Leading Internet Policy Conference, Sponsored by Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, Will Feature Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts

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On Wednesday, January 27, 2010, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee will host the sixth annual State of the Net Conference, the largest and most influential Internet policy conference in the country. The conference, which will bring together technology policy experts and industry leaders, is the only tech policy conference routinely recognized for its balanced blend of academics, consumer groups, industry and government (over 50% of the 550 attendees in 2009 were government policy staff).

The 2010 conference will include senior government officials, who will be introduced by Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA), the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet. The luncheon keynote will feature a discussion on the future of broadband with Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation. The conference will also feature a keynote by Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and sessions on the top-tier technology policy issues including broadband deployment, antitrust, cyber security, copyright, privacy and cloud computing to name a few. More information about the conference and the full agenda can be found at http://www.netcaucus.org/conference/2010/.

What: 6th Annual State of the Net Conference

When: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Wednesday, January 27, 2010 (Pre-Conference Communications Seminar on January 26, 2010).

Where: Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW

Panel Sessions Include:

• Online Copyright Piracy
• Antitrust in the Internet Era
• Cyber Security and Cyber War
• Legislating Online Privacy
• Internet Global Freedom (The Judith Krug Memorial Intellectual Freedom Panel)
• Can the Internet Save the Planet with Smart Grid?
• The Liability Exemption of ISPs: Can Section 230 Hold Up Under Pressure?

Speakers to include:

• Jerry Berman, Chairman, Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee
• The Honorable Rick Boucher (D – Virginia), Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus
• James Brokenshire, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
• Philip Dunne, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
• The Honorable Bob Goodlatte (R – Virginia), Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus
• Roberta Katz, U.S. Department of Justice
• Edward Tsang Lu, Google
• Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Corporation
• John Robertson, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
• Catherine Sandoval, Santa Clara University School of Law
• The Honorable John Thune, (R-SD), U.S. Senate, Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus
• Gerry Waldron, Staff Director, House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
• Phil Willis, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom, Chairman Select Committee, Science & Technology
• Derek Wyatt, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
• And more to be announced.

This is a widely attended event hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC), part of a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. The ICAC is a private sector organization comprised of public interest groups, trade associations, non-profits, and industry leaders. The diversity of ICAC membership ensures that all educational events and initiatives are fair and balanced forums for Internet-related discussion. The ICAC does not promote any particular policy position.

Contact Cat Parsons Matsuda with questions or inquiries about sponsorship at 202-638-4370, ext. 319 for more information.

Leading Tech Policy Conference Sponsored by Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Will Feature Obama Tech Official

What: State of the Net Conference
When:     8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Where: Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

You can register for this widely-attended conference and view the agenda at http://www.netcaucus.org/conference/2009/.  Attendance is complimentary for media and the conference also includes equally important panels on every key technology issue before the 111th Congress.

Background:
The State of the Net Conference is the largest information technology policy conference in the United States, attracting more than 500 attendees in 2008. As a leader in technology policy, this year the conference will address policy issues that will challenge the new Administration and the new Congress.  The 2009 State of the Net Conference will follow the 12th Annual Kickoff Reception & Technology Exhibition on the evening of January 13 from 5 to 7 pm in a Senate Office Building.

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 .

Media Advisory: January 9, 2009 Contact: Stephanie Tackach, 202.701.7510, stephanie.tackach@463.com

Santa Clara, Calif. — Together with the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee will host the 2nd Annual State of the Net Conference to probe key technology policy issues on August 6 in Santa Clara, California.

What: The State of the Net West Conference will feature leaders of the Congressional Internet Caucus in discussions with West Coast academic scholars, public interest advocates, and industry executives during a series of discussions on timely technology policy issues during the run-up to the 2008 elections. State of the Net West is designed to channel West Coast thought leadership from the academic community and the marketplace to help inform the technology policy issues that will be decided in Washington. Three panels will cover the respective topics:

* Will Our Reputations and Privacy Survive the Age of Social Networking?
* Can ISP Immunity Survive the Onslaught of Web 2.0?
* The Movement of Information from the Crowd to the Cloud
More details at http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2008/sotnwest/

Who: Participants include:
* Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
* Congressman Mike Honda
* Congressman Bob Goodlatte
* Frank Pasquale, Associate Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School
* Lauren Gelman, Executive Director and Lecturer of Law at Stanford Law
* Mike Fertik, CEO of Reputation Defender
* James X. Dempsey, Vice President for Public Policy, Center for Democracy and Technology
* Matthew Parrella, U.S. Department of Justice
* More TBD

When: Wednesday, August 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (lunch will be served)

Where: California Mission Room, Benson Center, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California, 95053

RSVP: Please RSVP to Nick Proferes at 202.638.4370 or nick@neted.org No charge for attendees. Press welcome. More details at http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2008/sotnwest/

Directions, public transportation, map, and parking info can all be found at: http://scu.edu/map/

Contact: Nick Proferes
nick@neted.org
202-638-4370 ext. 326 (o)