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March 31, 2009

EVENT: “The Dark and the Light of the Internet”

“The Dark and the Light of the Internet”

Thursday, April 16, 2009, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

at the Italian Academy at Columbia University

“The Dark and the Light of the Internet,” a symposium sponsored by the Marconi Society and Columbia University, features experts on national security and terrorism, privacy, technology and society, and journalism to discuss the societal impact of the Internet and the challenges it poses. General admission $50; free to university students and faculty.

Chaired by Columbia Professor Joseph Traub, speakers include: William Grueskin, Dean of Academic Affairs at the Columbia School of Journalism; Georgia Tech Professor Seymour (”Sy”) Goodman, Columbia Professor Steven M. Bellovin; FBI Assistant General Counsel Sean M. Wash; Marconi Fellow Robert G. Gallager, MIT Professor Daniel J. Weitzner; University of Massachusetts Professor David Jensen; and Herbert S. Lin, Chief Scientist of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board at the National Academies.

Advance registration required. Go to www.marconisociety.org or visit http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=176388 to register online. Call Hatti Hamlin at 925.872.4328 for more information.

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