"Freedom to Teach, Freedom to Learn: Information Security as a Sensitive Topic"

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Gene Spafford <spaf () cerias purdue edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:27:43 -0500

Special Roundtable

Because of recent events in the news, we have scheduled a special roundtable
session at the CERIAS spring security symposium.  The session is entitled
"Freedom to Teach, Freedom to Learn: Information Security as a Sensitive
Topic"and I will moderate.   The April 9th session abstract is:
> Some national authorities are increasingly concerned about potential
> terrorists posing as students so as to study sensitive topics. The recent
> arrest of a Saudi citizen for alleged terrorist activities while studying for
> his PhD at one of the NSA's Center of Excellence schools is cited by some as
> justification for these concerns. Meanwhile, scholars are increasingly
> concerned about the negative impact such restrictions will have on academic
> freedom and our ability to conduct advanced research.   Faculty at some major
> universities and leaders of scientific societies issued statements voicing
> their concerns with new visa and research restrictions.
>
> This roundtable will be an open forum for faculty, students, government
> officials, and industry participants to discuss their views on this complex
> set of topics.   Some selected attendees at the symposium will be invited to
> make initial remarks to help set the context of the roundtable.

If you are interested in making a statement and joining the roundtable on
April 9th, please send me a one-page position statement (plain text, in
email) by the end of the day on March 28th. Because of limited time for the
roundtable, we will have a cap on the number of statements, but the
discussion session will be open to all attending.

In addition to the research posters & talks by CERIAS researchers and our
affiliates, the symposium will also feature 3 special speakers during the
event (in chronological order):
* Dan Wolf, Deputy Director for Information Assurance, NationalSecurity
Agency
* Carl Landwehr, Program Director for NSF's Trusted ComputingProgram
* Howard Schmidt, Acting Chair, President's Critical InfrastructureBoard,
and Special Advisor to the President for Cyberspace Security(Acting)

Registration is free, but is required to attend.   You can find more
details, and the registration information at
<http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/news_and_events/events/symposium/>.  Note that
registration closes on March 21.



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