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PFF flash
Informing you of the latest PFF activities and publications |
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Upcoming PFF Events
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Orphan Works: A Search for Solutions
March 31, 2006
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Room B-338
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC
- Digital Americas:
Intellectual Property and Innovation in the Digital World
April 7, 2006
Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 11, 2006
Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
- The “White Space”: What to do with it
March 24, 2006
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Room B-340
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC
- Internet Security Summit
May 10, 2006
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
- IRLE 2006 Seminar
May 20-24, 2006
Aspen Meadows Conference Center
Aspen, Colorado
- Aspen Summit 2006
August 20-22, 2006
The St. Regis Aspen
Aspen, Colorado
New Publications
- Spectrum Management Reform
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Lawrence J. White, March 14, 2006
Congressional testimony by DACA Spectrum Policy Working Group Co-Chair
- DACA Report from the Working Group on New Spectrum Policy, Release 1.0
Special Report
Thomas M. Lenard, Lawrence J. White, Stuart Benjamin, Gerald Faulhaber, Dale N. Hatfield, Thomas W. Hazlett, Michael L. Katz, Gregory L. Rosston, and Howard A. Shelanski, March 2006
The first report from the Digital Age Communications Act Working Group on New Spectrum Policy on management reform
- A Better Idea for Net Neutrality
Perspective, CNet News.com
Randolph May, March 15, 2006
Activities of Note
- Dixon Shares His Wisdom on Net Neutrality Issue Senior Fellow Kyle Dixon is busy lending his policy expertise to the net neutrality debate. Earlier this week, Dixon participated in "Economic Analysis and FCC Decision-making," a half day event sponsored by the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Next week, he will be traveling to Las Vegas to participate in the TelecomNEXT conference. Dixon will discussing net neutrality mandates during the March 23rd panel, "Is A 'Net Neutrality' Law Necessary?" In February, Kyle Dixon testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation during a hearing on network neutrality.
- PFF's May Also Weighs in on Net Neutrality
On March 23rd, Randy May, Senior Fellow and Director of Communications Policy Studies, will be participating in a "brown bag lunch" on net neutrality, hosted by the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA). Discussion topics will include defining network neutrality and the respective roles of stakeholders in the debate. To register for the event or for more information, please visit the FCBA website.
- PFF's Lenard Debates Muni-Wifi at VON Spring Conference
Tom Lenard, Senior Fellow and VP of Research, participated in a special Communications Policy Summit held at the VON Spring Conference earlier this week. Lenard and fellow panelists debated such topics as municipal vs. private network buildout, and possible uses for public safety and emergency response. More information can be found on the VON Spring 2006 website.
- Gifford to Speak at F2C:Freedom to Connect
PFF President Ray Gifford is scheduled to participate on a panel at the F2C: Freedom to Connect conference. The event, being held April 3rd and 4th in Silver Spring, Maryland, will focus on regulatory issues surrounding "Internet Freedom," including network neutrality. For friends of The Progress & Freedom Foundation, F2C has provided a special discounted registration rate. To obtain this rate, please enter " PFF" as the priority code on the registration page. For more information on the event, please visit the F2C: Freedom to Connect website.
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