Silicon Flatirons

A Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado

2008 Technology Roundtable

@ Ricketson Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex
August 26, 2008

The 2008 Technology Roundtable is designed as a discussion of 18 participants. Phil Weiser, University of Colorado professor of law and telecommunications and executive director of the Silicon Flatirons Center, will lead the Technology Roundtable, encouraging a dynamic, substantive interchange among the participants. Seated in a venue with a capacity for 200 persons, the audience for the Technology Roundtable will be by invitation and include individuals with a particular interest in the subject of technology.

Webcast

Please note that a live webcast of the Roundtable will be available at NextGenWeb.org.

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Public Safety and Government Broadband: Advanced Wireless Technologies and the Road Ahead

@ Patton Boggs LLP
August 27, 2008

This conference will focus on the broad array of challenges involved in migrating government communications functions to next generation technologies.

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Intellectual Property Policy and the Presidential Election: A Discussion on its Future by Leading Policy Advisors to the Candidates

@ The Augusta Room, Westin Tabor Center
August 28, 2008

Join the IP Section of the Colorado Bar Association and Silicon Flatirons on the last day of the Democratic National Convention as we bring together representatives from both the McCain and Obama presidential campaigns to speak about the respective campaigns' positions on IP and technology policy issues.

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Deregulation Revisited: A Tribute to Fred Kahn

@ Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado at Boulder
September 5, 2008

To say that Fred Kahn is the archetype and inspiration for the deregulatory policies that have transformed a series of network industries over the last thirty years is no exaggeration. In this conference, we will bring together a group of policymakers, former policymakers, academics, and industry leaders from across the last several decades to evaluate the legacy of deregulation, with particular attention to and appreciation for Fred Kahn's leadership and teachings in the area.

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Silicon Flatirons Job Opportunity

The Silicon Flatirons Center is seeking an individual to work as a Research Associate specializing in Intellectual Property Reform.

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SFC Entrepreneurship Initiatives

The Silicon Flatirons Center is pleased to be a nerve center supporting Boulder's burgeoning entrepreneurship scene. Our initiatives are helping catalyze entrepreneurship across the University of Colorado-Boulder campus as well as within the larger Boulder/Denver-area entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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The Entrepreneurial University

Silicon Flatirons Roundtable Report

As part of its strategic planning process, the University of Colorado at Boulder has begun exploring how to increase the propensity of faculty and students to engage in entrepreneurial activities. Nationwide, there are a few universities with a commitment to supporting entrepreneurship that can serve as examples. Notably, MIT and Stanford are two schools renowned for using the knowledge creation and invention that takes place on their campuses to create high quality companies. In contrast, many schools do not achieve such results, even with similar characteristics. This disparity raises the two questions addressed by the roundtable: (1) what separates a university that engages in this process effectively--i.e., the "Entrepreneurial University"--from the university that does not?; and (2) how can the University of Colorado- Boulder become an Entrepreneurial University?

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June 2008 Newsletter

Some of the stories you'll find include:

The Digital Broadband Migration: Information Policy for the Next Administration
In 2009, the next President will take office with an array of information policy questions demanding attention. On February 10th and 11th, Silicon Flatirons held its flagship conference to explore the challenging policy issues that will be high on any new administration's agenda.

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Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Entrepreneurship in The Information Industries
On March 4th, Silicon Flatirons hosted a conference featuring industry leaders including Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm, to evaluate the appropriate role for government policy in facilitating entrepreneurship and innovation.

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"The War on Piracy": A Fight for Industry Survival or a Failed Approach?
On April 9, 2008, Silicon Flatirons, ATLAS, and Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP. sponsored a panel discussion of the questions surrounding attempts by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to stem online music copyright infringement.

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Reports from the Denver/Boulder New Technology Meetup
The Denver/Boulder New Technology Meetup is an increasingly popular venue for technologists to showcase their latest hardware, software and business ventures.

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Silicon Flatirons Sponsors the Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics (IRLE)
This spring, Silicon Flatirons brought state regulators from around the country to Aspen for an intensive five-day seminar designed to support thoughtful regulatory decision-making.

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The Mentorship Between Journal Editors-In-Chief
The Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law, founded by Silicon Flatirons Executive Director Phil Weiser, has been fortunate to have many exceptional editors in chief during the seven years since it began.

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A Talk With David Bonderman
June 21, 2008
On February 22, 2008 Silicon Flatirons hosted a one hour public discussion with David Bonderman.

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Entrepreneurs Unplugged
June 21, 2008
On April 24, 2008, the Silicon Flatirons Center launched Entrepreneurs Unplugged.

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Workshop on New Institutional Economics
June 21, 2008
This spring, Silicon Flatirons brought law professors from around the country to the CU Law School in Boulder, CO for a one-day seminar on New Institutional Economics ("NIE")

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Broadband for All
April 11, 2008
Over the course of the 2008 presidential campaign, candidates will discuss a variety of issues critical to our economy and national competitiveness. One issue, however, remains conspicuously off the radar screen: how the federal government, states and localities should address the development of broadband Internet access.

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The World On a Wire
March 10, 2008
The U.S. ranks 15th in the world in high-speed Internet adoption, behind Denmark, South Korea and even sprawling Australia, according to one international study. And that's not good enough, many experts say.

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Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law Turns Seven and Launches NeutralityLaw.com
February 12, 2008
Today, the JTHTL stands at the forefront of many critical debates affecting both telecommunications and high technology, including most notably the debate surrounding network neutrality.

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New Technology Meetups Reviews
February 12, 2008
A review of the November, December, and January meetups, which occur the first Tuesday of every month at 6:00 PM in the Wolf Law Building at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Entrepreneurs Unplugged
February 12, 2008
Silicon Flatirons in Spring 2008 will launch Entrepreneurs Unplugged, which will provide a meeting place for faculty, students and community members to get involved in entrepreneurship.

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The Software Regulation Clearing House
February 12, 2008
The Software Regulation Clearing House is an initiative designed to track the governmental regulation of software development.

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Institute for Regulatory Law and Economics
February 12, 2008
Silicon Flatirons is now the proud sponsor of the Institute for Regulatory Law and Economics.

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