Web Professionals Converge in Washington, DC

The CMP Media Internet Technologies Division wraps up the WEB2000 Regional Conference series at the Ronald Reagan International Center this August. WEBDC, a five-day educational conference and networking opportunity for web development professionals, will take place August 7th - 11th.

Highlights of this year's event include a visionary keynote address from Philip Zimmermann, Founder of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP). Zimmermann, referred to as the "James Bond" of Encryption Technology, will examine the privacy and security issues that plague businesses, consumers and the government in his keynote address, "Global Warnings - Are you protected in Cyberspace?"

"The web development industry has changed dramatically in the face of the new economy," said Bridget Hart, WEBDC Show Director. "WEBDC will help provide a sense of community for web professionals and an opportunity to exchange their experience and knowledge with some of the major industry players on their own home turf."

In addition to Zimmerman's keynote address, WEBDC will also feature:

-- A Visionary Keynote Panel: Whose Privacy Is It, Anyway? moderated by Philip Zimmerman and featuring industry leaders including Lance Cottrell, President, Anonymizer; Deborah Pierce, Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); and Ari Schwartz, Policy Analyst, The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). The visionary panel will hold a rousing discussion focused on privacy issues that affect all forms of digital communications.

-- An Exhibitor Demo Area to showcase approximately 20 leading national companies such as Adobe, RealNetworks, Nextera Interactive, Media3 Technologies and Interland. Local exhibitors include Downright Software LLC of Gaithersburg, MD and Magnet Interactive of Washington, DC.

-- WEBDC attendees from organizations as diverse as America Online, Bell Atlantic, Computer Sciences Corporation, the Department of Defense, Digex, EDS, the Federal Trade Commission, Lockheed Martin, Merck & Co, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Raytheon, the Smithsonian Institution and NASA.

WEBDC attendee registration is now being accepted online at http://www.web2000show.com/register/ . Members of the press may register for WEBDC by sending an e-mail to Kyla Smith at kysmith@cmp.com before the August 2nd deadline. Complete information about WEBDC, including speaker biographies and abstracts, is available at http://www.web2000show.com/2000/dc/ .

The WEB2000 Regional Conference series included stops in Austin, Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. The fifth annual flagship international conference, WEB2000 International Conference & Exposition, returns to San Francisco in October 2000. General information about the WEB2000 Regional Conference series and WEB2000 International Conference & Exposition is available at http://www.web2000show.com/.

About the CMP Media Internet Technologies Division

The CMP Media Internet Technologies Division's suite of complementary web industry media offerings also includes Web Techniques magazine ( http://www.webtechniques.com/ ), the industry's leading print publication, WebReview.com ( http://www.webreview.com/ ) and the premier conference for web professionals, the WEB2000 International Conference & Exposition (http://www.web2000show.com/).

About CMP Media

CMP Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United News & Media plc (NASDAQ: UNEWY), is a leading high-tech publisher and online provider of essential news, information, utilities, and e-commerce services for the builders ( http://www.edtn.com ), sellers ( http://www.channelWeb.com ), and users ( http://www.techWeb.com ) of information technology worldwide. CMP's online division features a vast array of products and services created exclusively for the Internet. A full list of offerings is available at http://www.cmpnet.com .

SOURCE: CMP Media Internet Technologies Division

Contact: Diana Stanich of CMP Media, Inc., 415-905-2393, or
dstanich@cmp.com

Website: http://www.web2000show.com/

Website: http://www.cmpnet.com/