THE PAST AND FUTURE OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

Julius Genachowski, formerly COO of IAC

Monday, March 20, 2006, Noon to 2 p.m.

Funger Hall Room 320, 22^nd and G Streets NW

From 1997-2005, Julius Genachowski held several senior executive positions at IAC/InterActiveCorp, including Chief of Business Operations, General Counsel, and member of the Office of the Chairman. He joined the company shortly after it was founded by its Chairman and CEO, Barry Diller.  IAC, one of the world's largest e-commerce and media companies, has owned and operated interactive businesses including Expedia, Hotels.com, Ticketmaster, Home Shopping Network, LendingTree, Citysearch, Match.com, and Evite  as well as traditional media companies such as USA Network, Sci Fi Channel and USA Films. Julius has also worked in government -- as Chief Counsel to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and on the staffs of Senator (then Congressman) Charles E. Schumer and the Select Committee Investigating the Iran-Contra Affair.  Julius is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Columbia College. He now lives in Washington, DC.  He will begin with some background on his career and then take questions.