---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: IFIP TC11.1&11.2 joint conference cancelled/postponed Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:21:15 -0700 From: Dhillon dhillon@CCMAIL.NEVADA.EDU To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
For the attention of all concerned.
All of us are still shocked because of the September 11 tragic happenings in the US. Our prayers and support are with all those affected by these events.
As a consequence of the happenings and the situation, the organizers of the 8th Annual IFIP TC11.1 and 11.2 joint working conference (8AWC) on Information Security Management scheduled for Las Vegas on 27 and 28 September 2001, have decided to CANCEL/POSTPONE the event. Before this decision was taken we consulted with many role players in order to make a well-informed decision.
Some of the reasons that attributed to this decision include the last minute withdrawal of a number of a participants from the program and a general sense of fear of the unknown and apprehensions to travel by air.
We are however exploring options to either integrate the conference with the forthcoming IFIP Sec 2002 conference in Cairo, Egypt on 6 - 8 May 2002 or integrate it with the ISOneWorld conference in Las Vegas on 4 and 5 April 2002 http://isoneworld.org
It is unfortunate that this meeting had to be cancelled. especially when all arrangements had been made and the professionally bound official proceedings (done by Kluwer Academic Press) had been published. We now have nearly 50 extra copies available. If you might be interested in purchasing the proceedings, please let me know.
Title: Advances in information security management & small systems security Edited by: Jan H.P. Eloff; Les Labuschange; Rossouw von Solms and Gurpreet Dhillon Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers ISBN: 0-7923-7506-8
Many thanks,
Gurpreet Dhillon, Ph.D. Local Organizing Chair 8th Annual Working Conference on Information Security Management & Small System Security; Work group 11.1 & Work group 11.2 Technical Committee 11, IFIP
----------------------------------------------- Dr Gurpreet Dhillon. Associate Professor of MIS @ UNLV, USA http://www.unlv.edu/faculty/dhillon/ ----------------------------------------------- Author: Managing Information System Security (Macmillan, 1997); NA Regional Editor - IJIM; AE - EJIS -----------------------------------------------
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