Innovation '08, forum two: "Open Access and the New Net Neutrality" on June 12 at Santa Clara University
Posted: Friday June 6, 2008
Media Access Project “Innovation ‘08” Series
The Media Access Project (MAP – www.mediaaccess.org) invites you to participate in the second event in our ground breaking series of conferences bringing together public policy experts and tech industry leaders to draft policy recommendations for the next President of the United States. As you know, the first event, The Future of Content and Control, took place on May 12, and was a great success.
We would be especially pleased to have you attend our exciting second program on Thursday, June 12, 2008, presented by Cisco at the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA.
MAP is a Washington, DC-based non-profit advocacy organization that for 35 years has been dedicated to promoting the public’s First Amendment right to access a diverse marketplace of ideas in the electronic mass media. MAP believes that the 2008 presidential election will present a special opportunity for the public, industry and policy makers to reflect on the important unresolved media, technology and telecom issues that will have a substantial impact on the future of innovation in America.
The June 12 Forum is entitled “Open Access and the New Net Neutrality” and will be held at the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University. Lunch will be provided. Seating is limited so please RSVP by Tuesday, June 10 with Brooke Rae-Hunter at brooke@mediaaccess.org or 202.454.5686.
Agenda:
10:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks, Host
10:05 AM
Welcoming Remarks – Albert Kramer, Chair, MAP Board of Directors
10:15 AM
Panel 1: What Does Net Neutrality Mean Now?
Comcast’s interruption of P2P transmissions has generated debate about the need and wisdom of deploying advanced net management technologies. Can and will the private sector address this problem without government mandates? Historically, the debate about Net Neutrality has focused on who can access information distribution channels, and under what circumstances. Comcast’s recent interruption brings up new questions, explored here by some of the leading experts in the field.
Panelists:
George Ou, Technology for Mortals
Richard Bennett, Network Architect
Ronald B. Yokubaitis, Chairman and CEO, Data Foundry
Richard Whitt, Senior Policy Counsel, Google
Jay Monahan, General Counsel, Vuze, Inc.
Moderator: Parul Desai
11:45 AM
Lunch
12:30 PM
Panel 2: Spectrum Policy After the 700 MHz Auction
The FCC’s recently concluded 700 MHz auction has been praised, criticized, and puzzled over. Auction veterans will discuss what happened, why it happened, and what will happen next.
Panelists:
Coleman Bazelon, Principal, The Brattle Group
Gregory Rose, Economist, Gregory Rose & Associates
Carolyn Brandon, CTIA
Marc Berejka, Senior Director of Public Policy, Microsoft
Corporation
Joanne Hovis, President, Columbia Telecommunications Corp.
Moderator: Harold Feld
2:30 PM
Closing Remarks Remarks – Mozelle Thompson, MAP Board of Directors
Our third Innovation ’08 Forum – “The Future of Innovation – Media and Technology Options for the Next President” – will be held on June 25, 2008 in Washington, DC.