[Ecommerce] Re: Reminder (and help) re submissions for CFP Tech POlicy 08

Fri Mar 21 14:36:02 2008

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First of all, I wanted to let people know that even though the official
deadline is today, we'll be accepting proposals over the weekend.
Secondly, I wanted to highlight a couple of areas that Eddan mentioned on t=
he
Facebook group (they're on the blog as well) where I think the contribution=
s
of the a2k community could be especially helpful:
- In "international topics in CFP '08" he wrote "Given this relationship of=
 US
policy and international CFP issues such as privacy, IP, telecom, etc., I s=
ee
an important role for international issues and panels at the CFP. Panel
proposals that reveal this dynamic would be particularly interesting. Even
more welcome would be proposals on international issues that impact technol=
ogy
policy everywhere, including the US. It is my opinion that through such
discussions, discussions at CFP can actually become less US-centric."
- And in a thread on potential topics, he mentioned that we still don't hav=
e
any relevant proposals in an important area: "It also became evident last w=
eek
at the World Property Organization (WIPO) that the problems for access to
knowledge by the visually-impaired will be the first aspect of the exceptio=
ns
to and limitations on copyright discussion/treaty at the next meeting of th=
e
WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright. There is ample evidence of the proble=
ms
blind people encounter in regards to access of materials and clear changes
that be made in the law. This could be most efficiently and effectively don=
e
at the international level by setting minimum standards for exceptions to
copyright for the visually impaired. The WIPO Copyright Committee in fact
declared in their summary statement that "speedy action" would be necessary=
 to
deal with these issues."
More on these and other topics at
http://cfp08.blogspot.com/[1]
http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=3D10926816973[2]
jon

The Computers, Freedom &  Privacy conference is fast approaching and this i=
s a
reminder that proposals are due soon.  Very soon.
See: COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY: TECHNOLOGY POLICY '08
http://cfp2008.org/[3] 18th Annual CFP conference, May 20-23, 2008, Omni
Hotel, New Haven, CT
HELP:  Note that Jon Pincus has started a blog  (http://cfp08.blogspot.com/=
[4])
using  it for some Q&A about proposals, working through an example submissi=
on,
and attempting to collect different perspectives on topics.
Open participation is invited for proposals on panels, tutorials, speaker
suggestions, and birds of a feather sessions through the CFP:
Technology Policy '08 submission at http://www.cfp2008.org/submissions/[5].
Suggested topics for discussion include:
    * Information Privacy
    * Anonymity Online
    * Government Transparency
    * Voting Technology
    * Online Campaigning
    * Social Networks
    * Citizen Journalism
    * Cybercrime & Cyberterrorism
    * Digital Education
    * Copyright and Fair Use
    * Patent Reform
    * Open Access
    * P2P Networks
    * Information Policy and Free Trade
    * Media Concentration
    * Genes & Bioethics
    * Electronic Medical Records
    * Web Accessibility
    * Open Standards
    * Network Neutrality
    * High-Speed Internet Access Policy
    * Freedom of Information
    * Technology Policy Administration
Submission Deadlines:
Panel, Tutorial, and Speaker proposals: March 21, 2008.
Birds of a Feather Session (BoFs) proposals: April 21, 2008.
Panel, Tutorial, and Speaker proposals accepted by the Program
Committee will be notified by April 7, 2008.
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Manon Anne Ress
manon.ress@keionline.org[6],
1621 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20009 USA
Tel.:  +1.202.332.2670, Ext 16 Fax: +1.202.332.2673
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Il vaut mieux remuer une question, sans la d=E9cider, que la d=E9cider, san=
s la
remuer.
Pens=E9es, essais, maximes et correspondance de J. Joubert  p.249
http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/Visualiseur?Destination=3DGallica&O=3DNUMM-88671[=
7]
Translation: It is better to debate a question without settling it than to
settle a question without debating it

--
liminal states[8], my blog
Tales from the Net[9], a work in progress

=3D=3D=3DReferences:=3D=3D=3D
  1. http://cfp08.blogspot.com/
  2. http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=3D10926816973
  3. http://cfp2008.org/
  4. http://cfp08.blogspot.com/
  5. http://www.cfp2008.org/submissions/
  6. mailto:manon.ress@keionline.org
  7. http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/Visualiseur?Destination=3DGallica&amp;O=3DNU=
MM-88671
  8. http://talesfromthe.net/jon
  9. http://talesfromthe.net