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Call For Participation:

W3C Workshop on the Future of P3P

12-13 November 2002, Dulles, Virginia USA


Workshop Goal

The World Wide Web Consortium is sponsoring a workshop to discuss emerging and future applications of P3P, and get feedback on what additional specification or coordination efforts might be necessary to support them. We are inviting position papers that discuss either technology or policy considerations (or both) for the future of P3P. The results of this workshop will inform W3C's decision making on future P3P-related efforts, stimulate discussions of new applications of P3P that are possible based on the current P3P specification, and facilitate coordination with organizations engaged in related efforts.

Background

The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) was released as a W3C Recommendation on 16 April 2002. Already, P3P1.0 has been implemented in two major browsers, a proxy service, a browser add-on, and other user agent software. In addition, several P3P policy generator and editor tools are available, and tools to track P3P usage are being integrated into Web site privacy policy management systems. Besides the existing P3P tools, a variety of other P3P tools and services have been proposed. As Web sites adopt P3P, limitations have been discovered and new features are being suggested for possible inclusion in P3P1.x or P3P2.0.

P3P1.0 includes an extension mechanism that allows for new features to be added to P3P without necessitating a new version of the specification. However, not all new features may be supported by this mechanism. In addition, even if the extension mechanism is used to add new features, there may be benefits to coordination around the use of this mechanism or other efforts to augment the functionality of P3P1.0.

Scope of the Workshop

The workshop will discuss technology and policy considerations for the future of P3P including new features or applications of P3P, technical problems with P3P1.0, policy goals that P3P may help address, requirements unmet by P3P1.0, and legal or policy questions that have arisen as a result of P3P implementation. A workshop expected in early 2003 will focus on longer-term P3P-related research and advanced development.

Deliverables

To help prepare for discussions at the workshop and to continue discussions following the workshop, we invite discussions on the P3P public mailing list. To subscribe, send mail to public-p3p-ws-request@w3.org and put the word "subscribe" in the subject line. A public archive of this list is available at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-p3p-ws/.

The workshop is expected to result in the following deliverables:

These will be published on the workshop home page.

Expected Audience

We expect several communities to contribute to the workshop:

Registration and Rules for Participation


Position Papers

Position papers are the basis for the discussion at the workshop. These papers will also be made available to the public from the W3C Web site. We are inviting position papers that discuss either technology or policy considerations (or both) for the future of P3P.

Technology papers should propose a new feature or application of P3P or identify a technical problem with P3P1.0. They should explain how the new feature or application might be achieved technically, or how the technical problem might be addressed. New features proposed may enable P3P to function better in new application contexts such as mobile Web access systems. Papers may also propose features be added to further integrate P3P with other W3C standards under development and with technologies under development in other organizations. Papers proposing new features or applications should also discuss the following: Can this new feature or application be implemented within the existing P3P1.0 framework? If so, is there any need to coordinate this? Would this new feature or application benefit from additions or changes to the P3P1.0 specification? Technology papers should also briefly discuss the policy motivations for the new feature or application if relevant.

Policy papers should propose a new feature or application of P3P, identify a policy goal that P3P may help address, identify requirements that have gone unmet in the current P3P architecture, or discuss legal or policy questions that have arisen as a result of P3P implementation. Papers proposing new features or applications should discuss the policy, business, or other issues that motivate them, and include an evaluation of P3P1.0 with respect to a particular set of requirements. For example, a policy paper might point to specific regulatory frameworks that could benefit from P3P for which the current P3P vocabulary is inadequate. If possible, policy papers should briefly discuss how the new feature or application might be achieved technically and answer the questions posed for technology papers.

All papers should be 1 to 5 pages, although they may link to longer versions or appendixes. Papers should indicate what, if any, work has already been done towards developing a new feature or application, and any companies or organizations that are willing to commit resources towards this effort.

Position papers will be published on the public Web pages of the workshop, so position papers and slides of presentations must be available for public dissemination. Submitting a position paper comprises a default recognition of these terms for publication. Allowed formats are HTML/XHTML, PDF, or ASCII. Papers in any other formats will be returned with a request for correct formatting. Good examples of position papers can be seen in the QL'98 workshop.

The Program Committee may ask the authors of particularly salient position papers to explicitly present their position at the workshop to foster discussion. Presenters will also make the slides of the presentation available on the workshop Web home page.

Position papers must be submitted via email to member-p3p-submissions@w3.org no later than 30 September 2002.


Workshop Organization

Workshop Chairs

Program Chairs

Program Committee

Marty Abrams (Hunton & Williams), Ann Cavoukian (Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario), Lorrie Cranor (AT&T), Jos Dumortier (University of Leuven), Helena Lindskog (Ericsson), Joel Reidenberg (Fordham University), Ari Schwartz (CDT), Michael Waidner (IBM), Daniel Weitzner (W3C), Rigo Wenning (W3C), Mark Wilikens (JRC), Brian Zwit (America Online) Deirdre Mulligan (Berkeley Law School), Bill Duserick (Fidelity), JC Cannon (Microsoft), Yuichi Koike (NEC)

Workshop Host is AOL/Netscape

Schedule

The workshop program is expected to run from 9 am to 6 pm on both days. A more detailed program will be available October 25.


Venue

The workshop will be held on the Dulles campus of America Online, Inc., in the Seriff Auditorium of Creative Center 2. You must enter the campus at Creative Center 3 (CC3), 22110 Pacific Blvd, Dulles, VA 20166. A guard will show you where to park and direct you to the shuttle bus.

Getting There

From Dulles Airport to the Dulles Campus:

Follow the Dulles Access Road East (towards Washington) until it intersects with Route 28. Take 28 North for approximately 3 miles. Take a left onto Waxpool Road. You will see the campus on the left. Make a left at the first traffic light onto Pacific Blvd. CC3 will be the second building on your left and can be accessed by taking a left at the first intersection to CC3 gate.

From National Airport to the Dulles Campus:

Exit airport following signs for the George Washington (GW) Parkway. Follow the GW Parkway to 495. Take 495 towards Richmond/Tysons Corner until you get to the Dulles Toll Road. Take the Toll Road (Rt. 267) towards Dulles Airport. Follow the Toll Road for approximately 12 miles to Route 28 North. Take Route 28 North towards Sterling. After approximately 3 miles, take a left onto Waxpool Road. You will see the campus on the left. Make a left at the first traffic light onto Pacific Blvd. CC3 will be the second building on your left and can be accessed by taking a left at the first intersection to CC3 gate.

From Reston to Dulles:

Start out going Southwest on Sunrise Valley Drive towards Mercator Drive by turning left. Turn right onto Fairfax County Parkway. Turn left. Take the VA-267-Toll West ramp towards Dulles Airport. Merge onto VA-267 W (Portions toll). Take the VA-28 North exit, exit number 9B, towards Sterling. Merge onto Sully Road. After approximately 3 miles, take a left onto Waxpool Road. You will see the campus on the left. Make a left at the first traffic light onto Pacific Blvd. CC3 will be the second building on your left and can be accessed by taking a left at the first intersection to CC3 gate.

Accommodations

Accommodations are available near AOL's Dulles campus in Dulles and Reston, VA. The Reston area offers a larger selection of restaurants, entertainment, and shopping. You are responsible for your own hotel bookings. Here are some suggested hotels for your stay during the workshop:

Reston Locations:

Hyatt Regency Reston
7.8 miles from AOL
1800 Presidents Street
Reston, Virginia 20190
Tel: 1-703-709-1234
Fax: 1-703-709-2291

Sheraton Reston Hotel
8.2 Miles from AOL
11810 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191
Phone: 1-703-620-9000
Fax: 1-703-860-1594

Dulles Locations:

TownePlace Suites Washington Dulles Airport
1.5 Miles from AOL
22744 Holiday Park Drive
Sterling, VA 20166
Phone: 1-703-707-2017
Fax: 1-703-707-9676

Courtyard Dulles Town Center
2.3 Miles From AOL
45500 Majestic Drive
Dulles, VA 20166
Phone: 1-571-434-6400
Fax: 1-571-434-6401
Toll Free: 1-800-321-2211

Washington Dulles Airport Marriott
3.3 Miles from AOL
45020 Aviation Drive
Dulles, VA 20166
Phone: 1-703-471-9500
Fax: 1-703-661-8714

Washington Dulles Marriott Suites
4.5 Miles from AOL
13101 Worldgate Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 1-703-709-0400


Important Dates

Date Event
30 September 2002 Deadline for position papers (1 to 5 pages in HTML format - send to member-p3p-submissions@w3.org)
25 October 2002 Program released
29 October 2002 Deadline for registration (use registration form).
12-13 November 2002 W3C Workshop on the Future of P3P

W3C Resource Statement

Over the period of ten weeks, this work will consume 30% of the time of one W3C Team member for committee work, 20% of the time of one W3C Team member to handle local organization, and 10% of the time of one W3C Team member for managing the workshop Web pages. This effort is part of the W3C Technology and Society Domain.


Author:

Rigo Wenning, W3C Privacy Activity Lead

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