Bob Pisano to Address P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) April 11, 2008 -- Washington, DC – April 11, 2008 – The Distributed Computing Industry Association (www.DCIA.info) today announced that A. Robert Pisano, President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Motion Picture Association of America (www.MPAA.org), will be the Conference Luncheon Speaker at its upcoming P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LA.

This third-annual DCIA flagship event is scheduled for Monday May 5th in the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, and is being held in conjunction with Digital Hollywood Spring.

“It is imperative that the P2P industry proactively improve and expand relationships with the entertainment sector. The MPAA plays an essential role in combating copyright infringement and securing meaningful protection of its members' content, and we are honored to have its President and COO Bob Pisano address our conference," said DCIA CEO Marty Lafferty in making the announcement.

As President and COO of the MPAA, Pisano has day-to-day operating responsibility for all association operations, domestic and international, other than Washington, DC based external and governmental affairs.

Before joining the MPAA in October 2005, he served as National Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Screen Actors Guild.

The MPAA, and its international counterpart, the Motion Picture Association (MPA), are the voice and advocates of the American motion picture, home video, and television industries.

Founded in 1922 as the trade association for the film industry, the organization has broadened its mandate over the years to reflect the diversity of an expanding industry.

Today, these associations represent not only the world of theatrical film, but also serve as leaders and advocates for major producers and distributors of entertainment programming for television, cable, home video, and future delivery systems not yet imagined.

Other P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LA keynote speakers include AT&T's Charles Kalmanek, BitGravity's Perry Wu, BitTorrent's Eric Klinker, Comcast's Rich Woundy, HIRO Media's Ronnie Golan, KlikVU's Lowell Feuer, LimeWire's George Searle, Manatt's Jeff Biederman, Motorola's John Waclawski, Move Networks' David Rice, Pando Networks' Robert Levitan, QTRAX's Allan Klepfisz, TVU Networks' Bob Creager, Unlimited Media's Memo Rhein, VeriSign's Eric Armstrong, and Vuze's Gilles BianRosa.

Microsoft's See-Mong Tan will present a special closing keynote session.

Pre-registration rates, which save attendees up to $400 end April 28th. To register, please visit www.dcia.info/activities/p2pmsla2008/register.html.

About the DCIA

The Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) is a non-profit trade organization focused on commercial development of peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing and related distributed computing technologies.

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