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Please feel free to circulate - note that we are specifically inviting submissions related to surveillance studies. Call for papers: IBM Systems Journal issue On Harmonizing Security and Privacy The IBM Systems Journal is planning a special issue on the topic of harmonizing security and privacy. We chose the term harmonize over the usual balance because what is needed is for security and privacy policies and actions to be compatible with one another that is, to be harmonious. Across industry, government and the non-profit sector, security and privacy are becoming an increasing concern of information technology and policy professionals. The need for technology solutions and policies that reflect and instantiate security and privacy is paramount. Privacy and security are often pitted against one another, and at times these two values may appear to be in direct conflict. However, this conflict can be eliminated or minimized in many situations with adequate forethought, planning, and technical and policy expertise. This special issue of the journal will draw upon the rich experience of IBM, members of the IT industry, government agencies, and academia in developing technology and policy solutions to explore how and to what extent privacy and security imperatives can be harmonized, and crisply identify where trade-offs must be made. This issue (volume 48, number 1) will be printed in February 2009, with papers appearing on the Web 1-4 months earlier. Charles Palmer (Research) and Deirdre K. Mulligan (UC Berkeley) will serve as coordinators for this special issue of the IBM Systems Journal. The issue will focus on harmonizing security and privacy through technology and policy. Topics include (but are not limited to): Processes for integrating privacy and security in product design and implementation Tools and techniques for identifying privacy and security (or other value) commitments and translating them into design requirements Interdisciplinary collaborations to harmonize privacy and security Systematizing privacy and security in business or government Role of policy in harmonizing privacy and security objectives International challenges and approaches posed by differing conceptions of values, differences in prioritization of values, different technology choices as well as market and legal factors Unique public sector balance challenges of eVoting, medical records, video surveillance, etc. Adding convenience and ease of use to the harmonization challenge The impact of Web 2.0, social computing & social networking ability to maintain and protect privacy and/or security Roles of the public and private sector in clarifying and prioritizing amongst privacy and security goals Identifying who is responsible for maintaining the balance Challenges of designing systems that harmonize these values yet remain usable and convenient for end-users In order to help us plan these issue prospective authors should notify their intent to submit a paper by sending in a title and a short abstract by December 14, 2007. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by January 15, 2008. April 15, 2008 will be the paper submission deadline. Papers are limited to 8000 words and 6 figures. Notice of acceptance will be sent by July 31, 2008, and papers will be published on the Web as soon as each is in final form. The IBM Systems Journal is a quarterly, refereed technical publication, featuring the work of authors from systems and software fields in information science and the computer industry. The papers are written for a technically aware readership in the software, systems, and services professional community worldwide: technical professionals, researchers, and users. Each paper is peer- reviewed for content, currency, and value by recognized experts in the field. Papers are published on the Internet in PDF and HTML formats. Over 24,000 printed copies are distributed to IBM customers, employees, and paid subscribers. The IBM Systems Journal is more widely distributed and read than most professional society journals. The Internet site is accessed by over 300,000 readers/month. The Journal is in the top 20% of computer science journals based on citations. Here is an excerpt from the information for authors: "A paper may describe original work, discuss a new technique or application, present a survey of recent work in a given field, or provide tutorial information. Concepts and underlying principles should be emphasized, with enough background information to orient the reader who is not a specialist in the subject. The desired focus is on new technology or science, rather than products per se. It is important to describe the value of specific work within the broader framework to which it pertains." For more details see http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sjauth.html Important dates: December 14, 2007: Titles and abstracts to be sent to Charles Palmer ([log in to unmask]). Please include "IBM Systems Journal" in the email subject heading. January 15, 2008: Authors of accepted abstracts notified. April 15, 2008: Final papers are due. July 31, 2008: Final paper acceptances sent out. February 2009: Issue Publication. **************************************************** This is a message from the SURVEILLANCE listserv for research and teaching in surveillance studies. To unsubscribe, please send the following message to <[log in to unmask]>: UNSUBSCRIBE SURVEILLANCE For further help, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help ****************************************************