Tech Policy Party People
Amid a frenzied few days I neglected to write about Wednesday evening's soiree for the Center for Democracy and Technology. My pal at CNET provides a great round-up of the "news" that was made by Microsoft's Bill Gates and Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The celebration was packed with "celebrities" of the high-tech policy arena, including: FTC Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras and Commissioners Jon Leibowitz and Pamela Jones Harbour; FCC Commissioner Deborah Tate; Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va.; and a handful of state attorneys general who were in town for their annual spring meeting.
During the main course, CDT poked fun of the social networking craze (and itself) by posting slides of an imaginary Web site called "CDTSpace." Profiles of the organization's staff and supporters included childhood photos and humorous quotes.
My favorite slide targeted top Google lobbyist Alan Davidson. The group joked that searches on his own Web site "turned up nothing" about the former CDT associate director so they used competitor Yahoo to compile his profile information.
Even though CDT Executive Director Leslie Harris' page said she was "most likely to be seen hanging out at the corner of a party," she and her staff know how to inspire some serious midweek merrymaking.
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