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Track 2Accessing Education: IT for Students with DisabilitiesTuesday, January 13, 2004 Lori Markland, Project Coordinator, State of Maryland Paul Rasinski, Executive Director, MD TAP Access to electronic and information technology, from telephones to computer software, is essential for students with disabilities to fully participate in today's high-tech world. The increasing use of technology presents remarkable opportunities; however, it also presents new accessibility challenges to students with disabilities. The Mid-Atlantic Consortium on Accessible Information Technology in Education will address these challenges by demonstrating the legal responsibilities of institutions, offering self-evaluation guidelines, and by providing resources for technical assistance. Clash of the Titans: Software Licensing Liability and Academic FreedomWednesday, January 14, 2004 Christian Bass, Director for Academic Technologies, The George Washington University Kattrina Bravo, Academic Technology Compliance Specialist, The George Washington University The specter of an industry-wide clampdown on unlicensed software is looming near like a mythical Titan on the warpath. As schools brace for this clash, they are confronted by another Titan, the claims of academic freedom. Can IT departments survive this coming collision? The answer is yes. George Washington University managed to rein in the Titan of licensing liability through partnerships and education with faculty. DMCA Agent ResponseThursday, January 15, 2004 Phyllis C. Self, Dean, University Libraries, Western Illinois University James B. Yucha, Director, Web Services, Virginia Commonwealth University The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provided certain protections to universities in their role as ISPs, but along with it came several new responsibilities. This paper will discuss Virginia Commonwealth University's approach to working collaboratively with other Virginia higher education institutions and an online DMCA notification tracking process to manage the multitude of allegations. Empowering Users with a Proactive Security StrategyTuesday, January 13, 2004 Robert Gerdes, Project Manager, RUCS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Lance Jordan, Director for Information Protection and Security, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Rutgers University Computing Services provides users a four-tiered defense in-depth strategy: planning, prevention, detection, and reaction and recovery. The merging of vulnerability scanning data with intrusion detection systems is a key part within both the planning and prevention defensive layers. This presentation will address how this "target-based" intrusion detection and vulnerability scanning program works. Information Privacy: Public Policy and Institutional PoliciesTuesday, January 13, 2004 Rodney J. Petersen, Government Relations Officer and Director of Cybersecurity Initiative, EDUCAUSE Wendy Wigen, Government Relations Officer, EDUCAUSE Privacy and security have become major policy concerns, both within the halls of Congress and institutions of higher education. New legislative and regulatory proposals aim to enhance cyber security, curb spam, address identity theft, require privacy policies, amend the USA PATRIOT Act, and protect personally identifiable information, including Social Security numbers. This session will focus on the status of current federal legislation, prospects for future developments, and implications for institutional policies and practices. IT Policy Development Process and Best PracticesThursday, January 15, 2004 Amy Ginther, Coordinator of IT Project NEThics, University of Maryland This seminar will focus on elements of effective policy development and include an overview of several valuable resources. Information from previous policy workshops will be shared to provide a knowledge base of pressing or "hot" policy topics, as well as policy language that may be adaptable for participants' institutions. Making the Panopticon Opaque: Privacy, Policy, and AuthenticationWednesday, January 14, 2004 William Lantry, Director, Academic Technology Services, The Catholic University of America Margaret O'Donnell, Associate General Counsel for Policy and Compliance, The Catholic University of America Academic Technology Services and the Campus Legal Information Clearinghouse (CLIC) have developed a model partnership to help the Catholic University of America meet the challenges at the intersection of technology and law. The result is innovative policy and an extensive Web site intended as a resource for other universities (http://counsel.cua.edu). National and Campus Implementations for P2P and BandwidthWednesday, January 14, 2004 Mark Luker, Telecommunications Policy Specialist-NTIA, United States Department of Commerce Karen R. Petitto, Asst. Professor of Educational Technology & IT Specialist, West Virginia Wesleyan College Gerry Sneeringer, Director, IT Security, University of Maryland Peer-to-peer file sharing and related issues of bandwidth management have featured prominently in the news, courts, and campus policies over the last year. This panel will review the activities of the Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities to address these issues on a national level, and then explain the approach and issues involved in an implementation of bandwidth management on both a large and a small campus. Recipe for Disaster: IT Without EthicsWednesday, January 14, 2004 C. Dianne Martin, Professor, Computer Science Chair, Cyber Security Policy & Research Institute, The George Washington University Welcome to the moral high ground of ethics in IT. Advancements in information technology and the Internet over the past 10 years have created new ethical issues that beg the question, Is IT a profession? The concept of professionalism and the importance of the ethics codes for IT practitioners are examined in light of ongoing reports of computer abuse. The Million Book Project: Confronting Copyright Absurdity, Creating Copyright Hope for Digital LibrariesWednesday, January 14, 2004 Denise Troll Covey, Principal Librarian for Special Projects, Carnegie Mellon University This presentation will provide an overview of the impact of U.S. copyright laws on the digitization of books, describe the process of seeking copyright permission, and share the results of studies conducted by Carnegie Mellon to assess the feasibility and garner permission to digitize and provide open access to books. |
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