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Learn from experts in healthcare, public policy, law, cyber conflict, climate change, collaboration, and digital self-defense.
In 2020, Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, along with nine other House cosponsors, introduced the "Automatic BOOST to Communities Act" (#ABCAct), which provides direct, ongoing cash relief to every person in America, and is funded by minting a series of $1 trillion coins under the Coinage Act. In addition, the #ABCAct establishes a public digital currency system that incorporates both universal 'FedAccounts' and a system of privacy-respecting, Treasury-administered 'eCash wallets'. This session explores the vision behind the #ABCAct, and its implications for improving macroeconomic resilience in anticipation of future crises.
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Rohan Grey is doctoral fellow at Cornell Law School and incoming assistant professor of law at Willamette University. He is the research director of the Digital Fiat Currency Institute, a consultant to the UN International Telecommunications Union’s Focus Group on Digital Currency, and a network manager with the FreedomBox Foundation, which develops privacy and freedom-respecting […]
https://willamette.edu/law/faculty/profiles/grey/index.htmlProject founder and author Luis Falcón gives an overview of GNU Health, a free / libre health and hospital information system with strong focus on public health and social medicine. This session will explore the project's impact globally and the effects of COVID-19.
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Luis Falcón is a computer scientist, physician, and Free Software activist. He is the founder of GNU Solidario, an organization focused in education and health. He is the author of GNU Health, a health and hospital information management system, and works in the area of Social Medicine.
https://www.gnusolidario.orgThe coronavirus (SARS 2) outbreak has been a harsh planetary wake up call, demanding that we begin thinking seriously about societies structured on unfettered capitalist development that has thrown the planet's bio-systems dramatically out of balance. This is not just a problem of economics and science; it's also a problem of the epistemologies and philosophies that undergird these structures. Any solutions that don't address and alter these guiding paradigms will be incomplete at best, and catastrophic at worst. "The coronavirus (SARS 2) outbreak has been a harsh planetary wake up call, demanding that we begin thinking seriously about societies structured on unfettered capitalist development that has thrown the planet's bio-systems dramatically out of balance. This is not just a problem of economics and science; it's also a problem of the epistemologies and philosophies that undergird these structures. Any solutions that don't address and alter these guiding paradigms will be incomplete at best, and catastrophic at worst."
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Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes) is a lecturer of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos, and an independent consultant and educator in environmental justice policy planning. Dina’s research focuses on Indigenous nationalism, self-determination, environmental justice, and education. At CSUSM she teaches courses on environmentalism and American Indians, traditional ecological knowledge, religion and […]
https://dgwconsulting.orgNathan McNulty, Security Architect for the Beaverton School District in Beaverton, Oregon, gives an overview of the challenges for security and system administration in a modern K-12 setting, including remote/distance learning arising from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nathan McNulty is the Security Architect for a large school district with over 40,000 students. With a B.S. in Computer Science, his career started as IT Help Desk and then desktop engineering for a civil engineering firm. He later took a role as the Client Architect for the school district where he has managed everything […]
https://www.opsecedu.com/HACKERS and HOSPITALS is an initiative hosted by the Free Software Foundation to coordinate efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic using Free Culture designs for 3D printers, 3D scanners, laser cutters, sewing machines, and more. We are building the network, identifying those in need, and preparing our machines to help medical professionals in whatever way we can. Our plans are published on a publicly-editable wiki and should be published, forked, and edited without needing to ask for permission. This session will discuss the progress of the initiative and invite you to join the effort.
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Michael McMahon is organizing the HACKERS and HOSPITALS initiative, connecting hackers and hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is helping to coordinate the medical needs of hospitals with local area fabricators. Michael joined the Free Software Foundation tech team as Web Developer in January 2019 after working with GNU/Linux in manufacturing, gaming, and education. He […]
https://libreplanet.org/wiki/HACKERS_and_HOSPITALSThis session will explore the use of emergency powers during a time of crisis, giving specific examples from the COVID-19 pandemic and discussing the implications for individual rights and privacy. "In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the Flatten The Curve Summit gives the public and policymakers an opportunity to hear from individuals with expertise in fields surrounding the use of emergency powers who will provide insights and information to help prevent pandemonium in the midst of a pandemic, now and in the future."
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Twila Brase is president and co-founder of Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), a national patient-centered organization established more than 20 years ago in Minnesota to support health care choices, individualized patient care and medical and genetic privacy. She is author of the award-winning book Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth About […]
http://www.cchfreedom.org/As more people work from home and anxiety mounts, expect cyberattacks of all sorts to take advantage. Dr Lukasz Olejnik will dive into the current state of cyber conflict, discussing assaults on components of healthcare system and malware designed to capitalize on the pandemic.
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Lukasz Olejnik acts as an independent security and privacy researcher and consultant. His experience spans research, industry, standardization, and policy. He holds a Computer Science PhD from the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA), where his work focused on privacy. Lukasz is a World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Invited Expert, where […]
https://lukaszolejnik.comThis session will provide background and perspective on the sweeping changes to our world, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and stresses from Climate Change, increased surveillance, and the control of societies by digital intermediaries. "This unprecedented crisis is revealing the depth of many of the fracture lines that we have contended over as a society. The only thing worse than having those fractures is doing nothing about them now that we know how grave they are."
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Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist. He is the author of RADICALIZED and WALKAWAY, science fiction for adults, a YA graphic novel called IN REAL LIFE, the nonfiction business book INFORMATION DOESN’T WANT TO BE FREE, and young adult novels like HOMELAND, PIRATE CINEMA and LITTLE BROTHER. His next book is […]
https://craphound.comJay Beale is co-founder, COO and CTO of the information security consulting company InGuardians. This presentation gives a view of the COVID-19 pandemic from someone outside of public health. The observations are candid and personal, capped off with an introspective discussion. "I am a layperson, and so the personal appeal is the best one I have, but I think that you’ll find the data I’m bringing is easy for you to find and confirm."
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Jay Beale is co-founder, COO and CTO of the information security consulting company InGuardians.
https://inguardians.comSean O'Brien will demo PrivacySafe Health Edition, an IoT appliance targeting rural hospitals, clinics, and domiciliary units/quarantines. This pocket-sized appliance includes the the GNU Health software suite, a libre health and hospital information system with a strong focus on public health. PrivacySafe Health Edition will also include access to COVID-19 Open Data, alerts, and updates for users. "Flatten The Curve Summit is a disruptive experiment in remote learning, bringing together academics, activists, doctors, and engineers alike to discuss how we can forge a better world and contain the fallout of global crisis. All of this in the middle of a generation-defining and world-altering pandemic."
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Sean O’Brien is a lecturer at Yale Law School (Cybersecurity LAW 20310) and founder of Yale Privacy Lab, an initiative of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. Sean is the founder and Executive Director of PrivacySafe Technology Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and empower people via private and secure […]
https://cyberclear.cc"Mutual aid is essential as an alternative to disaster capitalism during the era of coronavirus."
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Ashley Dawson, a Professor of English at the Graduate Center/CUNY and the College of Staten Island, is a scholar of postcolonial studies and a climate justice activist. He is the author of two recent books on topics relating to the environmental issues, Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of […]
https://ashleydawson.info/Mikalai Birukou is an expert in decentralized, privacy-by-design technologies and is building the 3NWeb protocols to create a better and safer digital world. During this session, Mikalai will demonstrate services running on 3NWeb including encrypted messaging and a storage client. He will also discuss future plans for healthcare applications, exploring the possibility of integration and authentication for GNU Health. "Monopolization and centralization decreases our resilience in crises. In cyberspace, the Mirai botnet attack on servers in 2016 brought down most centralized Internet services. What would an attack on Zoom and Skype do in today's worldwide quarantine? We need to share our knowledge and collectively move our society to be more immune to health, tech, and political crises."
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Mikalai Birukou was born in Belarus and moved to Canada. While Mikalai has studied theoretical physics, he has a practical approach to everything else. His exposure to different socio-economic and political societies has led him to work on digital spaces where every person is a master of their own life. Years of work toward this […]
https://3nweb.orgScott's research into the history of hacking and the rise of viruses, worms, and other malicious programs gives a unique insight into our shared Internet history. Scott will also discuss his approach to cybersecurity pedagogy, using lessons from two years of the pioneering Cybersecurity (LAW 20310) class at Yale Law School.
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Scott Shapiro is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School. His areas of interest include jurisprudence, international law, constitutional law, criminal law and cybersecurity. He is the author of Legality (2011), The Internationalists (2017) (with Oona Hathaway) and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law (2002) (with Jules Coleman). […]
https://law.yale.edu/scott-j-shapiroSean O'Brien will discuss proposals for COVID-19 contact tracing, exploring them in the context of current methods for proximity tracking and via Bluetooth / BLE, WiFi, and smartphone sensors. "Flatten The Curve Summit is a disruptive experiment in remote learning, bringing together academics, activists, doctors, and engineers alike to discuss how we can forge a better world and contain the fallout of global crisis. All of this in the middle of a generation-defining and world-altering pandemic."
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With a view to containing COVID-19, a shift from in-person to remote consulting is occurring. Clinicians are thus faced with a new disease and a new way of interacting with patients. Most patients with COVID-19 can be managed remotely with advice on symptomatic management and self isolation. Although such consultations can be done by telephone in many cases, video provides additional visual cues and therapeutic presence. Safety-netting advice is crucial because some patients deteriorate in week two, most commonly with pneumonia.
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Trish Greenhalgh is an internationally-recognized academic in primary health care and trained as a GP. She joined the Department in January 2015 after previously holding professorships at University College London and Queen Mary University of London. As co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Research In Health Sciences (IRIHS) unit, Trish leads a program of research at the […]
https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/trish-greenhalghDuring these hard times, many of us are feeling the pressure to sacrifice our data in order to survive. Governments, communication and video platforms, and other entities that provide essential resources are asking for a lot of information in exchange for access. We'll be talking about how to understand the trade-offs we are making and ways to stay safe. "There are very few things more empowering and inspiring than for a group of folks to gather to share skills, information, and support so that others may feel safer and more sure of their futures."
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Hello, my name is Grey and I am here to say, it’s fun to do security in a cyberway.
https://cypurr.nyc/The material contained in this session is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The Rex Ventilator is a prototype to explore low cost - high availability designs that would support the breathing of a patient who was unable to breath on their own. As such, the "Rex" ventilator is designed to be built from off the shelf parts, be constructed quickly, and be broadly servicable by anyone with basic knowledge of electronics and software design. The Rex would be connected to an air supply (provided by a commercial generator), and then be connected to the patient via intubation. Lead developer Stephen Robinson will share the development process and challenges as well as identify ways people can help.
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Stephen Robinson is an innovator, technology entrepreneur, data scientist, senior software architect and consultant for Fortune 500 companies. His experience ranges from inventing and patenting a novel security and authentication system for the wireless industry, leading the development of mission-critical business applications for the world’s leading corporate jet aircraft company (NetJets Inc.), to being awarded […]
http://eastrocksoftware.com/COVID-19 is driving cultural, business, and communication changes throughout the world as companies and people struggle with this new challenge. For Free and Open source software, this method of disconnected engineering has been a work in progress for 25 years - this talk focuses on how this evolved and how that process is building the very framework that society today can use to make societal changes needed to adapt to our current crises.
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Sri Ramkrishna is the Principal Ecosystems Engineer at ITRenew, a company that maximizes the lifetime value of data center technology through innovative, circular economic models. Sri has been involved in Free Software for 20+ years as a community liaison and developer advocate. His expertise is in program management and leading marketing and engineering teams.
https://www.itrenew.comEvan Greer is a seasoned activist, playing a central role in the largest online protests in history as an organizer for Fight For The Future. This non-profit has been central in the fight for digital freedom, bridging the gap between the struggle for net neutrality and against mass surveillance, as well as biometric tracking via facial recognition. Evan's latest projects include #StayAtHomeFest, helping to "flatten the curve" via a shared calendar of streaming events and concerts. The fallout from the current crisis will be effected by the movements of the past, and it's up to ordinary people around the world to take an active role in shaping the future.
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Evan Greer is a trans/genderqueer activist singer/songwriter, parent, and organizer based in Boston. She writes and performs high-energy acoustic songs that inspire hope, build community, and incite resistance! Evan tours internationally as a musician and speaker, and facilitates interactive workshops to support movements for justice and liberation. She’s currently the Deputy Director for Fight for […]
https://evangreer.orgOur fresh and innovative sessions are delivered by experienced speakers at the top of their fields.
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the Flatten The Curve Summit gives the public and policymakers an opportunity to hear from individuals with expertise in fields surrounding the use of emergency powers who will provide insights and information to help prevent pandemonium in the midst of a pandemic, now and in the future.
This unprecedented crisis is revealing the depth of many of the fracture lines that we have contended over as a society. The only thing worse than having those fractures is doing nothing about them now that we know how grave they are.
Flatten The Curve Summit is a disruptive experiment in remote learning, bringing together academics, activists, doctors, and engineers alike to discuss how we can forge a better world and contain the fallout of global crisis. All of this in the middle of a generation-defining and world-altering pandemic.
The coronavirus (SARS 2) outbreak has been a harsh planetary wake up call, demanding that we begin thinking seriously about societies structured on unfettered capitalist development that has thrown the planet's bio-systems dramatically out of balance. This is not just a problem of economics and science; it's also a problem of the epistemologies and philosophies that undergird these structures. Any solutions that don't address and alter these guiding paradigms will be incomplete at best, and catastrophic at worst.
