The Department of Philosophy of the University of Utah presents



Privacy: An Interdisciplinary Colloquium
University of Utah
Department of Philosophy


April 1-3, 2004

Conference Schedule
Registration, Accommodation and Travel information


Conference Schedule

Thursday, April 1

5 pm         Rod P. Dixon Lecture:

Bruce Jennings (Hastings Center), "Two Concepts of Privacy: Reflections on Isaiah Berlin, Hannah Arendt, and Bioethics"

Gould Auditorium, Marriott Library

Chair: Leslie Francis (Utah, Philosophy)

6:30  pm      Reception, everyone invited

7:30  pm      Division of Medical Ethics evening ethics discussion group, everyone invited

Friday, April 2

8:00-9:00 am     William Edmundson (Georgia State), "Privacy as a Right to do Wrong"

334 Orson Spencer Hall

Chair: Ron Mallon (Utah, Philosophy)

9:00-10:20        Virgil Aldrich Lecture:

Anita Allen (Penn), "The Racial Privacy Initiative: The Early Death of a Bad Idea"

334 Orson Spencer Hall

Chair: Erika George (Utah, Law)

10:20-10:40       Coffee

10:40-11:40       Daniel Sturgis (Colorado/Boulder), "Is Voting a Private Matter?"

334 Orson Spencer Hall

Chair: Bruce Landesman (Utah, Philosophy)

11:40-1:00        William Talbott (Washington), "The Evolution of a ‘Penumbral’ Right to a Protected Sphere of Autonomy"

334 Orson Spencer Hall

Chair: Dan Greenwood (Utah, Law)

1:00-2:00 pm   Lunch (catered)

2:00-3:00         Gary Wihl (Rice), "Protecting Privacy Within Nearly Just Societies"

334 Orson Spencer Hall

3:00-4:20         Pamela Sankar (Penn), "Genetic Privacy"

334 Orson Spencer Hall

Chair: Cynthia Stark (Utah, Philosophy)

4:20-4:40          Coffee

4:40-5:40         David Meeler (Winthrop), "Keeping Private Matters Private"

334 Orson Spencer Hall

Chair: Stacey Margolis (Utah, English)

5:40-6:40         Scott Anderson (British Columbia), "Who Needs Privacy?"

334 Orson Spencer Hall

Chair: Chrisoula Andreou (Utah, Philosophy)

Saturday, April 3

9:15-10:15      Alan Rubel (Wisconsin/Madison), "The Patriot Act and a Warranted Concern Account of Privacy"

334 Orson Spencer Hall

Chair: Wayne McCormack (Utah, Law)

10:30-12:00    Roundtable Discussion, all speakers invited to the table

334 Orson Spencer Hall

Moderator: Peggy Battin (Utah, Philosophy)

Discussants at-large:  Nicholas White (Irvine)

Christina Chwaszcza (Kiel)

 

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Co-Sponsored by:

Utah Humanities Council & University of Utah Tanner Humanities Center


Registration, Accommodation, and Travel

Registration. Please email Lenna Hanson (lenna.hanson@hum.utah.edu) with your name, affiliation and number of companions traveling with you.  Correct counts will allow us to plan receptions.

Extra-Curricular Activities. Salt Lake City, world-renowned as the host city of the 2002 Olympic Games, is a haven for winter sport enthusiasts. Conferees are encouraged to enjoy the great outdoors while visiting Salt Lake City.

Where to Stay. Speakers will be accommodated at the University Guest House. Other out-of-town conferees are also welcome to stay at the University Guest House. The University Guest House is $65 per night for the conference rate. Call 801/587-1000 or toll free at 888/416-4075.  More information about the Guest House can be found here.

How to Get Here

From Salt Lake International Airport.  Leave the airport grounds and follow signs for I-80 East. Remain on I-80 East until the Exit for Foothill Drive / Parleys Way. Follow signs for Foothill Drive, and remain on Foothill Drive until you reach the Wasatch Drive. Take a right onto Wasatch Drive and follow through first set of lights. After going under the Legacy Bridge, merge into the turning lane and take a left. Follow this road to the golf course and take the first available left hand turn. At the first intersection, take a left. Follow this street until you come to the Olpin Union. The parking lot at the Union is open to visitors.  Proceed to Orson Spencer Hall, the building directly SW.  This campus map might help.

From Los Angeles, CA, Arizona and points south and west of Utah. Follow I-15 North through Las Vegas to the Salt Lake valley. When you pass Provo, follow I-15 until the I-80 interchange. Take I-80 East to the Exit for Foothill Drive / Parleys Way. Follow signs for Foothill Drive, and remain on Foothill Drive until you reach Wasatch Drive. Take a right onto Wasatch Drive and follow through the first set of lights. After going under the Legacy Bridge, merge into the turning lane and take a left. Follow this road to the golf course and take the first available left hand turn. At the first intersection, take a left. Follow this street until you come to the Olpin Union. The parking lot at the Union is open to visitors. Proceed to Orson Spencer Hall, the building directly SW.  This campus map might help.

From San Francisco, CA, Reno, NV, and points west of Utah. Follow I-80 East until you pass Salt Lake International Airport. Then, follow the directions above from Salt Lake International Airport.

From Denver and points east of Utah. There are two ways of getting to Salt Lake City from Denver. The easiest route to follow is I-25 North to Cheyenne, WY and I-80 West to Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is 25 miles West of Park City. Take the Foothill Drive / Parleys Way Exit and follow the directions given above.

From Idaho and points north of Utah. Follow I-15 South until you reach Salt Lake City. Then, use the directions above to get to the university.

Inquiries. For all other inquiries, please email Mariam Thalos (mthalos@philosophy.utah.edu) or Leslie Francis (francisl@law.utah.edu).

Conference Sponsors. We would like to thank the following organizations for providing financial support of this conference:


Department of Philosophy
Division of Medical Ethics
Tanner Humanities Center

Utah Humanities Council
 
 

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