<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thoughts and suggestions on discussion topics for an Oakland Technology Policy Forum 10/24 much appreciated.</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "bryan" <<a href="mailto:bryan@bryanparker.org">bryan@bryanparker.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> October 4, 2013, 4:44:47 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:eddan@eddan.com">eddan@eddan.com</a><br><br></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<div>We are pulling together a tech forum to study the question of what would be needed in terms of infrastructure, marketing, resources, etc to drive a real tech sector in Oakland. Additionally, what are the restraints on this happening?</div>
<div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">We were thinking 6-8 on 10/24. Policy discussion only, no politics. We have invited a group of tech professionals, capital providers and other thought leaders in the field. We think Oakland can make particular strides in the areas of Clean /Green tech and digital media.</span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<div>Please let me know your thoughts.</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
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<div>Bryan</div></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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