Segnalo in particolare le sequenti sessioni: 8 novembre, 15:30-16:45: The AI conundrum: Algorithms and human responsibility in armed conflicts 9 novembre, 14:00-15:15: Hacking nuclear deterrence: Cyber threats to nuclear systems Diego -------- Original Message -------- SUBJECT: Invitation to register: Stockholm Security Conference 2021 DATE: 2021-10-05 10:02 FROM: SIPRI <update@sipri.org> TO: diego.latella@isti.cnr.it View the online version <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=oarGsNBRiMu0td2EtHyPodnYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIABD...> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=phUZQGstPcicaurD5e5Oy9nYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIABD...> STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=8Syb9thFRAKs7jkDg7GIq9nYgj62sQ6vuD4dvGIABD...> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=yC/6OjosC56pEHRBc2vUZ9nYgj62sV6vuD4dvGIABD...> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=Nlx8vxds9+y5ojI4vatZotnYgj62sW6vuD4dvGIABD...> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=FdFtJ0WKIKqE8Bi/+o77XdnYgj62sY6vuD4dvGIABD...> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=rnUzX12U84+rkaC//S8hU9nYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIABD...> Invitation to register: Stockholm Security Conference 2021 On 8-11 November 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) will host the sixth annual Stockholm Security Conference (SSC 21). The theme of this year's conference is 'Battlefields of the Future: Trends of Conflict and Warfare in the 21st Century'. The conference will explore how current developments in technology have opened potential new battlefields of the future and the means to prevent and mitigate associated risks. Additionally, the conference will examine to what extent the more traditional types of warfare are adapting to newly available means or providing non-traditional actors with new opportunities to have a bigger role. SSC 21 will connect the battlefields of the future to the ones of the past through a live stream of the Ypres Peace Prize ceremony. This ceremony will close the conference on Thursday 11 November. Please register today for the online sessions. Browse the conference programme and register for individual sessions by clicking here <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=oarGsNBRiMu0td2EtHyPodnYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIABD...> . **Monday 8 November** 12:30-13:45 Opening panel: Battlefields of the future Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=pINPGWuQcMaoLyaF211mi9nYgj62sU6vuD4dvGIABD...> 14:00-15:15 Space warfare: Applying international humanitarian law to the final frontier Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=le2dckR71aavQ1YwmwCAhNnYgj62se6vuD4dvGIABD...> 15:30-16:45 The AI conundrum: Algorithms and human responsibility in armed conflicts Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=jCSGKfDc0R24kipP/Bq1i9nYgj62sZ6vuD4dvGIABD...> **Tuesday 9 November** 12:30-13:15 Quantum technologies, their potential impact on the battlefield and future control Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=xtoWkCU8aPGCJBkYfBP419nYgj62sb6vuD4dvGIABD...> 14:00-15:15 Hacking nuclear deterrence: Cyber threats to nuclear systems Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=u0l5y1bzxI2uHAbx9LFzt9nYgj62sf6vuD4dvGIABD...> 15:30-16:45 Offence-defence race in space: Missile defence, anti-satellite weapons and nuclear arms control Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=4YggU1KN+Xu/uZZSMqLdaNnYgj62sZ6vuD4dvGIABD...> 15:30-16:45 The human mind as a battlefield Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=6yHxs4/JPoWVp42AcbGWUdnYgj62sY6vuD4dvGIABD...> 16:30-17:45 Current trends in missile technology and proliferation: Are current governance instruments fit for purpose? Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=GHlwmS2stmiLnDHM6zl4PtnYgj62sU6vuD4dvGIABD...> **Wednesday 10 November** 12:30-13:45 Gray zone conflicts and the absence of institutional mechanisms <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=xS5H/z+t8Eyg50DjZTiHrtnYgj62sc6vuD4dvGIABD...> Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=iPkk0BndBteN6tKZ51ADKdnYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIABD...> 14:00-15:15 Tactical or strategic? Low-yield nuclear weapons and the Indo-Pacific region Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=EqXKbOkSuG6Gf+z596/7TNnYgj62sZ6vuD4dvGIABD...> 14:00-15:15 Preparing for future urban warfare: Balancing operational needs with humanitarian concerns Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=35LaMbYsob2olKP9XJyYAtnYgj62sQ6vuD4dvGIABD...> 15:30-16:45 Escalation thresholds in an era of 'muscular competition' Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=ttvhANRCCty8ggfltDw3iNnYgj62sb6vuD4dvGIABD...> **Thursday 11 November** 12:30-13:45 Civilians under attack: The Liptako-Gourma region of the Western Sahel Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=l5FJ5cPLa2Sa0oJyBJYIQ9nYgj62sW6vuD4dvGIABD...> 14:00-15:15 Urban warfare and the protection of civilians: Mosul, a case study Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=ZCcVW5D1VTqTIQzZEwaD7NnYgj62sb6vuD4dvGIABD...> 15:30-16:45 UN peacekeeping operations and parallel operations: Protection of civilians in a crowded field Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=2bYb4fDeczyNEHEpwSJvXtnYgj62sT6vuD4dvGIABD...> 17:00-18:15 Sustainable strategies for the protection of civilians in conflict locations Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=HEnAykSzy+284slRBUJF3dnYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIABD...> 20:30 Ypres Peace Prize ceremony More information coming soon. 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We speak so spectacularly and so readily of computer systems that understand, that see, decide, make judgments, and so on, without ourselves recognizing our own superficiality and immeasurable naivete with respect to these concepts. And, in the process of so speaking, we anesthetise our ability to evaluate the quality of our work and, what is more important, to identify and become conscious of its end use. […] One can't escape this state without asking, again and again: "What do I actually do? What is the final application and use of the products of my work?" and ultimately, "am I content or ashamed to have contributed to this use?" -- Prof. Joseph Weizenbaum ["Not without us", ACM SIGCAS 16(2-3) 2--7 - Aug. 1986] Links: ------ [1] http://www.phplist.com [2] http://www.isti.cnr.it