[DMCA-Activists] Nov. 10: Peripheral Visionaries' IP-Based Communications Summit

[Seth Johnson]

> http://www.pulver.com/peripheral/

Peripheral Visionaries'
IP-Based Communications Summit

Nov. 10th 2005 - Washington, DC - Washington Plaza Hotel

So what's a Peripheral Visionary?

    Someone who can see into the future -- but only way off to
the side. When all the peripheral visionaries come together to
share their views, it is possible to get a better glimpse of the
future.

What's in the cards?

Peer into the future . . .

        * Technologists
        * Innovators
        * Entrepreneurs
        * Analysts
        * Academics
        * Visionaries

    The goal of the Peripheral Visionaries' IP-Based
Communications Summit is to provide a platform within the Beltway
to allow technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, analysts,
academics and visionaries to share their knowledge and wisdom and
cross-pollinate with the legislators and policymakers shaping the
future of the Internet and communications.

    Seldom do these distinct communities have the luxury to sit
down in a room to share their respective visions and to hammer
out their differences. For the second time this year, the leading
lights of communications and the Internet have agreed to come
together for a unified IP-based communications Summit. The
Peripheral Visionaries' Summit is an effort to bring to the table
all sides with a stake in IP, to find our common ground and to
determine where we go from here, so that the future of
communications can be what it should be ... a win-win for all.

    Live music is also in the cards... Come see Herding Cats
after the Summit upstairs at the Washington Plaza. Peripheral
Visionaries’ Party Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm • Sponsored by:
Pulvermedia

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> http://www.pulver.com/peripheral/schedule.html


Schedule Under Development and Subject to Change

Last Updated: October 19, 2005  

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Thursday, November 10, 2005

9:00am
10:15am         The Wheel of Fortune (Financial Analysts)
Upright - Effortless success. Good fortune that is unexpected.
Coincidences. Luck. The beginning of a new cycle. Advancement.
Positive upheaval. Change. A card of good fortune, the appearance
of destiny and Karmic change.

Reversed - Bad luck that is unexpected. Resistance to change.
Unexpected interruptions. A warning against gambling.
Difficulties. Delays.

Is the “Wheel of Fortune” Upright or Reversed (or somewhere in
between) for the IP-Based Communications Industry and its various
flavors and players? This panel of financial visionaries will
explore what the financial picture looks like for the IP-based
communications industry.

 • Daniel Berninger, VP and Senior Analyst, Tier1 Research
 • Scott Cleland, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Precursor
 • Mark Ein, CEO, Venturehouse
 • Anna Maria Kovacs, President, Regulatory Source Associates
 • Blair Levin, Managing Director, Legg Mason; former FCC Chief
of Staff
 • Christopher Libertelli, Director, Government and Regulatory
Affairs - N.A., Skype
 • Jonathan Seelig, Managing Director, Globespan Capital Partners

10:15am
11:20am         The Hierophant (Bloggers)
Upright - Ritual and routine, religious guidance and authority,
education in its formal sense. A seeker after knowledge and
wisdom. Good sound advice, teaching and constructive counsel.
Marriage, partnerships and morality.

Reversed - Misleading or dubious advice, poor counsel, slander
and propaganda. Beware of first impressions. Distortion of truth
and a bad time for signing agreements. Misleading advertisements.
Unconventionality and rejection of family values.

What insights might the observers from the Blogsphere share with
us about the intersection of technology and policy and where IP
technology and policy are taking us?

 • Andy Abramson, Editor, VoIPWatch
 • Dave Burstein, Editor, DSL Prime
 • David Isenberg, Isen.com
 • Om Malik, Editor, GIGAOM.com
 • Randolph May, Senior Fellow and Director of Communications
Policy Studies, The Progress & Freedom Foundation
 • Stephen Smith, Chief Scientist, Lavalife

11:20am
12:30   The World (Recovering Regulators)
Upright - Accomplishment. Fulfillment. Completion of a personal
cycle, project, series of events or chapter in life. Success. A
culmination of events. A sense of repleteness.

Reversed - Frustration. Completion delayed. Sometimes fear of
change. Inability to bring something to a satisfactory end.
resistance to change. Lack of trust. Despite appearances to the
contrary, an indication that events have not yet come to a
conclusion but are nearing completion. Hesitation.

The prodigal sons return to share what they have discovered in
their journeys beyond the Beltway. What do those who left
Government have to teach us?

 • Matthew Brill, Partner, Latham & Watkins
 • Jeffrey Carlisle, VP, Compliance & Government Relations,
Lenovo
 • David Farber, Professor, Carnegie Mellon
 • David Irwin, Adjunct Instructor at the Columbus School of Law
at, Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald
 • Stagg Newman, Senior Telecommunications Practice Expert,
McKinsey & Company

12:30
1:30pm  Lunch - Presentation of the Peripheral Visionary Award
(Surprise Speaker)

1:30pm
2:45pm  Justice (Lawyers)
Upright - Amicable and favorable resolution of conflicts. Triumph
over bigotry and prejudice. Legal action. Litigation. Contracts.
Settlement. Divorce. Sometimes marriage depending upon the other
cards and normally only when marriage contracts, legal or
financial documents are a necessary part of the intended union.
Clarity. Fairness. Arbitration. A straightforward choice.
Judgment.

Reversed - Injustice. Inequality and bias. Separations not yet
ratified or legalized. Delay. imbalance. Confusion surrounding
legal or tax affairs. Complicate negotiations. unfair or delayed
judgment.

The Lawyers do as lawyers do – debate the law and policy
surrounding IP-based Communications. Leading attorneys will share
their views on how the legislative, regulatory and legal
challenges might play out.

 • Bob Atkinson, Director of Policy Research, Columbia Institute
for Tele-Information
 • Karen Brinkmann, Partner, Latham & Watkins
 • Ross Buntrock, Of Counsel, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
 • Cherie Kiser, Managing Member, Washington, DC Office; Chair,
Communications Section, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky &
Popeo
 • John Nakahata, Partner, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis
 • Mark Schneider, Partner, Jenner & Block

2:45pm
4:15pm  The Magician (Technologists)
Upright - Mastery of the material world, creative action,
self-discipline and a willingness to take risks. An ability to
recognize one's own potential, the power to initiate,
communication and wit.

Reversed - Confusion, hesitation, inability to make decisive
choices. Inability to properly utilize time or talents. Lack of
inspiration or energy. Giving up easily, poor self-image, poor
co-ordination and sometimes learning difficulties.

In ancient times, science was often mistaken for magic. What are
the modern day magicians doing with IP technology? The
Technologists and Innovators will share their perspectives on how
IP technology will transform communications.

 • David Beckmeyer, Founder & CEO, TelEvolution
 • Robert Pepper, Senior Managing Director, Global Advanced
Technology Policy, Cisco
 • Niel Ransom, Board Member, Overture Networks and Teknovus
 • Mark Spencer, President, Digium/Asterisk
 • Douglas Sicker, Professor, University of Colorado
 • Jonathan Taplin, Professor, USC, Annenberg School for
Communications; Founder & CEO, Intertainer

4:30pm
6:00pm  The Tower (Professors)
Upright - Disruption. Conflict. Change. Sudden violent loss.
Overthrow of an existing way of life. Major changes. Disruption
of well-worn routines. Ruin and disturbance. Dramatic upheaval.
change of residence or job sometimes both at once. Widespread
repercussions of actions. In the end, enlightenment and freedom.

Ill Dignified or Reversed - Negativity. Restriction of desires
and imprisonment. Less sever forms of the above. Drastic change
that may rob the individual of freedom of expression. Sometimes
bankruptcy and imprisonment. more usually imprisonment within a
set of circumstances, which cannot currently be altered. Sudden
changes out of one's control. Less sever forms of the above.

What do those looking down on us from atop the Ivory Tower make
of the chaos in the streets? Leading academics will share their
views on where we are all heading.

 • Susan Crawford, Professor, Cardozo Law School
 • Dale Hatfield, Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado at
Boulder
 • Eli Noam, Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia
University; Director , Columbia Institute for TeleInformation
 • James Speta, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law
 • Phil Weiser, Associate Professor of Law and
Telecommunications, University of Colorado
 • Kevin Werbach, Professor, Wharton School of Business

6:00pm
8:30pm  Reception