NAMM Virtual Advocacy Fly-In Webcast

Now more than ever it’s important to let your representatives in Washington know that every child in America deserves a complete, well-rounded education that includes music and arts. NAMM's 2011 Fly-In Briefing Day live webcast featured prominent political leaders and experts covering the U.S. reauthorization of the national education act as well as Intellectual Property and Counterfeiting and economic forecasts and how they impact small business. You are able to view the entire webcast or just the topics that interest you most.

Below is the agenda.

8:30 a.m. EDT
Welcome Remarks
• Tim Fitzgibbon, Managing Partner, Nelson Mullins, D.C. Office

Overview of Briefing Day and Advocacy Fly-In 2011
• Joe Lamond, President and CEO, NAMM
• Mary Luehrsen, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, NAMM

Intellectual Property and Counterfeiting: Limits, Liabilities, Enforcement
• Chris Finnerty, NMRS-Boston (Bio)
• William Coston, Venable (Bio)
• Q & A: e-mail questions during webcast

Download the PowerPoint Presentation by William Coston

Download the article Business As Usual: Think of the Battle Against Counterfeiting Simply as a Normal Expense by Christopher S. Finnerty and Morgan T. Nickerson.

10:00 a.m. EDT Break
NAMM delegates (@30) depart to “Strumming and Drumming for Music Education” event at U.S. Department of Education; post-event tape will be available

10:15–11:15 a.m. EDT
IP enforcement: “411”
• Moderated by Jim Goldberg (Bio)
• Chris Finnerty (Bio)

Richard Halverson
Chief for Outreach and Training
National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Steven M. Tepp (Bio)
Senior Director
Internet Counterfeiting and Piracy
Global IP Center
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Download the PowerPoint Presentation by Steven Tepp

11:15 – 12 noon
Engaging Elected Officials in IP Enforcement
• Jim D’Addario (Bio), D’Addario Strings, Inc.

12 noon Break

12:25 p.m. EDT
Reauthorization of Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA): Are We There Yet?
• Maria Worthen, Majority Staff, US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
• Brad Thomas, House Majority, Ed and Workforce Committee
• Representative from US Department of Education (TBD)

1:30 p.m. EDT Keynote:
Overview of Current National Political Climate and 2012 Outlook
• Introduction by Secretary Dick Riley, Nelson Mullins (Bio)
• Steve Schmidt, Edelman (Bio)

2:30 p.m. EDT WEBCAST ENDS
NAMM Members can ask questions during the webcast by sending an e-mail to VADquestions@namm.org

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