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Education - Saturday April 22, 2006, Room RC E

10:15 am to 11:10 am
Getting Started with Microcomputers, the Internet & Digital Photography
by Herman Hinitz, HBH Associates

Abstract :

This session is designed for people who would like to use computers (your grandmother, uncle or a friend), but need a friendly and understanding hand with getting started. The very basics will be covered together with applications as word processing (as a very sophisticated typewriter), electronic spreadsheets, the Internet, antivirus programs, firewalls, and even graphics and digital photography.

Bio :

Herman Hinitz is a teacher who has used diversified software and hardware in research, consulting, and publications. He has a background in education and is a long time supporter of the Trenton Computer Festival.

11:20 am to 12:15 pm
Best Web Sites 2006
by Eva Kaplan, Pennington Computer School/ Computers + Kids Camp

Abstract :

Eva's "Best Web Sites 2005" was incredible, but her "Best Web sites 2006" is awesome! She is continually researching for new, creative, definitive, well designed, interactive top sites, among the myriads of resources in the myriads of categories. TCF attendees have come to depend upon her yearly guide for up-to-date places in cyberspace and for search engines that exceed Google in many ways. Her guide will only be distributed to seminar attendees or those who contact her after April 23 at evalkaplan@cs.com.

Bio :

Eva is founder and director of Computers + Kids which has been providing Princeton Area youth exciting and enriching experiences with computers and technology for 24 years. She is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and included in Who's Who in Science and Engineering. She is a supporter of the National Engineers Week's Future City Competition, Philadelphia Region, and is a longtime judge for Mercer Science and Engineering Club's Science and Engineering Fair.

12:25 pm to 1:20 pm
The New CAD: Computer-Aided Dieting
by Don Libes, NIST - National Institute of Standards & Technology

Abstract :

Computers are great at tracking data and making decisions. You aren't. Why not have your computer guide you on better food choices and weight loss ? you already spend tons of time in front of the computer anyway, right? But there are hundreds of diets and hundreds of software programs and websites to help lose weight. Do any work? Is it really necessary to pay for them? Find out which ones work best and how to do it all on the cheap.

Bio :

Don Libes is a computer scientist for the federal government. Don's interests are interaction automation and national broadband policy issues. He has written three books including "Obfuscated C and Other Mysteries".

1:30 pm to 2:25 pm
The R.E.S.I.S.T.O.R.S., First computer club of kids in the world
by Claude Kagan

Abstract :

A group of school children from Hopewell and Princeton area formed itself in rebellion against the lack of vision of the local educational system. They discovered that Claude had a mainframe computer in his barn in the early 1960's and chose to follow their interest in the computer there.

Bio :

Claude Kagan is retired from AT&T and Western Electric. He has been a member of the IEEE since the late 1940s and has more than 50 technical publications. He received awards from both the IEEE and its Computer Society in 1984 for his many contributions to computing and his founding of the R.E.S.I.S.T.O.R.S.

3:40 pm to 4:35 pm
Reporting and Defending Computer Crime
by Jef Henninger, Esq.

Abstract :

A vast amount of computer crime goes unreported by both individuals and companies because the victim doesn't know how to proceed or is afraid to get involved. Learn what to do before you become a victim, who to call when you are one, what to expect as a witness before and at a trial, interacting with the prosecuting authority, and other tips to make the prosecution a success. On the opposite side of the law, defendants charged with computer crimes face an uphill battle at trial because most lawyers have a computer phobia which causes almost all cases to end in a guilty plea. These crimes are ensnaring more innocent people than any other type of crime. Learn how to protect yourself when you are suspected of committing a computer crime.

Bio :

Jef Henninger is a criminal defense attorney with the firm of Jack Venturi & Associates in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has been studying computer crime since 1990 and is the author of "Investigating and Prosecuting Cases Involving Hacking and the Computer Underground" and "The Trojan Horse Defense in Computer Crime Cases." He is also a frequent lecturer on the topics of computer forensics and reporting and defending computer crime. For more information, visit www.jackventurilaw.com.