for NYCites SEA April 5th Event with Mitch Kapor and others

[David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

The Society for Electronic Access (SEA) is hosting a panel discussion
on:


    The Future of Telecommunications in an Era of Media Mergers.


Panelists include:


  Mitch Kapor   - Founder, Lotus Development, and Co-Founder and
                  Board Chair, Electronic Frontier Foundation.
  Jeff Richards - Director, National Affairs, The Pacific-Telesis
                  Group. Currently coordinates activities of the MFJ
                  Task Force, an ad hoc committee created by the seven
                  regional Bell companies to achieve relief from the
                  1984 AT&T Bell System divestiture decree.
  Marc Powell   - Consultant with the Computer, Communication, and
                  Electronics Group at Booz-Allen & Hamilton where he
                  specializes in strategic issues facing firms across
                  the computer, communication, and media industries.
  Eli Noam      - Director of the Columbia Institute for
                  Tele-Information, and Professor of Finance &
                  Economics, Columbia University.


The distinctions between providers of video, voice, and network
services are becoming blurred both with the increased use of digital
formats for storage and transmission, and with the mergers and
joint-ventures being contemplated between cable and telephone
companies.  Distinctions are also blurring between data-carriers and
content-producers.  The panelists will compare and contrast the
perspective of industry, government, and the public on these issues.


There is no charge to attend the event BUT YOU MUST HAVE A CONFIRMED
RESERVATION to attend.


The event will be held on Tuesday, April 5th 1994 at:


    The New York Times Building
    QXR Auditorium
    229 West 43rd St. (between 7th and 8th Avenue) in Manhattan.


Doors will open at 6:15 PM and we hope to start the discussion
promptly at 7 PM.


If you wish to make a reservation to attend the event, you can do so
by sending E-mail to "reservation@sea.org". Please make sure your
mail message includes your full name and a valid return E-mail
address. If your reservation is confirmed you will receive return
E-mail containing your reservation number (you will need this number
to be admitted to the event - please bring it with you).


If you want to make your reservation by telephone (E-mail is
preferred) you can do so by leaving a message on the SEA's voice
mailbox at (212) 592-3801. Please state that you are calling to make
a reservation for our April 5th event, and be sure to leave your
full name and a telephone number where you can be reached. If your
reservation is confirmed you will receive a return call with your
reservation number.


If you have any questions about the event or your reservation, please
write us via E-mail at "reservation@sea.org" (preferred) or leave a
message on our voice mail system (include your name, question, and a
number where you can be reached).


Thank you.


    The Society for Electronic Access


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