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Relive the magic...
Whether you were at the FVLC program on Friday, December 12, or just wish you had been, you can view Tasha's program, Libraries and Technology on SlideShare.

Join your FVLC colleagues for this special event at UW-Fox Valley!

RFID Chips: Your Privacy at Risk
Radio-frequency ID (RFID) chips are quickly becoming part of our lives. These tracking devices are being embedded into consumer goods as well as ID cards that we carry in public -- credit cards, passports, and driver's licenses -- which means that we can be tracked as well. This talk will explore the privacy risks of these "tiny trackers" as well as the politics of surveillance today.

Date: Monday, February 2, 2009
Place: UW-Fox Valley, 1478 Midway Road, Menasha
Time: 11:00 UW-Fox Library Tour
12:00 Presentation by Lee Tien, Senior Staff Attorney with the Electronic Freedom Foundation
Location: Fine Arts Theatre (Watch for the "FVLC section" near the front of the theatre)
1:00 Lunch in the Emeritus Room with Mr. Tien and FVLC colleagues (provided by FVLC)

Registration: Please register here by Wednesday, January 28th.

Please note: Due to ongoing construction at UW-Fox Valley, parking is very limited. We recommend that attendees arrive early and carpool if possible. Enter the parking lots from University Drive. Questions or directions: Call April Kain-Breese, Library Director at UW-Fox Valley, 832-2675

About the Speaker: Lee Tien is a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, specializing in free speech and privacy law, including electronic surveillance law. Before joining EFF, Lee was a sole practitioner specializing in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation. Mr. Tien has published articles on children's sexuality and information technology, anonymity, surveillance, and the First Amendment status of publishing computer software. Lee received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Stanford University, where he was very active in journalism at the Stanford Daily. After working as a news reporter at the Tacoma News Tribune for a year, Lee went to law school at Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley. Lee also did graduate work in the Program in Jurisprudence and Social Policy at UC-Berkeley.

In other news...

FVLC supports the Campaign for Wisconsin Libraries!
Check out the excellent FVLC online directory! In addition to being a great way to contact other FVLCites, you can edit your own directory information online. Please take a few minutes to update your information as soon as possible.
According to ALA, a challenge is "an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group." To report a challenge and/or request assistance from FVLC with a challenge to materials at your library, please complete this online form.

The Fox Valley Library Council, Inc. (FVLC) was established in 1977 by the libraries of the Fox Valley. As a nonprofit corporation, the Council brings together the collections and professional expertise of school, public, academic and special libraries.

The Council plans programs and services which allow sharing of materials and information with all residents of east central Wisconsin. The council also cooperates with other regional library councils throughout Wisconsin.

For more information about FVLC:

Fox Valley Library Council
c/o Outagamie Waupaca Library System
225 North Oneida Street
Appleton, Wisconsin 54911

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