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We’ve Changed Our Name But We’re Keeping the Program Great

After about 21 years we’re modifying our name to the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy. While our name has changed, we will continue our heralded educational program for Congressional tech staffers on Capitol Hill. Our new name better reflects the nature of the baseline, educational Internet policy curriculum that we have executed for decades.

New Logo

We look forward to host balanced briefings on timely Internet policy issues on a regular basis. The main difference will be the new name and the new logo. You will still recognize the consistent quality and relevance of the program.

We strive to make our program the gold standard for discussing key Internet policy issues. Not only do we bring the most knowledgeable experts to the table to illuminate the issues, we also ensure that our “faculty” speakers are as diverse as possible. In fact, last year 44% of our expert panelists were women.

We’ve Changed Our Name But We’re Keeping the Program Great
Attendees listen to panel discussion on net neutrality. Click here to view on Flickr.

We commit to executing the same unimpeachable program in 2018. A few weeks back we started with a Net Neutrality briefing and we will hold a discussion on Europe’s GDPR privacy law in a few weeks. Going forward we plan to host discussions on Blockchain, “Hipster” Antitrust, Cross Border Data Warrants, Digital Music Licensing, Cyber Security and more.  

We plan to video livestream 100% of our discussions this year, even though it is technically challenging and resource intensive for a small non-profit like ours. Last year we managed to livestream nearly 90% of them. We will also continue audio podcasting our events as we have done for over a decade. Below are links to past video livestreams on both Facebook and YouTube. You can also use the RSS link to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Play Music, or your favorite podcast app.

Use the signup form here to be added to our mailing list for events, news, and media.

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EU Privacy Countdown: What the GDPR Regulations Mean For Your Constituents

In May of this year, the European Commission (EC) will issue an expansive set of privacy rules for U.S. companies operating overseas. These rules, called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will require companies around the world to amend their policies and practices to comply with its many provisions. In many ways, the GDPR will become the baseline privacy regime for the Internet. According to PwC, over half of U.S. multinational companies say the GDPR is their top data privacy compliance priority.

Many U.S. policymakers view this new regulation as burdensome and costly, while others view it as a positive step towards a global privacy regime for the Internet. Other policymakers question how the GDPR will affect the preexisting EU-US Privacy Shield and other multilateral privacy regimes involving the U.S. These views, and these questions will be examined in this briefing focused on what the GDPR means for U.S. businesses and the worldwide flow of citizens’ information.  

Join us on Friday, March 9th, at the Rayburn House Building Room 2237

Speakers

Kelly DeMarchis Bastide 
Partner
Venable

Melanie Bates 
Communications Director
Future of Privacy Forum

Aymeric Dupont
Counsellor
Delegation of the European Union to the United States

Mike Godwin
Director of Innovation Policy and General Counsel, Distinguished Senior Fellow
R Street Institute 


Joe Jerome
Policy Counsel
Center for Democracy & Technology 

Date: Friday, March 9th,  2018
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Rayburn House Office Building Room 2237
Lunch: Box lunch will be served. 
Follow: @NetCaucusAC | #CICAGDPR

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BigDataAI

ICYMI: Policy Implications of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Last Thursday Leighanne Levensaler, Senior Vice President for Workday, briefed the Congressional Internet Caucus on the rapidly developing policy implications of artificial intelligence and big data analytical. She was accompanied by ITIC CEO Dean Garfield, Federal Trade Commission chief technologist Neil Chilson and CDT’s Michael Calebrese. Educational briefings on these critical Internet issues are part of the work of the Congressional Internet Caucus. 

You can watch to this important discussion featuring these brilliant speakers with the video link. If you like listening to podcasts, subscribe to our podcast feed here.

Blending Data Analytics and AI: Policy Implications


Click Here to Watch the Video

SPEAKERS
 

Leighanne Levensaler
Leighanne Levensaler
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Strategy
Workday

Dean Garfield
Dean Garfield
President & CEO
Information Technology
Industry Council

Chris Calabrese
Chris Calabrese
Vice President for Policy
Center for Democracy and Technology

Neil Chilson
Neil Chilson
Acting Chief Technologist
Federal Trade Commission

MODERATOR

Joshua New
Joshua New
Policy Analyst
Center for Data Innovation

Click Here to Watch the Panel
WATCH:
Public and Private Sectors Discuss Big Data and AI

Click Here to Listen to the Podcast
LISTEN:
Available for MP3 and iTunes Download

Click Here to view Photos of the Event
VIEW:
Event Photos of Big Data and AI

Continue the discussion: @NetCaucusAC | #BigDataAI



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Thursday Panel on Data Analytics and AI

This Thursday, October 26, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee will be hosting a discussion panel and lunch. We’ll be discussing the impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics on policy. A description of the event and a RSVP link are below.

Blending Data Analytics and AI: Policy Implications

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Photo Credit: Insane Visions via Flickr

Date:  Thursday, October 26, 2017
Time:  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (A box lunch will be served)
Location:  Rayburn House Office Building Room 2237
Follow: @NetCaucusAC | #BigDataAI
SPEAKERS
 

Leighanne Levensaler
Leighanne Levensaler
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Strategy
Workday

Dean Garfield
Dean Garfield
President & CEO
Information Technology
Industry Council

Chris Calabrese
Chris Calabrese
Vice President for Policy
Center for Democracy and Technology

Neil Chilson
Neil Chilson
Acting Chief Technologist
Federal Trade Commission

MODERATOR

Joshua New
Joshua New
Policy Analyst
Center for Data Innovation

Data analytics is becoming an essential part of corporate operations, planning, and innovation. In the Internet age, companies are generating an unprecedented amount of data, and an entire industry has grown out of the need to process and understand it. How have these insights helped change the way businesses interact with consumers? What is the difference between Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, and how are these technologies used to inform decision making?

At the same time, with this new technology comes new challenges. How do the inherent biases in data sets influence analytic outcomes and decision-making algorithms? What can we do to encourage innovation when many data sets are proprietary? Join us as we explore these questions and more with a panel of experts.

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Lunch on Oct 13–Hacking: What Color Is Your Hat?

Vulnerability disclosure is a critical component on finding and fixing flaws in digital systems. White hat researchers have been able to keep company websites and data safe, including companies like Google and Facebook. However, the legal ability for them to do so is a gray area. On October 13th, we’ll be hosting a panel on understanding the importance of vulnerability disclosure and the push for legal protection. Join us for lunch and a vibrant discussion. A description of the event can be found below.

Hacking: What Color Is Your Hat? Vulnerability Disclosures and the Law

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Photo Credit: Christoph Scholz via Flickr

Date: Friday, October 13, 2017
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: TBD
Follow: @NetCaucusAC | #VulDis

SPEAKERS

Click here to go to Leonard Bailey's bio
Leonard Bailey
Special Counsel for National Security, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section
U.S. Department of Justice

Click here to go to Harley Geiger's bio

Harley Geiger
Director of Public Policy
Rapid7

Click here to go to Katie Moussouris' bio

Katie Moussouris
Founder and CEO
Luta Security

More Speakers will be announced.

White hat researchers look for vulnerabilities in information systems and play an increasingly crucial role in our nation’s cyber security defenses. Yet, the rules of the road for these types of “hackers” have been slow to evolve in terms of civil and criminal liability. Worse, often times the white hats are mistaken for black hats when they attempt to report vulnerabilities to other companies. Now, more and more new legislation and regulations are starting to include specific protections and procedures for disclosing these vulnerabilities responsibly. The Department of Justice has even issued a set of guidelines that include white hat protections for disclosures.  But these measures are just the start. Should more companies adopt procedures to better ingest and respond to vulnerability disclosures? They they be disclosed publicly for others? What are the pros and cons of “bug bounties?” And, does law enforcement know the difference between a black hat, a grey hat and a white hat? 

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Lunch on Oct 26–Data Analytics and AI: Policy Implications

Data analytics and artificial intelligence play a growing role in our lives. These technologies have opened the door to innovation and revolutionized the way that companies do business. On October 26th, we’ll be hosting a panel on understanding the effects of Big Data and AI on policy. Join us for lunch and a vibrant discussion. A description of the event can be found below.

Blending Data Analytics and AI: Policy Implications

Big Data Graphic

Photo Credit: Insane Visions via Flickr

Date:  Thursday, October 26, 2017
Time:  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (A box lunch will be served)
Location:  Rayburn House Office Building Room 2237
Follow: @NetCaucusAC | #BigDataAI

SPEAKERS
 

Leighanne Levensaler
Leighanne Levensaler
Chief Strategy Officer
Workday

Dean Garfield
Dean Garfield
President & CEO
Information Technology
Industry Council

More speakers to be added.

Data analytics is becoming an essential part of corporate operations, planning, and innovation. In the Internet age, companies are generating an unprecedented amount of data, and an entire industry has grown out of the need to process and understand it. How have these insights helped change the way businesses interact with consumers? What is the difference between Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, and how are these technologies used to inform decision making?

At the same time, with this new technology comes new challenges. How do the inherent biases in data sets influence analytic outcomes and decision-making algorithms? What can we do to encourage innovation when many data sets are proprietary? Join us as we explore these questions and more with a panel of experts.

Register Here
Sec 230 Video

Video of “Exceptions to Sec 230?” Debate Online ICYMI

In case if you missed Friday’s Section 230 debate between Julie Cohen, Eric Goldman, and Rachel Wolbers, you’re in luck. The crucial talk over Section 230‘s importance on the Internet and potential carve outs and their effects before a Congressional audience is now available to view online.

Carving Out Exceptions to Section 230: How Will It Affect The Internet?
230 Video Link
Eric Goldman and Rachel Wolbers discussing the importance of Section 230
SPEAKERS

  • Julie Cohen, Georgetown University Law School
  • Eric Goldman, Santa Clara Law School
  • Rachel Wolbers, Engine
Click Here to Watch Podcast
WATCH:
Law Professors and Public Sector Discuss Section 230
LISTEN:
Available for MP3 and iTunes Download
Click Here to View Photos
VIEW:
Event Photos of Section 230
Continue the discussion: @NetCaucusAC | #Sec230
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ICYMI Video/Podcast: Combating Online ISIS Radicalization: Obstacles / Solutions







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The War for the Web: Countering ISIS and Violent Extremism Online

During last Friday’s lunch debate in Rayburn, experts from the public and private industries answered the most crucial questions regarding countering violent extremism online. In this fast-moving debate, 

spoke on important, best practices to proactively stop efforts by extremist groups to recruit and radicalize followers worldwide. Watch to what they had to say or download the podcast below.


WATCH: 
UK and US Officials On Countering Violence Online


LISTEN: 
Available for MP3 and iTunes Download
 



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This widely attended educational briefing is hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC), part of a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. Congressional staff and members of the press welcome. The ICAC is a private sector organization comprised of public interest groups, trade associations, non-profits, and corporations. The ICAC takes no positions on legislation or regulation. Rather, it is a neutral platform where thought leaders debate important technology issues that shape legislative and administration policy in an open forum. We vigilantly adhere to our mission to curate balanced and dynamic debates among Internet stakeholders. Our volunteer board members ensure that we dutifully execute that mission. More information on the ICAC is available at www.netcaucus.org.

Copyright © 2017 Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, All rights reserved.



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ICYMI: Video / Photos from AntiSLAPP and Future of Work

 

 

Video of Future of Work and Anti-SLAPP briefing is now available


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Weren’t able to join our discussion on the Future of Work? Missed our Anti-SLAPP/Defamation panel? Didn’t catch the livestreams?

No need to worry; you can find videos of the events, as well as selected pictures, below. Just click on one of the images to view the respective panel:


Future of Work Panel - Video

Anti-SLAPP Panel - Video

Future of Work

What does the future of work, in the age of continued automation, look like?

Startups continue to follow the path set by companies such as Uber: short term ‘gigs’ that allow workers more freedom to chose their work hours but also bring with it more uncertainty. At the same time, manufacturing jobs continue to be supplemented and replaced by automation. Finally, AI looms large on the horizon as software promises to replace not only blue collar but also white collar labor.

Will American workers have to compete both with foreign labor and domestic, machine labor? Or is there another way that will lead to increased integration of human and machine?

Anti-SLAPP

Online commentary has become a powerful force for enacting change or exposing malfeasance. But the anonymity of the Internet has also given rise to contentious questions of how to defend against such criticism.

Controversial Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP), lawsuits intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics have appeared. As a result, multiple states have passed Anti-SLAPP legislation, aimed at protecting the rights of online critics.

But does Anti-SLAPP legislation present undue barriers to the right to petition for those  who sincerely believe they have been wronged?

SPEAKERS

  • Steve DelBianco ‚Äì Executive Director, NetChoice (Bio)
  • Lori Sanders – Associate VP of Federal Affairs, R Street Institute (Bio)
  • Kristin Sharp – Executive Director, SHIFT Commission on Work, Workers & Technology (Bio)

MODERATOR

  • Steven Overly – Technology Reporter, POLITICO Pro (Bio)

SPEAKERS

  • Laurent Crenshaw – Director of Public Policy, Yelp (Bio)
  • Eric Goldman – Internet Law, Advertising Law & IP Professor, Santa Clara Law (Bio)
  • Paul Alan Levy – Attorney, Public Citizen Litigation Group (Bio)

MODERATOR

  • Nancy Scola – Senior Technology Reporter, POLITICO Pro (Bio)

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NetCaucus.org

This widely attended educational briefing is hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC), part of a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. Congressional staff and members of the press welcome. The ICAC is a private sector organization comprised of public interest groups, trade associations, non-profits, and corporations. The ICAC takes no positions on legislation or regulation. Rather, it‚Äôs a neutral platform where thought leaders debate important technology issues that shape legislative and administration policy in an open forum. We vigilantly adhere to our mission to curate balanced and dynamic debates among Internet stakeholders. Our volunteer board members ensure that we dutifully execute that mission. More information on the ICAC is available at www.netcaucus.org.

Copyright © 2017 Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, All rights reserved.

 

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