Monday, April 6 5-8 PM, 34-401 In response to student interest, 6.001 will present an evening workshop on controversial public-policy issues involving computer communications, such as the easy availability of objectionable material on the Internet and the regulation of cryptography. The workshop will illustrate how the kinds of the topics we've been studying this semester have significant public-policy ramifications. The discussion will focus on how people with a technical background in computer science play a major role in shaping the debates surrounding these issues. Students interested in attending the workshop preregistered in lecture on Tuesday, March 31. If you missed pre-registering, and you want to attend, you much register with the course secretary, Becky Bisbee, before Thursday, April 2. PROGRAM 5-6 PM Panel discussion on computer science and public policy Moderator, Hal Abelson Panelists Marjory Blumenthal Director, Computer Science Telecommunications Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences Alan Davidson Staff Counsel Center for Democracy and Technology Lawrence Lessig Harvard Law School 6-7 PM Dinner and breakout discussion groups 7-8 PM Reports from discussion groups and questions for panelists
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