This program will explore the practical advantages and disadvantages associated with "cloud computing" and the outsourcing of email and other IT services. It will then examine some of the key contractual issues that will need to satisfactorily negotiated with service providers and some of the difficulties that can arise in such negotiations. The program will conclude with a discussion of other possible models for achieving the advantages of outsourcing these services. Details about the seminar and registration are available on the NACUA website.

The State of the Net Conference offers unparalleled opportunities to network and engage in dialogue around key policy issues. Attendees participated in lively debates exploring privacy/security, telecommunications regulation, intellectual property and innovation, cloud computing, youth online safety, Internet governance and more.