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The Week Ahead: Headed To Hollywood

March 24, 2008

I'm off to Los Angeles on Tuesday for the second annual Tech Policy Summit, which takes place Wednesday and Thursday at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel. I'll be conducting an on-stage Q&A with Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., and covering a variety of keynotes and panel discussions.

The relatively small gathering, which was held in Silicon Valley last year, is a great place for learning and networking with industry insiders. The theme for the 2008 summit is "Markets in Transition: Collaborating to Drive Technology Innovation and Adoption," which guarantees plenty of dialogue about U.S. competitiveness and high-tech convergence.

Scheduled speakers include Berman, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, Patent and Trademark Office Director Jon Dudas, BitTorrent President Ashwin Navin, Craigslist.org founder Craig Newmark, Hewlett-Packard Senior Vice President Prith Banerjee and many others.

Look for conference coverage in CongressDaily's PM edition, CongressDaily's TechCentral and on the Tech Daily Dose blog later this week.

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