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- From: anamioka@atc.boeing.com (Aki Namioka)
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- Subject: CONF: CPSR Annual Meeting, Palo Alto, California, Oct 17-18, 1992
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- Date: 18 Aug 92 22:52:11 GMT
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- COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
-
- 1992 ANNUAL MEETING
- OCTOBER 17TH AND 18TH
-
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
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- In the heat of a presidential campaign, CPSR asks computer
- professionals to take a critical look at how politics affects
- technology and how technology affects the political process.
- Computer scientists from across the country will rigorously
- examine this years techno - speak to find the substance amid
- the line noise.
-
- Our annual meeting is open to everyone who has an interest in
- computers, communication, and our role as citizens in a high-tech
- society.
-
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility is a national alliance
- of professionals dedicated to promoting the responsible use of
- computer technology, ensuring that information technology plays a
- positive role in society.
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-
- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH
-
- 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
-
- 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome
-
- 9:15 - 10:45 Teledemocracy & Citizen Participation:
- Beyond the Electronic Town Meeting
-
- Electronic media allow politicians and the general public to
- communicate in new ways. An election year look at the dangers
- and the opportunities of electronic democracy.
-
- 10:45 - 11:00 Break
-
- 11:00-12:30 The Politics of Cryptography
-
- Cryptography is a means of ensuring the privacy and integrity of
- electronically transmitted information. The military/intelligence
- establishment has traditionally restricted the development and
- dissemination of this technology. With the end of the Cold War and
- the rapid expansion of the electronic network, government policy in
- cryptography has come to the forefront. This panel examines the
- current issues. Moderated by David Sobel, Legal Counsel for CPSR.
-
- 12:30 - 2:00 Lunch break
-
- 2:00 - 3:30 Everything's Digital!
- Media Convergence: Hope, Hell, or Hype?
-
- Big industry players are promoting multimedia convergence as the
- next technological frontier. There's smoke, but is there fire? As all
- forms of information congeal into a digital soup, convergence raises
- issues of ownership, authorship, integrity and access. Is convergence
- television to the 10th power, a consumer nightmare, or a true vision
- of a new creativity? Moderated by Amy Pearl of Sun Microsystems.
-
- 3:30-3:45 Break
-
- 3:45-5:00 Envisioning Technology Policy
- in a Democratic Society
-
- How do we translate our vision of technology's promise into
- democratic reality? A panel of activists looks at the development
- of American technology policy and asks the crucial question: Is it
- the vision thing or deep doodoo? CPSR Board member, Jim Davis
- moderates.
-
- 5:00-7:30 Break
-
- 7:30-8:30 No Host Bar at Ming's Villa
-
- 8:30-10:30 Banquet at Ming's Villa
-
- Dave Liddle of Interval Research speaks on Computing in the
- 21st Century. Announcement and presentation of the Norbert
- Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility in
- Computing.
-
- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH
-
- 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Continental Breakfast
-
- 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome
-
- 9:15- 10:30 CPSR: How We Have Impact and Why We Win
-
- For over a decade, CPSR has had an important impact on national,
- international, state and local technology policy. To continue our
- success, CPSR activists share case studies of our of public policy
- successes. By understanding why we win, we can maximize our
- impact in the future.
-
- 10:30-10:45 Break
-
- 10:45-12:15 Organizing for the Future
-
- A plenary discussion of CPSR's program areas - defining the issues,
- building consensus, and setting the agenda.
-
- 12:15-2 p.m. Lunch
-
- 2:00-3:00 CPSR Working Groups
-
- Break out groups, based on the morning's plenary, allow participants
- to chart CPSR's plans on key program issues: civil liberties, privacy,
- 21st Century, reliability and risk, workplace issues, and more.
-
- 5 minute break
-
- 3:00 - 4:00 Leadership Development Workshops
-
- Break out sessions on leadership development, organizing on the
- net, chapter development, and more.
-
- 4:00-4:15 Break
-
- 4:15-5:30 Reports, evaluation, and President's message.
-
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- Name _____________________________________________________
-
- Address ___________________________________________________
-
- City__________________________State ________Zip Code_________
-
- Telephone__________________________________________________
-
- Important: Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. We
- expect these events will sell out, so it is important that you return
- the registration form as soon as possible to guarantee places at the
- meeting and banquet.
-
- EARLY REGISTRATION (received by 10/9/92)
-
- CPSR Member
- Meeting and banquet $85
- Meeting only $45
- Banquet only $40
-
- Nonmember
- Meeting and banquet $95
- Meeting only $50
- Banquet only $45
-
- By adding $40 for a one-year CPSR membership, you can become
- eligible for member prices. CPSR also offers a sliding scale fee for
- registration to the meeting. If you are interested, call the National
- Office at 415-322-3778, for details or send us email at
- cpsr@csli.stanford.edu
-
- LATE REGISTRATION (received after 10/9/92)
-
- CPSR Member
- Meeting and banquet $95
- Meeting only $50
- Banquet only $45
-
- Nonmember
- Meeting and banquet $105
- Meeting only $55
- Banquet only $50
-
-
- I want a vegetarian dinner at the Banquet. _____YES ______NO
-
- BRING SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A CPSR MEMBER TO THE ANNUAL MEETING, AND GET $5.00 OFF
- YOUR REGISTRATION FEE!!
-
- I can't attend the Annual Meeting, but I want to support the work of
- CPSR. I've enclosed a tax deductible contribution to help create a
- successful organization. Total enclosed $___________
-
- Please send me _____ brochures to hand out to my friends and
- colleagues. Make check payable to CPSR. Mail to:
- CPSR
- P.O. Box 717,
- Palo Alto, CA 94301
-
- For more information on CPSR call 415-322-3778 or send email to
- cpsr@csli.stanford.edu
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