ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 12, Number 56 June 13, 2003 In This Issue: Don't Miss the Washington Update at Annual in Toronto! Washington Update: Saturday, June 21, 2003 Opening Session 8:30 am - 10:15 am MTCC 717 A/B Chuck Rosenberg, Counsel to Director Robert Muller of the FBI will speak on FBI activities in libraries. George Radwanski, Privacy Commissioner of Canada will speak on privacy issues in Canadian libraries. Q&A will follow. BreakoutSessions 10:30 - 12:00 pm Breakout Session I MTCC 717 A/B Update on Broadband, E-Rate and other Telecommunications Legislation Speakers include: Tony Wening, SLD (Schools & Libraries Division) Task Force Wayne Hay, SLD Task Force on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Lynne Bradley, Director, ALA Office of Government Relations Claudette Tennant, Internet Policy Specialist, ALA OITP Breakout Session II MTCC 715 B USTR Official will speak on International Trade Treaties and Copyright Speakers include: John Barlow Weiner, Ropes & Gray Miriam Nisbet, ALA Legislative Counsel Breakout Session III MTCC 715A How is Federal Government Information Reaching the Public in the 21st Century? Canadian librarians Marilyn Rennick (University of Ottawa) and Nancy Brodie (Treasury Board of Canada) educate us about Canadian government information issues, while Americans Susan Tulis (Southern Illinois University) and Judy Russell (Government Printing Office) represent the U.S. perspective. Lori Smith (Southern Louisiana University) joins the discussion with her insights on tapping state government resources. Join your hosts Lindsay Johnston (University of Alberta) and Cass Hartnett (University of Washington) for a memorable cross-cultural dialogue. Speaker Biographies: Chuck Rosenberg, Counsel to the Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Chuck Rosenberg is Counsel to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III. Rosenberg's work at the FBI focuses on counter-terrorism, counterintelligence and national security matters. Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Rosenberg was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk and, subsequently, in Alexandria, Virginia. There he prosecuted financial fraud crimes, violent crimes, and espionage cases. During the last two years of his tenure as a federal prosecutor in Alexandria, Mr. Rosenberg supervised that office's Major Crimes Unit - the unit that prosecuted numerous prominent spy cases and that is now prosecuting alleged 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. He is a graduate of Tufts University, Harvard University and the University of Virginia. George Radwanski Privacy Commissioner of Canada George Radwanski, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, has had a lifelong involvement in national affairs and major policy issues. In 1985, Mr. Radwanski left a twenty-year career in journalism and was appointed by then Ontario Premier David Peterson to head two major policy studies of national importance : a study of the service sector and the post-industrial economy, and a study of the elementary and high school education system. He then became a public policy, strategy and communications consultant, providing advice to the public and private sectors. In 1996, at the request of the government of Canada, Mr. Radwanski chaired the mandate review of Canada Post Corporation. Mr. Radwanski was appointed interim Privacy Commissioner effective September 1, 2000. On October 19, following approval by Parliament, he was appointed Privacy Commissioner of Canada for a seven-year term. Mr. Radwanski is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal with degrees in political science and in law. John Barlow Weiner Attorney, Ropes & Gray John Barlow ("Barr") Weiner is an attorney with Ropes & Gray LLP in Washington DC. His practice addresses public international law, including international trade law. Barr's experience includes representing clients in treaty negotiations and assisting clients to promote their interests before United Nations' bodies and other intergovernmental organizations. Barr counsels clients on the rules of the World Trade Organization, as well as regional trade agreements, and advocates on behalf of clients, including before the Office of the United States Trade Representative. In addition, he counsels clients on various aspects of the laws of the European Community ("EC"), and on EC international negotiating policies and practices. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Barr was a fellow of the Center for International Environmental Law in Geneva and then an associate of another Washington, D.C. law firm. Barr graduated from Princeton University with an AB, and received his JD from Columbia University, graduating as a Stone Scholar. ****** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. 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