Mar 16, Wash DC: Endangered: Creativity and Innovation in the US

Definitely relevant.

Well, the program seems to suppose that there actually is a
spoon!  :-)

Even Morpheus did not fully confront the truth: with ubiquitous
digital connectivity, we are all "The One!"

:-)


Seth


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: FYI: FW: Endangered: Creativity and Innovation in the
U.S., find out why on March 16 in Washington D.C. [Perhaps
relevant to your list]
   Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:25:04 -0500
   From: "Bob Frankston" <[email protected]>


  The issues are important – whether I agree with the particular
opinions I can’t say thought it seems to be in the right
direction and having the CEA taking a stance can be important. I
wrote about some related issues in
http://www.frankston.com/?name=SATNConnectivityDays. Too bad this
is confused with the HDTV debacle as if the world will fall apart
if people aren’t forced to turn the clock back to when HDTV was
still futuristic and not passé and overtaken by what we’re used
to on computers and can do over the Internet.


From:CEA Events [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 21:12
To: [email protected]
Subject: Endangered: Creativity and Innovation in the U.S., find
out why on March 16 in WashingtonD.C.


It's more than just the same old debates about Grokster, piracy
and downloading. Are efforts to protect intellectual property
actually discouraging creativity and threatening the ability of
the U.S. to compete in the global marketplace? How are the IP
debates impacting our nation's proud tradition of attracting the
brightest and most creative people from around the world? 

Join us for a one-day conference to examine the critical issues
beyond the scope of this one case and learn about the overall
impact the current climate has on the  advancement of creativity
and innovation in the United States. 

On-site registration is available 8 a.m. on March 16th at the
Washington DC Convention Center. Online registration is no longer
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Come a day early to attend the 10th Annual HDTV Summit! The HDTV
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policy  makers together to discuss the issues at-hand and debate
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IP & Creativity Conference Schedule Highlights


  How Technology Impacts and Encourages Creativity - What the
Numbers Say

  Moderator: Gary Arlen, President, Arlen Communications.
  Panelists: Charles Kolb, President, Committee for Economic
Development; Dr. Stan Liebowitz, University of Texas at Dallas;
Dr. Koleman Strumpf, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
Sean Wargo, Director, Industry Analysis, Consumer Electronics
Association (CEA)


  The Language of Advocacy and IP
  Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, CEA


  Legislative Keynote
  Hon. Rick Boucher (D-VA), Member, United States House of
Representatives


  Creativity and Innovation - Which Direction Should/Does the Law
Go?

    Moderator: Jonathan Krim, Technology Policy Writer, The
Washington Post.
    Panelists: Hank Barry, Partner, Hummer Winbald Venture
Partners; Mark Cuban, Chairman and President, HDNet; Dr. Richard
Florida, Author, The Rise of the Creative Class, The Flight of
the Creative Class; Stacie Rumenap, Deputy Director/CPAC
Director, American Conservative Union; Fred von Lohmann, Senior
Staff Attorney, Fair Use and Intellectual Property, Electronic
Freedom Foundation


  Luncheon and Keynote
  Hon. Norm Coleman (R-MN), Member, US Senate 


  Creative Content Protection Without Congress - Marketplace
Tools that Work. Why The Content Industry Needs to Embrace
Technology

    Moderator: David Leibowitz, Managing Partner, CH Potomac.
    Panelists: Alan Davidson, Associate Director, Center for
Democracy  and Technology; Jim DeLong, Center for the Study of
Digital  Property, Progress and Freedom Foundation; Dr. Paul
Liao, Vice  President and CTO, Panasonic Corp. of North America;
Les  Ottolenghi, Founding Partner & CEO, INTENT MediaWorks; Gigi 
Sohn, President and Co-Founder, Public Knowledge; Don Whiteside,
Vice President, Corporate Technology Group and Director,
Technical  Policy and Standards, Intel


  The Industry Leaders React

    Moderator: Jon Healey, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times.
    Panelists: The Honorable Dan Glickman, President and  CEO,
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.; Mitch Bainwol, 
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); Markham
Erickson   , Executive Director, NetCoalition; Gary Shapiro,
President and  CEO, CEA


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