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The Hatfield Scholars Program, established in 2006, encourages student interest in public service by providing grants for summer internships in…

Support Silicon Flatirons and our mission by making an online donation to the fund of your choice below. Additionally, you may contact Executive…

On August 25, 2010, the Silicon Flatirons Center brought together a number of experts in the fields of economics, technology and policy, including public utility commissioners, economics professors, financial analysts, and policy advisors, to discuss regulatory issues facing smart grid deployment in the United States. The discussion was held at the University of Colorado School of Law and touched upon the economics of the smart grid, incentives for the variety of stakeholders in the smart grid effort, the technological challenges of implementing a “smart” electricity generation and distribution system and its constituent technologies, and the policy implications at both state and federal levels.

On September 8 and 9, 2009 the Silicon Flatirons Center convened a closed‐door meeting of legal, economic, technical and regulatory experts in…

Silicon Flatirons, ATLAS, and ITP present Niel Robertson, Founder and CTO of Service Metrics as our featured entrepreneur. Mr. Robertson is a…

On April 29, 2010, Silicon Flatirons will host a conference to examine the relationship between patent law and policy and free and open source software.

In 1996, the U.S. Congress anticipated the onset of technological convergence and set forth a new framework for telecommunications regulation. In…

The University of Colorado Law School and the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship present Jeff Bingaman as our featured…

The digital age raises complex challenges for copyright law and policy. During the past few years, new conflicts have emerged between copyright…

Please join us for a panel discussion between attorneys from Holme Roberts & Owen and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. HRO is a Denver-based law firm that represents record companies in their attempts to stem online music copyright infringement, including actions targeting individual university students. The EFF is a nonprofit organization that frequently questions the RIAA’s tactics and opposes it in court.

To say that Fred Kahn is the archetype and inspiration for the deregulatory policies that have transformed a series of network industries over the last thirty years is no exaggeration. In this conference, we will bring together a group of policymakers, former policymakers, academics, and industry leaders from across the last several decades to evaluate the legacy of deregulation, with particular attention to and appreciation for Fred Kahn’s leadership and teachings in the area.

Please join Silicon Flatirons for this turnabout Feld-Weiser event. Phil Weiser will begin with a brief presentation about his reflections on technology policy while serving as the Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation at the White House. Following the presentation, Brad Feld will moderate a question and answer session and welcome questions from the audience. A networking reception will follow.

Please join us on November 19, 2008 as the Silicon Flatirons Center presents Roy Dimoff, Chairman & CEO of ViaWest as our featured entrepreneur in our Entrepreneurs Unplugged series. Mr. Dimoff, a visionary entrepreneur who launched his first telecommunications company at age 26, has experience leading companies through all stages of the start-up process.

From anti-masking laws that prevent Ku Klux Klan members from wearing masks to membership laws forcing the NAACP to disclose its roles, the First…