From: "Peter B. Hirtle" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:23:19 +0000


CONTACT: Cornell University Professional Studies
Phone: (607) 255-7259
E-mail: cusp[at]cornell.edu

Thought Leaders to Discuss Internet Culture and the Academy at the
2012 Institute for Computer Policy and Law

The Institute for Computer Policy and Law: Internet Culture and the Academy
September 19-21, 2012
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Register now at http://icpl.cornell.edu

The Cornell University Institute for Computer Policy and Law (ICPL) is
the go-to conference for incisive, innovative thinking about Internet
culture’s rapidly evolving legal, policy, and social significance in
the academic environment.

ICPL's scope has broadened to address issues vital to faculty in the
humanities and sciences, university administrators, academic
librarians, and IT, legal, policy, and student life professionals. You
will be a dynamic part of the experience!  Through presentations,
informed and facilitated discussion, the posing of uncomfortable
questions and challenging ideas, we will talk about:

* Internet law and policy: Struggles over copyright, piracy, and
privacy in a globally connected world

* Internet privacy as social policy and the significance of social
networking and online identity for students and academic professionals

* Scholarly publications: Institutional funding, intellectual
property, and peer review challenges

* Integration of new media with teaching, learning, and research

* Academic integrity in the digital age, including debates around how
to define plagiarism and the value of technological detection systems)

* Knowledge production, collection, and dissemination for academic
librarians, and digital and information literacy for all

* How the Internet is shaping the culture of the Academy

This year, the following experts will discuss issues and opportunities
for higher education and academic libraries and what they mean for
students, staff, and faculty:

Lori Andrews:  Distinguished professor of law at the Chicago–Kent
College of Law; director of the Illinois Institute of Technology's
(IIT) Institute for Science, Law and Technology; associate vice
president of IIT; and author of I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You
Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy.

W. Gardner Campbell:  Director of professional development and
innovative initiatives and English professor at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, Frye Leadership Institute Fellow, former chair of the
Electronic Campus of Virginia, advisory board member for the National
Institute for Technology in Liberal Education, and chair of the board
of directors for the New Media Consortium.

Kathleen Fitzpatrick:  Director of scholarly communication at the
Modern Language Association, professor of media studies at Pomona
College, and founder and editor of MediaCommons.

Deanna Marcum:  Managing director of Ithaka S+R, former associate
librarian for Library Services at the Library of Congress, former
president of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR),
and American Library Association Melvil Dewey Medal awardee.

Howard Rheingold (Presenting virtually):  Writer, critic, and virtual
community pioneer; Stanford University visiting lecturer on digital
journalism, virtual communities, and social media; non-resident fellow
of the Annenberg School for Communication; visiting professor at the
Institute of Creative Technologies at De Montfort University; and
MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning competition winner.

Enrollment is limited. Attendees who register by July 21, 2012 will
receive $100 off the program fee of $975. For more information or to
register, visit http://icpl.cornell.edu, e-mail [log in to unmask], or
call 607.255.7259.


About Cornell University

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major research university where faculty members work in collaborative,
multidisciplinary teams to extend the frontiers of knowledge in
diverse and numerous fields of study. As a land-grant institution,
Cornell applies research findings to improve the lives of the people
of New York State and the world.  Since its beginnings, Cornell
University has educated students without regard to race, gender,
religion, nationality, or wealth—in an academic community where all
forms of knowledge are explored. This egalitarian and practical vision
of higher education, revolutionary when the university was founded in
1865, still informs Cornell’s guiding principles in the 21st century.
Cornell University is dedicated to its original mission of
accessibility and opportunity, outreach, and public service.

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