P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LV Speakers Announced

Washington, DC – November  28, 2007 – The Distributed Computing Industry Association (www.DCIA.info), a trade organization with more than one-hundred Member companies representing peer-to-peer (P2P) and social networking software providers, content rights holders, and service-and-support companies, today announced speakers and sponsors for its upcoming P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LV.

This first-ever DCIA "Conference within CES" is scheduled for January 6th in Las Vegas, NV in conjunction with the 2008 CES International trade show. The DCIA is an allied association of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

DCIA Members now offer a panoply of solutions to help content rights holders, Internet service providers (ISPs), client applications, consumer electronics manufacturers, and other participants in the rapidly emerging P2P and social networking channel distribute material at astonishingly low costs and with astoundingly high quality of service (QoS) and security.

“We are very pleased to announce that P4P Working Group (P4PWG) Co-Chairs Laird Popkin of Pando Networks and Doug Pasko of Verizon Communications, and the National Association of Television Arts & Sciences' (NATAS) Shelly Palmer will be our luncheon speakers; and our keynotes now include AHT International's Ron van Herk, BitTorrent’s Ashwin Navin, Cisco Systems' Mark Carroll, Financial Dynamics' Hollis Rakfin-Sax, LimeWire’s George Searle, Motorola's John Waclawsky, Pando Networks' Robert Levitan, Veoh Networks' Jennifer Betka, VeriSign's Jeff Richards, and Vuze's Gilles BianRosa,” said DCIA CEO Marty Lafferty in making the announcement.

P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LV sponsors now include AHT International, FTI Consulting, the IEEE's CCNC, Javien Digital Payment Solutions, and Nettwerk Music Group.  For more information, click here. Early registration rates, which save attendees up to $300, end December 6th.

The day-long Sunday January 6, 2008 Conference features keynotes from top P2P software distributors, panels of industry leaders, and valuable workshops. There will be a continental breakfast, luncheon, and networking cocktail reception with live entertainment.

The Policy Track features Bennett Lincoff Law's Bennett Lincoff, Bingham's Joshua Wattles, CEA's Michael Petricone, MasurLaw's Steve Masur, and YuMe Networks' Jayant Kadambi, and will address the post MGM v. Grokster world – new rules for P2P.

The Technology Track features CacheLogic’s John Dillon, Digital Containers' Chip Venters, Javien’s Leslie Poole, MediaDefender's Randy Saaf, and Oversi's Eitan Efron, and will address P2P file sharing – the evolving distribution chain.

The Marketing Track features Brand Asset Digital's Joey Patuleia, BUYDRM's Christopher Levy,   Rebel Digital's Robin Kent, SafeNet's John Desmond, and Ultramercial's Dana Jones, and will address P2P business models – what’s working and what’s not.

The Content Distribution panel features DeviantART's Steve Gonzalez, MediaPass Networks' Daniel Harris, Nettwerk Music Group's Brent Muhle, Paramount Pictures' Derek Broes, and ROK Entertainment's David Lee, and will address the perspective of artists and rights holders – P2P for content creators.

The Solutions Development panel features Abacast's Michael King, GridNetworks' Jeffrey Payne, PeerApp's Mark Strangio, Peer Innovations' Steve Lerner, and Raketu Communications' Greg Parker, and will address advancement – creating the commercial P2P ecosystem.

Registration can be done online or by calling 410-476-7965. For sponsor packages and speaker information, please contact Karen Kaplowitz, DCIA Member Services, at 888-890-4240 or karen@dcia.info.

About the DCIA

The Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) is a non-profit trade organization focused on commercial development of peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing and related distributed computing technologies.

DCIA Membership is organized into three Groups: Content, Operations, and Platform. The DCIA conducts working groups and special projects, such as the Consumer Disclosures Working Group (CDWG), P2P Digital Watermark Working Group (PDWG), P4P Working Group (P4PWG), P2P PATROL, and the P2P Revenue Engine (P2PRE). It also publishes the weekly online newsletter DCINFO.


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