[ga] Re: [Politech] Computers, Freedom and Privacy 2007: Call for proposals for May 1-4 conference [priv]

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Declan and all,

  I wonder if anyone from ICANN will be attending?  It would
seem appropriate and well advised if someone from ICANN would
attend.

Declan McCullagh wrote:

> [Disclaimer: I have the pleasure of being on the CFP program committee
> this year. Proposals for panels, etc. are due January 31, 2007 (I'm
> hoping to see some good ones on data retention). Hope to see many of you
> in Montreal in May. --Declan]
>
> http://www.cfp2007.org/live/proposals.html
>
> The Program Committee of the Seventeenth Conference on Computers,
> Freedom, and Privacy (CFP2007) seeks your proposals for innovative
> conference sessions and speakers.
>
> The Computers, Freedom & Privacy Conference has been a leading venue for
> public debate on the future of computing, privacy and freedom in the
> online world for the past 16 years. Each year, key representatives from
> government, business, education, and non-profits, including the legal,
> law enforcement, security, media, consumer, and hacker communities, have
> gathered together to discuss new technologies, anticipate policy trends
> and issues and to help map the future of society. Attendees will meet
> next May 1-4 in Montreal, Canada, to address cutting edge questions and
> issues in computing, freedom and privacy.
>
> This is only the second time that this conference has met in Canada, and
> it is fitting that the theme this year is Autonomy in the 21st century.
>   When the Internet was young, and this conference started out in San
> Francisco where the watchword of a new generation was ?the Internet
> wants to be free?, hackers, social activists, scientists and government
> officials faced off over issues like free speech, censorship,
> pornography and cryptography controls.  Now we live in a world where
> expectations of privacy and security appear to have plummeted in some
> parts of our society, and in some parts of the Internet sub-culture.
> Autonomy of the individual is threatened by control of personal
> information and by the shift of control of computing from the owner and
> user to the manufacturer and software developers.  New digital rights
> management schemes appear, constantly eroding the rights and autonomy of
> the purchaser of content.  Autonomy of groups is threatened by
> increasing surveillance of all society, but especially the vulnerable.
> Autonomy of countries and democracies is threatened by international
> agencies which set standards and are less accountable to democratic
> governments and the citizens, on issues from aviation control to
> cybercrime and product safety.
>
> Who is making the real decisions?
> What oversight is there?
> How can the average individual stay empowered in this digital age?
> How can transparency, open government, and democracy itself survive in
> the fearful global environment that we live in?
>
> Proposals are welcomed on all aspects of computers, freedom, and
> privacy. We strongly encourage proposals that explore some of the most
> important issues affecting autonomy of the individual, of groups, and of
> countries.  We are looking at issues facing the Internet and freedom,
> including: global activism; technology and monopoly; individuals and
> ubiquitous computing; technology and weapons; ICANN and Internet
> governance; borders and censorship; the digital divide and the
> disenfranchisement of vulnerable populations; biometric systems;
> consumer privacy; wireless privacy and security; hacktivism;
> intellectual property and intellectual freedom; digital rights
> management and privacy; public records and private lives.
>
> We are seeking proposals for tutorials, plenary sessions, workshops,
> technical demonstrations, parallel sessions and birds-of-a-feather
> sessions. We are also seeking suggestions for speakers and topics. The
> conference runs from Tuesday, May 1, to Friday, May 4, and permits a
> range of format and time slots, which the program committee will juggle
> once we have your input.  Panel sessions should present a wide range of
> thinking on a topic by including speakers from different viewpoints.
> Complete submission instructions appear on the CFP2007 web site at
> http://www.cfp2007.org/submissions/.
>
> All submissions must be received by January 20, 2007. Proposals will be
> reviewed by the CFP2007 Program Committee. The Program Committee will
> notify submitters of the status of proposals no later than February 10th.
>
> Submission Guidelines
>
> General:
> All submissions must be made using the CFP2007 electronic submission
> system. After filling out your contact information and other basic
> information, you may e-mail the body (in plain text) of your submission
> to us if you prefer at submissions@xxxxxxxxxxxx You will receive
> instructions about where to mail the body of your submission after you
> fill out the basic information on the submission form.
>
> Submitters' contact information will be used only to contact them about
> their submissions and to send them information about the CFP conference.
>
> Session, tutorial, and workshop submissions must be received by November
> 30, 2006.  BOF submissions may be right up to the date of the
> conference, but rooms will be available on a first-come, first-serve
> basis.  We encourage late interventions that deal with breaking stories
> and events, and will try to accommodate them on the program
>
> If you have an idea for a session or other activity but do not have a
> complete session proposal, please use the "topic or activity" suggestion
> form. If you would like to nominate a speaker, please use the "speaker"
> suggestion form. The Program Committee will give preference to complete
> session proposals, but will also consider these suggestions as well. We
> are particularly interested in suggestions for keynote speakers.
>
> When providing information about proposed presenters, please do not
> submit each presenter's entire resume! Just provide a few relevant details.
>
> The Program Committee may accept parts of submissions without accepting
> the entire submission. For example, the Program Committee might combine
> multiple proposals, take a session topic but fill it in with different
> speakers, or take a proposal submitted as a plenary session and turn it
> into a workshop.
>
> CFP generally does not provide speaker honoraria. We will waive the
> conference registration fees for speakers from academic, non-profit, and
> government institutions (except for BOFs). In addition, travel funding
> may be available for some speakers on a case-by-case basis.
>
> Plenary/Panel sessions:
> Plenary sessions are sessions held in the main ballroom, which are
> attended by all the conference participants (about 500 people). They may
> take the form of a panel discussion or debate, but we encourage other
> formats, including talk shows, games, moot courts, role plays, and other
> creative ideas. Plenary sessions are 1 to 2 hours, and should include at
> least 20 minutes for audience questions and discussion. When they take
> the form of a panel discussion, we recommend that the panel include no
> more than 3 to 5 participants (including a moderator).
>
> Plenary sessions should be organized by the submitter (with help from
> the Program Committee). The submitter may be one of the presenters, but
> that is not required. We prefer submissions in which all the proposed
> presenters have been confirmed by the submitter. However, we will also
> consider submissions in which not all the speakers are confirmed,
> especially if you list alternative speakers in case your top choices are
> not available. You might also list a type of person rather than name
> specific people (for example, an academic intellectual property lawyer,
> or a musician who distributes music on the Internet for free). However,
> it is helpful if you can list some possible names, so that the Program
> Committee has some confidence that you will be able to find the kind of
> people you describe.
>
> Plenary and panel sessions are identical except that that panel sessions
> will run concurrently whereas plenary sessions will be for the entire
> conference.
>
> [Example Plenary/Panel session submission]
>
> If you have an idea for a plenary session but are not proposing to
> organize it, please submit it as a "topic or activity suggestion."
>
> See CFP 2006, Federal Privacy Legislation
> 11:15-12:30 (plenary session) and Concurrent Panel Sessions 1:00-2:00.
>
> http://www.cfp2006.org/progwed.html
>
> Tutorials:
> We are particularly interested in half-day tutorials (3 hours, including
> break) that provide a crash course in a topic of interest to CFP
> audiences. For example, tutorials on cyberspace law for non-lawyers and
> encryption for non-technical people have been popular in the past. We
> will also consider 1-1/2 hour tutorials and full-day tutorials.
>
> Tutorials may be presented by a single presenter or a team of
> presenters. Tutorials should be submitted by one of the proposed
> presenters. If you have an idea for a tutorial but are not proposing to
> present it, please submit it as a "topic or activity suggestion."
>
> submissions closed
>
> Workshops:
> Workshops sessions are sessions held in parallel, with 30 to 200
> conference attendees expected to attend each session. Workshop
> submissions may include similar content to plenary sessions; however, we
> are particularly interested in workshop submissions that take advantage
> of having a smaller audience and promote audience interaction. In
> addition to the formats suggested for plenary sessions, workshops might
> take the form of a town hall meeting or a single speaker and audience
> discussion. Workshops might also be proposed in which the participants
> are broken up into small groups for brainstorming or discussion and then
> the groups are brought back together.
>
> Workshops should be organized by the submitter (with help from the
> Program Committee). The submitter may be one of the presenters, but that
> is not required. We prefer submissions in which all the proposed
> presenters have been confirmed by the submitter. However, we will also
> consider submissions in which not all the speakers are confirmed,
> especially if you list alternative speakers in case your top choices are
> not available. You might also list a type of person rather than name
> specific people (for example, an academic intellectual property lawyer,
> or a musician who distributes music on the Internet for free). However,
> it is helpful if you can list some possible names, so that the program
> committee has some confidence that you will be able to find the kind of
> people you describe.
>
> If you have an idea for a workshop but are not proposing to organize it,
> please submit it as a "topic or activity suggestion."
>
> [Example workshop session submission]
>
> Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
> BOFs are informal evening sessions, usually attended by anywhere from 10
> to 50 conference participants. They may include presentations, group
> discussions, open meetings of organizations, or informal opportunities
> for people with a common interest to meet each other. BOF submitters
> should be prepared to organize the BOF that they submit.
> [Example BOF submission]
>
> See CFP 2004, BOFs Thursday April 22, 10-12 pm"
> http://cfp2004.org/program/
>
> Hyde Park Corner Soapbox
> Over the years, CFP has been noted for long queues at the question
> microphones, and often questioners have indulged in ranting themselves,
> rather than asking questions.  We have decided to give this activity a
> home this year, by instituting the CFP Hyde Park Corner Microphone.  If
> you have something that has to be said, book your time on the soapbox
> now, to avoid disappointment.  The mike will be open at breakfast,
> breaks and lunchtime.  hydepark@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> If you have further questions about submissions, please e-mail
> submissions@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
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