[Geo4All] Ethics of Mobile Location Tech During COVID-19 and Beyond

[Christopher Tucker]

GeoForAll Community,

I would like to invite all of you to participate in a series of upcoming events beginning this Friday.

The American Geographical Society (AGS) is leading a national and international conversation on the ethical use of geospatial technology and location tracking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. With a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, we are building on our EthicalGEO initiative, and convening a series of Blue-Ribbon Panels and Leadership Spotlights to advance the dialogue, and frame the discussion, on the impact of mobile location technology on society and governance. Our Blue-Ribbon Panels and Leadership Spotlights, consisting of leading experts from the United States and around the world, will discuss the effects of these technologies on all of us including our most vulnerable populations during COVID-19, and beyond.

Join us for our discussions:

Blue-Ribbon Panel
Vulnerable Publics: International Perspectives on Friday, July 10, 2020 at 9:30 EST

Featuring: 
Mr. Mustafa Qadri, Founder and Executive Director of Equidem Research & Consulting 
Mr. Stevel Feldstein, Incoming Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ms. Vani Saraswathi, Associate Editor and Director of Projects at Migrant-Rights.org
Mr. Andrew Young, Knowledge Director at The GovLab and Responsible Data for Children
Mr. Mark Bromley, Chair of the Council for Global Equality  

Leadership Spotlight
Human Rights, Technology, and Governance during COVID-19 on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11:30 am EST

Featuring: 
Hon. Samantha Power, Professor of Practice at Harvard University and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Blue-Ribbon Panel 
Vulnerable Publics: USA on Friday July 17, 2020 at 1:30 pm EST
 
Featuring:
Ms. Aaina Agarwal, Director of Policy & Partnerships at the Algorithmic Justice League
Dr. Charlton McIlwain, Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development & Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU; Founder of the Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies 
Dr. Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear, Co-Founder of the United States Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network; Assistant Professor at UCLA 
Ms. Paromita Shah, Executive Director at Just Futures Law 
Ms. Jacinta González, Senior Campaign Organizer at Mijente

 
Blue-Ribbon Panel 
National Security Perspectives on Location Surveillance and the Future of Democracy on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 9:30 am EST

Featuring: 
Mr. Robert Cardillo, President of The Cardillo Group and Former Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 
Hon. Susan Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI) the former Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Mr. Chris Inglis, Former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency
Lt. Gen. Vince Stewart, Former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency

We hope you have an opportunity to participate!  We would value your input.

Chris

Dr. Christopher K. Tucker
Chairman
American Geographical Society
tucker at americangeo.org
@PLANETucker
703-981-9373
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