Progress and Freedom Foundation Seminar on Deregulation After Enron Feb 6

2/4/2002

From: David Fish of The Progress and Freedom Foundation, 202-289-8928

News Advisory:

Enron presented itself as a poster child for electricity deregulation, so it is not surprising the company's collapse has led some people to conclude deregulation should be discontinued (or even reversed). But was Enron really a force for deregulation, or an advocate of a special brand of re-regulation designed to serve its own particular interests? And what, in any case, does Enron's fall imply for the future of electricity policy? Those are the issues that will be discussed at a Progress & Freedom Foundation seminar at the National Press Club on Wednesday, February 6 at Noon.

WHO: The Progress & Freedom Foundation

Partial list of confirmed speakers includes: -- Thomas Lenard, Progress & Freedom Foundation -- Jerry Taylor, the CATO Institute -- Vernon Smith, George Mason University.

WHAT: A conference: "Electricity Deregulation After Enron"

WHERE: The National Press Club, Holeman Lounge 529 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC

WHEN: February 6, 2002 -- Noon to 2:00 p.m.

Please register by calling Brooke Emmerick at 202-289-8928.

The Progress & Freedom Foundation studies the impact of the digital revolution and its implications for public policy. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) research & educational organization.