World Affairs Council Event

Event: In Hot Property, Pat Choate (former vice-presidential running mate of Ross Perot) takes a look at how intellectual property theft has had detrimental effects on U.S. job security and the economy. Tracing the history of U.S. intellectual property, Choate argues that the copying, counterfeiting and under-pricing of American products and media by other countries continue to hurt American businesses. Current efforts to defend them are meager and ineffective.
When: Tuesday, May 10
What: Meet the Author/Lecture. “Hot Property: The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization.” Co-sponsored by Stacey’s Independent Bookstore
Who: Pat Choate, Vice President for Policy, TRW Inc. (1981-1990); Author, Agents of Influence; Co-author (w/ Ross Perot), The High-Flex Society: Save Your Job, Save Our Country, and Hot Property; Ross Perot’s vice-presidential running mate (1996); Senior Analyst, State Governments of Oklahoma and Tennessee, and the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Where: World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., 2nd Floor Conference Room, San Francisco
Admission Costs: Members: FREE; Students w/ ID: $5; Non-members: $15; Co-sponsors: $7
Public Info: (415) 293-4600, http://www.itsyourworld.org