Congressional Internet Caucus Announces Speakers and Panel Debates for State of the Net Conference

Congressional Internet Caucus Announces Speakers and Panel Debates for State of the Net Conference

Senator Ted Stevens to Keynote the Full-Day Policy Conference

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee:

What:

On Wednesday, February 9, 2005, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee will host the 2005 State of the Net Conference to explore the top policy issues that will drive policymaking in the 109th Congress. The conference will address three major issue tracks: 1) trust, privacy and security; 2) intellectual property protection and innovation; and 3) media convergence and the Telecom Act rewrite. The Congressional Internet Caucus State of the Net Conference is designed to give those who follow policy developments a first look at the policy direction and challenges of the new Congress, incorporating exhibits and opportunities to network with lawmakers and industry leaders. Panel debates will include such topics as:

* Did the Internet Kill the Telecom Act?
* Anticipating Grokster: A Betamax Standard for the Digital Age
* 100MB by 2010: A Broadband Forecast or Fantasy?
* Network Security In the Information Age
* Spyware, Spam, and Scams: How Are Consumers Coping?

Who:
* Senator Ted Stevens, Chairman, Senate Commerce Committee (Morning
Keynote)
* Derek Wyatt, MP, UK Parliament
* Ambassador David Gross (invited)
* Stratton Sclavos, CEO, VeriSign
* Commissioner Jon Liebowitz, FTC
* State of the Net Panel moderated by Danny Weitzner, World Wide Web
Consortium
* Lee Rainie, The Pew Internet in American Life Project
* Jerry Berman, Center for Democracy & Technology
* Gloria Dittus, Dittus Communications
* Joe Uniejewski, CTO, RSA Security (invited)
* Congressional staff panels to feature: Alec French, House Judiciary
Committee, Minority; David Cavicke, House Commerce Committee (invited);
and Lisa Anderson, Senate Judiciary, among others.
* A full agenda is at http://www.netcaucus.org/conference/

When:


The conference festivities will commence on Tuesday, February 8, with a Pre-Conference VIP Reception at the Thornton Room of the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. The conference will officially start on Wednesday, February 9, with a full day of keynotes, general and breakout sessions, culminating in the Eighth Annual Internet Caucus Kick-off Reception and Technology Fair in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Pre-conference Reception and Registration -- February 8, 6 - 8 PM (RSVP at rsvp@netcaucus.org)

Conference Keynotes, General and Breakout Sessions -- February 9, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Registration Required -- http://www.netcaucus.org/conference/)

Kick-off Reception and Technology Fair -- February 9, 5 - 7 PM (RSVP at rsvp@netcaucus.org)

Where:

Pre-conference Reception and Registration -- Thornton Room of the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill

Conference Activities -- Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Kick-off Reception -- Dirksen Senate Office Building, SDG-50

RSVP:


Registration is required to attend the conference. Please visit http://www.netcaucus.org/conference/ for more information and to register. All conference attendees are invited to the Pre-conference Reception and Kick- off Technology Fair, but due to U.S. Senate Office Building rules, RSVP is required. Please RSVP for the Kick-off at rsvp@netcaucus.org or 202-638-4370.

Press welcome at no charge. Please post to press calendars or daybooks.

The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, in conjunction with the Internet Caucus and its Co-Chairs, Senators Burns and Leahy and Congressmen Goodlatte and Boucher, will host this event.

CONTACT: Danielle Yates of Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, +1-202-638-4370, dyates@netcaucus.org.


Source: Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee

CONTACT: Danielle Yates of Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory
Committee, +1-202-638-4370, dyates@netcaucus.org

Web site: http://www.netcaucus.org/conference
http://www.netcaucus.org/


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