It is my great pleasure as general chair of the PST2006 conference to welcome you to this year's privacy, security and trust (PST) conference being hosted by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) at the Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham Conference Centre, Markham, Ontario, Canada. Thank you for making time in your busy schedule to participate in PST2006.
The annual PST conference provides an international forum for researchers and information and communications technology (ICT) professionals from industry, the public sector and academe to collaboratively explore ways to make cyberspace a safer and more private place to do business, conduct scientific research, deliver services, provide teaching and learning opportunities, and facilitate global communication and understanding. It is vitally important that we promote multidisciplinary research to solve the technical, legal and social problems facing government, the private sector and citizens at home. Without a trusted ICT environment we will never come close to realizing the full potential of technology to make the world a better place.