Seem very web 2.0 / Gikii themed!
Glasgow Caledonian University on 27-28 March 2008
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“Law Shaping Technology; Technology Shaping the Law”
Security and privacy of our personal information is becoming a central theme with the rise in social networking technologies and user generated content. Have sites such as Facebook and YouTube responded in a timely and effective manner to safeguard our data, whilst promoting our rights to free speech.
Technology to combat crime, and technology used to assist in crime will also be a central theme of the conference.
Proposals welcome for novel streams and expressions of interest to convene a stream in any of the following areas:
Social networking
Web 2.0 & Law 2.0
Criminal Justice
Technology & Crime
Privacy and data protection
Legal Education
Copyright and IPR
There will be a prize-winning competition for the best Postgraduate Student Paper presented at the conference.
Full papers accepted and presented at the conference will be put forward for peer-review or special editions of journals in the areas of law, technology and education.
Email abstracts of approx 500 words in MS Word or PDF to m.bromby@gcal.ac.uk before 11 Jan 2008. Early submissions and suggestions for streams (including convenors) are welcome.
