Here's an opportunity to get a few good photos, and talk up our needs
regarding Freedom of Panorama ...
Is anyone available to attend this?
Kristin
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User:Djembayz
Wikimedia DC Board of Directors
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*From:* Kantor, Bohdan
*Sent:* Wednesday, November 21, 2012 2:46 PM
*To:* Anderson, Kristin
*Subject:* FW: "Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet
Freedom?" - Dec. 6th, 2012 at GWU****
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internet freedom policy forum Dec 6****
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*On Behalf Of *Institute for International Economic Policy
*Sent:* Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:49 PM
*To:* IIEPRESEARCH(a)HERMES.GWU.EDU
*Subject:* "Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet Freedom?"
- Dec. 6th, 2012 at GWU****
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*Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet Freedom?*****
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December 6, 2012, 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.****
Elliott School of International Affairs****
1957 E Street NW, Lindner Commons, 6th fl.****
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Register for this free conference at
go.gwu.edu/tradeandinternet****
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*Schedule may be subject to change.*****
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*Panel 1: 8:15 - 9:45 a.m. **European, U.S. and Canadian Views on the
Free Flow of Information*****
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*Speakers in this session will examine how the three trade giants use
trade policy to advance cross border information flows. They will also give
their views as to the possible effects of these provisions
on Internet openness.*****
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Moderator: Brian Wingfield ? Bloomberg/*Businessweek *****
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Panelists: MEP Marietje Schaake ? European Council on Foreign Relations***
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Eric Miller ? Embassy of Canada in the United States ****
Danny Weitzner ? MIT****
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*Coffee Break: 9:45 - 10:05 a.m.*****
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*Panel 2: 10:05-11:35 **Can Policymakers Find Greater Coherence between
Privacy, IPR, and Internet Freedom?*****
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*Speakers in this session will discuss privacy and IPR provisions in
trade agreements and discuss how such provisions may support and/or at
times reduce Internet openness.*****
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Moderator: Mark McCarthy ? SIIA****
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Panelists: Hillary Brill ? eBay****
Corynne McSherry - Electronic Frontier Foundation****
Cynthia Wong ? Human Rights Watch****
Lara Ballard - U.S. Department of State****
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*The Future of Internet Freedom: 11:35 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. **A Human Rights
Perspective*****
Lee Hibbard ? The Council of Europe****
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*Luncheon Keynote: 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. **The Future of Internet Freedom*****
Andrew McLaughlin- betaworks****
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Andrew McLaughlin is entrepreneur-in-residence at betaworks, New York
City. He is chairman of the board of Access, and a member of the board of
directors at Code for America, the Sunlight Foundation, and Public
Knowledge. From 2009-2011, Andrew McLaughlin was Deputy Chief Technology
Officer of the United States. From 2011-2012, Andrew was Vice President of
Tumblr and responsible for the international, community, outreach,
editorial, marketing, and support teams. From 2004-2009, Andrew was
Director of Global Public Policy at Google.****
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*Panel 3: 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. **Overview of Project Findings: Can Trade
Agreements Set Information Free? How the U.S., EU and Canada Use Trade
Policy to Advance Human Rights*****
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*Aaronson and Makiyama will discuss the project research findings and
recommendations.*****
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Susan Ariel Aaronson ? George Washington University and National War
College ****
Discussant: Hosuk Lee Makiyama ? ECIPE, Brussels****
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*Panel 4: 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. **New Ideas and Strategies to Bolster
Internet Freedom
and Online Trade*****
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*Speakers will address what firms, activists, and governments can do to
advance the One Global Internet.*****
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Moderator: Daniel O?Connor ? CCIA****
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Panelists: Brian Bieron ? eBay, ?Making It Easy for Small Businesses in
the Developing World to Export?****
Susan Morgan ? Global Network Initiative, ?How Firms and NGOs Collaborate
to Advance Internet Freedoms?****
Matthew Perault ? Facebook, ?Challenges and Opportunities
in Internet Freedom?****
John Dye ? U.S. Department of State, ?New Ideas and Strategies to
Advance Internet Freedom?****
Ben Scott ? New America and Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, ?Building a New
Cooperative Framework for Trans-Atlantic Trade Policy?****
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The Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) is housed within
George Washington University?s Elliott School of International Affairs.
IIEP supports academic and policy research on international trade,
international finance, and economic development. For more information about
the institute, please visit our website (
www.gwu.edu/~iiep) or contact us
at iiep(a)gwu.edu.****
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FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE, CONTACT DR. SUSAN AARONSON AT
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MDTOWNES(a)GWMAIL.GWU.EDU. PLEASE VISIT OUR PROJECT WEB SITE AT
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International Trade and Investment Policy
Institute for International Economic Policy
The George Washington University
Elliott School of International Affairs
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