To: ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk Subject: Escrow conference in Brussels Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 09:54:20 +0100 From: Ross Anderson <Ross.Anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk> CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT CRYPTOGRAPHY AND THE INTERNET Developing Privacy and Security Policy for the European Information Society Organised by PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL Cooperating Organisations Communications Week International Electronic Privacy Information Center Global Internet Liberty Campaign MICROBE Terra Nova Monday, 15 September 1997 Belliard Building, European Parliament Brussels, Belgium As Europe creates the Information Society, ensuring the security and privacy of its advanced telecommunications and computer networks has become critically important. Cryptography is a crucial technology to protect these networks. Law enforcement and intelligence agencies, led by the the United States, are lobbying national governments and international organizations for laws and international agreements to enhance their abilities to monitor networks through the use of "trusted third parties," key escrow and key recovery systems. This has met with considerable debate and resistance in many countries and international meetings. This conference will bring together leading legal and technical experts
from around the world to discuss encryption and telecommunications security with a focus on issues raised by trusted third party, key escrow and key recovery systems. A panel of leading cryptographers and computer security experts will examine the technical problems and risks raised. Representatives from governments, human rights groups, industry, user groups, and international organizations will discuss their perspectives and provide updates on developments from around Europe and the world.
Keynote Speaker: Commissioner Mario Monti, European Union (invited) Confirmed Speakers Dr. Ross Anderson, University of Cambridge, UK David Banisar, Electronic Privacy Information Center, USA Dr. Matt Blaze, AT&T Labs, USA Tony Bunyan, Statewatch, UK Carl Ellison, CyberCash Simon Davies, London School of Economics & Privacy International Deborah Hurley, Terra Nova Dr. Erik Huizer, Internet Architecture Board & SURFNet, NL Wayne Madsen, Global Internet Liberty Campaign Hiroko Kamata, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center, USA Bruce Schneier, Counterpane Systems and Author, Applied Cryptography Christine Sottong-Micas, DG 15, European Commission Dr. Ulrich Sandl, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Germany Prof. Alex Verrijn-Stuart, Chair, Legal & Security Issues Network, Council of European Professiona Informatics Societies (CEPIS) & Leiden University, NL Dr. Steven Wright, Omega Foundation, UK COST 8300 Bfr / US$225.00 Standard Rate 2700 Bfr / US$85.00 Human Rights/Academia Rate ----------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION Name: _______________________________________________________________ Organization: ______________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Phone/Fax: __________________________________________________________ Electronic Mail:____________________________________________________ Credit card Number/Expiration _______________________________________ (Will appear on bill as Diane Publishing) [] Standard - 8100 Bfr ($225 US) [] Non-profit organizations/Educational - 3100 Bfr ($85 US) Fax Registration form and credit card number to +1 202.547.5482 Send Check or Money Order in $US made out to Privacy International to: Privacy International Washington Office 666 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Suite 301 Washington, DC 20003 USA Online registration and payment using First Virtual is available at http://www.privacy.org/pi/conference/brussels/registration.html MORE INFORMATION More information about the conference including the agenda,online registration, Brussels hotel and tourist information, and other related materials is available from the Privacy International web page at: http://www.privacy.org/pi/conference/brussels/ ABOUT PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL Privacy International (PI) is a human rights organization concerned with privacy, surveillance and data protection issues worldwide. It has members in over forty countries and is based in London, England with offices in Washington, DC and Sydney, Australia. PI has engaged in numerous campaigns on privacy issues, publishes the International Privacy Bulletin, sponsors yearly conferences, and maintains an extensive Internet web site at http://www.privacy.org/pi/ CONTACT INFORMATION David Banisar, Privacy International Washington Office o 666 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE o Washington, D.C. 20003 USA. +1.202.544.9240 (voice), +1.202.547.5482 (fax), ast3@privacy.org (email),