Here's our chance to talk with, learn from, and educate the folks who are pushing the concept of information warfare and seeing where it goes. The conference itself costs $1000 to attend, but I bet it's free to speakers. So dig out some related concept you've been wanting to pin down on paper, write it up, and send it in. It'd be pretty silly to run or defend against an InfoWar without the cypherpunks, so let's introduce ourselves before the hostilities begin. I've got a paper in mind... John Excerpted from http://www.ncsa.com/iwpaper.html. Note that this "NCSA" is the National Computer Security Association, not the guys who wrote "NCSA Telnet". Fifth International Information Warfare Conference "Dominating the Battlefields of Business and War Sept 5-6, 1996, Washington, DC Call for Papers We are seeking forward thinking papers, demonstrations and interactive concepts for presentation to an audience of 1000+ attendees; representing civilian and military from more than 20 countries, all branches of the US Government and the top US corporations. The papers should offer new perspectives, attitudes, studies, and technologies that can be used for the advancement of the field. You are free to submit on any subject matter, including, but not limited to: <UL> <LI> Battlefield Dominance <LI> Industrial Espionage <LI> Military Perspectives <LI> Policy Quagmires <LI> Personal Privacy <LI> Denial of Service <LI> Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism <LI> Threats to Global Electronic Commerce <LI> Anonymous International Bankings <LI> The convergence of the commercial and the military in the Post Cold War World <LI> InfoWar Technologies <LI> Case Studies <LI> Your thoughts and ideas </UL> Please submit your 1-2 page concept white papers NO LATER than Sunday, May 5, 1996. The evaluation committee will let you know the results by Wednesday, May 15, 1996. We will need your complete submission no later than Monday, July 15, 1996. Send your papers to Betty@Infowar.Com. InfoWar Conference © Copyright, 1995, NCSA ®.</H5>