Anyone seen this:
MSNBC To Present "Summit in Silicon Valley," Live From Stanford University,February 27th, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET
Fri Feb 25 11:15:00 EST 2000
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb 25, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
NBC News' Tom Brokaw to Moderate Unprecedented Gathering of
Leaders from the Internet and Technology Revolution
MSNBC.com to Provide Live Streaming Coverage and Interactive
Audience Components
In an unprecedented two-hour discussion with the leaders in the Internet and
technology revolution, MSNBC will broadcast a "Summit in Silicon Valley,"
moderated by NBC News' Tom Brokaw, February 27, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET. Live from
Memorial Auditorium on the Stanford University campus, Summit participants will
include: Marc Andreessen, Chairman and Co-Founder, Loudcloud; Jeff Bezos,
Founder and CEO, Amazon.com; Stephen Case, Chairman and CEO, America Online
Inc.; John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco; Christos M. Cotsakos, Chairman, CEO and Director, E*Trade Group, Inc.; Darien Dash, Founder, CEO, DME
Interactive Holdings Inc.; Craig Mundie, Senior Vice President, Consumer
Strategy at Microsoft; Ted Waitt, Chairman, Gateway Inc.; Jay Walker, Founder
and Vice Chairman, Priceline.com; Meg Whitman, President and CEO, eBay Inc.; and
Jerry Yang, Co-Founder, Yahoo!. The audience at Memorial Auditorium will be open
to Stanford University students and Bay Area residents.
"The recent advancements in technology and the explosion of the Internet have
become the biggest stories of the new millennium," said Erik Sorenson, Vice
President and General Manager, MSNBC. "By assembling industry visionaries for
this Summit, we hope to come away with a better understanding of this uncharted
territory."
The 21st century is being defined by those who are connected and those who
aren't. This ever-growing digital divide begs the question: where, when and how
do we get plugged-in? The telecast will cover this subject as well as,
broadband: what is it and who controls it; convergence: what are the risks and
benefits; mergers, monopolies and acquisitions: how big is too big; 'e'commerce,
'e'conomy, and internet taxation: who sets the rules and who regulates them;
censorship, security and personal privacy: who draws the line between the right
to privacy versus public safety?
Additionally, a pre-selected group of journalists will join Brokaw in
questioning the panelists during the program. The journalists include: Kurt
Andersen, Author, Turn of the Century and Co-Chairman, Powerful Media; Ken
Auletta, The New Yorker; Karen Breslau, Wired Magazine; Michael Kinsley, Slate
Magazine; John Markoff, New York Times; Brock Meeks, msnbc.com; and Kara
Swisher, Wall Street Journal.
Throughout the Summit broadcast, NBC News anchor Soledad O'Brien will moderate
MSNBC's online global chat, (chat.msnbc.com) from the Tech Museum of Innovation
in San Jose. Additionally, a group of Stanford University students gathered at
the museum will participate in their own chat forum, also hosted by O'Brien.
O'Brien will relay select questions and comments to the panelists from these
conversations.
Other interactive components during the Summit include, live streaming video of
the event (livevideo.msnbc.com) and interactive television programming for WebTV
Plus users. MSNBC.com reporters will participate during the program. And prior
to Sunday's event, a survey on relevant issues will be posted on MSNBC.com
(summit.msnbc.com). Users are encouraged to cast their vote in addition to
emailing questions to Brokaw for inclusion during the Summit. Definitions of
common Internet terms also will be posted along with panelist's bios and an
opinion essay by Brokaw.
"This is a natural opportunity for MSNBC to actively engage the audience
throughout the Summit," says Merrill Brown, MSNBC.com editor in chief. "This
will enhance the Summit experience overall by providing interactive information
and programming to our viewing and online audience."
Also, the weekend edition of the "Today" show and MSNBC's "Morning Blend," both
anchored by Soledad O'Brien, will broadcast live from the Tech Museum of
Innovation, Sunday, February 27, at 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 - noon ET,
respectively. "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw" and the "Today" show are both
producing special related programming prior to and following the Summit.
And leading up to the Summit on MSNBC, "Morning Line" anchor Gregg Jarrett will
broadcast live from the Tech Museum of Innovation, Thursday and Friday, February
24th and 25th, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. ET.
Stephen Capus is the executive producer for MSNBC's "Summit in Silicon Valley."
MSNBC is a joint venture between NBC, a leading provider of news and
information, and Microsoft, the leader in personal computer software and a major
provider of Internet online services. Built on the worldwide resources of NBC
News, MSNBC is a 24-hour cable news network and Internet news service at
msnbc.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: In the company name E*Trade noted in this news release, there
is an asterisk between E and Trade. This symbol may not appear properly in some
systems.
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