Jefferson Education Society schedules GLOBAL FUTURES SUMMIT III, Erie, PA

Global Futures Summit III: Nov. 8-11;
Jefferson Education Society,
3207 State St.
Info: 459-8000 or http://www.jeserie.org/.
Lectures are $10 per person, or $15 with a guest. Speakers include:


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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Evening lecture: 7:30 p.m.
Michael J. Songer, J.D.
For over 20 years, Michael Songer has practiced technology law. His clients have included Viacom, Sprint, Lucasfilm, and Napster. His cases cover Internet Service Provider protections, defamation, weblogs, copyright and trademark infringements, and data theft. He teaches The Law of Cyberspace at Georgetown University and is a trial lawyer with Crowell & Moring LLP in Washington, D.C.
Speech: Blogs, Social Media, and Wikileaks: The First Amendment and the Internet
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Luncheon 12:00 p.m.
Joel Barker, Ph.D.
Joel Barker is perhaps the best known futurist in the world. His videos have been translated and seen by more than 100 million people. His book on paradigms is a standard text at universities worldwide. He also has shown the importance of corporate vision and leadership. Industry Week Magazine calls his work, "one of the most influential series of programs in the business world."
Speech: Innovation at the Verge: Exploring the Under-used Territory of New Ideas
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Evening lecture: 7:30 p.m.
Alice M. Rivlin, Ph.D.
Alice Rivlin was Director of the White House Office of Management in the first Clinton Administration. She also was the founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office and Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve Board. Last year, she was named by President Obama to the Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. She co-chaired the Bipartisan Policy Center's Task Force on Debt Reduction. She was named one of the greatest public servants of the last 25 years by the Council for Excellence in Government. She has taught at Harvard, George Mason, and The New School Universities. Currently, she teaches at the Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University and is a Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution.
Speech: Real Solutions for Reducing the National Deficit




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