Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Sponsors Leading Conference to Feature Numerous Leaders in Tech Industry
Washington, D.C. - 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 host the 8th annual State of the Net Conference to be held January 17-18, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. This widely attended event provides opportunities to network and engage in key information technology policy issues and offers a balanced blend of academics, consumer groups, industry, and government.
The 2012 State of the Net Conference will feature in-depth discussions with leading Internet policy experts and panel tracks focusing on timely topics such as online piracy (SOPA), Internet sales tax, broadband, geolocation privacy, government surveillance, global Internet freedom, smartphone patent wars, commercial privacy, wireless spectrum, content licensing, and much more. The conference will also feature a keynote luncheon discussion between Tim Westergren, CEO & Founder, Pandora Media Inc., and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus. Other keynotes include Rep. Jared Polis and Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner.
You can register for the conference at http://www.netcaucus.org/conference/2012/. Attendance is complimentary for media, and a full agenda will be posted shortly.
What: 8th Annual State of the Net Conference
When:8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Tuesday, January 17, 2012
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Where:
Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Twitter: Follow the conference on Twitter @SOTN
Featured Speakers and Panelists:
Jerry Berman, Chairman, Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee
The Honorable Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. State Department
Christine Varney, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Paul Brigner, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Policy Officer, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
Dr. Stephen D. Crocker, Chair, ICANN Board; CEO, Shinkuro, Inc.,
Tim Lordan, Executive Director, Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee
Mike Masnick, Editor, techdirt
Steve Tepp, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Global Intellectual Property Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Tim Westergren, Pandora Media
The Honorable Bob Goodlatte U.S. House of Representatives (VA-6), Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus
The Honorable Jared Polis, U.S. House of Representatives (CO-2)
Craig Moffett, Senior Vice President & Senior Analyst: US Telecommunications, U.S. Cable & Satellite Broadcasting, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
RichardBennett, Senior Research Fellow, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
MichaelCalabrese, Senior Research Fellow, Open Technology Initiative
JeffreyCampbell, Senior Director, The Americas of Global Government Affairs for Cisco Systems, Inc
RichardEngelman, Director, Spectrum Resources, Sprint Nextel Corporation
LarryIrving, President and CEO of the Irving Information Group
Background:
The State of the Net Conference is the largest information technology policy conference in the United States, attracting over 600 attendees annually. As a leader in technology policy, the conference will address policy issues that will challenge the Administration and Policymakers in the next session of Congress. This year, the State of the Net Conference will dedicate a half-day symposium to the challenges presented by the online distribution of traditionally produced entertainment media -- from licensing issues to bandwidth constraints on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
About the Congressional Internet Caucus:
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.
Contact: Amanda N. Byrd
202-463-0013 ext. 205
Amanda.Byrd@463.com
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Jan. 12, 2012/
SOURCE Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee
