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<font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">*** Technology in Wartime
***<br>
a conference brought to you by computer professionals for social <br>
responsibility<br>
<br>
where: Stanford Law School (559 Nathan Abbott Way)<br>
when: January 26, 2008, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM<br>
<br>
How will autonomous robots and cyberwarfare change combat? Does
internet <br>
surveillance undermine the rules of espionage? How do we limit digital <br>
censorship during war? What kinds of software can help victims in <br>
war-torn countries?<br>
What can socially-responsible computer professionals do? Join us for an
<br>
all-day conference and discussion focusing on these topics and more.<br>
<br>
Speakers include Bruce Schneier (BT Counterpane), Barbara Simons (ACM),
<br>
Herb Lin (National Academy of Sciences), Cindy Cohn (Electronic
Frontier <br>
Foundation), Patrick Ball (Benetech), Terry Winograd (Stanford <br>
University), Neil Rowe (Naval Defense Academy), Nick Mathewson (the Tor
<br>
project), Ronald Arkin (Georgia Tech's Mobile Robots Lab) and Noah <br>
Shachtman (Wired magazine's war correspondent).<br>
<br>
admission: Students $20 or free with work-exchange/Attendees $50-$100 <br>
(all money goes to CPSR)<br>
<br>
Registration is open. Register before Jan. 26 and get more information
at:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.technologyinwartime.org">www.technologyinwartime.org</a><br>
<br>
sponsors: Google, iSec Partners, Joi Ito, and Stanford Law School</font><br>
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William McIver, Jr, PhD (Bill)
Senior Research Officer, People-Centred Technologies
National Research Council Canada -- Institute for Information Technology
Organizing Chair ISTAS 08 / <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://istas08.ca">http://istas08.ca</a> | E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Bill.McIver@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca">Bill.McIver@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca</a>
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