CFP'97

[Bruce Koball <cfpinfo@well.com>]

 The Seventh Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy
                    March 11-14, 1997
San Francisco Airport Hyatt Regency; Burlingame, California

              CFP'97 : Commerce & Community

CFP'97 will assemble experts, advocates, and interested people
from a broad spectrum of disciplines and backgrounds in a balanced
public forum to address the impact of new technologies on society. 
This year's theme addresses two of the main drivers of social and
technological transformation.  How is private enterprise changing
cyberspace?  How are traditional and virtual communities reacting? 
Topics in the wide-ranging main track program will include:

        PERSPECTIVES ON CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH
        THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NET
        GOVERNMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL MONEY
        INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON CRYPTOGRAPHY
        CYPHERPUNKS & CYBERCOPS
        REGULATION OF ISPs
        SPAMMING
        INFOWAR
        INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INFO-PROPERTY
        THE 1996 ELECTIONS:  CREATING A NEW DEMOCRACY
        THE COMING COLLAPSE OF THE NET

CFP'97 will feature parallel-track lunchtime workshops during the
main conference on topics including:

THE CASE AGAINST PRIVACY           HOW A SKIPTRACER OPERATES
CYBERBANKING                       HOW THE ARCHITECTURE REGULATES
RIGHTS IN AVATAR CYBERSPACE        NATIONAL I.D. CARDS
PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURES         EUROPEAN IP LAW
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN CYBERSPACE    VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
DOMAIN NAMES                       ARCHIVES, INDEXES & PRIVACY
GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF ECASH     CRYPTO AND THE 1st AMENDMENT

The conference will also offer a number of in-depth tutorials on
subjects including:

* The Economics of the Internet
* Regulation of Internet Service Providers
* The Latest in Cryptography
* The Constitution in Cyberspace
* Info War: The Day After
* Personal Information and Advertising on the Net
* Transborder Data Flows and the Coming European Union
* Intellectual Property Rights on the Net: A Primer


INFORMATION

A complete conference brochure and registration information are
available on our web site at:   http://www.cfp.org

For an ASCII version of the conference brochure and registration
information, send email to:     cfpinfo@cfp.org