Event: Economist and Cato Institute in SF on telecom (10/15)

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[Lesley graciously said she can offer "a limited number" of free seats to 
the first few Politech subscribers to email her. (Do not email me!) 
Otherwise it appears to be $40 a person. --Declan]

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Subject: RE: Tech Event in San Francisco
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:45:09 -0400
Message-ID: <50E8322A90F08443AA6E9267B1FEC8E002618D80 () exchange cato org>
From: "Lesley Albanese" <lalbanese () cato org>
To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan () well com>
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Thank you very much -- Lesley

Don't miss The Economist and the Cato Institute seminar luncheon, "Telecom 
& Broadband after the Market Meltdown: New Rules for a New World?"  on 
Wednesday, October 15 at the Argent Hotel in San Francisco from 10:30 a.m. 
to 1:30 p.m.

The event will feature a panel discussion by Dorothy Attwood, Senior Vice 
President, Federal Regulatory Strategy SBC Communications; Vab Goel, 
Venture Partner, Norwest Venture Partners; Janice Haber, Adviser, OFS 
(Optical Fiber Solutions); Om Malik, Senior Writer, Business 2.0; Bruce M. 
Owen, Senior Fellow and Professor, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy 
Research; and Robert Quinn, Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs AT&T.

As a convenience, you can register online at 
https://www.cato.org/events/031015cs.html (program listed below).

For further information, please feel free to contact Cato's Lesley Albanese 
at 202-789-5223 or at lalbanese () cato org.


Liberty, Technology, and Prosperity
Cosponsored with The Economist

CITY SEMINAR
Wednesday, October 15, 2003

The Argent Hotel
50 Third Street
San Francisco

Turmoil and trepidation have plagued the telecommunications sector over the 
past few years as markets have tanked with a vengeance. Companies and 
shareholders have lost billions of dollars as a wave of bankruptcies and 
business failures has rolled through this industry. Corporate leaders and 
industry pundits have faulted federal and state regulators for doing either 
too much or too little to prevent this market meltdown. What could 
policymakers have done to prevent this catastrophe? What public policy 
should govern this sector in future? In particular, how should new Internet 
services and broadband technologies be regulated to ensure market 
stability. Is another Telecommunications Act needed? A panel of industry 
experts will debate these issues and answer audience questions.

10:30-10:30 a.m.                Registration

10:30-10:35 a.m.                Adam Thierer-Welcoming Remarks
                                                Director of Telecommunications Studies, Cato Institute

10:35 a.m.-12:30 p.m.   PANEL DISCUSSION

                                                Dorothy Attwood
                                                Senior Vice President, Federal Regulatory Strategy SBC Communications

                                                Vab Goel
                                                Venture Partner, Norwest Venture Partners

                                                Janice Haber
                                                Adviser, OFS (Optical Fiber Solutions)

                                                Om Malik
                                                Senior Writer, Business 2.0

                                                Bruce M. Owen
						Senior Fellow and Professor, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy 
Research

                                                Robert Quinn
                                                Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs AT&T

12:30-1:30 p.m.                         Reception and Buffet Luncheon


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