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Ziff-Davis sponsors millennium conference series

Ziff-Davis and U.S.News & World Report today announced that several prominent technology and government leaders will speak at the first event in the jointly produced Millennium Conference Series, titled "Sustaining Growth in the Internet Age: New Models for IT Business and Government Relations". The event, to be held March 4-5 in Washington, D.C., will bring together leaders in the private and public sectors to explore the impact of technology and the changing relationship of the IT industry and government.

The distinguished faculty for "Sustaining Growth in the Internet Age: New Models for IT Business and Government Relations" includes:

• Ira Magaziner, Former Senior Advisor to President Bill Clinton
• Moira Gunn, Producer/Host of "Tech Nation", National Public Radio
• Debra Valentine, General Counsel, FTC
• Peter Schwartz, Co-Founder and Chair, Global Business Network
• Christine Varney, Former FTC Chairman
• Michael Nelson, Program Director, Internet Technology, IBM Corporation
• Christopher Meyer, Author of "Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy"

These influential leaders, as well as editors from Ziff-Davis publications and U.S.News & World Report, will tackle the most pressing issues and identify new opportunities for the expansion of technology during keynote presentations, top-level panel discussions, and interactive discussions with the audience.

Key topics that will be addressed are: Business and Economics of the Future; Taxation and Regulation of e-Commerce; Balancing Competition and Consumer Protection; Privacy, Censorship and Equal Access in the Internet Age; Role of Anti-Trust Regulation in the Internet Age; and Government's Role in Supporting IT Industry Growth.

DATE: 1/28/99

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