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2013 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

Privacy, the NSA, and Your Constituents' Phone and Internet Records: An Experts' Primer on the Law, the Technology and the History.
Fri., June 21, 2013 - Rayburn HOB, 2237
Overview | RSVP

Faceoff: A Fact-Based Debate on U.S. Internet Policy and Access Networks
Fri., June 7, 2013 - Capitol Visitors Center, Room SVC 203-02
Overview | Audio

Patent Litigation Strangling High Tech? Congress?
Thurs., May 30, 2013 - Rayburn HOB, 2226
Overview | Audio

Enabling Do Not Track Privacy: Is It Dead or Alive?
Fri., May 24, 2013 - Rayburn HOB, B-339
Overview | Video | Audio

The World Wide Web 20th Anniversary Cocktail Reception
Thurs., May 9, 2013 - Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
Overview

2013 State of the Mobile Net Conference
Thurs., May 9, 2013 - Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
Overview | Video

- The Honorable Jason Chaffetz, Member, U.S. House of Representatives [Bio] [Video]
- The Honorable Hank Johnson, Member, U.S. House of Representatives [Bio] [Video]

Collecting Online Sales Taxes: Should Congress Weigh In?
Thursday, Mar. 21, 2013 - Rayburn HOB, Room 2237
Overview | Audio

Cyber Security After the White House Executive Order: Will Congress Make the Next Move?
Friday., Mar. 15, 2013 - Rayburn HOB, B-339
Overview | Audio

Combating Piracy Online: The Copyright Alert System, A Voluntary Approach
Friday., Mar. 8, 2013 - Rayburn HOB, Room 2168
Overview | Video

9th Annual State of the Net Conference
January 22 - 23, 2013
Hyatt Regency, Washington, DC
About the conference | Video

Agenda - Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Keynote Addresses:

Reflections on the State of the Net - Flash Talks:

Morning Breakout Sessions:

  • Plumbing the Policy Implications of Data Analytics and Defining "Big Data," the Year's Most Overused Term [AUDIO]
  • Should Congress Rewrite the Telecom Act? [AUDIO]

    • Luncheon Keynote Discussion: [VIDEO]

    Afternoon Breakout Sessions:

    Late Afternoon Breakout Sessions:

    Agenda - Wednesday, January 23, 2013

    The Internet Leadership Challenge: Restoring America to Economic Greatness Through Sound Internet Policy

    Congressional Keynote by:

    Perspectives by:

    Panel 1 [VIDEO]

    Moderated by Joe Waz, Senior Strategic Advisor, Comcast Corporation [Bio]

    Discussants:

    Panel 2: [VIDEO]

    Moderated by Rey Ramsey, President & CEO, TechNet [Bio]

    Discussants:

    2012 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    The Debate of the Net: Election 2012
    Time/Date/Location TBD
    Overview | Registration Opens Soon

    Privacy & Security Talk with Alexander Alvaro, Vice-President of the European Parliament
    Tues., Dec. 4, 2012 - CICAC Meeting Space - Washington, DC
    Overview | Audio

    A Special Hosted Discussion on Internet Freedom With Marietje Schaake, Member of European Parliament
    Fri., Nov. 2, 2012 - CICAC Meeting Space - Washington, DC
    Overview | Audio

    Will $Billions in Patent Lawsuits Kill Smartphone and Tablet Innovation?
    Tuesday, October 16, 2012
    Overview | Audio

    2012 State of the Net West with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo: A Technology Town Hall Discussion
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - Silicon Valley, CA
    Overview | Video | Audio

    Internet TV: What Must Congress Do About It? Television Regulations Coming to a Laptop Soon?
    Friday, September 21, 2012
    Overview | Audio

    2012 State of the Net West with Commissioner Julie Brill: A Technology Town Hall Discussion
    San Francisco Location
    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - Hattery Labs - San Francisco, CA
    Overview | Video

    Silicon Valley Location
    Thursday, September 20, 2012 - Santa Clara University - Santa Clara, CA
    Overview | Video | Audio

    The European Approach to E-Commerce and Internet Policy: What Can Congress Learn About Its Own Tech Policy?: A Discussion Featuring European Parliamentarians Malcolm Harbour, Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Pablo Arias Echeverría, Coordinator of the IMCO Committee Working Group on E-Commerce.
    Thursday, July 19, 2012
    Overview | Audio

    2012 State of the Net West with Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren: A Technology Town Hall Discussion
    Monday, June 11, 2012 - Santa Clara University - Santa Clara, CA
    Overview | Video

    What Role Should the UN Have in Governing the Internet? A Briefing on the UN's Internet Governance Initiative
    Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - Rayburn House Office Building, B-369
    Overview | Audio

    2012 State of the Net West with Congressman Jason Chaffetz: A Technology Town Hall Discussion
    Thursday, May 24, 2012 - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Palo Alto, CA
    Overview | Video

    New Internet Privacy Legislation: What the White House, Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission Are Recommending
    Monday, May 14, 2012 - 12:30PM - 1:30PM
    Rayburn House Office Building - Room 2226
    Overview | Audio

    The Federal Trade Commission's Privacy Framework Report, A Presentation by the FTC's official Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director of the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [Bio]
    Monday, May 14, 2012 - 12PM - 12:30PM
    Rayburn House Office Building - Room 2226
    Overview | Audio

    2012 State of the Mobile Net
    Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 9AM - 12 PM - Reserve Officers Association
    Overview | Video | Audio

    2012 State of the Net West with Congressman Mike Honda: A Technology Town Hall Discussion
    Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - Santa Clara University - Santa Clara, CA
    Overview | Audio | Video

    The White House Proposal For A Framework for Protecting Privacy: A Presentation From Daniel J. Weitzner, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy, The White House
    Monday, April 2, 2012 - U.S. Capitol Bldg., Room HC-5
    Overview | Video | Audio

    Mobile Phone "Wallets": A Congressional Update On Policies and Practices Needed to Assure a Smooth and Fair Transition to Smartphone Consumer Payments
    Friday, March 23, 2012 - 12 PM-1:30 PM
    Rayburn House Office Building - Room 2226
    Overview | Audio

    The Proposed European Privacy Directive and What It Means for Internet Privacy: A Presentation From Françoise Le Bail, Director General for Justice in the European Commission
    Monday, March 19, 2012 - 12 PM-1:00 PM
    Rayburn House Office Building - Room B-339
    Overview | Audio

    15th Annual Kickoff Reception and Technology Exhibition
    January 25, 2012 - 5-7 PM
    Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902
    Overview | 2012 Demonstrators

    8th Annual State of the Net Conference
    January 17 - 18, 2012
    Hyatt Regency, Washington, DC
    About the conference | Video from the Conference

    2011 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Debating Congressional Anti-Piracy Legislation: What Do PROTECT IP and SOPA Mean For The Internet?
    November 10, 2011 - Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2226
    Overview | Audio

    Celebrating 15 Years Of The Legislation That Saved the Internet: Section 230
    Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - U.S. Capitol Building
    Overview & Video

    2011 State of the Net West with Congressman Marsha Blackburn: A Technology Town Hall Roundtable
    Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - Santa Clara, CA
    Overview | Audio | Video

    2011 State of the Net West with Congressman Anna G. Eshoo: A Technology Town Hall Roundtable
    Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - Palo Alto, CA
    Overview | Audio

    2011 State of the Net West with Congressman Zoe Lofgren: A Technology Town Hall Roundtable
    Monday, September 19, 2011 - Santa Clara University - Santa Clara, CA
    Overview | Video

    2011 State of the Net West with Congressman Bob Goodlatte: A Technology Town Hall Roundtable
    Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - Cooley LLP - Palo Alto, CA
    Overview | Audio MP3

    Transatlantic Roundtable on Privacy and Intellectual Property
    Thursday, July 14, 2011 | Reserve Officers Assn'
    Overview | Video

    Securing the Vast Internet Ecosystem: Incentivizing Non-Critical Infrastructure Systems
    June 20, 2011 | U.S. Capitol Building
    Overview | Audio

    2011 State of the Mobile Net
    May 26, 2011 | Reserve Officers Association
    Overview | Video

    Congressional Policymaking in the Cloud: How the Internet is Evolving and What Congress Needs to Do About It
    April 11, 2011
    Overview

    Enabling Online Privacy With Do Not Track: By Congress, Corporations or Code?
    April 5, 2011
    Overview | Audio

    ICANN and Internet Governance
    March 21, 2011
    Overview | Audio

    The Internet Needs Universal Service Reform: Can Someone Please Do It!
    U.S. Capitol Building, South Congressional Meeting Room (CVC-217)
    February 23, 2011
    Overview | Audio

    7th Annual State of the Net Conference
    January 18/19, 2011
    Hyatt Regency, Washington, DC
    About the conference | Video

    14th Annual Kickoff Reception and Technology Exhibition
    January 11, 2011
    Overview | Demonstrators

    2010 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    The State of Digital Copyrights on the Internet
    U.S. Capitol Building
    July 28, 2010
    Overview | Audio

    A discussion with Malcolm Harbour, Member of European Parliament
    Washington, DC
    July 21, 2010
    Overview | Audio

    Legislating Consumer Privacy Online & Off
    U.S. Capitol Building
    June 17, 2010
    Overview | Audio

    Federal Communications Oversight and Authority: Who's in Charge?
    U.S. Capitol Building
    May 11, 2010
    Overview | Audio

    State of the Mobile Net Conference
    Washington, DC
    April 21, 2010
    Overview & Agenda | Video | Audio

    Growing Up with the Mobile Net Seminar
    Washington, DC
    April 21, 2010
    Agenda | Video

    Actualizing The National Broadband Plan: What Will Congress and the FCC Have To Do?
    U.S. Capitol Building
    March 29, 2010
    Overview | Audio

    6th Annual State of the Net Conference, January 27, 2010

    13th Annual Kickoff Reception and Technology Exhibition, January 26, 2010

    State of the Net Pre-Conference Broadband Seminar on Broadband and Net Neutrality, January 26, 2010

    2009 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Net Neutrality: Understanding the FCC's Proposed Rule Making , October 28, 2009

    The Future of the U.S. Government's Role in ICANN, Internet Addressing and Internet Governance, October 1, 2009

    3rd Annual State of the Net West Conference - Santa Clara University Law School, August 5th, 2009 | More Info | Agenda | Registration will be available onsite.

    Safe Computing Town Hall Open House, June 1, 2009

    President Obama's New Cyber Security Plan & Czar: What Does Congress Need to Know?, June 1, 2009

    State of the Mobile Net 2009, April 23, 2009

    Anatomy of Online Advertising: Understanding the Policy Debate, March 31, 2009

    5th Annual State of the Net Conference 2009, January 14, 2009

    12th Annual Kickoff Reception and Technology Exhibition, January 13, 2009

    2008 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Can the Internet Transform Federal Rulemaking? , October 16, 2008

    State of the Net West Conference, August 6, 2008

    Safe Computing Town Hall Open House June 12, 2008

    Net Neutrality Enforcement Briefing May 15, 2008

    11th Annual Kickoff Tech Exhibition January 30, 2008

    4th Annual State of the Net Conference January 30, 2008

    2007 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Global State of the Net November 30, 2007

    Cyber Security Threat Assessment October 22, 2007

    State of the Net West Dialogue August 10, 2007

    Safe Computing Town Hall Open House July 20, 2007

    Transatlantic Dialogue on the Digital Economy July 17, 2007

    How Does Patent Reform Affect Information Technology? June 27, 2007

    Internet-Based Pharmacies: Protecting Children from the Sale of Controlled Substances Online June 22, 2007

    Taxing the Internet: How Long Should the Moratorium Last? June 21, 2007

    Just The Facts About Online Youth Victimization A Panel of Researchers Present the Facts and Debunk Myths May 3, 2007

    Location Meets Social Networking Dialogue April 25, 2007

    University Startups and Innovation Discussion April 19, 2007

    U.S.-Africa Dialogue on Connecting Africa March 15, 2007

    10th Annual Reception & Tech Exhibition January 31, 2007

    3rd Annual State of the Net Conference January 31, 2007

    2006 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Roundtable Frequency in Document Identification Roundtable Discussion On Passports, Real ID, and other Digital IDs December 14, 2006

    University Start-Ups Capitol Hill Reception October 23, 2006

    Warehousing Consumers' Online Travels to Catch Child Predators and Terrorists: Privacy Implications? October 5, 2006

    Should Congress Decree Social Networking and Chat Sites Teen-Free Zones? September 21, 2006

    Content Ratings for the Web? Legislating a "Sexually Explicit" Label for Web Sites September 15, 2006

    Transatlantic Dialogue on the Digital Economy July 18, 2006

    Emergency Communications Services Summer Tech Fair 2006 July 13, 2006

    RFID Roundtable Discussion on Opportunities & Challenges June 27, 2006

    Legislating Network Neutrality - Necessary? June 8, 2006

    Tracking Wireless Location Privacy: Who Knows Where You Are? May 16, 2006

    Internet Caucus Speakers Series Featuring Hector Ruiz, AMD March 15, 2005

    Wireless Security Initiative Consumer-Focused Campaign, March 7, 2006

    9th Annual Reception & Tech Fair February 8, 2006

    2nd Annual Internet Caucus State of the Net Conference February 8, 2006

    2005 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Speakers Series featuring Brad Smith, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Microsoft Corporation November 3, 2005

    Global Internet Governance: Should There be an Enhanced Role for the U.N.? September 12, 2005

    Interpreting Grokster: Protecting Copyright in the the Age of Peer-to-Peer July 19, 2005

    The Patriot Act and E-Surveillance June 30, 2005

    Roundtable Discussion with Kobayashi-san and Seko-san May 4, 2005

    The Role of States and Cities in Regulating the Internet April 28, 2005

    Blocking VoIP Calls: Foreboding Harbinger or Benign Fluke? April 19, 2005

    McCain-Feingold In Cyberspace March 31, 2005

    RFID Exhibition & Policy Primer March 9, 2005

    Kickoff Tech Fair and Reception February 9, 2005

    State of the Net Conference February 9, 2005

    2004 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Computer Security: What Your Constituents Need to Know October 22, 2004

    The DMCA Revisited: What's Fair? July 15, 2004

    Wiretapping the Internet: Is VoIP Different? May 20, 2004

    Wi-Fi Versus Sci-Fi: Realities, Barriers, and Boundaries May 13, 2004

    Constituent Education Workshop Series: Spyware and Annoyware April 15, 2004

    VOIP: Why is it not your parents' Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)? March 16, 2004

    7th Annual Kickoff Reception and Technology Fair February 11, 2004

    Speaker Series Events:

    Art Coviello, President & CEO of RSA Security, Inc., Speaker Series October 14, 2004

    Kazuo Hirai, President & CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, Speaker Series June 22, 2004

    Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corporation June 16, 2004

    Meg Whitman, President & CEO of eBay, Inc. March 10, 2004

    2003 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Panel Events

    Constituent Education Workshop Series:Computer Security October 23, 2003

    Wireless Security: An Oxymoron? November 04, 2003

    The Internet in Asia: Is the U.S. Falling Behind? November 20, 2003

    Internet Tax Simplification: Is It Really That Simple? June 5, 2003

    Sell It, Lease It, or Give It Away -- How Can Spectrum Reform Best Promote Wireless Internet Deployment? May 1, 2003

    Digital Rights Management Tools: Whose Rights Are Being Managed? April 3, 2003

    Government Pattern Analysis: Securing Terrorists While Preserving Privacy? March 20, 2003

    Online Privacy Revisited: Examining Its Place in the Larger Debate March 6, 2003

    6th Annual Kickoff Reception & Technology Fair February 12, 2003

    Speakers Series Events

    Bill McDermott, CEO & President of SAP America, Inc October 7, 2003

    Stratton Sclavos, Chairman & CEO of VeriSign May 15, 2003

    2002 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    ICAC Digital Future Series

    MIT Media Lab Scholars Nicholas Negroponte, Walter Bender and Andy Lippman July 23, 2002

    The Internet Caucus Advisory Committee and the Transatlantic Policy Network Host European Delegation

    Internet Privacy, July 16, 2002

    Internet Security, July 16, 2002

    Intellectual Property, July 17, 2002

    Broadband, July 17, 2002

    Luncheon with Richard Clarke and FCC Commissioner Abernathy, July 17, 2002

    Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Speakers Series

    Marty Cooper May 7, 2002

    Panel Events

    Speeding Broadband Deployment by Balancing Rights of Way Interests May 30, 2002

    Controlling Online Pornography: Options for Parents and Families May 23, 2002

    Digital Rights Management: Whose Rights Are Being Managed? April 30, 2002

    The Wireless Internet: Is the U.S. Falling Behind? April 25, 2002

    Broadband Supply, Demand and the Role of Regulatory Policy: Should All Providers Be Regulated the Same? April 18, 2002

    The Role of the Internet in Training Today's Workforce April 10, 2002

    E-Government Forum: Constituent Mail in the Time of Anthrax
    March 20, 2002

    5th Annual Kickoff Reception & Technology Fair February 13, 2002

    2001 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Panel Events

    Congressional Electronic Surveillance Forum, October 2, 2001

    E-Government: Making Government More Accountable and Efficient,March 22, 2001

    The Mobile Internet: Breakout Series on Wireless Technology and Policy

    Consumer Privacy: The Policy of Choice, April 26, 2001

    Intellectual Property in the Digital Age, April 27, 2001

    Sex, Hate and Kids Online: Policy Options for the Internet, May 10, 2001

    The Broadband Internet: A Three-part Series

    Internet Taxation, July 17, 2001

    P3P, Privacy and Your Congressional Web Site, August 6, 2001

    Speakers Series Events

    Tim Berners-Lee,
    Director, World Wide Web Consortium
    Inventor, The World Wide Web
    June 13, 2001

    Meg Whitman,
    CEO, eBay
    June 27, 2001

    2001 Kickoff Event

    Reception and Technology Fair, February 14, 2001

    2000 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Networking and Tech Fair - March 21

    Speaker Vint Cerf: Opportunities Facing the Internet - March 29

    Lunch Forum Internet Taxation Briefing Briefing book - April 12

    Lunch Forum Online Privacy Briefing book - May 24

    Speaker Bill Gates - June 6

    Speaker Michael Eisner - June 7

    Global ECommerce and Consumer Protection - June 14

    Speaker Peter Chernin - July 25

    Disabilities Access to Web Content - August 28

    eVoting Panel - September 13

    Privacy Tech Fair - September 20

    1999 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Kick off Meeting - March 25

    Issues Overview Forum - April 26th

    Encryption Briefing September 28

    1998 Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Events

    Kick off Meeting - February 27

    Internet Tax Briefing - March 27

    Encryption Briefing - April 24

    Bandwidth Briefing - June 5

    Government Information On the Internet Briefing - June 19

    Privacy Briefing - July 24

    Kids Safety Online Demonstrations - September 17