Great Debates, SuperSession and Industry-Leading Speakers to Complement Extensive Conference Program at COMDEX Fall 2002.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2002 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2002 Key3Media Group, Inc.'s (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :KMED) COMDEX Fall 2002 will present a comprehensive educational program that includes Great Debates and a SuperSession supersession see superseding. designed to complement the event's renowned business and technology conferences. The "Great Debates" and SuperSession will take place on the show floor and will be available to all attendees. They will showcase industry-leading speakers and editors and will cover the most compelling issues in the technology industry today. COMDEX Fall 2002's conference program runs November 16-21, 2002 at the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . "IT and business education, training, certification programs and professional development are all key components that contribute to COMDEX' success for IT professionals, business decision makers, developers and technical personnel," said Judy Geller, vice president, conference development for COMDEX. "The salient and issue-oriented topics that have been selected for the Great Debates and the SuperSession, and the impressive roster of panelists and speakers guarantee conference attendees the unique learning experience they have come to expect from COMDEX." The Great Debates and SuperSession topics, speakers and schedule are: Monday, November 18, 4:00-5:00 p.m. -- The Computing Re-revolutionaries: Business, Consumer, or Both? The IT industry appears to have stalled. Some say that business as we know it is dead. Never again will we see the technical and business innovations that we've witnessed over the past 10 years. Others say the market for technology is not only not over, but is also still in its infancy. Who's right? If the best technology innovations are ahead of us -- what are they? Are they business or consumer technologies, or both? Session Chair: Gary Beach Gary Beach is a Tony Award-winning American actor, primarily in Broadway musical theatre. Biography He was born on October 10, 1947 in Alexandria, Virginia, and is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, the same school as Terrence Mann, his , group publisher, CXO CXO Chief Executive Officer (corporate title) CXO Chandra X-ray Observatory CXO Chief Experience Officer (corporate title) CXO Conroe, TX (Airport Identifier) Media Panelists: -- Howard Anderson, senior managing director, YankeeTek Ventures -- Gregor Bailar, executive vice president & CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , Capital One Financial Corporation -- Patrick Moorhead, vice president,Customer Advocacy, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. -- Doc Searls Doc Searls (born on July 29, 1947) is a widely-read blogger and a columnist and senior editor for Linux Journal. He is often credited for originating the quote "Markets are conversations", which is also the first thesis in The Cluetrain Manifesto , president, American Open Technology Consortium -- Aaron Swartz Aaron Swartz (born 1986) is a writer, web developer, and entrepreneur. At age 14 he was a co-author of the RSS 1.0 specification. Since then he has become a member of the W3C’s RDF Core Working Group, co-designed the formatting language Markdown with John Gruber, and has been , metadata advisor, Creative Commons An organization that has defined an alternative to copyrights by filling in the gap between full copyright, in which no use is permitted without permission, and public domain, where permission is not required at all. Corporation -- The Gold Rush For Intellectual Property: Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley The Future of entertainment is coming to a TV or PC. But before it does, Hollywood wants to be sure their copyrighted materials are safe from tech-savvy consumers who want to burn their own DVDs and CDs. Tech titans counter that the restrictions Hollywood is pursuing will stifle the enormous promise of the digital revolution and put hundreds of innovative companies out of business. To them, Hollywood is clinging to a business model based on outdated technology, fighting against the digital revolution as it once fought against the VCR. Both sides are throwing their considerable weight -- and pocketbooks -- at the decision-makers in Hollywood. But, is anybody listening to them? Session Chair: Eric Lundquist, editor-in-chief, eWEEK Panelists: -- John Perry Barlow John Perry Barlow (born October 3, 1947) is an American poet, essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher, political activist and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. Biography Born in Sublette County, Wyoming, Barlow attended elementary school in a one room schoolhouse. , Cognitive Dissident, co-founder & vice chairman, Electronic Frontier Foundation See EFF. (body) Electronic Frontier Foundation - (EFF) A group established to address social and legal issues arising from the impact on society of the increasingly pervasive use of computers as a means of communication and information distribution. and Berkman Fellow, Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. -- J. Scott Dinsdale, executive vice president, Digital Strategy, Motion Picture Association of America -- Jonathan Potter
Association (DiMA) -- Richard Stallman (person) Richard Stallman - Richard M. Stallman. Founder of the GNU project. He resigned from the AI lab at MIT so he would be free to produce free software which he could then distribute on his own terms. , president, Free Software Foundation Tuesday, November 19, 4:00-5:00 p.m. -- Down To The Crossroads: Can Wireless Live Up To Its Promise? With all of the turmoil in telecom, wireless has taken its share of knocks. As voice service matures, improved data capabilities are rolling out -- but costs are high, availability spotty, and the industry is facing unique and complex financial challenges. How will competition from public-access wireless LANs affect cellular carriers -- and users? Will customers ever be happy with the security of wireless networks? Will telecommunications policy aid the cellular carriers, or extract an even greater price in the future? Are we looking at true parity with wireline services, or a painful industry consolidation? Where does wireless go from here? Is the promise of a wireless workplace mostly hype? This debate will look at the promises and the pitfalls as wireless meets the business and technical challenges ahead. Session Chair: Stephen Wildstrom, Technology & You columnist, BusinessWeek Panelists: -- Paul Chellgren, senior vice president, Business Development and Product Management, Americas Region, Nokia Mobile Phones -- Bill Cliff, chief technical officer, Cingular Wireless -- Sky Dayton Sky Dylan Dayton (born 8 August 1971) is an American entrepreneur. Dayton is the founder of EarthLink, co-founder of eCompanies, founder and Chairman of Boingo, and the CEO of Helio. Early life Dayton's father was a sculptor and his mother a dancer and poet. , founder & 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. , Boingo Wireless, Inc. -- Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, group president, Wireless and Internet Group, Qualcomm -- Thomas E. Wheeler, president & CEO, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wednesday, November 20, 4:00-5:00 p.m. -- Terrorism vs. Liberty: Advanced Technology And The Right To Privacy When does the use of technology to combat terrorism undermine the very civil liberties the U.S. was founded on and endanger the personal privacy Americans hold dear? With retinal scans, fingerprints, or embedded chip national ID cards, the government may increase its intelligence-gathering capabilities, but how far are we willing to go? This Great Debate will explore alternative points of view concerning the use of technology to create profiles of potential terrorists and track potential threats to security. Session Chair: Mark Grossman, "TechLaw" columnist, The Miami Herald Panelists: -- Lawrence Deitz, colonel, USAR USAR abbr. United States Army Reserve (Ret) & director, Market Intelligence, Symantec Corporation -- Scott Moody, president, AuthenTec -- Professor Paul F. Rothstein, professor of law, Georgetown University Law Center Also attended
COMDEX Fall 2002 will also showcase a SuperSession on Tuesday, November 19, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. SuperSessions combine a high-level panel focused on a topic that impacts the broad spectrum of COMDEX attendees with technology and product demonstration to support the panel discussion: -- Who Will Own the Digital Nerve Center of the Home? Will the PC sit at the heart of the digital nerve center in the home? As the next-generation set-top boxes become smarter with high-speed cable links, next-generation user interfaces, and control software, they could become an alternative platform to serve as the home's digital nerve center. And now that Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox are adding online gaming to their platform, they too could expand beyond their role and become the digital center. And what about the new breed of devices, called Smart DVDs, that add personal video recorder See DVR. features as well as intelligent input and output - couldn't they someday serve as the digital nerve center? This SuperSession will explore the various platforms vying to become the heart of the digital home. What are the pros and cons of each? Which is likely to become the big winner? Session Chair: Tim Bajarin, president, Creative Strategies Research Panelists: Camilo Martino, senior vice president, Zoran Phil Schiller, senior vice president, Worldwide Marketing, Apple Computer Michael Toutonghi, vice president and Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft Windows eHome Division For more information on the conference program and to register to the conference sessions of your interest, please visit the COMDEX Fall website at http://www.comdex.com/fall/conferences/. About Key3 Media Group: COMDEX Fall is a Key3Media event. Key3Media Group, Inc., is the world's leading producer of information technology tradeshows and conferences, serving more than 5,300 exhibiting companies and 1.3 million attendees through 60 events in 17 countries. Key3Media's products range from the IT industry's largest exhibitions such as COMDEX and NetWorld+Interop to highly focused events featuring renowned educational programs, custom seminars and specialized vendor marketing programs. For more information about Key3Media, visit www.key3media.com Certain matters discussed in this release are "forward-looking statements," including statements about Key3Media's future results, plans and goals and other events which have not yet occurred. 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