These span private contracts, tort liability, the public interest, iminal prosecution, and myriad other issues and relationships, and encompass the regulation and protection of technology and data as derived from economic and political rights. Yet many problems are ill-defined and solutions are not widely recognized. To bring together computer and information professionals who must make technology-based decisions and lawyers who are faced with representing their interests in order to identify common problems, to explore the dimensions of their alternatives, and to understand the consequences of their responses. Independent verification and validation of computer generated information Papers should strive to report important experiences and to identify key, open areas. We also solicit panel-discussion proposals.
Provocative comment is welcome.
Papers which highlight actual user experiences, with specific legal entanglements or solutions, are preferred over abstract explorations. Papers will be refereed and accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Format instructions for camera-ready copy will be provided when the paper is accepted. Some friends of mine set a good example when they retrofitted computer controls onto a mechanical stereo-interpreter. The machine had a mechanical stage, with arms driven by ultra-precise worm gears.