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Also, a reminder that S.F. Bay Area members can sign up for the BA-armchair list by sending an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chris ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Cato in Palo Alto Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 10:18:00 -0700 From: "Marianne Farag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dear Friends of CSI, Just want to relay this announcement for a Cato event this Thursday in Palo Alto. Dan Klein Civil Society Institute Santa Clara University >>> "Christine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/26/02 14:28 PM >>> Just a quick reminder about the upcoming seminar luncheon, "Copy Fights: Are Intellectual Property Rights Best Protected by Government Mandates or Market Solutions?" co-sponsored by the Cato Institute and The Economist on Thursday, August 1, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Caba�a hotel in Palo Alto. You can view the program and register on-line here: <https://www.cato.org/events/020801cs.html> This promises to be a lively and thought-provoking event with opening remarks by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) followed by a debate on intellectual property rights featuring James V. DeLong, senior fellow, Project on Technology and Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute; Mitch Glazier, senior vice president of government relations and legislative counsel at the Recording Industry Association of America; Joe Kraus, co-founder of DigitalConsumer.org; Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of Consumer Electronics Association, and Ronald Wheeler, senior vice president-content protection at Fox Entertainment Group. I hope you'll be able to join us and possibly bring a friend or two along! For additional information, please feel free to contact Samantha Dooley at 202-789-5268 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We hope to see you in Palo Alto! Cheers, Christine M. Christine Klein Director of Sponsor Relations Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 (202) 218-462 fax: (202) 842-3490 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copy Fights: Are Intellectual Property Rights Best Protected by Government Mandates or Market Solutions? Thursday, August 1, 2002 Crowne Plaza Caba�a 4290 El Camino Real Palo Alto, California 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Registration 12:00-12:05 p.m. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.-Introduction Director of Technology Policy, Cato Institute Coeditor, Copy Fights: The Future of Intellectual Property in the Information Age 12:05-12:15 p.m. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)-Opening Remarks 12:15-1:30 p.m. Policy Debate: Copy Fights James V. DeLong Mitch Glazier Joe Kraus Gary Shapiro Ronald C. Wheeler 1:30-2:00 p.m. Reception and Buffet Luncheon -------------------------------------------------------
