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<div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Senator Ron Wyden to receive Intellectual Freedom
Champion award, host net neutrality discussion May 28 at Portland’s Central
Library</span></b><br></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Contacts:</p><p class="MsoNormal">Penny Hummel, President</p><p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Library Association</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:phummel.ola@gmail.com">phummel.ola@gmail.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">503.890.0494</p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Shawn Cunningham</p><p class="MsoNormal">Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives </p><p class="MsoNormal">Multnomah County Library </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:shawnc@multcolib.org">shawnc@multcolib.org</a>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">503.988.3097</p><div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>PORTLAND, Ore. </b><span style="">— </span><span style="">May
27, 2014 — On Wednesday, United States Senator Ron Wyden will be presented with
the Oregon Library Association’s </span><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDgQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olaweb.org%2Fassets%2FIntellectualFreedom%2FIF_Champion%2F2014_wyden_bio2.pdf&ei=JdSEU6XLGMj8oAT19YKwCg&usg=AFQjCNGe9vVdlbz7wV_3RhQ8Ftw4KkfJKg&">2014
Intellectual Freedom Champion of the Year Award</a><span style="">.
Following that, Senator Wyden will host a roundtable discussion on the subject
of net neutrality with members of the local technology start-up community and
public library leaders. Members of the media are invited to attend.</span></p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Proceedings will begin at 2 pm in the US Bank Room at
Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave. with the presentation of the award. The award
is granted by the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Oregon Library
Association to recognize “the contribution made by an individual or institution
that has actively promoted or defended intellectual freedom in Oregon.” The
Oregon Library Association selected Senator Wyden in recognition of his “forceful
and sustained campaign to protect the privacy rights of Americans and others
around the world in relationship to government surveillance.” </p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Following the award, Senator Wyden will host a roundtable
discussion on the subject of net neutrality, the idea that all Internet traffic
travels at the same speed. Senator Wyden’s position is that Big Cable companies
want to end net neutrality by dividing the Internet into fast and slow lanes,
harming individuals and businesses alike. Joining Senator Wyden for the
discussion will be Multnomah County Library Director <a href="https://multcolib.org/about/director-biography"><b>Vailey Oehlke</b></a> (on behalf of the Public Library Association); <a href="http://www.neeley.tcu.edu/About_Neeley/Faculty_and_Staff/Sherrod,_Michael.aspx"><b>Michael Sherrod</b></a>,<b> </b>Director, TCU/Coleman Entrepreneurship
Fellows Program at Texas Christian University and member of the Executive Board
of the Urban Libraries Council; Puppet Labs CEO/Founder <a href="http://puppetlabs.com/about/management"><b>Luke Kanies</b></a>; and <a href="http://orchestrate.io/about"><b>Antony Falco</b></a>, Founder at Orchestrate.io.</p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">“As the son of a librarian, I know that libraries play a
vital role in promoting a thriving marketplace of free speech and free thought,”
said Senator Wyden. “The Oregon Library Association has an especially
distinguished record of championing privacy and intellectual freedom, which is
why this award really is a special honor. I am proud to stand with the Oregon
Library Association to continue fighting against overreaching government
surveillance, plans to end to a competitive, open Internet, and other threats
to our freedom.”</p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">###</p></div></div>
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