Cyber-Speech and Cyber-Defense — and why they are important to you —

A discussion with Clothilde Le Coz (Reporters Without Borders- RSF.org) and Jim ("Sky") Schuyler (CyberSpark.net)

Tuesday MAY 18th 2010 at The Hub Soma in San Francisco (901 Mission near 5th street - the SF Chronicle building) 4pm-6pm

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Thursday, MAY 20th 2010 in the Room 270 in the Yang Y2E2 building (473 Via Ortega) hosted by Douglass Carmichael at Stanford University. —Bring your own lunch (stay as long as you can; ends at 1:30pm)

118 people are in jail today for offenses related to blogging and communicating about human rights. Free speech is limited in at least 60 countries, and Internet communications that allow citizens to communicate with each other, like Twitter, Facebook and blogs, are being suppressed, attacked or harrassed every day. As a social entrepreneur here in the US, what does this mean to you and how can you protect Internet access here and around the world?

In this "presentation plus conversation," Clothilde Le Coz, who represents Reporters Without Borders in the US will give us some current news on freedom of expression in Iran and China, as well as assessing the condition of Internet freedom in the US. "Sky" (Jim Schuyler) will describe how cyber-attacks are used to suppress the right to expression, and how many types of attacks are affecting innocent victims here in the US and around the world - including some practical suggestions on what you need to do to protect your own online presence. If you have something to say, we’ll have time for conversation as well. If you have an interest in these topics, or if you are starting your own social enterprise to do good things in the world, you could well come under attack. Sky will help you understand how to protect yourself, how to get early detection, and what to do if attacked.

Clothilde was director of the Internet Freedom Desk at RSF before she began representing RSF in the US. "Sky" has been CTO of The Dalai Lama Foundation for 7 years and is involved in cyber-defense and detection.

Join us 4pm-6pm at the new "Hub" 901 Mission St., San Francisco - no charge, but donations will be accepted to defray costs.

Please RSVP to events@cyberspark.net if you’ll be joining us so we can better plan our space and seating.