Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., will face off against...

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., will face off against Ed Gillespie, a political strategist and Warner’s Republican Senate opponent in the November mid-term elections, on technology issues Sept. 8. The Northern Virginia Technology Council and Microsoft are co-hosting a debate between the two, framing it as a technology town hall, at the Microsoft offices in Reston, Virginia. “The forum will provide technology business leaders an opportunity to learn about the candidates’ views related to technology and business policy,” the event registration page said (http://bit.ly/1AUS5Wl). “During the forum, the candidates will be introduced while on stage together before appearing separately to answer questions from a panel of technology business leaders and participate in audience Q&A.” Northern Virginia Technology Council Board Chairman Sudhakar Kesavan will moderate, and event panelists will include Microsoft Vice President-Government Affairs Fred Humphries. Warner is the favored candidate in the election, according to the Rothenberg Political Report.