Identity and Identification in a Networked World

On September 29-30, 2006 will take place in New York this symposium: Identity and Identification in a Networked World at New York University.

The symposium will examine critical and controversial issues surrounding the socio- technical systems of identity, identifiability and identification. The goal is to showcase emerging scholarship of graduate students at the cutting edge of humanities, social sciences, artists, systems design & engineering, philosophy, law, and policy to work towards a clearer understanding of these complex problems, and build foundations for future collaborative work.

The symposium will feature a keynote talk by Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law & Technology at the University of Ottawa.


Program chairs:

- Tim Schneider, JD Student, NYU School of Law
- Michael Zimmer, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Culture & Communication, NYU (I recommend you his blog)

Faculty advisor:

- Helen Nissenbaum, Dept. of Culture & Communication, NYU

Sponsors:

- Coordinating Council for Culture and Communications, Journalism, and Media Studies, New York University
- Department of Culture and Communication, New York University
- Information Law Institute, New York University School of Law