jocal@epistemi.UUCP (Jo Calder) (06/14/85)
An introduction to the aims and activities of Edinburgh Computing and
Social Responsibility (CSR) has been posted to eunet.politics and
net.politics. We would like to hear from people who are concerned
about the uses and potential abuses of computing in modern society.
The latest issue of our newsletter will be posted to the above
newsgroups shortly. As Europe has unsubscribed to net.politics, we
require a contact in an area that receives net.politics who is
willling to forward on to us any resulting discussions in that
newsgroup. Offers to the originator of this mail, please.
Our contact address and electronic mail addresses are:
Paper Mail: Computing and Social Responsibility,
3 Buccleuch Terrace,
EDINBURGH,
EH8 9NB,
Scotland
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or ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!cstvax!epistemi!rda
or frankh%eusip@ucl-cs
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Jonathan Calder, Publicity Officer, Edinburgh CSR
...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!cstvax!epistemi!jocalcraig@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Craig Wylie) (03/04/86)
In the recent past there has been a large amount of traffic on the problems, both moral and technical, of the SDI project. Many scientists all over the world have stated their objections and refused to work on the project or accept money from the SDI fund. In the UK there has been the formation of several groups, based at Universities, who are worried about the social consequences of computing science. These groups have often been prompted by the SDI question although they do not limit themselves to this question. The group here at Lancaster is interested in areas such as : SDI Women in Computing Education Health and Safety Privacy and Security Although the subjects are catered for in several different groups I wish to propose that a separate group be set up to tackle this particular area. I am for example not particularly interested in Women Composers but I am interested in areas addressing Equality of Opertunity and Employment in Computing. Furthermore we don't get net.women in Europe unless cross posted to net.music or the like. Proposal : ^^^^^^^^^^ The creation of net.csr (I'm open to suggestions about the name) Votes and comments to me and I will summarise. Thanks Craig. -- UUCP: ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!craig| Post: University of Lancaster, DARPA: craig%lancs.comp@ucl-cs | Department of Computing, JANET: craig@uk.ac.lancs.comp | Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK. Phone: +44 524 65201 Ext. 4146 | LA1 4YR Project: Cosmos Distributed Operating Systems Research Group