San Francisco , US : The the Silicon Valley Human Rights conference is all set to start from Tuesday, October, 25 to 26 at Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco.
The conference is thought to set standard in the internet technology with vital industry players fighting for digital freedom. The high tech conference is will examine and explore how the high-tech industry can better plan for and manage the human rights implications of their technologies.
Nearly 500 leaders in business, civil society, and government are slated to attend, and we have an incredible lineup of more than 90 speakers over the course of the two-day program. You may already know that our roster includes the likes of:
Ø Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State
Ø John Markoff, New York Times correspondent
Ø Alex Macgillivray, Twitter General Counsel
Ø Robert Scoble, Tech evangelist
Ø Jillian York, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Ø Van Jones, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress
Even the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sent a welcome video message to the Conference.
According to the organizers Access team, “We are very excited, though, to share with you that Access has arranged to bring several activists and bloggers from the front lines to participate in the conference, like Ugandan journalist Rosebell Kagumire, and award-winning Lebanese blogger Imad Bazzi. It is through their participation that we will carry the lessons of this unique gathering far beyond the walls of the conference center. We also want to extend an invitation to all the members of the global movement to participate and help make this a huge success. Here’s what you can do:
1. WATCH the conference online at rightscon.org. Just because you can’t be in Silicon Valley with us doesn’t mean you have to miss out. Streaming will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. PST until 6 p.m. PST, then on Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. PST until 5 p.m. PST.
2. TWEET about the conference using #rightscon or @accessnow, and follow us on Facebook atfacebook.com/accessnow.
3. SHARE the goals of Access with your friends and ask them to join the movement. Forward this email to them now! Join here!
4. DONATE to the global movement. Every dollar you give goes to ensuring citizens around the world can enjoy the right to a free and open internet. Donate here!
Thank you, from the entire Access team, for helping us keep the Internet open and secure.”
The conference is sponsored by Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Skype and Mozilla, amongst others, and held with partners from the civil society sector.