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Media Release: Online Policy Group Incorporated with Commitment to Universal Access to the Internet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Will Doherty, 415-826-3532, doherty@onlinepolicy.org

Online Policy Group Incorporated with Commitment to Universal Access to the Internet

New Nonprofit Organization Leads Effort to Empower Communities and Fight Discrimination Online

San Francisco - September 14, 2000 -

Founders of the new nonprofit organization called the Online Policy Group (http://www.onlinepolicy.org) today announced the incorporation of the organization and pledged their commitment to universal access to the information available on the Internet.

The groups' founder is Will Doherty, an expert in online discrimination issues with twenty years of experience implementing programs for a variety of nonprofit organizations. Prior to founding the Online Policy Group, he served as the Director of Online Community Development at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, where he focused on the online rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. He managed GLAAD's Digital Media Resource Center in San Francisco, cultivating strategic partnerships in Silicon Valley and beyond.

"In today's world, people must have access to online information to participate fully in society," said Will Doherty, Executive Director of the Online Policy Group. "The Online Policy Group assists communities that have traditionally faced discrimination and are not reaping the benefits of the promise of universal access on the Internet."

The Online Policy Group provides research, outreach, and action on online policy issues such as online access, online privacy, and digital defamation, serving communities such as the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, racial and ethnic minorities, women, youth, elderly, and disabled communities.

Doherty is joined on the initial Online Policy Group Board of Directors by Roger Klorese, founder of Queernet, and David Gudelunas, a graduate student specializing in filtering software issues at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.

Initial Online Policy Group Advisory Board members include David Sobel, General Counsel of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and Karen Schneider, a librarian and recognized expert on Internet filtering software.

The Online Policy Group is accepting nominations for additional legal and advisory board directors and is seeking a diverse pool of applicants. The organization also seeks volunteers, interns, and contributions of equipment, goods, services, and funds.

The Online Policy Group has an informative web site at http://www.onlinepolicy.org

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