C-punks, To those of you who are not members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (i.e. subscribers to SCIENCE Magazine) I thought I would forward some information on their upcoming meeting in Atlanta. Enclosed is a response I received in response to a query to the address amsie95@aaas.org. The response was from rsmariga@aaas.org and I quote: You asked specifically about the "Privacy and Encryption in an Electronic Environment" session. Organized by Alex Fowler of AAAS and Caroline Whitbeck of MIT, this session is scheduled for Tuesday, February 21. There will be speakers in both the morning and the afternoon.

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Blurb in printed version I have includes the following: Learn about the rapid deployment of encryption technologies, their use in ensuring communications security, the legal and ethical interpretations of privacy, and the ongoing debate between government and non-government professionals

Morning speakers Matt Blaze, AT&T Bell Labs Topic: Deciphering the Mechanics of Encryption George Trubow, John Marshall Law School Topic: Privacy Issues in an Electronic Environment Joan Winston*, U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment Topic: Privacy, Encryption, and Public Policy Jerry Berman*, Electronic Frontier Foundation Topic: Clinton's Clipper Chip Proposal Afternoon speakers Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Info Ctr Topic: The Responsibility of Computer Professionals Ronald Rivest, MIT Topic: Encryption and Scientific Freedom Peter Szolovits*, MIT Topic: Privacy, Encryption, and the Proposed Health Care Identifier James Bidzos, RSA Data Security Topic: Encryption and the Protection of Corporate Privacy Jeffrey Ritter: Ohio Supercomputer Ctr Topic: International Aspects of Privacy and Encryption * Invited speaker, not yet confirmed If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us. We hope to see you in Atlanta. Robert Smariga Registrar AAAS Meetings 1333 H St, NW Washington, DC 20005 phone: (202) 326-6410 fax: (202) 289-4021 end quote. I note that I also asked for info regarding the Information Security session which I guess I have to key in :-) Information Security: Principles and Public Policy Monday pm, Feb. 20th, 1995 Organized by Joan Feigenbaum, AT&T Bell Labs To address concerns about the authenticity, integrity, and privacy of electronic information: An overview of the mathematical theory of information security, the social and legal structure in which the digital society is emerging, anad the new service and products available. Speakers: Joan Feigenbaum, AT&T Bell Labs The Mathematical Theory of Information Security Stuart Haber, Surety Technologies, Inc. Ensuring the Integrity of Digital Documents Daniel Schutzer, Citicorp Tech. Office Secure Consumer Banking over the Internet Whitfield Diffey, Sun Microsystems Rights and Responsibilities in a Digital World ObCurrentThread: I'd sign this if it were a lot easier too. But then, some Cypherpunks write genetic code. C. J. Leonard ( / "DNA is groovy" \ / - Watson & Crick <cjl@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu> / \ <-- major groove ( \ Finger for public key \ ) Strong-arm for secret key / <-- minor groove Thumb-screws for pass-phrase / )