[Neasis-l] Computers, Freedom, and Privacy: Technology Policy '08

[Eddan Katz]

COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY: TECHNOLOGY POLICY '08
http://cfp2008.org/
18th Annual CFP conference
May 20-23, 2008
Omni Hotel
New Haven, CT

DEADLINES this Week:
Hotel Discount Rate extended to: Mon., Apr. 28, 2008
Early Bird Registration: Fri., May 2, 2008
YJoLT Tech Policy Essay Contest: Mon., May 5, 2008

Conference Blog: http://cfp08.blogspot.com/


ABOUT CFP: TECHNOLOGY POLICY  08

What should the technology policy priorities of the next  
administration be?

As the choice of presidential candidates becomes clearer and election  
year moves towards a comparison of the candidates  platforms on the  
issues, technology policy is increasingly relevant to the forefront of  
public debate. In the areas of privacy, intellectual property,  
cybersecurity, telecommunications, and freedom of speech, topics that  
were once confined to experts now appear in the mainstream of  
political issues. We now know that our decisions about technology  
policy are being made at a time as the architectures of our  
information and communication technologies are still being built.

This year, the 18th annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference  
is focusing on those issues at the forefront of technology policy this  
election year. With plenary panels on the  National Security State and  
the Next Administration  and  The 21st Century Panopticon?  the  
discussions taking place look towards our present and future priorities.

CFP: Technology Policy '08 is an opportunity to participate in shaping  
those issues being made into laws and regulations and those  
technological infrastructures being developed. Policies ranging from  
spyware and national security, to ISP filtering and patent reform, e- 
voting to electronic medical records, and more will be addressed by  
expert panels of technologists, policymakers, business leaders, and  
activists. The panel topics are listed below and full panel  
descriptions are available on the conference website at http://www.cfp2008.org/wiki/index.php/Program 
.

The CFP: Technology Policy  08 conversation has already begun in the  
virtual spaces connected to the conference. Even if you are unable to  
attend the conference this year, there are several opportunities to  
participate remotely. The guiding principles that ought to guide our  
policies are being debated on the conference blog. Social networking  
groups on Facebook and LinkedIn are providing new spaces for the CFP  
community to meet and discuss. The Yale Journal of Law and Technology  
is hosting a call for essays, on the priorities of the next  
administration, with more details below.

We look forward to seeing you in New Haven on May 20-23

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Plenary Sessions
Presidential Technology Policy: Priorities for the Next Executive
The 21st Century Panopticon?
The National Security State and the Next Adminstration

Tutorials
A Short History of Privacy
Constitutional Law in Cyberspace
e-Deceptive Campaign Practices: Elections 2.0
Maintaining Privacy While Accessing On-line Information

Panel Sessions
Activism and Education Using Social Networks
Breaking the Silence: Iranians Find a Voice on the Internet
Charismatic Content: Wikis, Social Networks, and the Future of User- 
Generated Content
Filtering Out Copyright Infringement: Possibilities, Practicalities,  
and Legalities
Filtering and Censorship in Europe
Hate Speech and Oppression in Cyberspace
Interoperability at the Crossroads?: The "Liberal Order" versus  
Fragmentation
Law, Regulation, and Software Licensing for the Electronic Medical  
Record
Measuring Global Threats to Internet Freedom
Network Neutrality: Beyond the Slogans
New Challenges for Spyware Policy
Patents: The Bleeding Edge of Technology Policy
Privacy, Reputation, and the Management of Online Communities
Rights & Responsibilities for Software Programs?
States as Incubators of Change
"The Transparent Society:" Ten Years Later
Towards Trustworthy e-Voting: An Open Source Approach?


CALL FOR ESSAYS

Yale Journal of Law & Technology Call for Essays on the Technology  
Policy of the New Administration
Deadline: Monday, May 5th

The Yale Journal of Law & Technology (YJoLT) is seeking essay-length  
submissions concerning the technology policy platform of the new  
American presidential administration.  Essays selected for publication  
will appear in the Fall Issue of YJoLT (publication date November 2008).

Ideal submissions will discuss the priorities and guiding principles  
that American technology policy should follow.  Submissions analyzing  
a particular technology policy issue in depth will also be accepted.

Essays of less than 5,000 words are preferred.  Please submit all  
essays to yjolt.submissions at gmail.com.  In the subject line of the  
email, please include the text  CFP Essay.   The authors of essays  
selected for publication will be notified on a rolling basis.  Any  
questions can be directed to Lara Rogers, lara.rogers at yale.edu.


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Eddan Katz
CFP: Technology Policy '08 Program Chair
http://www.cfp2008.org/

International Affairs Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org/
Lecturer and Associate Research Scholar, Yale Law School
Senior Fellow, Yale Information Society Project
http://isp.law.yale.edu/ 
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