
2007 Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiry (CEPE)
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| Dates: | July 12 - 14, 2007 |
| Location: | University of San Diego |
| Organizer: | Lawrence Hinman |
| Contact: | Lawrence M. Hinman, CEPE Conference Director (619) 260-4787 |
| Description: |
The 2007 Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiry (CEPE) conference was the seventh in a series of international conferences that date back to 1997. The 2007 conference conference was hosted at the University of San Diego, organized by Dr. Lawrence Hinman, and co-sponsored with the Ethics Center. The three-day conference is recognized as one of the premier international events on computer and information ethics and was attended by delegates from all over the world. Papers dealt with a wide range of topics (on-line ethics, information ownership, privacy, roboethics, etc.) and presenters came from sixteen different countries ( Denmark, Norway, Finland, Kuwait, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Germany, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Greece, and the United States) and many universities, including New York University, Oxford University, University of Paris, Yale Law School, Carnegie Mellon University. The proceedings of CEPE2007 were published by the Center for Telematics and Information Technology ( University of Twente) as a 430 page volume. For conference information, see CEPE 2007 or e-mail the conference organizers at CEPE2007@sandiego.edu. |
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