From: Kathleen Ellis <ellis@epic.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:52:07 -0700 (PDT)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Fwd: 1998 EPIC Cryptography Conference - June 8 - Washington, DC
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>   Top Government Officials, Industry Leaders, Cryptography Experts
>     and Public Interest Advocates to Discuss Encryption Policy
>
>
>                             Washington, DC
>                          Monday, June 8, 1998
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>                  http://www.epic.org/events/crypto98/
>
>Top government officials -- including Senator John Ashcroft (R-MO),
>William Reinsch (Undersecretary of Commerce for Export Administration)
>and Robert Litt (Principal Associate Attorney General) -- will discuss
>current U.S. encryption policy at the largest policy conference on
>cryptography ever held in Washington, D.C.  Other leading experts from
>government, industry, public interest community and academia will also
>debate important legal, political technical  issues. If you are
>interested in cryptography policy, this is the one meeting you must
>attend!
>
>The 1998 EPIC Cryptography and Privacy Conference is organized by the
>Electronic Privacy Information Center, in cooperation with the Harvard
>University Information Infrastructure Project and the Technology
>Policy Research Group of the London School of Economics.
>
>
>- THE 1998 EPIC CRYPTOGRAPHY AND PRIVACY CONFERENCE -
>
>HIGHLIGHTS
>
>   o Meet the technical experts, industry leaders, litigators, and
>     policy makers who are shaping the global debate over encryption
>     and privacy.
>
>   o Get the latest news, reports, legislative information, and
>     technical results.
>
>   o Receive the 1998 edition of the highly-acclaimed EPIC Cryptography
>     and Privacy Sourcebook.
>
>
>THE PANELS
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>   o Top US government officials will debate top industry
>     representatives on current U.S. policy on domestic restrictions,
>     export controls, and pending legislation.
>
>   o A panel of senior government officials from France, England,
>     Canada, Germany and the European Union will describe encryption
>     policies in their countries and future trends.
>
>   o Leading cryptographers and technical experts will discuss the
>     dangers and benefits of key escrow and key recovery systems and other
>     important technical issues.
>
>   o Attorneys representing the plaintiffs and the U.S. Government in
>     the pending legal challenges to the constitutionality of export
>     controls will discuss and debate the cases and their outcomes.
>
>
>FEES:
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>Register before May 15 for reduced fee.
>
>   Standard
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>       o $300.00 (before May 15) / $400.00 (after May 15)
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>   Academic/Govt/501(c)(3)
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>       o $150.00 (before May 15) / $200.00 (after May 15)
>
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>MORE INFORMATION, FULL AGENDA AND ONLINE REGISTRATION:
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>     http://www.epic.org/events/crypto98/
>
>

Kathleen M. Ellis   Admin. Asst., Electronic Privacy Information Center
Voice Mail:  (202)298-0833	           http://www.epic.org
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