[LINK] Cyber Revolution Talk in Sydney by Member of the Egyptian Council of State

[Tom Worthington]

Dr Mohamed Chawki, of the Egyptian Council of State, will speak on
"Egypt's Cyber Revolution", in Sydney, Wednesday, 18 May 2011
<http://cyberlawcentre.org/2011/talks/ltt_chawki.htm>

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Seminar

UNSW's Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre in association with the IEEE
Society on Social Implications of Technology invites you to a free
seminar, one of the 2011 Cyberspace Law and Policy Series:

Topic: Egypt's Cyber Revolution
Speaker: Dr Mohamed Chawki (Egyptian Council of State)
Date: Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Time: 4:45 for 5:00-6:00pm, including time for questions and discussion
Venue: Staff Common room, 2st Floor (at opposite end of building to
lifts) Faculty of Law building, UNSW lower campus (near Roundhouse),
Kensington, Sydney

Abstract:

The Egyptian people have managed, through a peaceful revolution, to
topple a dictatorship that ruled the country for 30 years. One of the
most interesting aspects of the revolution is that technology,
particularly the Internet, played a very important role. During the
first few days of the revolution, Facebook and Twitter became the
primary means for the Egyptian people to spread the word about what was
happening in the country. Twitter and Facebook posts provided a
real-time update of events taking place all over Egypt, while also
providing pictures and videos for the world to instantly see. This
presentation will address and analyse the role of ICTs and social
networks in the Egyptian revolution.

About the Speaker:

Dr Mohamed Chawki is a Senior Judge of the Egyptian Council of State,
the country’s highest administrative court. He is a founder of the
International Association of Cybercrime Prevention (Paris) and of the
African Centre for Cyberlaw and Cybercrime Prevention (Kampala).

Bookings: Entry is free, no need to book. Please RSVP to feedback [at]
cyberlawcentre.org
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science, The
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