<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Many may have overdosed on policy discussions this week after 4 full days of the <a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8457">WSIS Forum</a>. 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.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><u></u>
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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" </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/trade/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://img.new.livestream.com/events/00000000005100fe/8de1aec7-7482-4b5f-970e-6cd14d9360a4_170x255.png" alt="Livestream" style="max-width:100%;min-height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>On <strong>Thursday/Friday May 5-6 2016</strong> the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/" target="_blank">World Bank</a></strong> and the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/" target="_blank">Institute for International Economic Policy</a></strong> present <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/events/DigitalTrade2016/" target="_blank">The End of Trade as We Know it?</a></strong> - 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 <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership" target="_blank">TPP</a></strong>) 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 <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/trade/" target="_blank">live webcast</a></strong> is sponsored by the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.isoc-dc.org/" target="_blank">Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society</a></strong> (ISOC-DC)</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>What: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/events/DigitalTrade2016/" target="_blank">The End of Trade as We Know it?</a><br>
Where: Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington DC<br>
When: Thursday/Friday May 5-6 2016<br>
Agenda: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/events/DigitalTrade2016/" target="_blank">https://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/events/DigitalTrade2016/</a><br>
Webcast: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/trade/" target="_blank">https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/trade/</a><br>
Twitter: #digitaltradeconf <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/digitaltradeconf" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/digitaltradeconf</a></strong></p></div>
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