Events

The Laws that Shaped America

A Book Celebration with Dennis W. Johnson

Join GWU’s Graduate School of Political Management for an evening of food, drink, and conversation about the past, present, and future of politics and governance in America as we celebrate the release of three new books authored or edited by Dennis W. Johnson.

Details:

Monday, November 9, 2009

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Alumni House

George Washington University

1918 F Street, NW

Washington, DC 20052

 

Registration is requested for this event. Register here.

 

Agenda

5:30 p.m. - Reception
6:00 p.m. - Book discussion on The Laws that Shaped America with Dennis W. Johnson
7:00 p.m. - Reception continues

Books will be available for purchase at this event. 

Background

For better and sometimes for worse, Congress is a reflection of the aspirations, wants, and priorities of the American people. During each two-year session of Congress, thousands of pieces of legislation are proposed, many hundreds are given serious consideration, but far fewer are enacted into law. Most enactments have a limited impact, affect few, and are quietly forgotten in the flow of legislative activity.

 

However, a small number of laws have risen to the level of historical consequence. These are the laws that have shaped America.

 

GWU professor of political management, Dennis W. Johnson, explores those themes in his 2009 book, The Laws That Shaped America (Routledge).

 

Dr. Johnson published two other books in 2008-2009, the Routledge Handbook of Political Management and 2008 Presidential Election: Strategy, Tactics, New Voices, New Techniques, both from Routledge.

 

Later this year, Dr. Johnson will release Campaigning in the Twenty-First Century (Routledge), which will be co-authored with Gary Nordlinger. This work will explore the various ways that professional campaigns - from the presidency down to local contests - have changed during the past decade.

 

From 1995 through 2006, he was Associate Dean of the Graduate School, and from 1993 through 2000, Dr. Johnson was director of the master's degree program in Legislative Affairs. Before joining George Washington University, Dr. Johnson was chief of staff to a member of Congress and ran his own candidate and opposition research firm, focusing on Democratic statewide candidates.

The Changing Face of Public Relations

New Media, New Networks: The Evolution of Content on the Internet

In wake of the FCC Broadband NOI, broadband workshops on broadband, content and cybersecurity - as well as Genachowski's recent announcement on net neutrality - several well-respected experts will gather to talk about their viewpoints on network policy - problems, opportunities and common ground.  These are the most important string of events centered around this topic in over a year, and we encourage you to take part in the discussion.

 

Join Arts+Labs & the GSPM's Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet for

New Media, New Networks: The Evolution of Content on the Internet

With Moderator Richard Wiley (Former Chairman of the FCC)

 

WHERE: George Washington University - 1957 E Street NW, 7th Floor - Washington D.C.

 

WHEN: Thursday, October 29th - 9am to 12pm ET

 

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. REGISTER HERE.

AGENDA:

 

• Breakfast and Welcome (9:00-9:30)

 

• Panel #1 - Networks for the Future (9:30-10:30) - The Importance of Wired and Wireless Next Generation Networks, deployment, capacity, interactivity, consumer choice and content.  Panelists:
  • Bret Swanson (Entropy Economics, WSJ Contributor)
  • S. Derek Turner (Research Director, Free Press)
  • Robert Curtis (FCC Director, Network Deployment)
  • Christopher Yoo (Director, Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition at the University of Pennsylvania Law School)

 

• Q&A Session (10:30-10:45)

 

• Panel #2 - Network Management and Delivering for the Consumer (10:45-11:45) - The evolving role of the networks - better, smarter, faster. Panelists:
  • Richard Bennett (Research Fellow, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)
  • Robb Topolski (Chief Technologist of the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation)
  • Dave Farber (Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy at the School of Computer Science, Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Harold Feld (Legal Director of Public Knowledge)

 

• Q&A Session (11:45 - 12:00)