You are cordially invited to an event for young professionals
hosted by the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI)
on the evening of Tuesday, July 27th.

Internet Activists and Authoritarian Regimes:
Who’s Winning?

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

6:30pm – 7:00pm
Cocktail Reception

7:00pm – 8:30pm
Panel Discussion

Google Washington DC
1101 New York Avenue, N.W.
Second Floor
Metro Stop: Metro Center (Red, Blue, and Orange Lines)
The internet and social media have been used by activists working under repressive regimes to share information, express themselves, and organize.  Yet governments are also adept at using technology to monitor, trace, and suppress dissent.  Please join us for a panel discussion including experts on the internet and its effectiveness in the struggle for democracy and human rights.

Our panelists will be Robert Guerra, Project Director of Internet Freedom at Freedom House; Bob Boorstin, Director of Corporate and Policy Communications to Google; and Cynthia Wong, Plesser Fellow at the Center for Democracy & Technology. Ellen Bork, the director of Democracy and Human Rights at the Foreign Policy Initiative, will moderate the discussion.

Introduction: Jamie Fly
Foreign Policy Initiative

Panelists: Robert Guerra
Freedom House

Bob Boorstin
Google

Cynthia Wong
Center for Democracy & Technology

Moderator:     Ellen Bork
Foreign Policy Initiative

For questions, please contact Rachel Hoff at RHoff@foreignpolicyi.org.

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About the Foreign Policy Initiative
FPI is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. FPI seeks to promote an active U.S. foreign policy committed to robust support for democratic allies, human rights, a strong American military equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and strengthening America’s global economic competitiveness. The organization was founded in 2009 and is led by Executive Director Jamie Fly. FPI’s Board of Directors consists of Eric Edelman, Robert Kagan, William Kristol, and Dan Senor. Visit our website at www.foreignpolicyi.org for more information.