Symposium on the technical aspects of the proposed Traffic Data Retention legislation

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[SAGE SYMPOSIUM]

The System Administrators' Guild of Ireland, in association with Netsoc, the
TCD Internet Society, is holding a Symposium on the technical aspects of the
proposed Traffic Data Retention legislation on Tuesday, March 11th.

The proposed legislation mandates the retention of details of telephone and fax
calls made, emails sent and web sites visited by Internet users in Ireland, for
a period of time not yet determined, but expected to be between six months and
three years.

The Symposium aims to explore the technical issues behind Traffic Data
Retention with a mostly non-technical audience.

Date: Tuesday, March 11th, 2003
Time: 8pm
Location: Walton Theatre, 2039 Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin
More Info: http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/events/0203/sage.php

[DonalC]

Here's the full announcement. Please note that
the Symposium will discuss the *technical* aspects
of the proposed legislation only.

D.

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Donal Cunningham, President
The System Administrator's Guild of Ireland
donal@sage-ie.org
(087) 815 4147

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As a service to the Internet community in Ireland,
The System Administrators' Guild of Ireland is holding
a Symposium on the technical aspects of the proposed
Traffic Data Retention legislation on Tuesday, March 11th,
at 7 p.m.

Courtesy of our colleagues in the TCD Internet Society,
the venue is the Walton lecture theatre in the Arts
Building, Trinity College Dublin.

The proposed legislation mandates the retention of details
of telephone and fax calls made, emails sent and web sites
visited by Internet users in Ireland, for a period of time
not yet determined, but expected to be between six months
and three years.

The Symposium aims to explore the technical issues behind
Traffic Data Retention with a mostly non-technical audience.
Topics which will be covered include:

- Internet basics
- Internet traffic volumes
- Current network technology
- Current storage technology
- Costs incurred


Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
The theatre holds 200 people.

If there is sufficient interest, a second symposium
may be held at a later date.

Directions and contact details are available on our website,
http://www.sage-ie.org/