Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group, to address the CFA Society of Los Angeles on Thu, Oct 19 2006.LOS ANGELES -- The CFA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986) Signed into law in 1986, the CFA was a significant step forward in criminalizing unauthorized access to computer systems and networks. The Act applies to "federal interest computers" that include any system used by the U.S. Society of Los Angeles is proud to announce an upcoming presentation and lunch on Thursday, October 19 with Dr. Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group and author of The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall (Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. ; September 5, 2006; $26.00). Globalization is forcing states to find their place in today's world. Some are adapting while others are resisting this inevitable change. In The J Curve, Dr. Bremmer, an expert on the politics of international business, provides a new way of understanding how decision-makers within these states define their interests, and the effects of the sometimes-surprising choices they make in a world of high stakes instability. The J Curve can help investors better manage the risks they face abroad by allowing them to see why some countries are in crisis and unstable while others are prosperous and politically solid. Date: October 19, 2006 Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm Location: Omni Hotel, 251 S. Olive St., Los Angeles CA 90012, (213) 617-3300 for hotel directions RSVP: Register at www.cfala.org, Members of the media who wish to attend should contact Ms. Linda Cahill at lcahill@cfala.org. For more information about The J Curve, please visit www.jcurvebook.com. About Ian Bremmer: A dedicated intellectual entrepreneur, Dr. Bremmer's career spans academic, investment, and policymaking communities. His focus has been global emerging marketsCofor Bremmer, those countries where political will matters at least as much to the market as economic fundamentals. As founder and president of Eurasia Group, Bremmer's work to define the business of politics has accordingly focused on making political science relevant to global decision making. Dr. Bremmer received his PhD in political science from Stanford University and has held research and faculty positions at Columbia University (where he presently teaches), the EastWest Institute, the Hoover Institution, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: see Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (body) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - (LLNL) A research organaisatin operated by the University of California under a contract with the US Department of Energy. , and the World Policy Institute, where he has served as Senior Fellow since 1997. An expert on US foreign policy, states in transition, and global political risk, Dr. Bremmer's five books include The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall (Simon & Schuster, 2006) and New States, New Politics: Building the Post Soviet Nations (Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press (known colloquially as CUP) is a publisher given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII in 1534, and one of the two privileged presses (the other being Oxford University Press). , 1997). He has also published over 200 articles and essays in The Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership and , Survival, The New Republic, Fortune, The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Washington Post, The Morning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the dominant paper in the U.S. capital and one of the nation's leading newspapers. Established in 1877 as a Democratic Party organ, it changed orientation and ownership several times and faced Financial Times, and The New York Times. He is a columnist for The International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. and the webzine Slate, contributing editor at The National Interest, and a political commentator on CNN, Fox News and CNBC. He lives in New York. |
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