15 th Annual Canadian IT Security Symposium May 12-15, 2003 Ottawa Congress Centre Presentation at the 3 rd Annual Privacy and Security Workshop November 8, 2003 Steve Booth, CITSS Chair Communications Security Establishment

Connected and Protected Our clients and partners are all connected using technology Use of this technology is limited only by our collective sense of protection Critical Government and Industrial services depend on this connectivity CITSS helps connect the community that can create a protected place to live and work

15 th Annual Canadian IT Security Symposium Partners Information and Privacy Commission of Ontario Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness Government of Ontario – Corporate Security Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada - CIO Branch Canada Customs and Revenue Agency IT Branch Communications Security Establishment

What’s on! Monday May 12 –Tutorials all day in three rooms Tuesday May 13 –Plenary –Trade show move in ( > 80 booths) Wednesday May 14 –Up to seven parallel tracks –Trade show all day – possible reception Thursday May 15 –Up to seven parallel tracks –Trade show all day

Call for Papers Proposed track topics: Applied Security Cryptography Solutions Best Practices Standards Privacy in the Technology Space Secure e-Business Solutions Business Continuity / Contingency Planning Leading Edge Technical/ Technology Policy and Legal Issues

Call for Papers All that is required by November 15 is a 100 word abstract and some background information about the presenter and the organization they represent Final submission may be a paper or a presentation (or both)

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