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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 01:34:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Phil Agre <pagre@alpha.oac.ucla.edu>
To: "Red Rock Eater News Service" <rre@lists.gseis.ucla.edu>
Subject: [RRE]CPSR Conference, Stanford, CA, Oct 2-3
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Date: 23 Aug 1999 19:12:57 -0000
From: sevoy@quark.cpsr.org
Subject: CPSR Conference, Stanford, CA, Oct 2-3
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility presents:
THE INTERNET GOLD RUSH OF '99:
CAN WE PAN FOR GOLD WHILE SERVING THE GOOD?
THE PURSUIT OF WEALTH AND EQUITY IN CYBERSPACE
OCTOBER 2-3, 1999, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
NORBERT WIENER AWARD FEATURED SPEAKERS
Eric Raymond & Larry Wall
accepting on behalf of the open-source software movement
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 9:00AM-6:00PM
KEYNOTE: HISTORICAL AMNESIA IN THE SILICON GOLD RUSH
The chance to get rich in new communications technology has led
many to liken it to the California Gold Rush. A more apt metaphor
would be the Comstock Load and its intimate embrace with the San
Francisco Stock Market. Dr. Gray Brechin will examine the forgotten
social and environmental costs of the Comstock speculative frenzy
and its parallels with Silicon Valley today.
PANELS AND INTERACTIONS
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS - OXYMORON?
Panelists discuss their experiences in pursuing financial success while
supporting the public good. Topics include socially-responsible
venture capital financing, the evolution of public-interest enterprises
into commercial firms, and public-interest start-ups that suffered
financial failure. Are social responsibility and financial success
mutually exclusive, or do new ventures provide models that can be
applied elsewhere?
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: IS THE INTERNET AS
GREAT EQUALIZER LOSING GROUND?
Despite dropping computer costs and a wide range of online
providers, recent reports show that the digital divide still exists, both
for economic and social reasons. These panelists all have experience
with trying to bridge the digital divide. Are we really providing
enough opportunity to those who are still not connected? To what
extent have our efforts been successful? Does the commercial FreePC
movement help or hurt these efforts?
SOFTWARE AT THE CROSSROADS: OPEN-SOURCE
SOFTWARE AND THE UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION
TRANSACTIONS ACT (UCITA)>
Tomorrow's computing may well be determined by its choice of
software development methods. The proposed UCITA would enhance
the proprietary approach of private industry while reducing the rights
of software consumers. The open-source Movement, recently
discovered and highly acclaimed by the public and press, thrives using
an utterly contradictory model of software development. This panel
will explore the potential effects both of these initiatives will have on
computing in the future.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 6:30-8:30PM
RECEPTION AND WIENER AWARD CEREMONY
CPSR's prestigious Norbert Wiener Award for Social Responsibility in
Computing Technology is being awarded to the open-source software
movement. This movement profoundly challenges the belief that
market mechanisms are always best-suited for unleashing
technological innovation. This voluntary and collaborative model for
software development is providing a true alternative to proprietary,
closed software.
Eric Raymond, author of "The Cathedral and the Bazaar;" Larry Wall,
creator of Perl; and O'Reilly and Associates, publishers of open-source
documentation; will be accepting on behalf of the movement.
TICKETS FOR THE RECEPTION MAY BE PURCHASED WITHOUT
REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3
CPSR ANNUAL MEETING
We'll form groups and discuss Saturday's issues, the Net, DNS, and
whatever else we want to talk about.
This will be followed by the CPSR annual business meeting.
Sunday's annual meeting is free and open to everyone.
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Conference Committee Karen Coyle, Paul Czyzewski, Jeff Johnson,
Coralee Whitcomb, Susan Evoy
Stanford Visitor Information http://www.stanford.edu/home/visitors
Check in at http://www.cpsr.org/ for updates
Registration (Space is limited, so register early.)
Name ______________________________________________
(as it should appear on nametag)
Address ____________________________________________
City________________State ____Country ______ Zip _______
Telephone ( )______________Email ______________________
Company/School Name _________________________________
Payment method: Check__ Visa __ MasterCard __
Card# ___________________________ Exp Date ______
Early (RECEIVED BY 9/17) Later or On-Site
Member of CPSR $ 60 $ 75
Non-member $ 85 $100
New or Reactivating CPSR member and registration $ 95 ($10 more) $110
Low income participant or Student with ID $ 20 $ 25
Low income participant or Student member and reg $ 40 ($10 more) $ 45
Media Representative
from _______________________ - -
Wiener Award Reception
with conference registration $ 20 $ 30
without conference registration $ 40 $ 60
Donation to further CPSR's work $____
TOTAL ENCLOSED $ ____
Send completed registration form with payment to:
CPSR, PO Box 717, Palo Alto, CA 94302.
Or register soon on the World-Wide Web at
http://www.cpsr.org
CHECK IN AT HTTP://WWW.CPSR.ORG/ FOR DETAILS AND UPDATES SOON.
> --
> Susan Evoy * Deputy Director
> http://www.cpsr.org/home.html
> Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
> P.O. Box 717 * Palo Alto * CA * 94302
> Phone: (650) 322-3778 * Fax: (650) 322-4748 *
> Email: evoy@cpsr.org