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["Christian Stalberg" <cstalberg AT develop.net>]

Press Release
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CONTACT: Sean Lilly Wilson, PR coordinator
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, RTP Chapter
PHONE: 919-225-4982

PRIVACY EXPERTS WAYNE CREWS AND ROBERT ELLIS SMITH TO SPEAK AT
FORUM ON PERSONAL PRIVACY SPONSORED BY RTP CHAPTER OF CPSR ON
MAY 23, 1-4 PM AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY


RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK (April 18, 2001) - The RTP Chapter of Computer
Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) is sponsoring a
"Forum on Personal Privacy" on May 23rd from 1 to 4pm in Kamphoefner
auditorium located on the North Campus of North Carolina State
University. The forum is the newly-formed chapter's inaugural event
and is free and open to the public. Co-sponsors include ibiblio and
the Center for Information Society Studies. The forum will feature
Wayne Crews, Director of Technology Policy at the Cato Institute;
Robert Ellis Smith, attorney and publisher of Privacy Journal; Brock
Meeks, award winning journalist and Washington D.C. bureau chief for
MSNBC; and other experts on technology and policy as it relates to
privacy.  The event intends to increase awareness of and discussion
around the use (and misuse) of personal information in the
high-technology sector. It is expected that the event will be of
interest to policymakers, technologists, and others interested in
privacy issues.

"We're excited to provide an opportunity to host some of the leading
experts on privacy at our inaugural gathering," said RTP CPSR Chapter
chairperson Christian Stalberg. "And we're especially thrilled to be
able to bring together Triangle residents interested in privacy issues.
The Triangle employs a large number of high-tech workers whose work
shapes the debate on personal privacy."

The May 23rd event is the first public event for the newly formed
Research Triangle Park chapter of CPSR, an organization with chapters
worldwide. The forum will be webcast live over the Internet by ibiblio.
For more information about the event and directions, please visit the
RTP chapter's Web site at http://www.rtp.nc.us or send email to
rtpevents AT develop.net.

ABOUT COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:  CPSR is a
public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others concerned
about the impact of computer technology on society. The organization
works to influence decisions regarding the development and use of
computers because those decisions have far-reaching consequences. As
technical experts, CPSR members provide the public and policymakers with
realistic assessments of the power, promise, and limitations of computer
technology. As concerned citizens, members direct public attention to
critical choices concerning the applications of computing and how those
choices affect society.