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2008 IP3 Awards

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Ceremony | Winners | Sponsorship

Awards Ceremony

Public Knowledge will celebrate its 7th Anniversary and 5th Annual IP3 Awards at a ceremony on Thursday, October 16th, 2008. The event starts at 6:00pm (US/Eastern) and will take place at the Sewall-Belmont House in Washington, DC. The Sewall-Belmont House is located at:

144 Constitution Ave, NE
Washington, DC
on the corner of Constitution Ave and 2nd St (map)

Awards are given to individuals who over the past year (or over the course of their careers) who have advanced the public interest in one of the three areas of “IP” – Internet Protocol, Intellectual Property and Information Policy.

This Year's Winners

  • Ben Scott – Internet Protocol – for his tireless work on Net Neutrality and related issues.

  • Fred von Lohmann – Intellectual Property – for his work to advance the cause of fair use while protecting innovation.

  • Carl Malamud – Information Policy – for his work providing public access to government documents.

  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, will receive the special President’s Award because of her advocacy on virtually every issue of concern to Public Knowledge.

Judges for this year’s awards were:

  • James Burger: Member, Dow Lohnes PLLC
  • Bruce Gottlieb: Legal advisor to FCC Commissioner Michael Copps
  • Kathleen Wallman: President, Wallman Consulting LLC
  • Jennifer Urban: Clinical Associate Professor, University of Southern California Law School; Visiting Professor, Stanford Law School
  • Richard Whitt: Washington Telecom and Media Counsel, Google
  • Tim Wu: Professor, Columbia Law School

Sponsorship

If you've made an 2008 IP3 Awards Sponsorship pledge and wish to pay for it online you may do so here. As a reminder, the following sponsorship levels are available:

  • IP3 Event Fee - $35.00 USD per attendee
  • IP3 Friend Sponsorship - $100.00 USD
  • IP3 Bronze Sponsorship - $1,000.00 USD
  • IP3 Silver Sponsorship - $5,000.00 USD
  • IP3 Gold Sponsorship - $10,000.00 USD
  • IP3 Platinum Sponsorship - $25,000.00 USD

Use the following form for paying online with Google Checkout:

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Use the following form for paying online with Paypal:

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You may also mail a check payable to:

Public Knowledge
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 650
Washington, DC 20009

Thank you for supporting Public Knowledge!