We're pleased to invite our community to watch a live interview with Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius XM Radio. The program begins tomorrow at 8:00 am EST. Join the online chat and Twitter conversation with #paleylive.

The program is hosted by our partner, Paley Center for Media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, Paley Center leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public. Watch on-demand programs from Paley Center on FORA.tv, and stay tuned for upcoming live streams:

Privacy and Targeted Advertising
A panel discussion with representatives from Google, FTC, and other industry leaders
February 10, 2010 6:00 pm -8:30 pm eastern

Carnegie Journalism Summit
A Way Forward: Solving the Challenges of the News Frontier
February 11, 2010 6:15-7:15 pm eastern
February 12, 2010 8:30 am - 4:00 pm eastern

We hope you enjoy these lively discussions.

Colossally improbable. This is how Berkeley professor Walter Alvarez described the odds of a single human being defying a set of historical contingencies to have been born. "Each one of us is a winner in the most pitiless game of chance ever devised," he said. Simple, yet incredibly profound. A perception altering statement, and one of many extraordinary moments I was fortunate enough to experience last weekend during the 2010 Entertainment Gathering (EG) down in Monterey, CA.

Hosted by artist, scientist and musician Michael Hawley, the event brought together bright minds from the worlds of tech, science, music, art and beyond -- a heady swirl of cerebral bliss. Or, as I jotted down in my notebook: "An intellectual bubble of awesomeness!"

From David Hume Kennerly reminiscing on his journeys as a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer to master pianist Marc-André Hamelin and violin virtuoso Anna Lee leaving a small crowd in awe after playing Bach, the weekend was filled with truly magical moments.

Attending an event like EG reminds me of the profound effect that other people's passions can have on an individual, and why I am so proud of what we've accomplished at FORA.tv. We strive to offer anyone with a decent Internet connection the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of ideas, to indulge in the passion of others.

So, many thanks to Michael Hawley and Jane Rosch for their hospitality and BRAVO to the incredible cast of presenters for the inspiration and, most importantly, for recharging my mind and soul for another year of building our ambitious little project.

Introducing FoF News, where we'll share information about Friends of FORA.tv.

First up, Bill Moggridge. The founder of noted design firm IDEO will become the director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. He's the first "designer in job" to run the esteemed institution. Read the release and coverage by the New York Times.

Congratulations to Bill, IDEO, and the Cooper-Hewitt!

Watch Bill Moggridge introduce the IDEO Know How Talk featuring Kirk Hawkins and Steen Strand, designers of the mind-blowing ICON A5 aircraft.

A blurring, buzzing week at COP 15 for me and my colleague Kyle Crawford. And while the Australian in the Koala Bear suit doesn't quite reflect the gravity of the event, it hopefully illustrates some of the (mostly positive) circus atmosphere.

Kyle and I arrived on Sunday evening and things have been nearly non stop since. FORA has captured video of world leaders addressing climate negotiations and held its own interviews with journalists and thought leaders including Naomi Klein, Bjorn Lomborg, Chris Mooney and Mark Hertsgaard. We also worked with our partners at the German Marshall Fund to produce an event with Duke University.

The action wraps up tomorrow but it seems very far from over.

FORA.tv is pleased to partner with the German Marshall Fund of the United States, host of the Halifax International Security Forum.

FORA.tv will provide exclusive live, interactive video streaming of select programs from this first-of-its-kind conference. Attending the event will be 300 leaders from government, industry and academia, including members of the U.S. administration, the Canadian government, the European Union, NATO and other nations. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will be in attendance along with a U.S. congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Mark Udall (D-CO).

FORA.tv will publish video programs from this important event in the days to come. In the meanwhile, watch GMF video programs on FORA.tv!

We're pleased to invite our community to watch a live conversation with Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist and cleantech evangelist. The conversation begins at 1:30 PST.

This live stream is made possible by our partnership with VentureBeat, host of GreenBeat 2009.

Yesterday, the conference featured presentations from John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins and James Rogers of Duke Energy. This seminal conference is devoted to the Smart Grid, and is bringing together leading entrepreneurs, investors, utilities, technology executives, and policymakers. The aim: To accelerate the development of a leaner, more efficient electrical grid.

FORA.tv will be publishing video programs from the event in the days to come.

We're pleased to invite our community to watch a live interview with Tim Armstrong, AOL Chairman and CEO. The conversation begins at 3:15 ET.

We're proud to be partnering with the Paley Center for Media’s International Council, a worldwide forum of leading international media and communications executives. This marks the first time that conference proceedings will be streamed live.



The schedule for the conference sessions live online via FORA.tv from the Paley Center is as follows:

Wednesday, November 18 at 2:00-2:15pmET
Welcoming Remarks by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Corporation, and Chairman, The Paley Center for Media

Wednesday, November 18 at 3:15-3:40pmET
Live interview with Tim Armstrong, AOL Chairman and CEO

Thursday, November 19 at 11:15-12:30pmET
The Hunt for the Next Big Thing: This session will highlight a handful of up-and-coming digital media companies vying to become the Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace of 2010. Moderated by Quincy Smith, Chief Executive Officer, CBS Interactive with Avner Ronen, Chief Executive Officer, Boxee; Doug Knopper, Cofounder, CoChief Executive Officer, FreeWheel; Justin Shaffer, founder and Chief Executive Officer; Andrew Lacey, Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer, Tapulous; Mike Dougherty, Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder, Jelli; Kristian Segerstrale, Chief Executive Officer, Playfish.

Thursday, November 19 at 2:10 -3:15pmET
ThinkSocial Awards Presentation followed by Social Networking and Media Conversation
Moderated by Jamie Daves, Executive Director, Think Social with panelists Tom Arrix, Vice President, Facebook; Seth Sternberg, Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder, Meebo; Peter Land, Senior Vice President, PepsiCo.

Friday, November 20 at 9:45-10:45amET
Conveners Session: A conversation with Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications and Philippe Dauman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Viacom Inc. with moderator Becky Quick, CNBC.