EDUCAUSE_POL07

This hour and fifteen-minute long podcast features a panel discussion entitled, "Higher Education and Patent Reform: Pulled in Two Directions". Particpants include:

This 48 minute podcast was recorded at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Policy Conference. It features a general session entitled, "Alternative Solutions to Achieving Ubiquitous Broadband". It is a panel discussion featuring:

In this 35 minute podcast, we feature a speech from the 2007 EDUCAUSE Policy Conference. The speaker is Drew Clark, Senior Fellow and Project Manager for The Center for Public Integrity. The title for this general session is "Mapping the Fault Lines in Telecomm, Media, and Tech Lobbying".

In this 48 minute podcast from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Policy Conference, we present a panel discussion, "Net Neutrality in Practice: What Would It Look Like?". Panelists for this session include:

In this 55 minute podcast, we present a general session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Policy Conference entitled, “Security Breaches and Identity Theft”. This is a panel discussion moderated by EDUCAUSE Government Relations Officer and Security Task Force Coordinator, Rodney Peterson. The discussion features: 

Michael Atleson, Attorney, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission

Liz Gasster, General Counsel and Acting Executive Director of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance

The opening keynote speech at the 2007 Educause Policy Conference was delivered by Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. Through public policy debate, forums, and publications, the Cato Institute strives to broaden public access to government policy with particular emphasis on the role of limited government, individual liberty, and free markets. This speech, entitled "Identity Crisis: How Identification is Overused and Misunderstood", uses the REAL ID Act as a springboard for discussion about the need for competitive, responsive identification that protects individual privacy and civil liberties. This podcast has a runtime of approximately 40 minutes.

In this hour-long podcast, we present a session from the EDUCAUSE 2007 Policy Conference entitled, "Digital Entertainment on Campus: Old Lawsuits and New Business Models". This session consists of a panel discussion as well as Q&A from attendess. The panel includes:

Michael J. Bebel, CEO, Ruckus Network

Jeffrey Bronikowski, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Global Digital Initiatives Division, Universal Music Group

Larry Jacobson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cdigix

Session moderator: Susan Butler, Senior Correspondent, Billboard Magazine

The closing keynote speech at the 2007 Educause Policy Conference was delivered by James X. Dempsey, Policy Director at the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, DC. The key concerns of higher education examined at the 2007 Policy Conference are also among the priorities of the Center for Democracy and Technology, which seeks to promote user empowerment, open access, and free expression. This speech, entitled "Why Higher Education Advocacy Matters on IT Policy", examines how and why the university and academic communities should continue their advocacy on these issues, with the goal of promoting innovation, trust, and access to information. This podcast has a runtime of approximately 25 minutes.

The 2007 Policy Conference kicked off with a top-ten style list of Policy Issues currently facing higher education. This entertaining and insightful list was compiled and delivered by Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy and Computer Policy and Law Program at Cornell University. What's past is prologue. As we look ahead to the policy questions facing the Internet today and tomorrow, it's useful to recall what we've seen over the past 12 months. This speech, entitled the Year In Review, runs approximately 33 minutes.