---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 10:59:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> To: fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu Subject: Cato/Brookings conference on "Regulation in the Digital Age" [Robert Bork weighs in on the CDA -- who can pass that up? This promises to be a fabulous conference. --Declan] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 05:35:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Solveig Bernstein <sberns@cato.org> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> Subject: Digital Regulation Conference Declan, would you please post this to fight-censorship with an invitation to repost freely. Cato and Brookings have a really interesting conference lined up for April 17/18 in DC. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing Bob Corn-Revere debating former Judge Bork on content controls. We've decided to waive the registration fee for students, professors, teachers, policymakers, and those in the public interest community. Feel free to join us--email Julie to rsvp at jbriggs@cato.org or call (202) 789-5296. REGISTRATION FEE HAS BEEN WAIVED FOR NONPROFITS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND POLICYMAKERS!!! **************************************************************** C A T O . B R O O K I N G S @ C A P I T A L_H I L T O N . A P R I L 1 7 / 1 8 / 1 9 9 7 Regulation in the Digital Age Schedule of Speakers THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Welcoming Remarks: Robert Litan, Director, Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution, and William Niskanen, Cato Institute 8:45 - 10:15 a.m. Does the Digital Age Require a New Approach to Regulation (If So, What Is It)? Michael Katz, University of California, Berkeley Lawrence J. White, New York University Peter Pitsch, Pitsch Communications Richard E. Wiley, Wiley, Rein & Fielding 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 - 12:00 a.m. Does the Digital Age Require a New Approach to Antitrust? Donald I. Baker, Baker & Miller Robert E. Hall, Stanford University Timothy F. Bresnahan, Stanford University Thomas Hazlett, University of California, Davis 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Luncheon and Luncheon Address: "Implications of the Digital Age for Democratic Government: A Dialogue," Thomas E. Mann, The Brookings Institution, and William Niskanen, Cato Institute 2:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. Making Global Commerce Happen (including Intellectual Property, Encryption, Privacy, UCC Contracts, Anti-fraud, and Tax Issues) Anne Branscomb, Harvard University Dorthy E. Denning, Georgetown Computer Science David Post, Georgetown University Law School Kenneth W. Dam, University of Chicago Law School Whitfield Diffie, Sun Microsystems 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Break 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Professional Licensing Joel Hyatt, Hyatt Legal Services Robert Waters, Arent Fox Jay Sanders, American Telemedicine Association 5:45 - 6:15 Reception 6:15 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner and Dinner Address: "Regulation the Telecosm," George Gilder, The Discovery Institute FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1997 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Regulating Content (Culture, Pornography, and Libel) Robert Bork, American Enterprise Institute Patrick Vittet-Phillip, European Union Bob Corn-Revere, Hogan & Hartson Nadine Strossen, ACLU (invited) 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Standards and Interoperability Cynthia Beltz, American Enterprise Institute Jeff Rohlfs, Strategic Policy Institute Daniel L. Brenner, National Cable Television Association 10:30-10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Ensuring Access Robert W. Crandall, The Brookings Institution Jonathan Sallett, MCI Lawrence Gasman, Cato Institute Lawrence Strickling, Ameritech 11:45 - 1:15 p.m. Luncheon and Luncheon Address: "Birth of the Digital Nation," Louis Rossetto, Editor & Publisher of Wired. News media please email or call Robin Hulsey at (202) 789-5293. THE CAPITAL HILTON 16th & K STREETS, NW WASHINGTON, DC Click above for pricing and registration information Return to the Cato Home Page Solveig Bernstein, Esq. (202) 789-5274 (202) 842-3490 (fax) Assistant Director of Telecommunications & Technology Studies Cato Institute 1000 Mass. Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001