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1998 EPIC Cryptography Conference - June 8 - Washington, DC
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Electronic Privacy Info Center)
Tue Apr 21 17:11:46 1998
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 11:45:05 -0400
To: cryptography@c2.net, coderpunks@toad.net
From: Electronic Privacy Info Center <info@epic.org> (by way of Kathleen
Ellis)
Cc: protozoa@tux.org
Top Government Officials, Industry Leaders, Cryptography Experts
and Public Interest Advocates to Discuss Encryption Policy
Washington, DC
Monday, June 8, 1998
http://www.epic.org/events/crypto98/
Top government officials -- including Senator John Ashcroft (R-MO),
William Reinsch (Undersecretary of Commerce for Export Administration)
and Robert Litt (Principal Associate Attorney General) -- will discuss
current U.S. encryption policy at the largest policy conference on
cryptography ever held in Washington, D.C. Other leading experts from
government, industry, public interest community and academia will also
debate important legal, political technical issues. If you are
interested in cryptography policy, this is the one meeting you must
attend!
The 1998 EPIC Cryptography and Privacy Conference is organized by the
Electronic Privacy Information Center, in cooperation with the Harvard
University Information Infrastructure Project and the Technology
Policy Research Group of the London School of Economics.
- THE 1998 EPIC CRYPTOGRAPHY AND PRIVACY CONFERENCE -
HIGHLIGHTS
o Meet the technical experts, industry leaders, litigators, and
policy makers who are shaping the global debate over encryption
and privacy.
o Get the latest news, reports, legislative information, and
technical results.
o Receive the 1998 edition of the highly-acclaimed EPIC Cryptography
and Privacy Sourcebook.
THE PANELS
o Top US government officials will debate top industry
representatives on current U.S. policy on domestic restrictions,
export controls, and pending legislation.
o A panel of senior government officials from France, England,
Canada, Germany and the European Union will describe encryption
policies in their countries and future trends.
o Leading cryptographers and technical experts will discuss the
dangers and benefits of key escrow and key recovery systems and other
important technical issues.
o Attorneys representing the plaintiffs and the U.S. Government in
the pending legal challenges to the constitutionality of export
controls will discuss and debate the cases and their outcomes.
FEES:
Register before May 15 for reduced fee.
Standard
o $300.00 (before May 15) / $400.00 (after May 15)
Academic/Govt/501(c)(3)
o $150.00 (before May 15) / $200.00 (after May 15)
MORE INFORMATION, FULL AGENDA AND ONLINE REGISTRATION:
http://www.epic.org/events/crypto98/
