Barry Scheck, William J. Bratton, David Gelernter, Stanley Crouch and Ruth Simmons to Speak at Rising Tide Summit III, June 27-29, at the Tarrytown House, Tarrytown, N.Y.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Rising Tide Summitt III NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000 Rising Tide Studios Rising Tide Studios (RTS) is an American company that has produced news and events related to online business-to-business ventures. Founded by Jason McCabe Calacanis in 1996, their first publication, the Silicon Alley Reporter (RTS (Request To Send) An RS-232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit. Contrast with CTS. 1. (operating system) RTS - run-time system. 2. ) today announced the speakers and agenda for Rising Tide Summit III (RTSIII), a cross-disciplinary conference co-hosted by award-winning broadcast journalist Charlie Rose. Interviews, panels and audience-participatory discussion groups called "pods" will examine the convergence of technology, art, science and industry from June 27 to 29 at the historic Tarrytown House in Tarrytown, N.Y. Attorney Barry Scheck, founder of The Innocence Project, will discuss genetic privacy and how he has proven the innocence of death row inmates using forensic applications of DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. technology, in a conversational interview with Jason McCabe Calacanis, editor of the Silicon Alley Reporter Silicon Alley Reporter was an American trade publication focused on New York's Silicon Alley. Founded by Jason McCabe Calacanis in 1996, then was renamed the Venture Reporter in 2001 and was eventually sold to Dow Jones in 2003. and co-host of RTSIII. Former New York City Police Commissioner The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department, appointed by the Mayor of New York City. Governor Theodore Roosevelt, in one of his final acts before becoming Vice President of the United States in March 1901, signed legislation replacing William J. Bratton William Joseph 'Bill' Bratton is currently the 54th Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and was formerly Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, the only person to hold both positions. believes the Internet can improve communication between police officers and the communities they serve. Bratton and Rose will explore high-tech policing, transparency and public access in law enforcement. In his 1992 book, "Mirror Worlds," Yale University Computer Scientist David Gelernter laid the basis for the development of Java programming and Sun Microsystems' Jini. Critically injured by the Unabomber in 1993, he was sidelined during the Web's formative years. At RTSIII, Gelernter and Rose will discuss Gelertner's new manifesto, "The Second Coming," which describes a computing future based on "cyberbodies." Stanley Crouch, columnist and author whose publications include "Don't the Moon Look Lonesome: A Novel in Blues and Swing" and "The All-American Skin Game, Or, the Decoy of Race," will address the transformative potential of the Internet on boundaries of economy, race and gender in the opening keynote at RTSIII. A panel on robotics, advanced telepresence Meaning "long distance presence," it refers to videoconferencing applications that feel like a live meeting. Notable features are larger screens that may approach a virtual reality environment and sensors that keep at least one window focused on whomever is speaking at the moment. and the future of human-computer interaction will be led by Wired Magazine contributing editor David Pescovitz, co-author of "Reality Check," along with robotics scientists and digital artists Ken Goldberg and Eric Paulos of the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. . Other featured speakers include Stephen Bright, director of the Southern Center for Human Rights; Ruth Simmons, president of Smith College; Jim Von Ehr, nanotechnologist and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the world's first nanotechnology company Zyvex; Robert McChesney, author of "Rich Media, Poor Democracy"; David Aaron, chief negotiator with the EU on privacy regulations and former U.S. Department of Commerce undersecretary; Dr. William Drake, director of the Project on the Information Revolution and World Politics for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. ; former U.S. Ambassador L. Paul Bremer Lewis Paul Bremer III (born September 30 1941), known as Paul Bremer and also nicknamed Jerry Bremer, was named Director of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for post-war Iraq following the Iraq War of 2003, replacing Jay Garner on May 6 2003. , chairman of the National Council on Terrorism; and Hussein Ibish, communications director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination League. After each speaker or interview, RTS participants retreat to groups or "pods" to debate and discuss topics raised on the main stage with leaders in the fields of technology, art, science, business and industry. RTSIII Pod leaders include Douglas Rushkoff, author of seven books on new media and popular culture, including "Cyberia," "Media Virus," "Playing the Future," "Coercion: Why We Listen to What 'They' Say," and the novel "Ecstasy Club"; and Andrew Rasiej, CEO, president and co-founder of Digital Club Network and founder of MOUSE (Making Opportunities to Upgrade Schools and Education). RTSIII is sponsored in part by Computer Associates Intl; Concrete Media; The Ergonomic Group; Frontline Capital Group; IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) ; Julien J. Studley Inc.; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLP; PriceWaterhouse Coopers; Redwood Partners; RRE Ventures; Sun Microsystems; Volvo; and Yazam. Rising Tide Summit III is a production of Rising Tide Studios, a New York-based integrated media company that produces business-to-business intelligence online, in print and in person. RTS publishes two print magazines: Silicon Alley Reporter and Digital Coast Reporter, and produces five online publications: Silicon Alley Daily (www.siliconalleydaily.com), Digital Coast Daily (www.digitalcoastdaily.com), iHealthcareWeekly (www.ihealthcareweekly.com), Digital Music Weekly (www.digitalmusicweekly.com), and Pervasive Weekly (www.pervasiveweekly.com). In addition to its publications, RTS produces annual events including: Silicon Alley 2000 (www.siliconalley2000.com), Internet Healthcare 2000 (www.internethealthcare2000.com), The International Network 2000 (www.TIN2000.com), Rising Tide Summit III (June 27-29), and the upcoming Digital Coast 2000 (Sept. 12-14) in Los Angeles and Silicon Alley Venture Capital 2000 (Oct. 10-12) in New York. Visit www.risingtidesummit.com for a complete agenda, speaker bios and media credentials. |
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