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April 2008 April 25 -- The Georgetown Center will host "Spectrum Policy: From the Foundations to the Future," a half-day discussion of the economics, business and public policy implications of spectrum allocation and use. The symposium will be held at Georgetown University Law Center (600 NJ Ave NW) and will run from 8:30 AM - Noon. Click here to see a more detailed invitation
PowerPoint slides (for any panelists who used them) are available:
Technical Tutorial on Spectrum: Dale Hatfield, University of Colorado at Boulder
Economic Principles for a Sound Spectrum Policy: Why is Spectrum Important to the Economy? Gerald Faulhaber, University of Pennsylvania; Gregory Rosston, The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Lawrence White, New York University
Emerging Policy Issues: Angela Giancarlo, Federal Communications Commission; George Ou, Technology Consultant; Marius Schwartz, Georgetown University; Thomas Seitz, Lehman Brothers
If you would like a CD of the conference, please call Kelly Castellon at (202) 687-3686
April 24 -- Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy Senior Policy Fellow Brad Jensen will address McDonough School of Business Alumni at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on topic of "Fear and Offshoring: The Scope and Potential Impact of Trade in Services" Click here to see invitation
March 2008 March 27 & 28- The Georgetown Center hosts a Business, Economics & Policy Seminar "Telecommunications Policy Innovations: An International Perspective" featuring Dr. Leonard Waverman at both Georgetown University and the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill
Click here to see Dr. Waverman's paper that will be the basis of the talk
Click here to see Dr. Waverman's power point presentation
March 20 - Dr. Scott Wallsten is quoted in Paul Sweeting's blog on ContentAgenda discussing available spectrum bandwidth and its affect on network congestion. Click here to read the blog
March 12 - The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy co-hosts "Is the Tech Economy Recession-Proof" with CTIA and the Gerson Lehrman Group on Capitol Hill. Professor John Mayo moderated the event. Click here for more information
March 10 - Dr. Scott Wallsten interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor on the cost of the Iraq war. Click here to read the article
March 3 - Professor John Mayo delivered the keynote address to visiting dignitaries from Jordan, Oman, Syria and Yemen. The event is part of a U.S. State Department program to expose emerging leader to the U.S. economic system. February 2008 February 28 - Dr. Scott Wallsten, Senior Policy Fellow for the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy, presents testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress on the cost of the Iraq war. Click here to view testimony
February 25 - FedEx Distinguished Speaker Series: "Business & Public Policy in a Global Economy," featuring James Barksdale, President and Chairman of the Board, Barksdale Management Group. Click here for formal invitation
Click here for registration form
February 12 - Business, Economics & Policy Seminar: Thomas Brewer "US Climate Change Policy and International Trade Policy Intersections: Issues Needing Innovation for a Rapidly Expanding Agenda," followed by a panel discussion Click Here for Professor Brewer's Paper "US Climate Change Policy & International Trade Policy Intersections"
Click Here to view Professor Brewer's slides
Click Here to view Mr. McBroom's AEP slides
Click Here to view Mr. Shoyer's slides
December 2007 CBPP Senior Policy Fellow Scott Wallsten speaks at 25th Annual Institute on Telecommunications Policy & Regulation
December 5-6, 2007 Washington DC Hilton
For more information, click here
November 2007 November 30 - John Mayo Receives Honorary Degree in Economics from the University of Basel
Press Release
Newspaper Article from the Basler Zeitung (in German)
November 28 - John Mayo addresses Phoenix Center's 2007 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium:
"Congruity and Incongruity in the Evolving Telecommunications Industry"
For more information about the Phoenix Center, click here
November 14 - The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy Announces Inaugural Class of Senior Policy Fellows
Press Release for more information, click on the "Fellows" link above
November 8 - The Georgetown Center hosts a Business, Economics and Policy Seminar: Patent Reform: Opportunities and Challenges, featuring Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School
Media Advisory Press Release Newsletter Professor Lerner's Slides
October 2007
Fear and Offshoring: The Scope and Potential Impact of Trade in Services, featuring Brad Jensen
Media Advisory Professor Jensen's Slides
Building the Broadband Economy and Society, John Mayo Remarks at "Building the Broadband Economy and Society: A Forum" hosted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
September 2007
A Conversation with Mary Schapiro, CEO, FINRA
Newsletter
March 2007
Seminar: "What Economics Does and Does Not Say about Network Neutrality"
John Mayo presents to AEI Brookings Joint Center: Net Neutrality: The Prequel
February 2007
CBPP hosts joint seminar with Phoenix Center: "Sound Internet Policy for the 21st Century: Understanding Economic Fundamentals"
December 2006
"FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Discusses the Challenge of Communications Convergence with Georgetown Business School Audience"
November 2006
Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business Research Center Launches Distinguished Speakers Series
August 2006
Professor Brooks Holtom completed two case studies on the Campbell Award Winning companies Noble Corporation and Johnson & Johnson. | 
