Top Government Officials, Industry Leaders, Cryptography Experts and Public Interest Advocates to Discuss Encryption Policy *** Last week for Early Registration *** *** CLE Credit Application Filed *** 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, the public interest community and academia will also debate important legal, political and 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. o Receive Continuing Legal Education Credits (CLE). THE PANELS o Top U.S. 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/ ------- David Banisar (Banisar@epic.org) * 202-544-9240 (tel) Electronic Privacy Information Center * 202-547-5482 (fax) 666 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Suite 301 * HTTP://www.epic.org Washington, DC 20003 * PGP Key http://www.epic.org/staff/banisar/key.html