FC: Progressive Policy Institute forum in DC on September 13

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 15:54:35 -0400
> From: Randolph Court <rcourt () dlcppi org>
> To: declan () well com
> Subject: Policy makers and high-tech execs to meet in DC
>
> Declan - Please post this conference announcement to the politech mailing
list.  
> The Progressive Policy Institute's New Economy Task Force will host a
public forum on the policy implications of the information technology
revolution and the New Economy on Monday September 13 at the Ronald Reagan
International Trade Building in Washington, DC.  
> The Task Force is made up of 50 leading elected officials and New Economy
entrepreneurs, including Senators Jeff Bingaman, Joe Lieberman, and Ron
Wyden; Representatives Cal Dooley, Zoe Lofgren, and Adam Smith; America
Online CTO Marc Andreesen, Intuit founder Scott Cook, Nanogen President and
COO Tina Nova, and WebTV Co-founder Steve Pearlman.  
> Co-chairmen Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle and Gateway CEO Ted
Waitt, along with more than 20 other Task Force members will be attending
the event on the 13th, where the group will release and discuss a new
framing declaration: "Rules of the Road: Governing Principles for the New
Economy."
> - AGENDA - 
>
> Monday, September 13, 1999 
>
> 10:00 am - Public Program Begins
>
> 10:00 - 10:10 - Welcome/Overview: Will Marshall, PPI President
>
> 10:10 - 10:40 - Opening Remarks: 
>     Task Force Co-Chairs, Sen. Tom Daschle (SD) and Gateway CEO Ted Waitt
>
> 10:40 - Noon - Panel Discussion: "Rules of the Road: Governing Principles
for the New Economy."  
>     Task Force members will present and discuss the 10 "Rules of the
Road" for governing in the New Economy.
>                                 
> Noon - 1:30 pm - Luncheon Discussion: "Ensuring Digital Opportunity"  
>     As the digital economy emerges, a key issue is ensuring that all
Americans can use and benefit from these potentially empowering technologies. 
> 1:30 - 3:00 - Panel Discussion: "Internet Policy: New Approaches for a New
Medium."  
>     The digital revolution is changing the underlying rules of commerce
and raising a host of policy issues, from encryption and privacy to
sovereignty and governmental jurisdiction. This panel will discuss the
extent to which the unique nature of the Internet both enables and requires
new policy frameworks.  Task Force members will be joined by two leading
thinkers on e-commerce policy:
>     - Thomas P. Vartanian, who leads the Financial Institutions
Transactions and E-Commerce Practice of the Washington law firm Fried,
Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
>     - Christine Varney, Partner, Internet Practice Group, Hogan &
Hartson; former Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission.
> For more information, please call PPI at 202-547-0001, or go to
http://www.dlcppi.org/ppi/tech/events/99conf_home.htm
>
                                                             


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