--- begin forwarded text X-Authentication-Warning: blacklodge.c2.net: majordom set sender to owner-spki@c2.org using -f X-Sender: baum@world.std.com Date: Sun, 08 Jun 1997 09:46:14 -0400 To: spki@c2.net From: "Michael S. Baum" <michael@verisign.com> Subject: Call for Papers: Jurimetrics Special Edition on PKI Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-spki@c2.net Precedence: bulk *** Announcement *** JURIMETRICS Winter 1998 Special Issue on Public Key Infrastructure (Security in Electronic Commerce: Technology, Infrastructure and Practices for Certification Authorities and Digital Signatures) I. Contents of this Solicitation · General Information · Call for Papers · Criteria for Papers · Submission Information · Important Dates · Virtual Conference · Organization · Inquiries II. General Information We are pleased to announce the planned publication of a special issue of the Jurimetrics Journal of Law, Science and Technology that will exclusively address public key infrastructure (PKI) -- the law and technology of certificate-based digital signatures and secure electronic commerce. This announcement solicits articles for consideration for this special Winter 1998 issue, which is intended as a forum for attorneys, technologists, developers, and users interested in the legal aspects and implications of PKI. Jurimetrics Journal of Law, Science and Technology, published quarterly, is the journal of the American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology and the Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology of the Arizona State University College of Law. The Information Security Committee, Electronic Commerce Division, Section of Science and Technology of the American Bar Association (ISC) explores and develops legal policy and foundation to support PKI and secure electronic commerce. The ICSs current endeavors include research and work product concerning: accreditation of certification authorities, commercial key escrow guidelines, PKI evidentiary issues, digital signature legislative initiatives, CA and user liability, and other legal issues relating to secure electronic commerce. The discussions are moderated by the relevant Work Groups of the ISC, and the ISC is open to professionals of all disciplines with similar interests. In August l996, the ISC published the Digital Signature Guidelines. See Tutorial, Table of Contents, and List of Contributors of the Digital Signature Guidelines at http://www.abanet.org/scitech/ec/isc/dsg-tutorial.html. III. Call for Papers Papers are invited on all subjects related to applications of PKI and their corresponding legal issues. The special edition is structured as follows: · Preface · Introduction · Tutorial, Architecture and Technology · International Issues · Liability, Contractual, Intellectual Property, and other Substantive Legal Issues · Government Legislative, Regulatory, Policy, Enforcement · Accreditation of Certification Authorities (including licensure and other quality issues) · Miscellaneous Papers submitted should be concise and focused on the kernel rather than exhaustive detail of new ideas intended to be communicated. Papers should not restate basic PKI technology but instead refer to the common tutorial located in the introductory materials. We thank you in advance for your submissions to this special issue of Jurimetrics on PKI. IV. Criteria for Papers Preference will be given to papers that comply with the following criteria: · are no longer than 8,000 words (under 10 pages, 12 point type, single spaced) · provide appropriate annotation · include URLs in annotations, where available · consider both legal and technical issues/implications · involve joint authorship between a lawyer and technologist · are original works not previously published elsewhere · conformance to the instructions for prospective Jurimetrics authors posted at http://www.asu.edu/law/jurimetrics/author.htm V. Submission Information Send brief but informative abstract of one or two pages as an email attachment to jurimetrics@cnidr.org. If possible, please use Word 6.0 (Office 95) to facilitate handling. A one paragraph bio is also requested but not required. VI. Important Dates · Abstracts must be submitted by: 25 June 1997 · Deadline for submission of drafts: 15 October 1997 · Final version ready, after all cite checks and editorial changes: 31 December 1997 · Publication of Jurimetrics special issue on PKI: February 1998 VII. Virtual Conference All papers accepted to Jurimetrics Winter 1998 special issue on PKI will appear in full or abstract form in a Virtual Conference Center hosted by the ISC. The PKI community will have the opportunity to participate in discussions with the authors using e-mail and the World Wide Web. The Virtual Conference Center will feature a variety of electronic for a moderated by leading PKI experts for the facilitation of communication within the virtual PKI/law & technology community. VIII. Organization for the Jurimetrics Special Issue on PKI Guest Editor-in-Chief: Michael S. Baum, Esq., VP, Practices and External Affairs, VeriSign, Inc. Associate Guest Editors: Joseph H. Alhadeff, Esq., Director, Electronic Commerce, U.S. Council for Intl Business (USCIB) Warwick Ford, Ph.D., Director, Advanced Technology, Verisign, Inc. Theodore Ling, Esq., Baker & McKenzie, Toronto, Ontario. Charles R. Merrill, Esq., McCarter & English, Newark, NJ. Arthur F. Purcell, J.D., International Project Specialist, US Patent & Trademark Office Ruven Schwartz, Esq., Info. Security, West Group Business Manager XI. Inquiries If you need help or have questions which are not answered in the above information, please e-mail: jurimetrics@cnidr.org *** --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com), Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/