Phoenix Center State Educational Retreat
6-8 October 2005
Searching
for new ways to spark the public dialectic, the Phoenix Center once
again this fall held its Annual State Educational Retreat at the
Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
The purpose of this Retreat was to bring together a select group
of selected regulators and legislators, a “blue ribbon” faculty
from academia and government, and several keynote speakers for a
series of briefings and informal exchanges about the interaction
of regulation, economics and technological change. Unlike other
conferences, the Phoenix Center Retreat was intended solely to provide
regulators the opportunity to expand their knowledge through open
and honest discussions with colleagues from across the nation. As
such, this Retreat was true a “roll-up your sleeves” event:
no press, no lobbyists, working meals, etc. – just policymakers
and our faculty candidly talking policy in an intimate, academic
setting.
As always, our “blue ribbon” faculty and guest speakers
were of the highest caliber. For example, in addition to the Phoenix
Center’s accomplished staff, delegates heard presentations
from Andrew Langer - Regulatory Manager for the National Federation
of Independent Business, Jerry Duvall – Chief Economist, FCC
International Bureau, Kent Nilsson – Special Counsel, FCC Office
of Engineering and Technology, and Brad Ramsay – General Counsel,
NARUC. In addition, evening keynote and discussion sessions were
respectively led by FCC General Counsel Sam Feder and Americans for
Tax Reform President Grover Norquist.
Presentations:
Thomas Koutsky, Resident Scholar – The Phoenix Center, and
Lawrence Spiwak, President – The Phoenix Center
Jerry Duvall, Chief Economist – FCC International Bureau
Andrew Langer, Manager – Regulatory Affairs, National Federation of Independent Business
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