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- COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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- CPSR empowers computer professionals and computer users to
- advocate for the responsible use of information technology and
- empowers all who use computer technology to participate in the
- public debate. As technical experts, CPSR members provide the
- public and policymakers with realistic assessments of the power,
- promise, and limitations of computer technology. As an organization
- of concerned citizens, CPSR directs public attention to critical choices
- concerning the applications of computing and how those choices
- affect society.
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- By matching unimpeachable technical information with policy
- development savvy, CPSR uses minimum dollars to have maximum
- impact and encourages broad public participation in the shaping of
- technology policy.
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- Every project we undertake is based on five principles:
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- * We foster and support public discussion of and public
- responsibility for decisions involving the use of computers in
- systems critical to society.
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- * We work to dispel popular myths about the infallibility of
- technological systems.
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- * We challenge the assumption that technology alone can solve
- political and social problems.
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- * We critically examine social and technical issues within
- the computer profession, nationally and internationally.
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- * We encourage the use of computer technology to improve the
- quality of life.
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- Founded in 1981 by a small group of computer scientists concerned
- about the use of computers in nuclear weapons systems, CPSR has
- grown into a national public-interest alliance of computer industry
- professionals dedicated to examining the impact of technology on
- society.
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- Currently, CPSR has 21 chapters in the U.S. and affiliations with
- similar groups worldwide. In addition to our National Office in
- Palo Alto, CPSR maintains offices in Washington D.C. and
- Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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- CPSR PROJECTS
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- As computer technology becomes increasingly pervasive, the issues
- facing us become more complex. CPSR provides a forum where we
- can examine technology's impact on our lives, the lives of our fellow
- citizens, and on society as a whole. By sponsoring both national and
- local projects, CPSR serves as a catalyst for in-depth discussion and
- effective action in key areas:
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- Civil Liberties and Privacy
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- The 21st Century Project: Technology Policy and Human Needs
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- Workplace Issues and Participatory Design
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- Reliability and Risk
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- In addition, CPSR's chapter-based projects and national
- working groups tackle issues ranging from the development
- of nanotechnology and virtual reality to computing and ethics
- to community computing to computers and education.
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- HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER
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- CPSR is a democratically organized grass roots alliance. Our
- accomplishments are the result of the member activism. Many
- CPSR members serve as national organizers
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- Just fill out the membership form, enclose a check and mail it to
- CPSR, P.O. Box 717, Palo Alto, CA 94301.
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- CPSR's cost to provide members with services is covered by the
- $75 dues. To keep CPSR membership open to a wide range of
- people, we offer dues levels of $20 and $50.
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- MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
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- When you become a member of CPSR, you are joining a nationwide
- network of computer professionals who are committed to bringing
- social responsibility to all aspects of computer technology. CPSR
- sponsors, supports, and participates in conferences, roundtables and
- meetings on advanced issues in computing, local civic networks,
- cryptography, participatory design, and computers and social change.
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- Every fall the CPSR Annual Meeting brings together the foremost
- representatives of the technology industry to explore current topics
- in seminars and panel discussions. Our conferences and chapter
- meetings provide important opportunities to meet other members
- and share ideas and expertise.
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- OTHER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE:
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- * a quarterly newsletter which provides in-depth analysis of key
- issues in computing as well as updates on CPSR activities and
- action alerts,
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- * an organized voice for socially responsible computing in
- Washington,
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- * well-researched public testimony and public policy development,
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- * invitations and discounts to CPSR events,
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- * discounts on research papers, books.and educational videotapes,
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- * on-line information and discussion of key issues in computing,
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- * membership in a local CPSR chapter (where available) and notices
- of chapter meetings and activities,
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- * participation in local and national working groups which allow you
- to have effective impact on the issues you care about,
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- * information and referral about crucial issues in computing.
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- ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
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- CPSR National Office
- P.O. Box 717
- Palo Alto, CA 94301
- 415-322-3778
- 415-322-3798 (FAX)
- E-mail: cpsr@csli.stanford.edu
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- CPSR Cambridge Office
- P.O. Box 962
- Cambridge, MA 02142
- 617-625-6985
- chapman@lcs.mit.edu
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- CPSR Washington Office
- 666 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 303
- Washington, D.C. 20003
- 202-544-9240
- 202-547-5481 FAX
- rotenberg@washofc.cpsr.org
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- Staff
- Managing Director, Evelyn Pine
- Assistant to the Director, Nikki Draper
- Cambridge Office Director, Gary Chapman
- Washington Office Director, Marc Rotenberg
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- PRIVACY NOTICE
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- The CPSR membership database is never sold, rented, lent,
- exchanged, or used for anything other than official CPSR
- activity. CPSR may elect to send members mailings with
- information from other groups, but the mailings will always
- originate with CPSR.
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- CPSR MEMBERSHIP FORM
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- Name ___________________________________________________________
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- Address ___________________________________________________________
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- City/State/Zip _____________________________________________________
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- Home phone _____________________ Work phone ______________________
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- Company ___________________________________________________________
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- Type of work ______________________________________________________
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- E-mail address _____________________________________________________
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- CPSR Chapter
- __ Acadiana __ Austin __ Berkeley
- __ Boston __ Chicago __ Denver/Boulder
- __ Los Angeles __ Madison __ Maine
- __ Milwaukee __ Minnesota __ New Haven
- __ New York __ Palo Alto __ Philadelphia
- __ Pittsburgh __ Portland __ San Diego
- __ Santa Cruz __ Seattle __ Washington, DC
- __ No chapter in my area
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- CPSR Membership Categories
- __ $ 75 REGULAR MEMBER
- __ $ 50 Basic member
- __ $ 200 Supporting member
- __ $ 500 Sponsoring member
- __ $1000 Lifetime member
- __ $ 20 Student/low income member
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- __ $ 50 Foreign subscriber
- __ $ 50 Library/institutional subscriber
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- Additional tax-deductible contribution to support CPSR projects:
- __ $50 __ $75 __ $100 __ $250
- __ $500 __ $1000 __ Other
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- Total Enclosed: $ ________
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- Make check out to CPSR and mail to:
- CPSR
- P.O. Box 717
- Palo Alto, CA 94301
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