[isoc-ny] WEBCAST THU/FRI: The End of Trade as We Know it?

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Many may have overdosed on policy discussions this week after 4 full days
of the WSIS Forum <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8457>. However this one should not
be missed. If yesterday's initial sessions are anything to judge by, with
TPP looming, it's going to be a very dynamic discussion.


joly posted: "On Thursday/Friday May 5-6 2016 the World Bank and the
Institute for International Economic Policy present The End of Trade as We
Know it? - a conference on global digital trade as well as barriers to
cross-border information flows. Also discussed will be"


[image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/trade/>On
*Thursday/Friday
May 5-6 2016* the *World Bank <http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/>* and
the *Institute
for International Economic Policy <https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/>* present *The
End of Trade as We Know it?
<https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/events/DigitalTrade2016/>* - a conference on
global digital trade as well as barriers to cross-border information flows.
Also discussed will be the role of trade agreements (such as the *TPP
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership>*) as tools of
Internet governance; examine the domestic and international regulatory
environment for information; and focus on how to cooperate to encourage
cross-border information flows. We plan to encourage audience and panelist
dialogue about these issues. The *live webcast
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/trade/>* is sponsored by the
*Washington
DC Chapter of the Internet Society <http://www.isoc-dc.org/>* (ISOC-DC)






*What: The End of Trade as We Know it?
<https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/events/DigitalTrade2016/> Where: Elliott School
of International Affairs, Washington DC When: Thursday/Friday May 5-6 2016
Agenda: https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/events/DigitalTrade2016/
<https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/events/DigitalTrade2016/> Webcast:
https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/trade/
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/trade/> Twitter: #digitaltradeconf
https://twitter.com/hashtag/digitaltradeconf
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/digitaltradeconf>*

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