Events and Engagements

Live Blog on National Broadband Policy

July 26, 2007 MAP Senior Vice President Harold Feld participated in a live blog session on Open Left.com regarding public airwaves and communications infrastructure. The session was part of a joint effort between Open Left and Senator Dick Durbin to organize debates concerning the development of a national broadband policy.

Read the blog transcript

Feld on FTC Broadband Competition Panel

February 13 - 14, 2007 Harold Feld, MAP's Senior Vice President, will be a panelist at the FTC's upcoming Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy conference. The conference will bring together experts from business, government, and the technology sector, consumer advocates, and academics to explore competition and consumer protection issues relating to broadband Internet access, including debate on "network neutrality."

See Harold's power point presentation
Listen to the conference

Time: Wednesday, February 14th, 11:00 a.m.
Location: FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW

Feld to Debate Commercial Leased Access

February 9, 2007 Harold Feld, MAP's Senior Vice President, will debate Wesley R. Heppler, a Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, on the merits of Commercial Leased Access.

Cable Practice Committee Brown Bag Lunch

Time: Friday, February 9th, 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Location: Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street NW, 6th Floor

MAP Attends National Conference for Media Reform

January 12 - 14, 2007 MAP's staff was recently in Memphis for the National Conference for Media Reform. Andrew Schwartzman, Harold Feld, and Parul Desai served as panelists for several conference sessions, including a beginner and expert guide to the FCC. Click the links below to listen to audio of the sessions.

The FCC: A Guide for Beginners & Tips for Experts

Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Media Access Project
Harold Feld, Media Access Project
Parul Desai, Media Access Project

Too Big, Too Powerful: The Fight over Media Ownership

Moderator: Cheryl Leanza, UCC Office of Communication
Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Media Access Project
Sydney Levy, Media Alliance
Joeseph Torres, National Assn. of Hispanic Journalists
Ryan Blethen, Seattle Times

The Growth of Wireless Internet: From Community to Municipal to Corporate

Moderator: Dharma Dailey, The Ethos Group
Harold Feld, Media Access Project
Sascha Meinrath, Champaign- Urbana Community Wireless Network
Michael Lewis, Wireless Harlem Initiative
Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation

Feld to testify at House ICANN Hearing

September 21, 2006 Harold Feld, MAP's Senior Vice President, will testify at today's House ICANN Hearing.

Read the executive summary and full text of his testimony.

Schwartzman to Speak at Taipei Digital Cities Conference

June 28-30, 2006 Andrew Jay Schwartzman, MAP's President and CEO, will speak at the 2006 Taipei Digital Cities Conference. The conference will convene industrial leaders, professionals, and public officials to shed a light on the important wireless communication issues and to experience the mobile convenience in the single largest wireless city. The conference will address social impacts, business models, and regulation of mobile communication. Mr. Schwartzman will speak about "Broadband Policies and Regulatory Reform."

Visit the Taipei Digital Cities Conference website to learn more about this event.

Feld Gives Keynote at EDUCAUSE Conference

April 26, 2006 Harold Feld, MAP's Senior Vice President, gave the keynote address at EDUCAUSE's 2006 Policy Conference, Technology Policy for a Flattening World. Mr. Feld's speech focused on the ways that concerned citizens have the power to help policymakers craft sensible policies that will spur the continued growth and societal benefits of the Internet.

Listen to Harold Feld's EDUCAUSE Keynote Speech

Schwartzman a Panelist at Broadband Capacity Conference

April 21, 2006 MAP's President and CEO, Andrew Jay Schwartzman, was a panelist at Columbia Institute for Tele-Information's (CITI) Exploring the Next Generation of Broadband Capacity conference. The conference addressed the many ways that increased broadband capacity would impact broadband utilization, competition, investments, infrastructure, applications and content. Mr. Schwartzman was on the panel discussing the policy implications of a new "ultrabroadband."

Desai Speaks at Young Lawyers and Diversity Committee Lunch

April 20, 2006 MAP's Assistant Director, Parul Desai, spoke about the "Role of Mentoring" at a brown bag lunch for the Federal Communications Bar Association Young Lawyers and Diversity Committee.

MAP's 2006 Annual Event Honors Mozelle W. Thompson

April 6, 2006 At this year's annual event, MAP honored new board member, Mozelle W. Thompson, for his achievements as former Federal Trade Commissioner. During his keynote address, Mr. Thompson stressed the important role that MAP plays in ensuring that Americans have a free and open marketplace of ideas.

Read Mozelle W. Thompson's 2006 Keynote Address

Feld Participates in the National Summit for Community Wireless

March 31-April 2, 2006 MAP's Senior Vice President, Harold Feld, was a panelist at the National Summit for Community Wireless in St. Charles, Missouri. The annual Summit is the largest gathering of community wireless allies and focuses on connecting technologists, policy experts, and implementers, and encouraging participants to discuss the great variety of challenges and opportunities facing the community wireless movement.

Read Harold Feld's Community Wireless Speech

Schwartzman On Localism Panel at the 2006 CommLaw Symposium

March 28, 2006 MAP's President and CEO, Andrew Jay Schwartzman, was a panelist at the 2006 CommLaw Symposium entitled "Bringing American Up to Speed: Delivering on our Broadband Future Without Sacrificing Local Identity." His panel discussed ways to prevent globalism from drowning out local voices.

Feld A Panelist at Network Neutrality Seminar

March 23, 2006 MAP's Senior Vice President, Harold Feld, participated on a panel hosted by the Federal Communications Bar Association that discussed the topic of "network neutrality." Specifically, the discussion addressed what net neutrality obligations might be placed on broadband providers, the role of states and localities, and whether net neutrality legislation is necessary to protect Internet subscribers.

Feld Speaks at MuniWireless Conference

March 6, 2006 MAP's Senior Vice President, Harold Feld, spoke at the 2006 MuniWireless Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The MuniWireless conference convened policy-makers, scholars, and industry leaders to understand, communicate, collaborate, and plan the developing future of the municipal wireless industry.

Schwartzman Keynotes IFJ's "Who's In Control" Panel Discussion

February 20, 2006 The International Federation of Journalists hosted a panel discussion in Brussels featuring MAP President and CEO, Andrew Jay Schwartzman, as the keynote speaker. The panel of media watchdog groups debated the impact of globalization and ownership regulation on media quality, freedom of expression and workers rights around the world.

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