Centro di Ricerca sui Sistemi Informativi

The Fourth ETHICOMP International Conference on the Social and Ethical Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies

 Final Program
updated at 10.04.1999


 


5th Oct. - Tutorials

8,15-9,00 Tutorial registration
 
9,00-11.00
Introduction to Computer Ethics
T. W. Bynum (Southern Connecticut State University, USA)

11,00-11,30 Coffee Break
 
11,30-13,30
Computer Ethics in the Enterprise
S. Rogerson (De Montfort University, UK) and D. Gotterbarn (East Tennessee State University, USA)

13,30-15.00 Lunch
 
15,00-17.00
Internet ethics: impacts on the workplace, the home and education
D. Johnson (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

17,00-17,30 Coffee Break
 
17,30-19.30
An overview of IPR with an eye towards who owns information including
your own private data: a US perspective
W. Gordon (Boston University, USA)


6th Oct. - Opening Day

Morning (Aula Magna - opening ceremony and plenary sessions):

8,15-9,15 Registration to the conference and to the 7th Oct. social event

9,15-10,15 Welcome address and Introduction by Chancellor of the LUISS, M. Arcelli  and Conference Directors (T.W. Bynum, A. D'Atri, A. Marturano and S. Rogerson)
10,15-10,45 Invited lecture by the President of the Authority for Protection of Personal Data, S. Rodotà

10,45-11,30 Coffee Break

11,30-13.30 Panel on the ethical and social aspects in the Information Society - chairperson: S. Rodotà.
Panel expected participants:
- C. Batini (Authority for Computing in Public Administration),
- C. Bellinzona (CEMISS - Ministry of Defence),
- A. Busetto (Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Handicraft),
- B. De Padirac (UNESCO),
- G. Gamaleri (RAI),
- D. Gotterbarn (SIGCAS ACM),
- G. Rao (OSCE and Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - FSI),
- S. Rodotà (Authority for Protection of Personal Data).

13,30 Closing morning session: A. D'Atri

13,30-15,00 Buffet lunch at Luiss

Afternoon (parallel sessions):
15,00-16,30 Start-up of the four parallel sessions.
Each session will have a chair person and four speakers (each presentation will
be 15 minutes long) the last half hour will be for questions and answers.

16,30-17,00 Coffee Break

17,00-18,30 4 parallel sessions as previously stated

Evening:
Welcome Cocktail offered by the Luiss Guido Carli University (Sala Delle Colonne)


7th Oct. - Second day

Morning:

9,00-9,45 Invited lecture (plenary session) by D. Johnson

9,45 -11,00 4 parallel sessions as previously stated

11,00-11,30 Coffee Break

11,30-13,00 4 parallel sessions as previously stated

13,00-14,30 Lunch

Afternoon:
14,30-15,45 Panel (Plenary session) on Ethical aspects of uses of ICT for the Defense. Chairperson: S. Natalicchio (General Director of the Military Health - Ministry of Defence)
Participants:
- C. Bellinzona (Cemiss - Min. of Defence)
- A. Bissett (Hallam Sheffield University)
- R. D'Amelio (Military Health - Min. of Defence)
- G.F. Gasperini (CASD - Min. of Defence)
- S. Natalicchio (Military Health - Min. of Defence)
- S. Nitzberg (Telos Inc.)

15,45-16,15 Coffee Break

16,15-17,45 4 parallel sessions as previously stated

Evening:
Social Programme
Social programme fee is £it. 120.000 for Social Dinner and buses;
please, subscribe to the social programme as soon as possible by emaling to ethicomp99@luiss.it because there is a limited number of seats on the buses and for the entrance to the Protomoteca for security reasons.


8th Oct. - Third day

Morning:

9,30-11,00 4 parallel sessions as previously stated

11,00-11,30 Coffee Break

11,30-13,00 4 parallel sessions as previously stated

13,00-14,30 Lunch

Afternoon (Aula Magna - Plenary sessions):
14,30-15,30 Panel on Privacy - chairperson G. Buttarelli (General Secretary of the Authority for Protection of Personal Data)
Participants:
- G. Buttarelli (Authority for Protection of Personal Data)
- A. Pouloudi (Brunel University)
- C. Raab (University of Edinburgh)
- P. Simpkins (Manchester Authority for Data Protection)
- R. Spinello (Boston University)

15,30-17,00 Report on Ethicomp survey and Final report (conclusions) by the Conference directors.

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