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CFP: Computers, Freedom and Privacy '95
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Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 23:21:11 -0700
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Call for Participation - CFP'95 The Fifth Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy Sponsored by the ACM SIGCOMM, SIGCAS, SIGSAC and Stanford Law School 28 - 31 March 1995 San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, Burlingame, California
INVITATION This is an invitation to submit session and topic proposals for inclusion in the program of the Fifth Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy. Proposals may be for individual talks, panel discussions, debates, or other presentations in appropriate formats. Proposed topics should be within the general scope of the conference, as outlined below.
SCOPE The advance of computer and telecommunications technologies holds great promise for individuals and society. From convenience for consumers and efficiency in commerce to improved public health and safety and increased participation in democratic institutions, these technologies can fundamentally transform our lives. New computer and telecommunications technologies are bringing new meanings to our freedoms to speak, associate, be left alone, learn, and exercise political power.
At the same time these technologies pose threats to the ideals of a just, free, and open society. Personal privacy is increasingly at risk from invasion by high-tech surveillance and eavesdropping. The myriad databases containing personal information maintained in the public and private sectors expose private life to constant scrutiny. Political, social, and economic fairness may hinge on ensuring equal access to these technologies, but how, at what cost, and who will pay?
Technological advances also enable new forms of illegal activity, posing new problems for legal and law enforcement officials and challenging the very definitions of crime and civil liberties. But technologies used to combat these crimes can threaten the traditional barriers between the individual and the state.
Even such fundamental notions as speech, assembly and property are being transformed by these technologies, throwing into question the basic Constitutional protections that have guarded them. Similarly, information knows no borders; as the scope of economies becomes global and as networked communities transcend international boundaries, ways must be found to reconcile competing political, social, and economic interests in the digital domain.
The Fifth Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy will assemble experts, advocates and interested people from a broad spectrum of disciplines and backgrounds in a balanced public forum to explore and better understand how computer and telecommunications technologies are affecting freedom and privacy in society. Participants will include people from the fields of computer science, law, business, research, information, library science, health, public policy, government, law enforcement, public advocacy, and many others.
Topics covered in previous CFP conferences include:
Personal Information and Privacy Access to Government Information Computers in the Workplace Electronic Speech, Press and Assembly Governance of Cyberspace Role of Libraries on the Information Superhighway Law Enforcement and Civil Liberties Privacy and Cryptography Free Speech and the Public Communications Network
We are also actively seeking proposals with respect to other possible topics on the general subject of computers, freedom and privacy. Some new topics we are considering include:
Telecommuting: Liberation or Exploitation? Courtesy, and the Freedom to be Obnoxious Commercial Life on the Net How Does the Net Threaten Government Power? Universal Access to Network Services The Meaning of Freedom in the Computer Age Online Interaction and Communities Government-Mandated Databases
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION All proposals should be accompanied by a position statement of at least one page, describing the proposed topic. Proposals for panel discussions, debates and other multi-person presentations should include a list of proposed participants and session chair. Proposals should be sent to:
CFP'95 Proposals Stanford Law and Technology Policy Center Stanford Law School Stanford, California 94305-8610
or by email to:
cfp95@forsythe.stanford.edu
with the word "Proposal" in the subject line. Proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to allow thorough consideration for inclusion in the formal program. The deadline for submissions is 1 November 1994.
STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION Full time students are invited to enter the student paper competition. Winners will receive a scholarship to attend the conference and present their papers. Papers should not exceed 2,500 words and should examine how computer and telecommunications technologies are affecting freedom and privacy in society. All papers should be submitted to Professor Gary T. Marx by 20 November 1994. Authors may submit their papers either by sending them as straight text via email to:
Gary.Marx@colorado.edu
or by sending six printed copies to:
Professor Gary T. Marx University of Colorado Campus Box 327 Boulder, Colorado 80309-0327 (303) 492-1697
Submitters should include the name of their institution, degree program, and a signed statement affirming that they are a full-time student at their institution and that the paper is an original, unpublished work of their own.
INFORMATION For more information on the CFP'95 program and advance registration, as it becomes available, write to:
CFP'95 Information Stanford Law and Technology Policy Center Stanford Law School Stanford, California 94305-8610
or send email to:
cfp95@forsythe.stanford.edu
with the word "Information" in the subject line.
THE ORGANIZERS
General Chair
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Carey Heckman Stanford Law School Stanford Law & Technology Policy Center Stanford, CA 94305-8610 415-725-7788 (voice) 415-725-1861 (fax) ceh@leland.stanford.edu
To discuss potential CFP'95 speakers, topics, and formats, and to receive additional CFP'95 information, subscribe to the CFP95 list. Send to cfp95@lists.stanford.edu a plain text message consisting of subscribe cfp95.
Program Committee
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Sheri Alpert Internal Revenue Service
Judi Clark ManyMedia
Kaye Caldwell Software Industry Coalition
Esther Dyson EDventure Holdings
Mike Godwin Electronic Frontier Foundation
Peter Harter National Public Telecomputing Network
Lance J. Hoffman George Washington University
Ellen Kirsh America OnLine
Bruce R. Koball Motion West
Gary T. Marx University of Colorado
Mitch Ratcliffe Digital Media
Marc Rotenberg Electronic Privacy Information Center
Deborah Runkle American Association for the Advancement of Science
Barbara Simons USACM
Ross Stapleton-Gray Georgetown University
Glenn Tenney Fantasia Systems
Jeff Ubois Author and Consultant
J. Kent Walker, Jr. U.S. Department of Justice
Affiliations are listed for identification.
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