Ethics of Electronic Information Symposium Set for Oct. 23-26
For release: October 16, 2003
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

An international panel of scholars and technology professionals will attend a symposium Oct. 23-26 at The University of Memphis to examine issues critical to management of information in the electronic age. "Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century" will be held at the University's Fogelman Executive Center.

Scholars and practitioners will share their research concerning ethical issues related to the growth of electronic information and information technology. Representatives from South Africa, the Netherlands, Canada and across the U.S. are scheduled to attend.

Special sessions will included "The Evolving Face of the Digital Divide in the 21st Century," chaired by Sandy Schaeffer, associate director of the Advanced Learning Institute at the FedEx Institute of Technology; and "The USA Patriot Act: Implications and Outcomes," chaired by Dr. Sylverna Ford, U of M dean of libraries.

"EEI21" is sponsored by the University Libraries and the FedEx Institute of Technology. A registration form is available online at www.memphis.edu/ethics21. For more information, call Tom Mendina, conference chairman, at 901-678-4310.

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