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Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Our VIP Opening Reception honored Members of Parliament from the All Party Internet Group, the UK counterpart to the Congressional Internet Caucus, as well as freshman members of the Congressional Internet Caucus. The Welcome Reception was held in the Hyatt Regency's newly remodeled Thornton Room (formerly Capitol View Lounge), sitting atop the hotel with a spectacular view of the Capitol Building.
| 7:30 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Welcome & Conference Keynote [view video] > > The Honorable Ted Stevens |
| 8:50 am | The State of the Net, Panel Discussion [view video] > > Daniel Weitzner, W3C/MIT [bio] |
| 9:45 am | International Panel [view video]
> > The Honorable Erika Mann, Member, EU Parliament [bio] |
| 10:30 am | Coffee Intermission and Exhibits |
| 11:00 am | Breakout Sessions Track A: Spyware, Spam, and Scams: How Are Consumers Coping? A January 2005 Stanford report noted that last year, the average Internet user at home spent nearly half an hour a day dealing with computer problems and spam. If they were at work, that is three full work weeks of lost production per year. That is equal to seven 8-hour days lost over a yearlong span. Dealing with spam, spyware, and hackers may start sapping America's enthusiasm for the Internet. At the very least these pests and predators are making the long-awaited transition to broadband a precarious one. Can consumers weather these three plagues of the Internet?
> > Commissioner Jon Leibowitz, Federal Trade Commission [bio]
> > Grace Agnew, Digital Library Systems, Rutgers University Libraries [bio] [In Windows, right click the link and "Save As." In Mac OSX, CTRL click and choose "Download Linked File As."] > > Christopher Libertelli, Senior Legal Advisor to Chairman Powell, FCC [bio] |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch, Keynote by Stratton Sclavos, Chairman and CEO, VeriSign, Inc. [bio] [view video] |
| 1:20 pm | Breakout Sessions Track A: Cyber Security and Enabling the Next Round of Innovation on Net Leading technologists from the private sector address the constantly changing online environment and what can be done to tackle today's current cyber security and privacy threats and tomorrow's emerging ones. They will also discuss how to enable the next round of innovation on the Internet and what benefits and challenges lie ahead.
> > Scott Charney, Vice President, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft [bio] > > Alec French, Minority Counsel, House Judiciary Committee While the original rewrite of the Communications Act of 1934 was 62 years in the making, the Internet is forcing policymakers to consider another rewrite fewer than eight years after the Telecom Act's enactment. The Internet has begun to subsume traditional communications technologies. VoIP is the tip of the iceberg. Regulatory uncertainty and litigation resulting from definitional issues continue to stall investment and innovation. While the Supreme Court may provide some guidance in its Brand X case due out in July, a question remains in policy circles: Do we need to start looking at the Internet and Telecom in a whole new paradigm? Download MP3 Audio [In Windows, right click the link and "Save As." In Mac OSX, CTRL click and choose "Download Linked File As."]
> > Dan Brenner, National Cable & Telecommunications Association [bio] |
| 2:30 pm | Breakout Sessions Track A: Government Panel on Privacy, Trust, Security > > David Cavicke, House Commerce Committee Perhaps the most eagerly awaited policy development of 2005 will be the Supreme Court's ruling in the Grokster case due in July. The case will likely be the most complex and significant Internet case the highest court has heard since ACLU vs. Reno. The decentralized nature of the Internet combined with the Betamax standard could collide with established intellectual property rights and emerging digital rights management technologies. The panel will discuss what's at stake in the case, where the Court will likely come out, and what Congress needs to do to prepare for either contingency. Download MP3 Audio [In Windows, right click the link and "Save As." In Mac OSX, CTRL click and choose "Download Linked File As."] > > Moderator: Alan Davidson, Center for Democracy and Technology [bio]
Respondents Panel Aspiration is the forerunner of achievement. In that spirit, some trade groups have boldly set a broadband goal of 100-megabit connectivity to every American household by 2010. Is this goal achievable? Are there policy approaches that make it a reality? Could some new technology hasten its arrival? Do Americans even need 100-megabit connectivity? > > Michael D. Gallagher, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration [bio]
> > Tom Galvin, 463 Communications [bio] |
| 3:40 PM | Refreshments and Exhibits |
| 4:00 pm | Closing Panel, TBD |
| 5:00 pm | Eighth Annual Internet Caucus Kickoff Technology Fair(Free Admission) Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room DG50 |
Contact
Danielle Yates at dyates@netcaucus.org or 202-638-4370 for more information.
This event is hosted in conjunction with the Internet Caucus and its co-chairs--Senators Conrad Burns (R-MT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Rick Boucher (D-VA).