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* [...]

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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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”:http://openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=430

View the “website”:http://www.futureofmusic.org/events/dcpolicyday07/paneltopics.cfm?ID=35

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.”
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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.
h4. 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
Harold Feld, MAP’s Senior Vice President, will debate Wesley [...]

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 &amp; Tips for [...]

The “International Federation of Journalists”:http://www.ifj.org/ 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.