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Conference 2008Jumpstarting the Public Sphere: Information Policy Issues for the 21st Century
The Information Policy Committee of the BC Library Association presents a conference about net neutrality, media concentration, telecommunications policy, TILMA, access to information, and intellectual property. Join librarians and interested community members to discuss these pertinent issues and help come up with ideas for what you can do about them!
Conference Schedule
Thursday, October 23, 2008
7:00 - 8:30 PM: Free public lecture on "Why Copyright? The Fight for Canada's Digital Future"
presented by Michael Geist,
Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law.
While the event is free, registration is required and will open on October 1. More about the Geist lecture here.
Friday, October 24, 2008
8:15 - 8:45 AM: Continental breakfast
8:45 - 10:15 AM: Information Session 1
Access to Information: David Loukidelis, BC Privacy Commissioner
Media Concentration: David Skinner, York University
Telecommunications Policy: Leslie Regan Shade, Concordia University
10:15 - 10:30 AM: Coffee
10:30 - 12:00: Information Session 2
Trade Agreements (TILMA): Ellen Gould
Intellectual Property: Paul Whitney, City Librarian, Vancouver Public Library
Net Neutrality: Paul Holden, BC FIPA
12:00 - 12:45: Light lunch
12:45 - 1:10: Afternoon plenary: Brian Campbell
1:10 - 2:00: Discussion Café #1
20 minutes clarification; 30 minutes discussion for action
2:00 - 2:50: Discussion Café #2
20 minutes clarification; 30 minutes discussion for action
2:50 - 3:00: Coffee
3:00 - 3:45 Feedback from discussions
3:45 - 4:45 Closing keynote: Samuel Trosow
Synopsis: Trosow will close the conference by tying together the various threads and issues that make up information policy. He will outline his holistic model of information policy, which in brief, defines information policy as being broader than the sum of its components (ie, intellectual property, privacy, intellectual freedom, access to information, government information policies). In this presentation, he will explain how these components, many of which have been discussed at the conference, are integrated and mutually constitutive. Using the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and Bill C-61 as two particularly poor examples of information policy-making, Prof. Trosow will argue that this holistic model could help avoid some of the pitfalls facing policy makers. He will also point to the importance of identifying sources of informational policymaking at the local as well as provincial, national and international arenas and how these various arenas interact and often conflict with each other.
Conference Fees
$10 student or low-income / $30 BCLA member / $50 regular
A limited number of onsite registrations will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Payment can be made by cheque, credit card, or cash. Onsite fees will be $15 student or low-income / $40 BCLA member / $50 regular.
Many thanks to our conference supporters!
British Columbia Library Association
Vancouver Public Library
BC Electronic Library Network (BC ELN)
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Simon Fraser University Libraries
Vancouver Island University
Questions or comments? Please contact Sabina Iseli-Otto at sio@vcn.bc.ca.
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