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spelling correction REMINDER: Reforming the FCC - January 5, 2009 with a comment by your editor
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:38:16 -0500
I am "amused" by the notable lack of any technologist among the speakers or discussants. One of the failings of the FCC has been its inability to develop a knowledge balance on its staff and leadership between law/economics and technology even though many of its problems revolve about technological innovations. I would claim that unless this is addressed we will not have any meaningful reform of the FCC.
Dave Former Chief Technologist of the FCC Reforming The Federal Communications Commission Holeman Lounge National Press Building Washington, DC Janunary 5th, 2009 9:00am - 12:30pmThe new leadership of the FCC will face a challenge in evaluating how to reform how the agency operates and addresses a series of policy challenges. In the wake of the recent conclusions issued by the House Energy & Commerce Committee, it is both timely and important to examine how the FCC has done its job — and to consider how the FCC can do a better job in the future on issues such as managing spectrum, Net Neutrality and media ownership.
Public Knowledge and the Silicon Flatirons Center at the University of Colorado are sponsoring a conference on January 5, 2009 to look at the future of the FCC. Speakers will include former FCC Chairmen Reed Hundt and William Kennard. Former Commissioner Nicholas Johnson, who wrote the classic book, “How to Talk Back to Your Television Set,” and former Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy will also take part.
RSVP via e-mail to: pk () publicknowledge org AgendaWelcome and Introduction (9:00am - 9:10am) • Gigi Sohn President and Co-Founder Public Knowledge • Phil Weiser Professor of Law Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program University of Colorado Executive Director Silicon Flatirons Center Introductory Comments • Michael Copps (invited) FCC CommissionerPanel I: The Future of the FCC as an Institution (9:10am - 10:20am)Panelists
• Mark Cooper Director of Research Consumer Federation of America • Pierre DeVries Silicon Flatirons Senior Adjunct Fellow University of Colorado • Jessica Rosenworcel Senate Commerce Committee • Jonathan Sallet Silicon Flatirons Senior Adjunct Fellow University of Colorado Partner The Glover Park Group • Phil Weiser Professor of Law Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program University of Colorado Executive Director Silicon Flatirons Center Moderator • Gigi Sohn President and Co-Founder Public KnowledgeBreak (10:20am - 10:35am)Panel II: The Past as Prologue: Lessons From History on the Road to Reform (10:35am - 11:45am)Panelists
• Kathleen Abernathy Partner Wilkinson Barker & Knauer Former FCC Commissioner • Kathryn C. Brown SVP of Policy Verizon Former Chief of Staff FCC • Kyle Dixon Partner Kamlet Shepherd and Reichert, LL P Former Media Bureau Deputy Chief FCC • Henry Geller Former Administrator NTIA • Ellen Goodman Professor of Law University of Rutgers-Camden Of Counsel Covington & Burling Moderator • Phil Weiser Professor of Law Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program University of Colorado Executive Director Silicon Flatirons Center Invited • Nick Johnson Former FCC Commissioner Keynote Discussion (11:45am - 12:30pm) • Reed Hundt Senior Advisor McKinsey Former FCC Chairman • Bill Kennard Managing Director Carlyle Group Former FCC Chairman 2008: Public Knowledge 1875 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 650 Washington, DC 20009 License: CC BY-SA ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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