18 June 1998 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: June 18, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 117)] [Notices] [Page 33355-33356] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr18jn98-32] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration [Docket No. 980422102-8152-02] Public Meeting To Explore Privacy Issues Related to Electronic Commerce AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This public meeting will provide an opportunity for members of the academic community, industry, privacy advocates, public interest groups, the public and government to explore issues surrounding electronic commerce privacy. The meeting will provide a forum for debate and dialogue. DATES: The meetings will be held on June 23 and 24, 1998 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Department of Commerce, main auditorium, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Attendees should use the Main Entrance on 14th Street. To facilitate entry please (1) have a picture ID available and/or a U.S. government building pass if applicable and (2) have your registration form with you. If the meeting location changes, another Federal Register notice will be [[Page 33356]] issued. Updates about the location of the meeting will also be available on the NTIA website at www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/privacy, or you may call Jane Coffin at 202-482-1866. The meeting will also be broadcast over the Internet. The broadcast can be accessed via the NTIA website. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Coffin, by phone (202) 482-1866, by facsimile (202) 482-1865, by mail marked to her attention at NTIA/OIA, Room 4701, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or by electronic mail at privacy@ntia.doc.gov. MEDIA INQUIRIES: Please contact the Office of Public Affairs, at (202) 482-7002. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Commerce announces a two-day meeting on privacy and electronic commerce. The purpose of the meeting is to promote dialogue and discussion regarding privacy issues related to electronic commerce, to discuss whether, and to what extent, self regulation can address privacy concerns, to discuss the elements of effective self regulation, to consider privacy issues and concerns specific to children, to review and discuss the advantages and disadvantages regarding a proposed methodology for assessing compliance in regard to self regulation, to examine successful strategies for protecting privacy on the Internet and to survey current technologies available to protect consumer privacy on the Internet. Agenda June 23 Overview of privacy issues Issues of Children's Privacy Results of Public Surveys on Privacy Elements of Effective Self Regulation June 24 Industry Reports on Self Regulatory Approaches Children's Workshop Technology Tools to Protect Privacy Consumer Education/Consumer Assistance This agenda is subject to change. For an updated, more detailed agenda, please check the NTIA website at www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/ privacy/. Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public and physically accessible to people with disabilities. Any member of the public wishing to attend and requiring special services, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, should contact Amy Flatten at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting at (202) 482-1866. Registration: Information about paper and electronic registration for the summit will be available on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration website, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/ privacy/, or contact Jane Coffin, Telecommunications Policy Specialist, the NTIA/OIA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Main Auditorium, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: (202) 482-1866; Fax: (202) 482-1865; e-mail at privacy@ntia.doc.gov. Shirl Kinney, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [FR Doc. 98-16126 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-M