Join our election tech telecom series: next up, Marci Harris of POPVOX
Nigel Cameron
Dear Colleagues,
The Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies (C-PET), a nonpartisan Washington think tank, invites you to join our teleconference series on key technology issues in light of the upcoming election.
You may be especially interested in the next event, when our guest will be Marci Harris, CEO of start-up POPVOX. POPVOX is a web-based platform for citizen engagement with Congress, which was recently formally integrated by the House Democrats into their intranet. Ms. Harris was honored by the Tribeca Film Festival with an award for disrupting lobbying. She is an adviser to C-PET.
This call is scheduled for 2.00 p.m. U.S. eastern time on Wednesday September 5. You may register online at http://election2cpet.eventbrite.com/ - call-in details will be circulated shortly before the teleconference. If you have questions, please email to in...@c-pet.org.
Details of the following calls are given below.
Sincerely,
Nigel M. de S. Cameron
President and CEO, C-PET
Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies (C-PET)
Washington, DC
The Long View: Asking Tomorrow’s Questions
ELECTION ROUNDTABLE SERIES:
TECHNOLOGY, THE FUTURE, AND THE 2012 ELECTION
In fall 2008, C-PET hosted an Election Forum at the National Press Club, with panels on space policy, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and the federal role in R and D. This time around we are hosting a series of expert teleconferences, accessible nationwide, with leaders from technology, business and policy. Join us!
Latest schedule (eastern time). Scroll down for more details.
9/5 at 2.00-3.00 NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
Marci Harris, CEO and co-founder, POPVOX
Register here: http://election2cpet.eventbrite.com/
9/11 at 2.00-3.00 SCIENCE AND GLOBAL POLICY
George Atkinson, Former Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State; Institute on Science for Global Policy
Register: ttp://www.eventbrite.com/event/4272860240
9/26 at 2.00-3.30 PROSPECTS FOR GOVERNMENT 2.0
Alan Silberberg, Silberberg Innovations; board member, C-PET
Register: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4272860240
10/16 at 2.00-3.00 EMERGING ISSUES IN CYBERSECURITY
Jody Westby, Global Cyber Risk
Register: http://cybersecuritycpet.eventbrite.com
10/23 at 2.00-4.00 INNOVATION: IS THERE A ROLE FOR FEDERAL POLICY?
G. Steven Burrill, Burrill and Company, board member, C-PET; Nagy Hanna, C-PET Senior Fellow and board member, formerly World Bank; Mary Dent, General Counsel, Silicon Valley Bank; Julia Spicer, President, Mid-Atlantic Venture Association10/23 at 2.00.4.0
Register: http://innovationcpet.eventbrite.com.
TBA: Roundtables on Energy and Space
Nigel M. de S. Cameron
President and CEO, Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies
Washington, DC 20002