February 23, 2006 Source: University of Ottawa:
http://www.media.uottawa.ca/mediaroom/news_details-e.php?nid=832 Experts discuss national security at uOttawa interdisciplinary conference OTTAWA, February 23, 2006 — Security and privacy experts from across North America will gather at the University of Ottawa March 3 and 4, 2006 to discuss the most pressing issues facing world governments today. From discussing what the term "new normal" really means to privacy, surveillance, policing and intelligence gathering issues, this important event seeks to reveal new information and ideas in the field of contemporary security. Among the experts expected to attend: Raymond D’Aoust, the Deputy Privacy Commissioner of Canada; Michel Juneau-Katsuya of The Northgate Group, and Alex Neve of Amnesty International Canada. A long list of uOttawa specialists in this field will also be on hand including: Michael Geist, Mark Salter, Wade Deisman, Valerie Steeves, Louise Lemyre and Mike Kempa. WHAT: Risk, Threat, and the "New Normal": An Interdisciplinary Conference on National Security For conference schedule information please visit www.nswg-gtsn.org. WHEN: March 3 and 4, 2006 WHERE: University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Day 1: Tabaret 112 (550 Cumberland)
Day 2: Fauteux 147 A/B (57 Louis Pasteur) The keynote address, entitled "Informed Sources: Claims-Making and Counter-Terrorism Policy," will be given by Phillip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies and History at Penn State University. In his career he has published 20 books. He has written on some controversial subjects like pedophile priests, religious prejudice, cults, and terrorism. His new book, Decade of Nightmares: The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America, draws on a wide array of sources--including tabloid journalism, popular fiction, movies, and television shows--to argue that a remarkable confluence of panic, scares, and a few genuine threats have created a climate of fear that led to the Conservative reaction in the United States. This conference is open to the media.
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