Budapest Conference: Civil Society, Internet and CEE

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Budapest Conference: Civil Society, Internet and CEE


AN INVITATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS & THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY TO
PARTICIPATE IN INTERNET CONFERENCE

The Global Internet Liberty Campaign (a group of over forty human
rights organizations from five continents funded by the Open Society
Institute), in cooperation with the American Civil Liberties Union,
the Center for Democracy and Technology, the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, and the Hungarian Human Rights Center, is coordinating a
conference on The Outlook for Freedom, Privacy and Civil Society on
the Internet in Central and Eastern Europe.
 
The Outlook for Freedom conference will take place in Budapest,
Hungary from September 4th-6th, 1998. The goal of the conference is to
bring together the human rights community, technology industry, and
government leaders from around the world to explore the Internet's
potential to promote civil society and the means for protecting
freedom of expression and privacy issues in the new medium.
 
In addition to a series of seminars that will provide regarding the
Internet's role in sustaining a civil society, preserving freedom, and
protecting privacy, technical training on Internet use will be offered
to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The tentative agenda
includes:

Day 0: Tutorials

o Internet Technology Basics
o Secure Communications for Human Rights Workers Using PGP
 
Day 1: Human Rights Online: Censorship & Media Regulation

o Application of International Human Rights Freedom of Expression to
the Internet
o Various Media Regulation Models on Freedom of Expression Online
o European Union Approaches to Internet Content Regulation
o Electronic Surveillance Laws in CEE and their Application to the
Internet
o The Right to Encrypt: Protecting the Right to Speak Privately Online
 
Day 2: Promoting Civil Society Through the Internet: Internet Access,
Government Information & the Net's Potential For Strengthening
Democracy

o Affordability and Accessibility of Internet Access
o Government Information Online and other means to Promote Democracy
Through the Net
o Case Studies of NGO Participation in Internet Policy Making

*Timeline for All Applicants*

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ALL Applications for Participation in Seminar:
24 July 1998

GILC WILL INFORM PARTICIPANTS OF THEIR SELECTION BY: 3 August 1998
 
LOCATION: Central Eastern European University (CEU) Training Center
Budapest, Kerepesi str. 87

*APPLICATION FORM: PROCEDURE & CONTACT INFORMATION*

Interested parties from Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly
Independent States, should send their completed application to the
Global Internet Liberty Campaign.
 
NOTE that electronic applications are greatly preferred and encouraged
to speed up processing, and should be e-mailed to <[email protected]>
Hard copies can be faxed to 212.549.2656 or mailed to Raafat S. Toss
American Civil Liberties Union, 125 Broad Street, New York, New York,
USA 10004.

Please provide the following information:
 
NAME (Because of bugetary and space limitations, we _may_ have to
limit NGO participation to only one representative):
 
TITLE:
 
ORGANIZATION:
 
ADDRESS:
 
PHONE:
FAX:
E-MAIL:
 
TRAVEL and HOUSING* ASSISTANCE GILC has a limited amount of funds to
reimburse NGO representatives for travel costs and housing.
 
________ Yes, I need this assistance. These are my estimated travel
expenses:
 
________ No, I do not need this assistance.
 
________ I need housing
 
I am a _______smoker _______non-smoker
 
PAPERS: Short papers describing the state of the Internet and any laws
regulating the Internet in your country are encouraged. All papers of
five pages or less will be distributed in the conference materials.

Papers should be e-mailed to <[email protected]>. Hard copies can be
faxed to 212.549.2656 or mailed to Raafat S. Toss American Civil
Liberties Union, 125 Broad Street, New York, New York, USA 10004.

* Housing will be at the CEU Residence: a single room is US$45 per
night/per room and a double is US$60 per night/per room (both include
breakfast).
_________________________________________________
R.S. Toss
American Civil Liberties Union
Global Internet Liberty Campaign
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
212.549.2559
212.549.2656 (fax)
[email protected]

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