May 6, 2005

MEDIA CONTACT:
Eric Solomon: (202) 994-9025; solomone@gwu.edu
EVENT CONTACT:
Julie Barko Germany: (202) 994-7635; julie@ipdi.org

GW'S INSTITUTE FOR POLITICS, DEMOCRACY & THE INTERNET TO HOST DISCUSSION ON THE FEC'S PROPOSED INTERNET RULEMAKING
MAY 11

EVENT:  

A panel of campaign finance and online politics experts discuss the impact of the Federal Election Commision's (FEC) new regulations on bloggers, Internet consultants, and online citizens. They will ask such questions as will the revolution be regulated and what will you need to know to respond effectively to the FEC's proposed Internet rulemaking? This event is sponsored by The George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management's Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet (IPDI) and the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT).

WHO: 
 
Robert Bauer, partner, Perkins Coie, and counsel to the Democratic Senatorial and Congressional Campaign Committees
Carol Darr, moderator, director, IPDI  
Ken Gross, partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and CNN analyst on election law, former associate general counsel of the FEC
John Morris, moderator, counsel to CDT 
Don Simon, partner, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry LLP, and counsel to Democracy 21

WHEN: 

Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Registration: 4 p.m.; Panel Discussion: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: 

The George Washington University
Media and Public Affairs Building, Room B07
805 21st St., N.W., Washington, D.C. (Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro, Blue and Orange lines)

COST:  

Free and open to the public. Please register by e-mail at ipdi@ipdi.org or call (202) 994-3219.

BACKGROUND:

The event will be Web cast live and archived on the institute's Web site at www.ipdi.org. Online participants may e-mail questions to the panelists before and during the event at events@ipdi.org.

In the spring of 2002, the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet at the Graduate School of Political Management was chartered by The George Washington University. Formerly called the Democracy Online Project, the Institute is funded primarily by grants from The Pew Charitable Trusts. The mission of the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet is to promote the development of U.S. online politics in a manner that increases citizen participation and upholds democratic values.

For more information about this event and IPDI, visit www.ipdi.org.
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