NACUA Fall 2007 Workshop -- Nov. 7-9, 2007 in Washington, DC

[Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

The NACUA Fall 2007 Workshop (Law and Electrons: Computers, Copyright,
Telecommunications, Privacy, and Security on Campus) will take place
November 7-9, 2007, in Washington, DC. All EDUCAUSE members may attend
at the NACUA member rate. A brief description of the workshop is
included below. For additional information, please visit:
http://www.nacua.org/meetings/Fall2007/home.htm

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Designed for college and university attorneys and administrators with
responsibility for information technology, this two-day workshop covers
legal issues that arise at the intersection of computers and  internet
with legal obligations relating to privacy, security, and intellectual
property. The program begins with a session covering recent developments
in digital copyright and trademark law, and includes separate tracks on
copyright and intellectual property issues as well as contracting  and
information technology law.

The workshop also includes two sets of small discussion groups that
offer participants a candid exchange of  viewpoints on targeted issues.
Presented by NACUA in cooperation with EDUCAUSE, and featuring
experienced lawyers and experts in the fields of computer, internet,
intellectual property and information technology law, this comprehensive
program will keep you current in this rapidly changing field. Please
join your colleagues in Washington DC for this opportunity for
professional education, networking and discussion.

Topics Include:
The File Sharing Wars, Phase II * Beyond Facebook: New Virtual
Technologies Patent Law Update - From the Courts to Congress *
Preventing & Responding to Information Security Breaches * Creating IP
Policies & Emerging Challenges in Using Digital and On-Line Resources *
Computer Forensics on Campus * Copyright Wars: What's at Stake for the
Academy & Publishers * Flexing Fair Use Muscles * Technology Contracting
* Legal Ethics Email, Electronic Records & E-Discovery * FCC
Telecommunications Law & Policy Update



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Valerie M. Vogel, Security Task Force Project Assistant, EDUCAUSE
310-450-6552 phone/fax; vvogel () educause edu
www.educause.edu/security <http://www.educause.edu/e07>