Gold Sponsors (Alphabet) Conference Goal In the information society in the 21st century, the Internet and other digital tools are making rapid inroads into the fabric of everyday society and in every corner of peoples' lives. These technologies -- from the Internet to mobile phones to ubiquitous computing -- span the world and make business life smooth, bringing a lot of convenience into peoples' lives. On the other hand, there are emerging problems and concerns in terms of personal information and security on the Internet and in deploying and using these technologies. It is also a fact that some of these technologies kindle anxiety and lack of consumer trust. The objectives of this conference are to understand different concepts of each country regarding digital privacy and security as well as harmonize the different approaches, exploring possible solutions for these issues with global cooperation. The first conference aims to share legal and technical issues and current best practices in the information technology space among countries, and discuss important issues that are coming in the future. With deepened mutual understanding, and with an international point of view grounded in actual practice, the conference gives a framework to working toward the future. –@–@–@–@– Overview Dates: Tuesday, November 11, 2008   13:00-17:00 Wednesday, November 12, 2008     9:30-17:00 Venue: Bellesalle Kudan    (1-8-10, Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) Co-Host World Privacy Forum The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)Social Implications of Technology and Information Ethics Japan Society of Security Management The Information Network Law Association Supporters Law and Computers Association of Japan IT Governance Institute Japan Japanese Society for Information and Media Studies NPO The Institute of Digital Forensics Support Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology Research, Foundation The Society of Human Resource - Markup Language ISACA Tokyo Chapter NPO IT Coordinators Association ISACA Osaka Chapter The Center for Financial Industry Information Systems(FISCj Electronic Frontier Foundation The European Privacy Institute Information Security Forum Japan Users Association of Information Systems Japan Service Value Promotion Association INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION AGENCY, JAPAN Next Generation Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (as of October 20, 2008) Number of Participants 300 Who should attend Executives (CEO, CFO, CIO, CPO), IT managers and Security managers of Enterprises, Experts from Government, University, Research Institutes and NGO/NPO Registration Fee Academia (Professors and Students) 30,000 Member (Co-Host, Supporters and Sponsors) 40,000 Non-Member: 50,000 Conference fee: Admission fee for the conference on November 11 and 12 and a copy of the Proceedings. (Drink and Networking Reception are free.) Language Japanese and English (Simultaneous interpretation service is provided.) Gold Sponsors(Alphabet)