20.300 Information ethics lecture

               Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 20, No. 300.
       Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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         Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 07:34:23 +0000
         From: Charles Ess <cmess_at_drury.edu>
         Subject: Information ethics lecture

Dear Humanists,

if you or anyone you know is interested in intercultural information ethics,
please send along the following to them (from Elizabeth Buchanan, Director
of the Center for Information Policy Research, and chair, AoIR ethics
working group):

The Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is pleased to announce Dr. Charles Ess,
Distinguished Research Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Drury
University will lecture on "An Impending Global ICE Age?: East-West
Perspectives on Information and Computer Ethics," as part of his 2006-07
CIPR Information Ethics Fellowship.

A prominent philosopher and information ethics scholar, Dr. Ess is Co-chair,
CATaC conferences, Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers, and
Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes, Norwegian
University of Science and Technology. He has published extensively in the
areas of History of Philosophy, Ethics, Culture, Technology,
Computer-Mediated Communication, and Online research ethics.

Dr. Ess was selected as a CIPR Information Ethics Fellow to honor his
prestigious contributions to the field of information and computer ethics,
and in particular, his work on East-West perspectives on ethics.

While in residence at the CIPR, Dr. Ess will also lecture to SOIS graduate
students on different cultural values and communicative preferences and
their impact on effective web design. Dr. Ess=B9s work will be highlighted
in the CIPR Occasional Papers, available at
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/cipr/research_papers.html

Please join us Monday, November 13, 2006, 11:30, Bolton Hall, 521,
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee campus. The lecture is also available via
live video stream at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/cipr/index.html

many thanks!
- charles

Distinguished Research Professor,
Interdisciplinary Studies <http://www.drury.edu/gp21>
Drury University
900 N. Benton Ave. Voice: 417-873-7230
Springfield, MO 65802 USA FAX: 417-873-7435
Home page: http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html

Information Ethics Fellow, 2006-07, Center for Information Policy Research,
School of Information Studies, UW-Milwaukee
Co-chair, CATaC conferences <www.catacconference.org>
Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers <www.aoir.org>
Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes
<http://www.anvendtetikk.ntnu.no/pres/bridgingcultures.php>

Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23
Received on Sat Nov 04 2006 - 03:19:21 EST