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Policy98
``` [I have taken the liberty of reformatting this. Despite the April 1st postmark on the announcement, the Policy98 conference is quite real.]
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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 17:26:43 -0800
From: Barbara Simons
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ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY POLICY '98 CONFERENCE http://www.acm.org/policy98/
"Shaping Policy in the Information Age" Washington, DC, Renaissance Hotel May 10-12, 1998
Register now for the one computing policy conference you don't want to miss...featuring:
- Senator Orrin Hatch (invited): Future of Intellectual Property - Special Advisor to the President Ira Magaziner: White House Report - Representative Vern Ehlers: Reformulating US Science Policy - Representative Constance Morella: The Role of the Federal Government in Computing - Robert E. Kahn, President, CNRI: Technology Keynote - Assistant Director Juris Hartmanis: The Role of the National Science Foundation in Computing Policy* - Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Larry Irving: Universal Service - Debate: Esther Dyson and Gary Chapman - ACM Presidential Award for founding NetDay: John Gage, Sun Microsystems* - Making Science Policy: Roundtable with NPR Correspondent Dan Charles
The ACM Policy '98 Conference will focus on public policy issues affecting future applications of computing. Our goal is to forge stronger links between computing professionals and policy makers. Attendees will interact with prominent leaders from academia, industry, Congress, and Executive agencies, and participate in debates on policy issues including:
- Universal Access - Electronic Commerce - Intellectual Property - Education Online
All Policy '98 attendees are invited to the Annual ACM Awards Banquet on Sunday evening May 10th, and a conference reception on Monday evening May 11th at the new headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Register online at
http://www.acm.org/policy98/
or write to policy98@acm.org. Early registrants and ACM members receive discounts. A limited number of low-priced student registrations are available.
Conference Chairs - Ben Shneiderman, Dianne Martin Program Chairs - Marc Rotenberg, Keith Miller Panel Moderators - Jim Horning, Pamela Samuelson, Charles Brownstein, Oliver Smoot ACM President - Chuck House USACM Chair - Barbara Simons ```
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