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Richard Thieme

Richard Thieme (born 1944), is a noted business consultant, author, media commentator and speaker. Focusing on issues related the Internet, cyber-culture and technology in general, Mr. Thieme delves into many of the issues behind the issues that exist in the online world.

=Biography=

Richard Thieme was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was a student at Northwestern University and graduated in 1965 with a B.A. in English literature. He later earned a M.A. in English at the University of Chicago, where he studied with noted James Joyce scholar Richard Ellmann. Mr. Thieme spent two years in England and then attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary where he earned his Masters of Divinity degree and became an Episcopal priest.

Mr. Thieme was a priest for 16 years. During that time, he became acquainted with computers. He began writing about technology and culture, including the spiritual dimension of technology. After the growth of the Internet, his ideas, writings and work bore new relevance and, in 1993, he began a new career of consulting, writing and speaking.

=Notable Speaking Engagements=

Keynote AusCERT, May 22-26, 2005

Living on the Edge: The Sources of Creativity for Security Wizards and Hackers Notacon April 8-10, 2005

Zen and The Relevance of Perception to Cyber Security, or, When is a Network Not a Network Shmoocon February 4-6, 2005

Quantum Hacking: In Search of a Unified Theory Def_Con July 30-August 1, 2004

Hacker Generations: From Network Warfare to Perception Warfare Hivercon November 6-7, 2003

Hacker Generations: From Building the Network to Using the Network to Being the Network Def_Con August 1-3, 2003

The Truth About Life, Hacking and the Truth (about Life, Hacking and the Truth) Rubi_Con April 5-7, 2002

Hacking a Trans-Planetary Net: The Essence of Hacking in a Context of Pan-global Culture, the Wetware / dryware Interface, and Going to Europa. Def_Con July 13-15, 2001

Social Engineering at Def Con: Games Hackers Play Def_Con July 28-30, 2000

The More Things Change The More They Don t: Soft Destruction and the Ancient Wisdom of Hacking Def_Con July 31-August 2, 1998

Convergence -- Every Man (and Woman) a Spy. Black_Hat July 29-30, 1998

Keynote speaker, Black_Hat, July 9-10, 1997

The Symbiotic Relationship Between Networked Computers and Humans -- A Dialectic Constituting a Rising Spiral of Mutual Transformation. Def_Con July 26-28, 1996

=Interviews=

[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7934 Linux Journal] Interview with Mick Bauer, December 12th, 2004

=Books by Richard Thieme=

Islands in the Clickstream (2004) ISBN 1931836221

=Articles by Richard Thieme=

[http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2005a/021105/021105a.php The Face we See in the Digital Mirror: How Technology is Changing Religion] National Catholic Reporter, February 11th, 2005

[http://thewitness.org/agw/thieme061104.html In the Crazy Place] A Global Witness, June 11th, 2004

[http://thewitness.org/agw/thieme032604.html Coming of Age] A Global Witness, March 26th, 2004

[http://www.counterpunch.org/thieme08222003.html Operation Paperclip Revisited: Moral Schmoral] Counterpunch, August 22nd, 2003

[http://enculturation.gmu.edu/3_1/thieme/ Review of the Kevin Kelly s Out of Control ] Enculturation 3.1, Spring 2000

[http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/10/27feature.html Prime Time for Hackers is Over] Salon.com, October 17th, 1998

[http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1997/jan/last.html Dreams Engineers Have] CMC Magazine, January, 1997

[http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/17/09/News/tech.html Bladerunner future view] Everything Toronto NOW, 1997

[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.07/thieme.if.html In Search of the Grail] Wired_Magazine, issue 3.07, July, 1995

=Other Tidbits=

[http://infosecuritymag.techtarget.com/articles/june00/features5.shtml Information Security Magazine] Interview with Bruce_Schneier conducted by Richard Thieme

=External Links=

[http://www.thiemeworks.com/ www.thiemeworks.com Richard Thieme s Official Website]

[http://christianity.about.com/library/weekly/aa092997.htm Personal Profile: Richard Thieme s Techno Spirituality]