JNSLP & Georgetown Symposium on "Big Data" -- February 27, 2013

For those who will be in DC on the 27th, I highly recommend this event.  Detailed agenda below the jump:

The Journal of National Security Law & Policy and

The Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law

cordially invite you to

Swimming in the Ocean of Big Data:

National Security in an Age of Unlimited Information

Keynote Speaker

The Honorable Rajesh De, General Counsel, National Security Agency

Georgetown University Law Center

Gewirz Student Center, 12th Floor

120 F Street, NW

Washington, DC  20001

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Big Data is transforming national security capabilities.  Despite massive data-storage capacity and sophisticated analytical tools for processing data from myriad sensors, the rate of data collection is outstripping our ability to analyze it.  Compounding this challenge is an outdated and piecemeal legal and policy framework governing how data is collected, stored, shared, and used.  “Swimming in the Ocean of Big Data” will demystify Big Data, address its challenges and potential, and chart a legal and policy framework for an evolving technology.

Twitter hashtag: #bigdata

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Welcome Denise Bell, Journal of National Security Law & Policy, Senior Symposium Editor Dean William Treanor, Georgetown University Law Center William Banks, Journal of National Security Law & Policy Editor-in-Chief & Professor of Law, Syracuse University Panel 1: Mapping the Ocean: The Fundamentals, Challenges, and Applications of Big Data The sheer amount and ever-increasing sophistication of information have overwhelmed systems to store, share, and analyze data.  How can the ocean of data be turned into actionable intelligence?  How can we harness transformational technology for national security while protecting privacy in a society where people both willingly and unknowingly build large individual databases about themselves? Professor Julie Cohen, Moderator, Georgetown University Law Center Dr. Matthew Gordon, Forward Deployed Engineer for Legal Intelligence, Palantir Technologies Sean Fahey, Vice Provost for Institutional Research, The Johns Hopkins University Professor Daniel Weitzner, Director, MIT CSAIL Decentralized Information Group & Policy Director for Technology and Society, World Wide Web Consortium Panel 2: Building Sturdy Harbors: A Forward-Looking Law and Policy Framework for Big Data What legal and policy framework should be applied to the privacy, civil liberties, and national security issues raised by Big Data collection, storage, sharing, and analysis?  Does current law and policy adequately address these concerns?  Moving forward, how will and how should law and policy catch up to govern emerging technologies? Professor Laura Donohue, Moderator, Georgetown University Law Center Professor Jennifer Granick, Stanford Law School, Center for Internet and Society Alex Joel, Civil Liberties Protection Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Counsel, Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice Paul Ohm, Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Trade Commission & Professor of Law, University of Colorado Keynote Address The Honorable Rajesh De, General Counsel, National Security Agency Panel 3: Charting the Future: What to Expect from Big Data A solution-oriented roundtable discussion, this panel will feature a case study of a Big Data application under development, followed by a discussion of the legal and policy protections that should be in place to extract value from that application while mitigating the risks associated with its research, national security, and commercial use. Professor Stephen Vladeck, Moderator, American University, Washington College of Law Adam Isles, Case Study Author, Managing Director, Chertoff Group, LLC Mary Ellen Callahan, Partner, Jenner & Block Elisebeth Cook, Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board and Counsel at WilmerHale John Grant, Civil Liberties Engineer, Palantir Technologies Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel, Center for Democracy & Technology Robert O’Harrow, Investigative Reporter, The Washington Post

Registration & Continental Breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.

Keynote Luncheon begins at 12:45 p.m.

 

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Please contact the Journal of National Security Law & Policy at info@jnslp.com with questions.