Jan 9 2008 - 11:00am - 12:30pm
Broadband Changed My Life Series:
Bringing Educational Opportunities to Rural & Urban America
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Capitol Building Room HC - 6
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.
Broadband Changed My Life Series:
Bringing Educational Opportunities to Rural & Urban America
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Capitol Building Room HC - 6
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on on Thursday, January 17, 2008. The Meeting will focus on presentations by senior agency officials regarding implementations of the agency's strategic plan and a comprehensive review of FCC policies and procedures.
Is Regulation Needed to Ensure Consumer Choice and Innovation in Wireless Broadband?
The Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities will hold a meeting on Friday, January 25, 2008, starting at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305), Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.
Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Services in the Digital TV Age
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
1:00 p.m. in room 2322 Rayburn House Office Building
EDUCAUSE, Congressional Internet Caucus, and App-Rising.com co-host:
The Future of Broadband: Moving From Why to How
January 29th from 3-5:30 pm
State of the Net Conference
January 30, 2008
Washington, DC
Progressive activists can sharpen their communications skills at a “national conference on media relations for progressives,” Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2008, in Denver. The True Spin Conference will include 25 workshops, lectures, and panel discussions by some of the leading progressive communications practitioners in the country.
The next FCC digital television workshop will be held on January 31, 2008, and will address issues related to ensuring that consumers in rural areas and on tribal lands are prepared for the DTV transition.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced that it will convene a summit on issues relating to the deployment and use of Next Generation 911 technology and the coordination of those efforts among Public Safety Answering Points, the telecommunications industry and manufacturers on February 6, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305).
The Future of Municipal Wireless
The Two States of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
New America Foundation
1630 Connecticut Ave, NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC
Broadband Deployment and Take-up: What Are the Experiences of Various Countries?
Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.
Location: Dow Lohnes PLLC, 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, 5th floor, Washington, DC
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Friday 02/08/2008 - 11:00 AM
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Judiciary Committee Antitrust Task Force
Hearing on the State of Competition on the Internet
By Direction of the Chairman
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
February 10 - 11, 2008, Boulder, CO
The Digital Broadband Migration: Information Policy for the Next Administration
Making Your Media Matter 2009
Ethics, Money and Mission
february 12th -13th 2009
Center for Social Media
American University's Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016
The House Committee on Commerce announced a Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, on the status of the digital television (DTV) transition. The hearing will assess the nation’s preparedness to make the switch from analog to digital television on February 17, 2009.
700 MHz AUCTION: HAS THE FCC FULFILLED ITS CONGRESSIONAL MANDATE?
Date: Feb. 13, 2008
Time: 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: SD-G11 Dirksen SOB
*Lunch will be served
THIS HEARING HAS BEEN POSTPONED
One Year to the DTV Transition: Consumers, Broadcasters, and Converter Boxes
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
Thursday, February 14, 2008
10:00 AM
SR - 253
2008 Policy Forum & Susan G. Hadden Pioneer Awards
Friday, February 15, 2008
National Press Club * 529 14th Street, N.W. * Washington, DC
* * * * *
Policy Forum
8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Framing Broadband Policy for the Next Administration
2008 OPEN INTERNET AGENDA FOR CONGRESS
Date: Feb. 15, 2008
Time: 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: 2322 Rayburn HOB
*Lunch will be served
Only One Year to Go: FCBA Luncheon Featuring DTV Transition Panel
On Tuesday, February 19, 2008, the FCBA will present a luncheon panel to assess the state of the DTV transition one year before the national transition date.
The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally
Thursday, February 21, 2008 Noon
U.S. Capitol, HC-5, Washington, DC
The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that its public en banc hearing will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Monday, February 25, 2008 at 11am. Previously, the hearing was to take place on Tuesday Feb 26. The Commission will hear from expert panelists regarding broadband network management practices. The hearing is open to the public, and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The public may file comments or other documents with the Commission and should reference docket numbers 07-52 and 08-7 when filing by paper or submit your filing electronically by going to http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi and enter proceeding numbers 07-52 and 08-7. Filing instructions are provided at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct four educational workshops focused on rural broadband during 2008. The workshops will provide communities and organizations in rural America seeking to bring the benefits of broadband to their communities with an opportunity to learn about the resources, programs, and policies of the FCC and USDA.
H.R. __, a Discussion Draft on Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
10:00 a.m. in room 2322 Rayburn House Office Building
On February 28, 2008, the Commission will hold a workshop to address issues related to ensuring that consumers with disabilities are prepared for the DTV transition.
The Texas Community Media Summit will bring together Texas community media makers, stakeholders, activists, and advocates on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Union.
Public Interest Obligations in the 21st Century:
Where Do We Go from Here?
Monday, March 3, 2008
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
National Press Club
Building a Broadband Strategy for America
12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4
Renaissance Washington Hotel
part of 2008 Politics Online Conference
The Federal Communications Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diversity for
Communications in the Digital Age will hold a meeting on March 10, 2008, at 10 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Communications Commission,
Room TW–C305, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Wireless America: Closed or Open?
A dialogue on the future of wireless communications
Tuesday, March, 11, 2008
The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52nd Street - New York, NY
The Role of Private Equity in the Communications Marketplace
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
9:30 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
CPB Board of Directors to Meet Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an open meeting Wednesday, March 19 starting at 9:30am.
F2C: Freedom to Connect
WHO: F2C is a meeting of people engaged with Internet connectivity and all that it enables, including vendors, customers, regulators, legislators, analysts, financiers, citizens and co-creators. This year, the theme of F2C is how universal connectivity and the plunging capital requirements of information production are changing our fundamental economic and social assumptions. (F2C is produced by David S. Isenberg of isen.com, LLC.)
WHAT: F2C is a two-day meeting inside the beltway where the creators of the future of the Internet meet to engage in mutual learning and exploration.
WHEN: 8:00 AM on March 31 through 5:00 PM on April 1, 2008.
WHERE: AFI Silver Theatre, Silver Spring MD. More travel, lodging and venue details
The Federal Communications Commission has announced that, on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, it will hold a Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Workshop focusing on low-income consumers. The Workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 12:00 p.m., and will address issues related to ensuring that low-income consumers are prepared for the DTV transition.
FCC Reform: Changing the Institution
April 3, 2008
Noon to 2:00pm Eastern
Brown Bag Luncheon and Teleconference
ABA Washington Office – 740 15th Street NW, 9th Fl, Washington, DC
The FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee will meet Friday April 4, 2008 in Washington, DC.
Oversight of the DTV Transition
Senate Commerce Committee
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
02:30 PM
SR - 253
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Hearing on Federal Communications Commissions Appropriations
April 9, 2008
10:00 AM, 2220 Rayburn
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an open meeting Thursday, April 10 starting at 9:30am. Expect an agenda Thursday, April 3.
Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission – the 700 MHz Auction
House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
9:30 a.m. in room 2322 Rayburn House Office Building
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced further details on a public En Banc hearing to be hosted by Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on Thursday, April 17, 2008.
Does Red Lion Still Roar? Exploring Public Interest Regulation of Media in Commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary of Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC
Date: 04/18/08
Times: 09:00AM - 05:00PM
WCA 2008
April 21-23, 2008
Grand Hyatt Hotel, WashingtonDC
April 21, 2008 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, LBJ Library Atrium, 10th Floor
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law invites you to Internet Policy for the Next Administration with Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center, and Howard Shelanski, Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, on April 21, 2008, at 5:00 pm in the LBJ Library Atrium, 10th Floor. Refreshments will be served.
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on The Future of the Internet to be held April 22, 2008, at 10 a.m. The hearing will focus on developing applications, consumer expectations, and network operation.
Phantom Traffic
Senate Commerce Committee
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
On Thursday April 24, the Senate Commerce Committee votes on a number of bills and nominations.
Reforming Universal Service: What Should Be Done And How To Do It
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008
12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM
ROOM 2322 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
Upcoming ITIF Release Event: May 1, 9:00 – 10:30 am
ITIF to Release Major New Report: Explaining International Broadband Leadership
The National Press Club
Conference Rooms
529 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20045
H.R. ____, Draft Legislation Enhancing Access to Broadband Technology and Services for Persons with Disabilities
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
9:30 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
"Got Media?" A Briefing for Funders
Thursday, May 1, 10 am to 1pm… Program officers! Advance your programmatic goals by encouraging and assisting your grantees’ use of media. This meeting will include presentations by funders and their grantees, focusing on the use of public, education and government (PEG) channels as a tool to advance outreach, advocacy and education efforts. Location: historic Brooks Mansion in Northeast, Washington, DC. Hosted by the Benton Foundation (WG member) and DCTV. Direct RSVP and questions to Tonya Gonzalez (DCTV) at 202/526-7007.
A Conference Co-Sponsored by the Intellectual Property & Communication Law Program at the Michigan State University College of Law, the Donald McGannon Communication Research Center at Fordham University, and the Quello Center for Telecommunications Management and Law at Michigan State University.
H.R. 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
Tuesday, may 6, 2008
9:30 a.m. in room 2322 Rayburn House Office Building
The Future of Content & Control
May 12, 2008
eBay Headquarters
Town Hall
2161 North First Street
San Jose, California 95131
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an open meeting Wednesday, May 14 starting at 9:30am. Expect an agenda Wednesday, May 7.
Broadband Changed My Life! Series
Information Technology Making a Difference in Children's Lives
Thursday, May 15, 2008
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
APT Conference Room
919 Eighteenth Street, NW * 10th Floor * Washington, DC
The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will host a Summit on the nation’s Emergency Alert System (EAS): The Making of a Robust, Next Generation Emergency Information Highway, on Monday, May 19, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305).
May 22 - 23, 2008, Montreal, Canada
Pre-conference on "Bridging Scholar/Activist Divides in the Field of Communications"
IIA Symposium
The Exaflood: Finding Solutions
Thursday, May 22, 2008
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
The Waldorf Astoria*
301 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Google Unwired
Expanding Broadband Access and Allocating Spectrum More Efficiently
Thursday, May 22, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Ronald Reagan Building
Atrium Ballroom
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC
The New America Foundation, CUWiN Foundation, the AAAS Science and Human Rights
Program, and the Acorn Active Media Foundation will be hosting the annual
International Summit for Community Wireless Networks in Washington, DC on May
28-30, 2008. More information will be forthcoming at wirelesssummit.org in
coming weeks.
International Summit for Community Wireless Networks
Global Integration, Local Control
May 28 - 30, 2008
American Association for the Advancement of Science
1200 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC
The New America Foundation's Wireless Future Program is pleased to announce that the International Summit for Community Wireless Networks (IS4CWN) will be held on May 28th - May 30th, 2008 in Washington, DC.
Teach ordinary citizens how to beat big media and create a more democratic 21st century media culture.
The National Conference for Media Reform will be held in Minneapolis, June 6-8, 2008.
Convening of Diverse Voices on Power, Justice, and Media Change
Thursday, June 5, 2008 1 p.m.
Hilton Minneapolis Hotel
Status of the DTV Transition: 252 Days and Counting
House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
Tuesday June 10, 2008
9:30 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
Open Access and the New Net Neutrality & Wireless Policy After the 700 MHz Auction
Thursday, June 12, 2008
eBay HQ
Town Hall
2161 North First Street
San Jose, California 95131
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin scheduled June's open meeting for Thursday, June 12, 2008.
The Center for Social Media is excited to host this year's Beyond Broadcast conference. Over the past few years this has become a can't-miss event for innovative media-makers, scholars and policy experts seeking to understand the evolution of public media in a digital, participatory era.
THIS HEARING HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Privacy Implications of Online Advertising
Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
10:00 AM
THIS HEARING HAS BEEN POSTPONED
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=4c995d29-c411-4759-b5b0-ec257461f71d&Month=6&Year=2008
Digital Communication in the 21st Century:
Ensuring Access by People With Disabilities
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
APT Conference Room
919 Eighteenth Street, NW * 10th Floor * Washington, DC
Entitled "Safely Accessing the TV White Space Spectrum - What Can We Do???", this workshop is aimed at providing a neutral venue for discussion, allowing the Forum’s members and guests to understand the issues and concerns, separate the facts from the myths, and uncover areas of agreement.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold a Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Workshop on Thursday, June 19, 2008. The Workshop will address issues related to DTV converter boxes for analog television sets that receive signals over-the-air. The Workshop will be held at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room, and will be webcast live from the FCC’s website at www.fcc.gov/realaudio.
Broadband Revolution
Developing a National Broadband Strategy to Keep the U.S. Prosperous in the 21st Century
Monday, June 23, 2008
12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Hart Senate Office Building
Room 902
Washington, DC
Lunch will be provided
The Future of Universal Service: To Whom, By Whom, For What, and How Much?
House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
Tuesday June 24, 2008
9:30 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
Information Technology Making a Difference in Children's Lives
The program will include a demonstration of the Georgetown University Children's Medical Center state-of-the-art KIDS Mobile Medical Clinic and highlights of Hopeworks innovative program that is empowering Camden, N.J. youth.
Hosted By: The Alliance for Public Technology and the Children's Partnership
Privacy Implications of Online Advertising
Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
10:00 AM
SR - 253
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration will host a meeting of the Spectrum Management Advisory Committee on Monday July 14 from 1:30 to 3;30pm at:
ArrayComm Inc
2480 N First Street
San Jose CA
Broadband Changed My Life! Series
The Telehealth Promise:
Better Health Care and Cost Savings for the 21st Century
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
APT
919 Eighteenth Street, NW, 10th Floor * Washington, DC
What Your Broadband Provider Knows About Your Web Use
Inspection and Communications Laws and Policies
House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
Thursday July 17, 2008
9:30 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
On Friday, July 18, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., the House Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement will hold an oversight hearing titled, "Management of the Digital TV Transition: Is New York City Prepared?"
SIXTH ANNUAL ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY CONFERENCE
Westin Grand Hotel, 2350 M Street N.W., Washington, DC
The Federal Communications Commission will hold a public en banc hearing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday, July 21, 2008 at Carnegie Mellon University.
Issues in Telecommunications Competition
This hearing will also serve as a legislative hearing on H.R. 3914, the
“Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act.”)
Tuesday July 22, 2008
House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
2:00 p.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
The FCC's Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age will meet July 28, 2008, at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York.
FTC Press Briefing to Discuss Report on Food Marketing To Children
WHO: Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Lydia Parnes
Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Mary Engle
WHEN: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 432
Washington, D.C. 20580
The Health Blogoshpere: What It Means for Policy Debates and Journalism
Tuesday, July 29, lunch served at 12:30 p.m. and program begins at 1:00 p.m.
Barabara Jordan Conference Center, 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC.
For those who cannot attend, the event will be webcast live.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an En Banc hearing and conference on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
Langston Hughes Auditorium
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037-1801
THIS HEARING HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Improving Consumer Protection in the Prepaid Calling Card Market
Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
10:00 AM
SR - 253
The Federal Communications Commission will hold a public en banc hearing in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 on Public Safety Interoperable Communications and the 700 MHz D Block Proceeding
Broadband in Low-income Communities:
From Access to Adoption
Wednesday, July 30
Capitol Building Room HC - 6
Washington, DC
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Best Companies for Women in Cable
DATE: Thursday, July 31, 2008
TIME: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (allow ample time to go through security check)
LOCATION: Senate Hart Office Building, Ninth floor, Room SH-902
Constitution Avenue between 1st and 2nd, NE, Washington, DC 20510
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin has circulated the following items for consideration by his fellow FCC Commissioners as part of the tentative agenda for next month's open meeting scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2008.
Media Impact on Information Needs and Democratic Values to be Examined by Knight Commission and Aspen Institute
Trends, Access, Quality, and Presidential Candidate Policies to be Studied in Aspen, CO August 9-12
If there's anything that people in DC love, its Friday meetings in August. Kevin Martin, he's such a crowd pleaser. The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Friday, August 22, 2008, scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Commission will consider: 1) roaming obligations of Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers, 2) implementation of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, 3) new digital TV must carry rules. Sunscreen is optional.
The SDR Forum will hold a working meeting on September 8-11, 2008 at the Hyatt Harborside in Boston, Massachusetts. This meeting represents the 60th General Meeting of the Forum and will comprise working sessions advancing the SDR Forum 2008 operations plan in support of the commercial, public safety, avionics, and international tactical radio communities.
The Harvard Law School Conference on Intellectual Property Law
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
136 Irving Street
Cambridge, MA
What: ITIF Forum: It's Time to End the Broadband Policy Wars
When: Tuesday, September 9th, 2008, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Where: ITIF, 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20005