Richard Thieme

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

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[edit] Biography

Richard Thieme was born in Chicago. He graduated from Northwestern University 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, then returned to Chicago to attend 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.

[edit] 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) ((about Life, Hacking and...)) 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 Briefings July 29-30, 1998
  • Keynote speaker, Black Hat Briefings, 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

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[edit] Books by Richard Thieme

[edit] Articles by Richard Thieme

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