BEC.SHAPIN@USC-ECL.ARPA (Ted Shapin) (12/04/85)
From: Paul Bernstein To: All Subj: Program for Conference FANCOB PROGRAM JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL, CHICAGO SATURDAY, DEC. 14, 1985 ****PROGRAM**** 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Welcome, Introduction, Overview (Bernstein and Trubow) 9:30 Current State of Law and Regulations: A. Protection, criminal sanctions. (Burk) B. Liability for BBS operators. (Schenker) 10:30 Coffee break 10:45 What disclosure risks in BBS technology (Sprowl) 11:15 Pending Federal legislation, policy (Podesta, and Reagan) Noon Lunch at the law school. 1:00 Crime and BBS's (McLeod and Cerow) 2:00 Ethics & responsibility in BBS operations (Bankier) 2:45 Words from the Wise: A panel of speakers discusses the important current and emerging issues facing operators and users of BBS's. (Jennings, Multack, Warrick, et. al). 3:30 Questions, general discussion. 4:15 Ideas and Plans for future programs and projects: Conference planning committee members give their views, suggestions and comments from conferees. 5:00 Receiption for all conferees and speakers. 6:00 Adjournment NOTE: A variety of information will be handed out to registrants. SOME INFORMATION ON THE SPEAKERS: James Sprowl IIT Kent law school professor and ABA Foundation researcher. John Podesta Legislative counsel, U.S. Senate (Leahy committee) Priscilla Reagan Congressional Office of Tech Assessment Tom Warrick Washington D.C. attorney and BBS operator Tom Jennings Fido BBS author and well known programmer Gene Plantz BBS software author and well known programmer Jennifer Bankier Professor at Dalhousie Law School and Sysop of the Law:Forum North American Conference. Dan Burke, Washington D.C. attorney. Harold Schenker Counsel, Ryder Systems, Fla. Ken McLeod, Deputy Sheriff, Phoenix, Ariz. Wayne Cerow, Computer Security Consultant, Phoeniz, Ariz. - - - -------