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Early registration for the 2008 ISRI Convention and Exhibition is mirroring the exhibit hall success with advance registration setting new records. Registration is available online at www.isriconvention.org (forms may ... be downloaded for fax or mail-in registration). Discounted registration fee for ISRI members, spouses, and eligible guests is $700 and for nonmembers is $1050 through February 12. The registration fee through March 10 is $800 for members and $1150 for nonmembers. After March 10, the registration fee for members is $900 and for nonmembers is $1250.
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Signed by the United States in November 2001, the Convention on Cybercrime is the first and only international, multilateral treaty specifically addressing the need for cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of computer network crimes. It requires global cooperation and law enforcement with respect to searches and seizures and provides timely extradition for computer network based crimes covered under the treaty. Ratification of the Convention on Cybercrime would minimize obstacles to international cooperation that currently impede U.S. investigations and prosecutions of computer-related crimes.
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This Convention may be revised by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Any such revision shall... bind only the States which shall become Parties to the revising convention.
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David Lewis (1969) provides the first systematic theory of how social convention generates linguistic meaning. Subsequent philosophers to offer convention-based accounts include Jonathan Bennett (1976), Simon Blackburn (1984), Wayne Davis (2003), Brian Loar (1976), and Stephen Schiffer (1972).
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Sales for exhibition space at the 2009 ISRI Convention and Exposition, being held again at Mandalay Bay April 26-30, 2009, will begin in March of this year. Those interested in exhibit information should contact Cara Stann of Meeting Insites at 919/563-5291 or cstann@meetinginstites.com.
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"The Convention will provide a much-needed international framework to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of cyber crimes," said CSIA Executive Director Paul Kurtz. "We believe the convention will become a critical component of international law enforcement efforts and ratification will strengthen the confidence of the security and safety of online transactions."
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