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[6 Jan 2012 | Comments Off | ]

Please join us on Tuesday, February 7th, 9:30 am-12:30 pm for part two of  MAP’s fifth annual Forum Series.
The entire series is free and open to the public. Continental breakfast will be available.
Please RSVP to Mera Szendro Bok at mera@mediaaccess.org
The Global Internet and the Free Flow of Information:
Events throughout the world have highlighted the role [...]

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[28 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Online Video: Incumbent Providers Meet a Disruptive New Technology
Held on Friday, November 19, 2010, at Dickstein Shapiro, Washington D.C.

Emerging online technologies are expanding consumer choice in the delivery of video content, potentially challenging over-the-air, cable, and satellite modes of commercial video distribution. Services such as Hulu, Netflix, Boxee, and YouTube give [...]

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[28 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | ]
Reshuffling the Deck: Repacking and “Incentive Auctions” in the TV Band

[ March 11, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Friday, March 11, 2011
10:00 am – 2:00 pm (breakfast begins at 9:30 am)
Dickstein Shapiro Conference Center
1825 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC.
The Federal Communications Commission is exploring whether to free up portions of radio frequency spectrum, currently licensed to television broadcasters, to expand spectrum availability for use by wireless broadband technologies. The Commission [...]

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[19 Nov 2010 | Comments Off | ]
Review of Mapping Change Forum on Online Video

[ June 11, 2010; 9:30 am to 2:00 pm. ]
In June, Media Access Project will launch the third annual MAPPING CHANGE public policy forum series. These events are intended to educate the public and stimulate dialogue among lawmakers and policy experts about cutting edge policy proposals in communications and technology.

This year’s program will build on topics raised in the two former series, to continue to drive debate [...]

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[24 Sep 2009 | Comments Off | ]

On October 8, Media Access Project (MAP) will hold the third session in its 2009 MAPPING CHANGE series, as the forum moves to Silicon Valley for a conference exploring “smart grids.” MAP will bring together experts on communications, IT, energy, and infrastructure to discuss policy developments and implementation strategies promoting smarter energy management and environmentally [...]

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[22 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]

On July 17, Media Access Project (MAP) will hold its second forum of the 2009 public policy series, MAPPING CHANGE – Future of Access and Innovation. The event will focus on the specifics of this year’s economic stimulus package as it relates to broadband development in the United States, and on the Congressional mandate to [...]

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[14 May 2009 | Comments Off | ]

Thank you, Andy and thank you so much to the Media Access Project for having me here.  It is wonderful to see all of you this morning.  I wish I could convey to you what it’s like to work in the White House right now.  There are a lot of people there who are doing [...]

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[9 Apr 2009 | Comments Off | ]

MAP will launch its 2009 public policy series, “MAPPING CHANGE – Future of Access and Innovation,” with a public forum that will bring together government officials and technology experts to chart how the Obama administration is addressing critical communications and technology policy issues. Speakers will include *Susan Crawford* of the *White House National Economic Council* [...]

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[8 Apr 2009 | Comments Off | ]

Come see MAP’s first public forum of the MAPPING CHANGE policy series to discuss how the Obama administration is addressing critical media and technology policy issues in its first 100 days.
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Speakers will include *Susan Crawford* of the *White House National Economic Council* and a panel of telecom industry analysts and technology policy experts.
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