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Members of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada research group, "On the Identity Trail: Understanding the Importance and Impact of Anonymity and Authentication in a Networked Society" (www.anonequity.org), together with co-sponsors from the Centre on Values and Ethics at Carleton University (www.carleton.ca/cove) and the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership in Calgary, Alberta (www.chumirethicsfoundation.ca) invite you to attend a two-day conference devoted to exploring the normative, psychological and social dimensions of privacy. The conference will be held at 102 Azrieli Theatre, Carleton University, on November 5th and 6th. All Carleton University students can register free. Organizers Steven Davis, Department of Philosophy and Centre on Values and Ethics,
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Speakers Alessandro Acquisti, Department of Information Systems
and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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TopicsTopics to be addressed by speakers include: privacy and rationality, the popular significance of anonymity, privacy and democratic ideals, privacy and the media, privacy and civil liberties, the public/private divide in history, and cultural conceptions of privacy. ProgrammeThe official programme for the conference is now available for downloading, either as a PDF or a Microsoft Word document.
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Registration
The registration fee for the conference is $60.00 CAD ($48.00 USD) + GST (=$64.20 CAD / $51.36 USD) for regular attendees. (Please note that registration is free for students and members of the On the Identity Trail research group, COVE, and the Chumir Foundation.) Meal costs are as follows: $15.00 CAD ($12.00 USD) + GST (=$16.05 CAD / $12.84 USD) for Saturday lunch at Carleton University’s Baker’s Grille Restaurant, $15.00 CAD ($12.00 USD) + GST (=$16.05 CAD / $12.84 USD) for Sunday lunch at Baker’s Grille, and $30.00 CAD ($24.00 USD) + GST ($32.10 CAD / $25.68) for Saturday dinner at the Palais Imperial Chinese Restaurant (311 Dalhousie Street, downtown Ottawa). To register, complete the registration form (printable document: Word version; pdf version) below and mail it, along with a cheque payable to Carleton University, to the following address: Contours of Privacy Conference, Registration
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About OttawaCanada’s capital city Ottawa and its nearby environs contain a number
of tourist attractions, including the Federal Parliament Buildings (www.parl.gc.ca),
the National Gallery of Canada (www.gallery.ca), the Canadian Museum of
Civilization (www.civilization.ca), the Canada Science and Technology
Museum (www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca), and the National Arts Centre
(www.nac-cna.ca). The city also has a thriving night life in the downtown
area, just below Parliament Hill. For more information, see www.ottawakiosk.com/about.html. Conference hotelA number of rooms have been reserved for the conference at the Arc Hotel (www.arcthehotel.com, 1-800-699-2516), located at 140 Slater Street in the city’s downtown area. The room rates are $145.00 CAD + taxes per night. To make a reservation, you can contact the hotel by telephone at 1-800-699-2516 or by electronic mail at www.reservations@arcthehotel.com. Don’t forget to indicate that the reservation is for the "Contours of Privacy Conference, Carleton University."Alternative accommodationsConference participants who do not wish to stay at the conference hotel should consider Ottawa’s bed and breakfasts and hostels as more cost-friendly accommodation options. A list of bed and breakfasts can be found at www.bbcanada.com/ontario/ottawa/ottawa and www.ottawakiosk.com/accom_bb2.html. For information about local hostels, visit www.hostelz.com/view.php/Canada_Ontario_Ottawa_Hostels, www.educom.on.ca/ymca-ywca or www.hihostels.ca/hostels/Ontario/OntarioEast/OttawaInternationalHostel/Hostels/index.html.TravelThe main city bus routes between downtown Ottawa to Carleton University are the No. 4 and the No. 7 ($2.50 - exact change required). Taxi service between the downtown and the university costs under $20.00 CAD for a one-way trip. Taxi service from the Ottawa International Airport (www.ottawa-airport.ca) to the university costs about the same. Taxi service from the airport to the downtown area costs around $35.00 CAD.To travel from Ottawa’s Via Rail Train Station (www.viarail.ca/tourists/en_tour_dpop_otta.html) to the downtown area, you can either take a taxi (under $20.00 CAD) or the No. 95 city bus route ($2.50). A taxi ride from Ottawa’s central coach bus station (see www.greyhound.ca or www.voyageur.ca) to the downtown core costs under $25.00 CAD. The No. 4 city bus will take you from the station to the downtown core as well ($2.50). For more travel information, please visit www.octranspo.com, www.tourottawa.org, or www.ottawakiosk.com. About Carleton UniversityMain Webpage: www.carleton.caHow to get to Carleton: www.carleton.ca/cu/campus/howto.html Campus map: www.carleton.ca/cu/campus/
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