accountable and responsible for keeping the topical and project groups going. They will collect groups of interested members who seek information or perform specific tasks, chase them up, make sure deadlines are kept, and keep the Founding Members informed of their activities.

SECRETARYSHIP

Henk Ellerman is the general contactperson for DB.NL
He manages the db.nl e-mailbox and can be reached by snail-mail too:
Stichting Digitale Burgerbeweging Nederland
P.O. Box 11729
1001 GS AMSTERDAM
The Netherlands.

E-mail: mailbox@db.nl

SPOKESMEN

Hein van Meeteren is representing DB.NL to the outside world (on symposia, to the press, etc.)

WEB-MANAGEMENT & NET-PRESENCE

This team manages and expands the Web page for DB.NL and is responsible for managing the mailing lists, database in Access of DB.NL, establishment of new moderated DB.NL agenda/announcement list, the db.nl-domain, expanding all other net infrastructure of DB.NL.

Paul Wagenaer <webmaster@db.nl>
Martin Haring <mwharing@cipher.xs4all.nl>
Edwin Martin <ranx@xs4all.nl>

TREASURER

Sjoerd Jongens (sjongens@xs4all.nl)

INFORMATION PROVISION

E-mail watch dog Arie Dirkzwager keeps overview of the for DB.NL interesting (electronic) sources (mailinglists, newsgroups and electronics magazines) and distribution of these to the members who wish them; he is responsible for short extracts to the db-nl boardmembers of important current discussions/decisions elsewehere in the world.

Project Groups in advance

PRIVACY GROUP [Dutch Language]

Coordinator: Paul Wagenaer <paulwag@xs4all.nl>
Members: Martien Remijn (M10@xs4all.nl)
Edwin Martin (ranx@xs4all.nl),
Evelijn Jeunink (jeunink@guest.surfnet.nl).
Exercises influence in the area of regulations on privacy and freedom of expression. This also concerns 'ban on cryptography' and 'data banks with personal details'. Suggestion on what else could be part of this are welcome.

TRANSLATION GROUP

Coordinator: ----??????---------
Members: Sjoerd Jongens (sjongens@xs4all.nl),
Pavle Bojkovski (sarazeno@dds.nl).
Translates all DB.NL articles and correspondence into English. Maintains the English-language Web page in tune with the changes in the Dutch version.

PROJECT GROUP EUROPE CONFERENCE

Coordinator: -----------?????????------------
Members: -------???????????------------
DB.NL will organise a Pan-European conference of all national digital citizen movements in Europe plus the EFF and CPSR. The intention is to do this in cooperation with IPP, the Institute for Public and Politics, of which Marcel is project member, assuming enough subsidy can be found. The Founder Members will come with a plan. All ideas and brainstormers welcome!

PROJECT GROUP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN

Coordinator: -------????????-------------
Members: Jaap W.J. van Til (vantill@et.tudelft.nl)
DB.NL either writes their own National Action Plan Digital Highway or finds out who writes the real one and co-writes that one or co-brainstorms. Must be finished before the end of December. All ideas and brainstormers welcome!

PROJECT GROUP SOCIAL DEBATE INFO TECHOLOGY

Coordinator:--------???????-----------
Members:-----------???????????-----------
Marcel writes a book on the social consequences of information technology for the Institute for Public and Politics (a co- production with the Netherlands Library and Literature Centre NBLC). The intention is for the presentation of the book to be the trigger for a broad social discussion on information technology, in cooperation with the Foundation for Public information on Science and Technology (PWT). The idea is the have DB.NL being asked to take care of the information technological (Internet) part of the debate. Everything depends on finding the required funds. All ideas and brainstormers welcome!

GROUP DIGITAL COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL OWNERSHIP

Coordinator: ---??????---
Members: Marianne van de Boomen (boom@xs4all.nl)
Intention is to produce a considered paper on the pros/cons of free information flow versus economical interest of paid copyrights on the Net, so that DB.NL can take a balanced position as improvement/supplement to the relevent paragraphs in the Manifesto before the end of the year.

LEGAL GROUP

Coordinator: --------???????--------
Members: Alex de Joode (usura@vox.xs4all.nl),
Pavle Bojkovski (sarazeno@dds.xs4all.nl),
Sara van Zon (zon@sara.nl),
Richard de Mulder (mulder@rrj.frg.eur.nl).
Provides legal knowledge and gives suggestions for that part of the Web page. Can be consulted on burning questions concerning the legal aspects.

Last Updated: 9th of November 1996
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