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Scholars of the Convergence Law Institute are
available to speak or testify at events in the Washington, D.C. area, around
the United States, or abroad.
Available speakers include:
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Ray L. Gifford, President
[Resume]
Available to speak or testify on the following topics:
• Energy policy.
• Regulatory reform and competition.
• Broadband and Net Neutrality.
• Intellectual property and innovation.
• Communications policy, including universal service.
• Equity and capital.
Recent talks include:
Edison Electric Institute Wall Street Dialogue, Houston, TX June 2007
Gridwise Department of Energy Forum November 2006
The Liberty Fund Intellectual Property Conference October 2006
NARUC Telecommunications Committee August 2006
Brazilian Intellectual Property Association, Sao Paulo, Brazil April 2006
ESEADE (Argentina) Intellectual Property Conference, B.A., Arg. April 2006
Indiana Legislature Joint Committee on regulatory reform October 2005
Heartland Institute, Chicago, IL September 2005, 2006
DACA Regulatory Framework Workshop June 2005
Federal Communications Bar Association Debate May 2005
Institute for Regulatory Law and Economics 2004-
DC-Maryland Public Utility Association April 2005 (keynote)
House Judiciary IP Subcommittee April 2005
Centre for New Europe. Brussels, Belgium February 2005
Istituto Bruno Leoni, Milan, Italy February 2005
For a complete list go here: [PDF] |
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James V. DeLong,
Vice President, COO & Senior Analyst
jdelong@kamletlaw.com
[Resume]
Available to speak or testify on the following topics:
• Intellectual property.
• Protecting creativity in the P2P age.
• Patent system and its improvement.
• Proprietary and open source software.
• Innovation & Industrial Structure
• Standard setting
• Financial regulation
• Telecommunications
• Competition policy.
• International (Asia).
• Energy.
• Administrative Law. |
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Solveig Singleton,
Vice President & Senior Analyst
solveigsingleton@gmail.com
[Resume]
Available to speak on the following topics:
• Copyright, especially as property or regulation.
• Consumers & IP, including DRM.
• Intellectual Property and development.
• Privacy online and offline.
• The first amendment and free speech.
• Women and Technology.
Recent talks include:
"Virtual Worlds and Legal Realities," at Vanderbilt
Law School', November 2007.
"Licensing and the Commons as Copyright Alternatives," at the University
of Maryland, May 2007.
"The Digital Millennium Copyright Act," at the Cato Institute, April
2006.
“On Grokster,” TTI Vanguard, Miami, Florida, July 2005.
“The Tempting of Switzerland: Financial Privacy and Capital Markets,” The Financial
Center, Berne, Switzerland, November 2002.
“Reflections on Civil Liberties After 9/11,” Institute for Humane Studies, Arlington,
Virginia, July 2002.
“Structuralists, Libertarians, and Pragmatists Consider Intellectual Property,”
Microsoft’s Government Affairs Leadership Conference, Seattle, Washington, April
2002. |
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CLI Mission
The Convergence Law Institute (CLI) is a non-profit organization dedicated
to research and education on public policy issues.
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AMES MONUMENT: LARAMIE, WY
"The monument serves as a memorial to the Ames brothers of Massachusetts
. . . whose wealth, influence, talent, and work were key factors in the construction
of the first coast-to-coast railroad in North America." It stands at the
highest elevation (8,247 feet) of the first transcontinental route. |
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