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DragonCon 2001: Electronic Frontiers Forums:
2001 Program Schedule

"Electronic Frontiers": Where technology, politics, and online culture meet (and sometimes collide!).

Friday, August 31 - Monday, September 3, 2001
Director: Scott Jones (scott@aprr.org)
Location: Downtown Hyatt, rooms Hanover C-D-E (across the hall from last year's location)

Pictures: Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday

Prior years' programs:

• 2000 Electronic Frontiers Forums
• 1999 Electronic Frontiers Forums

Our Purpose
The Electronic Frontiers Forums is a series of panels devoted to online technology, politics, and culture. We cover pressing issues in online media, including freedom of speech, privacy online, governance and enforcement, new trends in technology, and the latest trends in online culture. Please join us for our next presentation at DragonCon.

Schedule for 2001:     (Click here for alphabetical listing)

	Friday, August 31	Saturday, September 1	Sunday, September 2	Monday, September 3
10:00 AM	(Convention Closed)	Quantum Computing MP3 Advances in the field of quantum physics have created the promise of radically different and faster computing machines, while also altering many of our most basic theories on computing and cryptography. Come hear about the next major revolution in computing technology. Melon	Personality Factors in Internet Use MP3 Our speaker presents recent research on personality factors in Internet use. Included is the lack of inhibition that people often feel from behind the keyboard. Kyle Huff	Hacking 301 MP3 Many folks quietly drinking coffee. Very quietly. jonnyX Lothar Laughing Boy Rhia Drag0n HugMe
11:30 AM	(Convention Closed)	Napster: The Legal Perspective MP3 Pete Wellborn presents a brief history of the Napster situation, along with his view for the future of music on the Internet and shareable downloads. A lawyer's presentation for the lay person. Pete Wellborn	Productive Laziness: Programming With Perl MP3 It's not just for nerds any more! Computer programming has invaded everyday culture. Learn how to make it work for you in a few easy steps, using Perl. Davide Bruzzone	Minors and Hacking MP3 Minors have a major role in the landscape of hacking. Laws, experiences, heroes, learning. Fuller Nimrod Lothar
1:00 PM	Listening Party: The DMCA Debated Hear it for yourself (scroll down to "The DMCA Debated") Selected audio tracks released by the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. These are licensed under the EFF's Open Audio License for open public performance. Scott Jones	Practical Internet Security MP3 Viruses, worms, trojan horses, and attack scripts are all around us. They have become part of the public network landscape. John Pierce of Internet Security Systems explains the problems and what you can do to secure your home and business networks. John Pierce	MP3 and the Independent Artist MP3 Hear how new digital music technology is changing the landscape of the music business for the independent artist. Chuck Chittick Laughing Boy	Spyware at the Workplace MP3 The book 1984 got it just a little wrong. Instead of TV, it's the Internet. Instead of 1984, it's today. And instead of (or in addition to?) the government, it's your employer. But otherwise, it's pretty much right on target. Who's watching you now? Scott Jones Jeff Ragans John Pierce
2:30 PM	Domain Name Governance: Kicking the ICANN MP3 The academic community has expressed much concern about the governance of key resources. Many of these key resources have been handed over to an organization known as the Internet Corportation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Professor Klein discusses the issues and controversy surrounding ICANN. Hans Klein	Hackers: Their Subculture and Its Educational Considerations MP3 Brent Allison explains the special educational needs of the hacker community, with suggestions for how the educational community can best address these needs. Brent Allison	The Sociology of Online Communities MP3 Communities used to be comprised of the people in your neighborhood. Now, thanks to the Internet, they easily span the globe. Come hear about the unique properties of communities in the online world. Elizabeth Reid Steere	(Low) Power to the People: Low Power FM Transmitters MP3 The FCC is supposed to protect the airwaves as a limited natural resource for all, yet five multinational corporations own over 90% of all radio stations in the US. *YOU* have had almost no legal access to this least costly of mass media, until now. Find out why the FCC abruptly reversed decades of restrictive licensing and how you can get involved and on the air! Plus, find out who wants to keep you *OFF* the air! jonnyX Laughing Boy
4:00 PM	Fan Web Sites and Domain Name Disputes MP3 The Internet is a wonderful place to find out about popular culture. Some of the best web sites are developed independently by fans purely as a tribute and for no money at all. These sites can often be found using well known names that happen to be trademarks. Trademark owners often respond to these wonderful tribute sites with a cease and desist letter over use of the domain name. Why is it that no good deed goes unpunished? Our speaker is the webmaster of a Star Wars fan web site. Elonka Dunin	Early Days of IRC MP3 Elizabeth Reid Steere ran the IRC hub server for all of Australia in the early '90's. Drop by for a fascinating account of the early days of Internet Relay Chat. Elizabeth Reid Steere	LiViD: Linux Video and DVD MP3 Pop an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive and nearly any operating system can play it. The same can't be said for video. This panel covers the efforts to bring digital video to the Linux operating system. Some of the challenges are technical, but many are political. Matt Pavlovich	(No Panel)
5:30 PM	e-books, e-publishing, and e-piracy MP3 e-books have faced an uphill battle, with dotcom failures, a perception of poor quality, uncomfortable readers, and Stephen King's failed experiment. Is e-publishing viable for today's author? And what about piracy? Our panelist is an author who has published both on paper and in the e-space. Karen McCullough Ann C. Crispin Kuo-Yo Liang (Ballantine/Del Ray Books)	DVD, De-CSS, and the Movie Industry MP3 (note: audio has some distortion) A teenager in Europe releases a program to allow legitimately purchased DVD's to be played on the Linux operating system. Suddenly, everyone who links to it finds themselves a target of a lawsuit. What's going on here? Is this battle really about video piracy? What's really at stake? The founder of opendvd.org tells his side of the story. Matt Pavlovich	Fighting Spam (Unsolicited Commercial Email) MP3 Nearly anyone with an inbox faces the specter of receiving unsolicited commercial email. This panel covers how to reduce the amount of Spam coming into your inbox, as well as how to avoid it, and the efforts of the MAPS organization. Joe Gilliam	(Convention Closed)
7:00 PM	MUD's, MUSH's, and MUX's, Oh My! MP3 Come join us for a discussion of a popular form of online role-playing in text based mediums, or MUDs, MUSHes, and MUXes respectively. Panel and audience will discuss various topics including cross gender roleplay, stat based roleplay vs. diceless/statless roleplay, defining what makes a good game, what makes a poor one, and the issue of consent. The discussion panel will be followed by a "meet and greet", an opportunity for people to meet fellow players. Dayna Baldwin	Hacking 101 MP3 (note: audio has some distortion) A repeat of the popular panel from last year. Just what is a hacker anyway? Culture, history, contacts, resources, and pointers for more info. Dispelling the myths from the media and the courts. Brought to you by se2600.org. jonnyX Lothar Laughing Boy Rhia Drag0n HugMe	Network FUNdamentals MP3 In his day job and for home use, our speaker James has had to learn Networking the hard way: by screwing it up more often than not. James is hoping to save you some of the mental anguish and expense. Covering from "What is a Network?" to setting up a simple home network with detours on "things important to gamers" and all the way through to firewall fundamentals and how the Internet really works. The focus is primarily Ethernet and IP, but other technologies are mentioned to illustrate some of the theory. James Dean	(Convention Closed)
8:30 PM	Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Online Gaming MP3 (first 2 minutes are silent) Anarchy Online, Ultima Online, Broodwars, Asheron's Call, Everquest, Warcraft, Black and White, Quake I, II, & III, Baldur's Gate, Diablo, Age of Empires, Tribes, Unreal, and many more.... If you have questions about gaming online, if you're a new gamer and want to ask someone some questions about the how's and why's...come and ask. If you have never gamed and want to ask what the fuss is all about ... then..... why not come by and ask? NightHawk and DarkSoul join Atheena to answer whatever questions you may wish to ask about online gaming vs.... Users Choice. Atheena NightHawk DarkSoul Tim Harris, Ryan Hartsell (Crimson Legacy)	Web Cam Girls MP3 Thanks to the advent of inexpensive web cameras, you can show just about anything you want to online and still remain anonymous. What better way to develop a fan base! Why would anyone let strangers view their private lives? Many cam sites are totally free. Explanations, observations, and experiences from this growing cultural phenomenon. Dawn Marie Mystrys Bar Diva sohma g. dawling HugMe	Web Cam HowTo MP3 You too can be a star! How to set up an inexpensive web camera on your own PC. What you broadcast is up to you. HugMe Mystrys sohma g. dawling	(Convention Closed)
10:00 PM	Gathering of the Guilds MP3 Gathering of the Guilds is an event whose goal is to attract members of the guild community as well as MMORPG players in general. To facilitate this, we will be inviting organizers of some of the more highly recognized guilds and members of design teams from various gaming companies. We plan to have these teams demonstrate some of the games they have in development, hold discussion panels, and meet the MMORPG community. Palehorse Lockeworth Corolan Elonka Dunin Tim Harris, Ryan Hartsell (Crimson Legacy)	Gothic Culture on the 'Net MP3 Join Caitlin R. Kiernan and Darren Mckeeman as they attempt to show you a few lovely examples of spinning skulls and dripping blood bars with a straight face. Darren and Caitlin will show you exactly how easy it is to ridicule anyone who claims to be a 700 year old vampire -- don't try this at home, they're professionals! Featuring everyone's favorite net.goth, CRYPTIE! Darren Mckeeman	Hacking 201 MP3 Q&A from our panel of experts. Play "stump the hacker", maybe you'll win a prize! Brought to you by se2600.org. jonnyX Lothar Laughing Boy Rhia Drag0n HugMe	(Convention Closed)
11:30 PM	Java Chat Role-Playing Games MP3 Just what is a Java chat game and how does it work? What are the rules and what makes it fun? Our speaker is a Story Teller for the virtual world of New Bremen, from White Wolf games. Sam Altersitz	(No Panel)	(No Panel)	(Convention Closed)

Partial list of guests with bio's for 2001

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