Top Policy Leaders to Speak at Next Week's Annual 'State of the Net' Tech Policy Conference
Leading Tech Policy Conference, Sponsored by Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, Will Feature Numerous Leaders in Tech Industry
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --On Tuesday, January 18th, and Wednesday, January 19th, 2011, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, a Washington, D.C.-based organization working to educate the Congress and the public about important Internet-related policy issues, will hold its seventh annual State of the Net Conference. The conference will bring together technology policy experts and industry leaders and is the only tech policy conference routinely recognized for its balanced blend of academics, consumer groups, industry and government.
The 2011 State of the Net Conference will feature in-depth discussions with leading Internet policy experts and panel tracks focusing on privacy and security, telecommunications regulation, intellectual property and innovation. The conference will also feature a networking lunch with keynote speakers Howard A. Schmidt, Special Assistant to the President & White House Cyber Security Coordinator; Dr. Ed Amoroso, Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer, AT&T; and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus. More information about the conference and the full agenda can be found at http://www.netcaucus.org/conference/2011/agenda.shtml.
What: 7th Annual State of the Net Conference |
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When: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Tuesday, January 18, 2011 |
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9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 |
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Where: Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW |
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Speakers to include, among others: |
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The Honorable Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) |
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Susan Crawford, Cardozo Law School |
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Colin Crowell, Crowell Strategies |
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The Honorable Tom Davis, President & CEO, Republican Main Street Partnership |
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Cameron Kerry, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce |
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Bill Lehr, Research Associate, MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory |
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Rebecca MacKinnon, Sr. Fellow, New America Foundation |
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Michael Mandel, Editor-in-Chief, Visible Economy and Former Chief Economist at BusinessWeek |
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Kevin Maney, Writer for The Atlantic, Fortune, and Fast Company; author of Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don't (2010) |
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Tony Melone, CTO, Verizon Wireless |
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John Morton, Director, Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement |
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Dr. Milton Mueller, Professor, Syracuse University |
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Rey Ramsey, President & CEO, TechNet |
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Bruce Schneier, Security Technologist & Author |
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Gary Shapiro, President & CEO, Consumer Electronics Association; author of The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream (2011) |
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The Honorable Rick White, Co-Founder of Congressional Internet Caucus & Principal, Woodbay Group |
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Background:
The State of the Net Conference is the largest information technology policy conference in the United States, attracting over 500 attendees annually. As a leader in technology policy, the conference will address policy issues that will challenge the Administration and Policymakers in the 112th Congress. This year, the State of the Net Conference will dedicate a half day symposium to the latest and most controversial federal communications issues on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011.
About the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee:
Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee is a diverse group of public interest, non-profit and industry groups working to educate the Congress and the public about important Internet-related policy issues. The group seeks to promote the growth and advancement of the Internet, provide a bicameral, bipartisan forum for Internet concerns to be raised, while promoting the education of internet-related issues. More information can be found at http://www.netcaucus.org.
SOURCE Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee
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