Declan McCullagh
Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:29:19 -0700
[Of course Americans may generally define freedom differently than
Eurocrats (specifically, the freedom to be free from Eurocrat-types), but
it's an interesting question nonetheless. --Declan]
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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:51:28 +0200
From: "Marco Cappato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Gianluca Eramo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Subject: "Democracy, freedom and the Internet" Conference.
(10th July 2002)
Dear friends,
On the 10th of July, from 9th to 18th, a public conference will take place
at the European Parliament in Brussels on "Democracy, freedom and the
Internet: how digital technologies empower or undermine civil liberties".
The seminar - that is the second meeting on new technologies organised by
Radical MEPs of the Lista Bonino together with the Transnational Radical
Party- is open to everybody. Due to the limited number of places in the
conference room, we please you to announce your participation as soon as
possible, and in any case before the 5th of July.
The following issues will be dealt:
· Data retention: citizens' right to privacy and State powers in
treating personal data;
· Cybercrime: the borderline between criminality and civil disobedience in
the Net;
· e-democracy: from "pilot project" to "fundamental right";
Interventions will concentrate not only on the European Union context, but
also on national or local experiences concerning the above mentioned
issues. The peculiar situation of non democratic States and the role of
companies will be analysed too. Further to inviting you to the conference,
we would ask you to tell us as soon as possible if you are interested in
proposing a speech (title and brief abstract), so to prepare the agenda and
the sending of preparatory documents. Please do not hesitate in suggesting
us more people that shall be invited.
Sincerely,
Marco Cappato Ottavio
Marzocchi Gianluca Eramo
MEP, President of the Member of
Transnational Project co-ordinator
Transnational Radical Party Radical Party board
For further enquiries, information and to announce your participation:
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel: 0032 2 2847496, Fax 0032 2 2849496
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