DECEMBER 14, 2011 WORKSHOP
9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Welcome Remarks by Zachary Katz, Chief Counsel and Senior Legal Advisor, Office of the 
Chairman, FCC
9:40 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Impact of the Transition on the Technology and Economics of the PSTN
Participants include:
· Dale Hatfield, University of Colorado
· Jon Peha, Carnegie Mellon
· William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
· Joe Gillan, Gillan Associates
· Richard Shockey, SIP Forum
Moderators: Paul de Sa and Marius Schwartz, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, 
FCC
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Policies of the PSTN (e.g., accessibility, reliability, affordability, and public safety)
Participants include:
· Carolyn Gideon, Tufts University
· Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America
· Gregg C. Vanderheiden, University of Wisconsin
· Tom McGarry, Neustar
Moderators: Sharon Gillett, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC, and Commissioner Geoffrey G. 
Why, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable
Break for Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Implementing the Transition to New Networks
Participants include:
· David Young, Verizon
· John D. Schanz, Comcast
· Marvin A. Sirbu, Carnegie Mellon
· Randy Nicklas, XO Communications
Moderator:  Henning Schulzrinne, Engineering Fellow, Public Safety and Homeland Security 
Bureau, FCC, and Columbia University
2:10 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Syncing Expectations, Emerging Technologies and the Public Good
Participants include:
· John W. Mayo, Georgetown University
· W. Russell Neuman, University of Michigan
· Kevin Werbach, University of Pennsylvania – Wharton
· Donald Troshynski, Acme Packet
· Bill Taylor, Panasonic Systems Networks
Moderators: Daniel Kirschner, Office of the General Counsel, FCC, and Shahid Ahmed, Accenture 
3:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Economic Rationales for PSTN Transition
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Participants include:
· David J. Gabel, Queens College
· Barbara Cherry, Indiana University
· Lee W. McKnight, Syracuse University
· Craig Moffett, Sanford Bernstein
· Fernando Beltran, University of Auckland, NZ and FCC Visiting Scholar
Moderators: Paul de Sa and Marius Schwartz, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, 
FCC