5th Annual Symposium
The symposium activities commenced with cocktail hour on Friday, February 19, 2010. Following was the cocktail hour, CLPS hosted a speakers’ dinner at 7:00 p.m at the Genesee Grand. The cocktail hour took place at the Genesee Grande Hotel in Syracuse, New York.
The symposium, open to the public, took place on Saturday. It was also held at the Genesee Grande Hotel in Syracuse, New York. The symposium culminated with an optional career-networking dinner at Dinosaur Bar-B-Q.
Thanks to everyone, participants and students! See you next year!
Hear the Wrap-Up POCAST (with Zac and Erin)!
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MEET THE COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTS:
CLICK HERE FOR SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES!
Master of Ceremonies & Dinner Keynote
Joel Delmonico, Vice President/Market Manager of Clear Channel
Opening & Closing Remarks
Nick Allard, Patton Boggs
How Net Neutrality Will Affect the Entertainment Industry
MODERATOR: Russell P Hanser, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
Patricia Longstaff, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Elise Hiller, Cable Television Association of New York
Jill Canfield, Senior Regulatory Counsel at NTCA
Parul Desai, Media Access Project
Megan Stull, Google
Understanding Your Electronic Footprint: Identification Management in New Media
MODERATOR: Kurt Wimmer, Covington Burling
Stephen Massiclat, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
William Snyder, Syracuse University College of Law
Mawaki Chango, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Courtney Barclay, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Edward R. McNicholas, Sidley Austin, LLP
Women & Communication: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
MODERATOR: Jenn Smith - President of CNY Women's Bar Association
Dean Lorraine Branham- S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Maureen Helmer, Hiscock & Barclay LLP
Joe Di Scipio, Fox Television Stations, Inc.
Elise Hiller, Cable Television Association of New York
LUNCH DISCUSSION- Google Books: Balancing Access & Power
Matt Schruers, Computer & Communications Industry Associations
Lisa A. Dolak, Syracuse University College of Law
Wag the Dog: Tech Reporting & Policy
MODERATOR: Roy Gutterman, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Russell P Hanser, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
Peter Suderman, Reason Magazine
Seth Gitner, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Coming of Age: Applying New Technologies to the Children’s Television Act
MODERATOR: Barbara Fought, Tully Center for Free Speech
Joe Di Scipio, Fox Television Stations, Inc.
Jerianne Timmerman, NAB's Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Robert Peters, Morality in Media
Revolution Around the Corner: The National Broadband Plan
MODERATOR: Bryan Tramont, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
Jennifer Bagg, Lampert, O’Connor & Johnston, PC
Hank Hultquist, AT&T
Richard Strong, Charter Communications
Nick Allard, Patton Boggs
CLICK HERE FOR SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES!
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MESSAGE OF THANKS:
This event would not be possible without the generous donations of our many supporters. CLPS would like to thank our sponsors for making this event possible. We would also like to give a special thank you to Alexis Martinez in the Office of Student Life for helping with the many contractual and administrative obligations that come with running an even this size. Thank you, Alexis!
PRESENTING SPONSORS:
NYSTAR & the New York State Science & Technology Law Center
PLATINUM SPONSOR:
AT&T
GOLD SPONSORS:
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
The Tully Center for Free Speech
SILVER SPONSORS:
School of Information Studies
Carnegie Legal Reporting Program at Newhouse
FRIENDS:
Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics & the Media
Patton Boggs, LLP
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
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Check out the Panel Topics for this year:
LAW CHASING TECHNOLOGY: The Perpetual Pursuit
Understanding Your Electronic Footprint: Identification Management in New Media
This panel will discuss data gathering in new media and the privacy implications involved. Speakers will focus on issues such as the illusion of privacy in social networking, defining new media, the legality of how ad networks collect personal information, and the FTC’s regulation requiring blog writers to disclose which companies pay them.
Wag the Dog: Tech Reporting & Policy
The objective of this panel is to explore the influence reporting has on the creation, adoption, marketing of new technologies and technology related policy. Discussion will also include how journalists affect the timing of product releases and how manufacturers address leaks and rumors. Panelists will answer questions regarding conflicts of interest arising from writers reviewing products while simultaneously working on projects related to the devices they review. The discussion will also cover questions of how news reporting influences policy decisions and tactics.
Revolution Around the Corner: The National Broadband Plan
For many of us, the Internet is simply a luxury, but the National Broadband Plan aims to make broadband Internet access an integrated part of our lives. This panel will discuss what the National Broadband Plan means for the average citizen. Just like our nation’s highway system did in the last century, the information superhighway continues to revolutionize the way Americans interact with one another. Providing access to this stream of information and communication to all American citizens will greatly influence the future of our country. This panel will explore what this change means on both the individual and societal level.
Google Books: Balancing Access & Power
Google Books is a web-based application that aims to allow a user to search the full text of books and read them online. Proponents have praised Google Books for vastly increasing access to educational materials and other resources of literary value. This panel will discuss the on-going legal issues that surround Google Books, including copyright, intellectual property, anti-trust, and orphan works. More specifically, panelists will discuss the various proposed models for digital book distribution and the legal ramifications that each pose. Panelists will pontificate on the future of digitalization of books and other print media.
Read the PowerPoint: Google Books!
How Net Neutrality Will Effect the Entertainment Industry
This panel will discuss the impact of the new net neutrality regulations. From Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to the various entertainment industries, to software developers of all kinds, everyone seems to have an important stake in the proposed policy. This panel will be a forum to explore and define the changes brought by these new regulations where our panelists can comment and challenge the new plan. Speakers will have the opportunity to compare and contrast our new system with the various plans other countries have explored, particularly France’s “3-strikes” rule.
Coming of Age: Applying New Technologies to the Children’s Television Act
The Children’s Television Act requires broadcasters to serve the educational and informational needs of children by having individual stations run programming specifically designed to educate children. However, with the proliferation of alternative media including cable, DBS, and the Internet, fewer families rely on broadcast television than ever before, and as a result, broadcaster-oriented legislation such as the CTV Act are being viewed as less relevant. Currently, the CTVAct is pending renewal. This panel will open a dialogue between academics, professionals and government representatives to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of various options that would allow this legislation to make the jump to the digital age, from expanding the act’s scope beyond broadcast media, to the creation/exploitation of entirely new tools and technologies to educate and empower parents.
Women & Communication: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
This panel will discuss the emerging role of women in the communications law field, comparing it to the current state of affairs in the industry, and touch on how women deal with the ever-changing technological advancements that keep the field in such constant state of evolution. Speakers will touch on issues of gender discrimination and acceptance in both government and private firm positions. Individual experiences will be shared regarding finding and maintaining a job, the etiquette of dealing with gender differences, and the treatment of women in the legal field, with an emphasis on communications-based practices.