Arts Industries Policy Forum Meetings



A Conversation with Geoffrey Cowan
Geoffrey Cowan
University Professor and Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership, University of California
May 24, 2010
 
Film in Trade Evening
Dr. Carol Balassa
Curb Center Senior Fellow
November 13, 2009
 
Equitable Access to Airwaves
Cheryl Leanza
Policy Director for the Office of Communications,
United Church of Christ
Michael Shay
Founder of WRYR, one of the first lower power stations in the nation
November 2, 2009

Film in Trade Evening
Dr. Carol Balassa
Curb Center Senior Fellow
September 10, 2009
 
Democratizing Access to Books
Dr. Daniel J. Clancy
Engineering Director
Google Book Search
July 20, 2009
 
A Fresh Perspective of the Newspaper Industry
Ken Paulson
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Freedom Forum, Newseum and Diversity Institute
May 12, 2009
 
Policy Forum Planning Session
Bill Ivey
Director
Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy
February 23, 2009


Policy Implications of the Pro-IP Act:  A Conversation on Inter-Agency Issues
David Green
Vice President for Public Policy
NBC Universal
July 14, 2008
 
America's Image Abroad: The UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention and U.S. Motion Picture Exports
Dan Glickman
Chairman and CEO
Motion Picture Association of America
 
Sheila Copps
Canada's former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Heritage 
Jean Prewitt
President
Independent Film and Television Alliance
Jane Cowley
former Deputy Director, Office of UNESCO Affairs
U.S. State Department
 
Carol Balassa
Former Director,
Service Trade Negotiations: Media, Communications, and Energy Services
Office of the United States Trade Representative
April 24, 2008
 
Impact of Changing IP Environment on News Gathering and Reporting
Barbara Cochran
President, Radio-Television News Directors Association
President, Radio and Television News Directors Foundation
February 25, 2008
 
Trends and Outlook for the U.S. Motion Picture Industry
Fritz Attaway
Executive Vice President and Washington General Counsel
Motion Picture Association of America
November 13, 2007

How Security-Driven Regulations Affect Critical Arts And Cultural Exchanges
Richard Kurin
Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture
Smithsonian Institution
August 7, 2007

Protecting and Promoting Fair Use
Pat Aufderheide
Professor, School of Communication
Director of the Center for Social Media, American University

Peter Jaszi
Professor, Washington College of Law
Director, Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic
American University
May 21, 2007
 
The Four Biggest Problems with Our Cultural System and How Government Can Fix Them
Murray Horowitz
Former Director and COO
American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
March 27, 2007

The Place of Culture in Media Policy
Phil Napoli
Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Business
Director of the Donald McGannon Communication Research Center
Fordham University
February 27, 2007

Consumer Choice and Non Price Competition
Neil Averitt
Forum member
Attorney, Federal Trade Commission
October 14, 2006

The Music Industry in Flux: Reconsidering the Performance Right
Siva Vaidhyanathan
Associate Professor of Media Studies and Law
University of Virginia
September 20, 2006

Cultural Policy Viewpoint of Performer and Scholar
Bernice Reagon Johns
Founder, Sweet Honey in the Rock
Professor Emeritus of History at American University
June 12, 2006
 
Broadcast Ownership
Andrew Schwartzman
President and CEO
Media Access Project
March 27, 2006

Policy Forum Planning Session
Bill Ivey
Director
Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy
February 27, 2006

Cultural Diplomacy and The Motion Picture Industry
Martha Bayles
Writer, lecturer
Boston College Arts & Sciences Honors Program
November 7, 2005

Cultural Diplomacy and the National Interest:  In Search of a 21st-Century Perspective
Margaret Tutweiler
Head of Global Communications & Public Affairs at Merrill Lynch & Co.;
Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs,
U. S. State Department
 
Robert Coonrod
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
September 23, 2005
 
Cultural Policy Viewpoint of Performing Artist
J. Fred Knobloch
Performer / Songwriter
June 27, 2005

How Radio Industry Tracks Listeners
Lon Helton
Bureau Chief
Radio and Records
May 23, 2005

Cultural Impact Analysis
Bill Malley
Partner
Perkins Coie
April, 4, 2005

Policy Forum Planning Session
Bill Ivey
Director
Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy
November 15, 2004

Radio Deregulation and Consolidation:  What is in the Public Interest?
Robert Unmacht 
Communications Consultant
(Former radio executive)
iN3 Partners, Inc.

Nick Spitzer
Host and Producer
American Routes
July 17, 2004

How To Shape a Forum On Radio Consolidation
Bill Ivey
Director
Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy
March 15, 2004

Inaugural Meeting -- Goals, Procedures, Boundaries,
Bill Ivey
Director
Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy
December 11, 2003

 


Washington Watch


Select laws, pending legislation, regulations affecting art, media and culture.

Click on the bill number to find details through Thomas (a legislative search engine maintained by the Library of Congress) including information such as bill status, complete bill text and a summary by the Congressional Research Service.

American Recovery and Investment Act
Broadband Stimulus
Network Neutrality
HR 1
S 1

Performance Rights Act
HR 848
S 379

Local Radio Freedom Act
H. CON. RES.49
S. CON. RES.14

Local Community Radio Act of 2010
HR 1147
S 592

Patent Reform
HR 1260
S 515

Internet Freedom Preservation Act
HR 5353

Orphan Works
HR 5889
S 2913

 

Click here for an overview of the Administration’s budget request for arts and cultural agencies.