Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce to Present Report to Congress 4/7/00

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Chairman

The Honorable James S. Gilmore, III
Governor
Commonwealth of Virginia

Members

Mr. Dean F. Andal
Chairman
California Board of Equalization

Mr. C. Michael Armstrong
Chairman and CEO,
AT&T

Mr. Joseph H. Guttentag
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy
U.S. Department of the Treasury

The Honorable Paul C. Harris Sr. Delegate
Virginia House of Delegates

The Honorable Delna Jones
Commissioner
Washington County, Oregon

The Honorable Ron Kirk
Mayor
City of Dallas

The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt
Governor
State of Utah

Mr. Gene N. Lebrun
President (1997-1999)
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws

The Honorable Gary Locke
Governor
State of Washington

Mr. Grover Norquist
President
Americans for Tax Reform

Mr. Robert Novick
General Counsel
U.S. Trade Representative

Mr. Richard Parsons
President
Time Warner, Inc.

Mr. Andrew Pincus
General Counsel
U.S. Department of Commerce

Mr. Robert Pittman
President & Chief Operating Officer
America Online

Mr. David Pottruck
President & co-Chief Executive Officer
Charles Schwab and Company

Mr. John W. Sidgmore
Vice Chairman
MCI WorldCom and Chairman UUNET

Mr. Stanley Sokul
Independent Consultant
Association for Interactive Media

Mr. Theodore Waitt
Chairman
Gateway, Inc.

For Immediate Release
April 7, 2000

Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce
To Present Report to Congress
Governor Gilmore to Discuss Report at Newsmaker Luncheon

What:

The chairman of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore, III, will formally present the CommissionÕs Report to Congress in ceremonies on Capitol Hill with Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, and House Majority Leader Dick Armey. Following, Governor Gilmore is set to elaborate on the report at a newsmaker luncheon held at the National Press Club.

Appointed by Congress in October 1998 as part of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, the 19-member Commission has been tasked with studying the impact of federal, state, local, and international taxation and tariffs on transactions using the Internet and Internet access.

When:

April 12, 2000

10:00 am		Ceremony (Room H210, U.S. Capitol)
12:30 pm		Luncheon (National Press Club)
1:00 pm		Remarks and Q&A

Luncheon: Advance reservations may be made by calling Patricia Nelson at (202) 662-7501. Admission rates:

Member/Student Rate:	$16.00
MembersÕ Guest Rate:	$28.00
General Admission Rate:	$35.00

Where:

Ceremony
Room H210
United States Capitol

Luncheon
National Press Club
529 14th Street
13th Floor
Washington, D.C.

Media
Contacts:

Debbie Neville
O'Keeffe & Company, Inc.
(703) 883-9000, x104
dneville@okeeffeco.com

Heather Rosenker
Executive Director
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce
(703) 993-8049
rosenker@gmu.edu

Mark Miner
Press Secretary
Office of the Governor of Virginia
(804) 692-3110
mminer@gov.state.va.us

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