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(BW)(NY-IEEE-SPECTRUM) ADVISORY/Media Briefing on Surveillance
Technology for Tracking and Preventing Terror Threats To be Hosted by
IEEE Spectrum and New York Academy of Sciences
Business Editors
ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Oct. 31)
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
WHAT: A media briefing on "Surveillance Technology: Protecting
Public Places and Tracking Terror Threats" featuring
subject experts in technology, law, civil liberties and
freedom of information/personal privacy protection.
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
WHERE: In-person: New York Academy of Sciences, 2 East 63rd St.
(between Fifth Ave. & Madison Ave.), NYC
Via audio teleconference: (973) 628-6885
DETAILS: The five member expert panel discussion, moderated by
IEEE Spectrum editor Susan Hassler, will discuss current
and future surveillance technologies that can be employed
to help prevent terrorist threats as well as the legal,
moral and societal impact of their implementation.
Michael Vatis, Director of the Institute for Security
Technology Studies at Dartmouth College, will issue the
public call that he makes in the November issue of IEEE
Spectrum for the establishment of a "Manhattan Project"
to counter terrorism.
Other panelists include:
- Steve Maybank, Ph.D., Chairperson of the Third IEEE
International Workshop on Visual Surveillance and a
Researcher in Computer Vision, University of
Reading, U.K.
- Joseph Atick, Ph.D., Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Co-founder of Visionics Corp., a leader
in biometrics, a method of identify people by
scanning and quantifying their unique physical
characteristics
- Barry Steinhardt, Associate Director of the American
Civil Liberties Union
- Robert Freeman, Executive Director, Committee on
Open Government, New York State Department of State
This special media briefing is co-sponsored by IEEE
Spectrum magazine, the trusted authority on
technology, and New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS),
an independent, non-profit organization committed to
serving society through science and technology.
Rodney W. Nichols, President and CEO of the Academy
will serve as host.
CONTACT: Advance registration is required. Pre-registered
teleconference participants will be sent press
materials in advance of the meeting.
R.S.V.P. via phone or e-mail to:
Vu Chung / Scott Berwitz
KCSA Public Relations Worldwide
(212) 896-1238 / (212) 896-1272
vchung@kcsa.com / sberwitz@kcsa.com
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CONTACT: KCSA Public Relations Worldwide
Vu Chung / Scott Berwitz
212/896-1238 / 212/896-1272
vchung@kcsa.com / sberwitz@kcsa.com
KEYWORD: NEW YORK
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS GOVERNMENT LEGAL/LAW
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY
SOURCE: IEEE Spectrum
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Received on Tue Oct 30 11:06 CST 2001