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Craigslist Founder to Keynote Computer Policy Conference
[May 27, 2009]

Craigslist Founder to Keynote Computer Policy Conference


WASHINGTON, May 27, 2009 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- ACM today released the following advisory.

- - - - WHAT: 2009 Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy sponsored by ACM - Keynoter Craigslist founder Craig Newmark - Keynote Address: "Computers, Freedom and the Obama Administration" - Special Assistant to the President for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Susan Crawford - Keynoter Rebecca MacKinnon, former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief on "Internet and Activism: 20 Years after Tiananmen Square" - First-ever "geekshare" session to share Internet tips and tricks, secrets and skills - CFP 2009 features expert keynote speakers, panels, tutorials and birds-of-a-feather sessions WHEN: June 1-4 - Complimentary press registration (except meals) http://www.cfp2009.org/wiki/index.php/Registration WHERE: George Washington University, Marvin Center, 800 21st St. NW, Washington, DC WHO: Leading technologists, policymakers, business leaders, and advocates on critical technology topics: - Internet Voting Security - Censorship and the Internet - The Google Book Deal - The Future of Print Media - Cybersecurity and the New Administration - Government Secrecy in the Internet Age - Online Advertising and the Internet - Future of Medical Privacy - The Psychology of Security and Privacy - Hacking as a National Security Threat - Cloud Computing: Privacy vs. Free Speech WHY: The US is only months into a new administration, and Washington is undergoing rapid change. Data.gov was launched to facilitate government accountability and access.



As the new administration gets set to announce a "cyber czar" with sweeping authority to monitor the nation's cybersecurity, this is an exiting moment in history to look into the future and ask "Where do we go from here?" CFP2009 presents expert panels, renowned speakers, and rousing sessions to examine and debate these issues.

About Computers, Freedom and Privacy CFP (http://www.cfp.org/) is the leading Internet policy conference, exploring the impact of the Internet, computers and communications technologies on society for 19 years. The CFP audience is as diverse as the net itself, with participants from government, law enforcement, business, and education, including computer professionals, hackers and engineers, non-profits, and the media. CFP is the place where the future is mapped.


About ACM ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery (http://www.acm.org/), is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.

- - - - For More Information: Virginia Gold, ACM, 212-626-0505, [email protected] ((AScribe - The Public Interest Newswire / http://www.ascribe.org))

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