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December 2018
(57 events)
Dec
1
NATOA review of major 2018 communications items, webinar, 2 p.m. EST — see here
Dec
3
Silicon Flatirons event on ethical hacking, 2 p.m., Faegre Baker, Suite 3200, 1700 Lincoln St., Denver — see here
Dec
3
FCBA Telehealth Committee brown bag lunch, 12:15 p.m., Wilkinson Barker, Suite 800N, 1800 M St. NW — see here
Dec
3
FCBA CLE on robocalling, noon, Austin Bar Association, Suite 700, 816 Congress Ave. — see here
Dec
4
Center for Data Innovation report and panel on U.S. artificial intelligence strategy, 1 p.m., 562 Dirksen — see here
Dec
4
North American Numbering Council meeting, 9:30 a.m., FCC Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
4–5
Rainbow Push Media and Telecommunication Symposium, Studio Xfinity, 15 7th St. NW — see here
Dec
4
Native Nations Communications Task Force meets, 9:15 a.m., FCC headquarters, closed meeting; Dec. 5 portion canceled — see here
Dec
4
Phoenix Center telecoms event, 8:30 a.m., University Club, Second Floor, 1135 16th St. NW — see here
Dec
4
Tennessee 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning committees meet, 10 a.m., Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Headquarters, Suiter Training Room, 3041 Sidco Dr., Nashville — see here
Dec
4
Future Tense lunch event with Tim Wu on his "The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age," 12:30 p.m., New America, #900, 740 15th St. NW — see here
Dec
4
Geeks Without Frontiers forum on connectivity, including FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, 7 a.m., Reed Smith, Suite 1100E, 1301 K St. NW — see here
Dec
4
FCBA Consumer Protection Committee brown bag lunch with FTC officials on its hearings, 12:15 p.m., Wilkinson Barker, Suite 800N, 1800 M St. NW — see here
Dec
5
Canceled: FCC Technological Advisory Council meets, 10 a.m. Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
5–6
Light Reading's 2020 Vision Executive Summit, "Tackling Telecom's Toughest Questions," InterContinental Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal — see here
Dec
5
Canceled: Technology Policy Institute lunch event on privacy, noon, National Press Club, Fourth Estate Room — see here
Dec
5
Content Delivery and Security Association, Content Protection Summit, 9 a.m., Marina del Rey Marriott, 4100 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, California — see here
Dec
6
Brookings Institution on facial recognition, including Microsoft President Brad Smith, 3:30 p.m., Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Dec
6
Postponed: House Communications Subcommittee hearing on Ray Baum’s Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn — see here
Dec
6
FCBA FCC Chairman’s Dinner, 5:45 p.m. reception, 7:15 p.m. dinner, Washington Hilton — see here
Dec
6
FTC hearing on common ownership, 9 a.m., New York University School of Law — see here
Dec
6–7
Practising Law Institute, annual telecom policy/regulation event, Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW — see here
Dec
6–7
Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, 9 a.m., FCC Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
6
New York Metropolitan and Northern New Jersey 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning committees meet, 10 a.m., Paramus (New Jersey) Life Safety Complex, 1 Carlough Dr. — see here
Dec
6
International Intellectual Property Alliance releases 2018 report, “Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy,” 11:30 a.m., location TBD — see here and psb@msk.com
Dec
6
Cuba Internet Task Force public meeting, 3:30 p.m., State Department, Room 1107, 2201 C St. NW — see here
Dec
6
Oral argument on DOJ appeal of U.S. District Court approval of AT&T buying Time Warner, 9:30 a.m., U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Courtroom 31, 333 Constitution Ave. NW — see here
Dec
7
Center for Democracy & Technology, Newseum Institute, Charles Koch Institute and WAMU’s 1A symposium on online speech, 9 a.m., Newseum Knight Conference Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Dec
7
Technology Policy Institute on social media and elections, 10 a.m., City Club, Boardroom, 555 13th St. NW — see here
Dec
11
New America on managing government vulnerability; 3:30 p.m., Suite 900, 740 15th St. NW — see here
Dec
11
NAB Pilot and Local Media Association voice event, 8:30 a.m., NAB, 1771 N St. NW — see here
Dec
11
The Wall Street Journal cybersecurity executive event, no start time given, Conrad Hotel, 102 North End Ave., New York — see here
Dec
11–13
Satellite Industry Association annual DOD commercial satcom workshop, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, Virginia — see here
Dec
11
House Judiciary Committee hearing with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn, rescheduled from Dec. 5 — see here
Dec
11
Future Tense on what women in space can teach tech, noon, New America, Suite 900, 740 15th St. NW — see here
Dec
11–12
FTC hearing on data security, Constitution Center Auditorium, 400 7th St. SW — see here
Dec
12
Canceled -- FCBA CLE on 2018 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, 3 p.m., Sheppard Mullin, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Dec
12
NTIA BroadbandUSA webinar, 2 p.m. EST — see here
Dec
12
FCC monthly commissioners' meeting, 10:30 a.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
12
Wiley Rein World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 event, 4 p.m., Main Conference Center, 1776 K St. NW — see here
Dec
12
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on China's nontraditional espionage, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen, rescheduled from Dec. 5 — see here
Dec
12
House Judiciary hearing on antitrust enforcement oversight, with DOJ antitrust and FTC heads, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn, rescheduled from Dec. 4 — see here
Dec
13
FCBA Engineering and Technical Committee brown bag lunch on 6G, 12:15 p.m., Mintz, Suite 900, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Dec
13
Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council meeting, 1 p.m., FCC Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
13
FirstNet board and committees meet, 11 a.m., Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Center, 7901 Tysons One Place, McLean, Virginia — see here and 888-469-2980, PIN 4810197#
Dec
13
Capitol Forum tech, media and telecom competition event, noon, National Press Club, Holeman Lounge — see here
Dec
13
2019 World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee, space issues group, 1 p.m. EST, teleconference 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008; code 10271972 — see here
Dec
13
2019 World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee, regulatory issues group, 11 a.m. EST, teleconference 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008; code 10271972 — see here
Dec
14
FCBA Mass Media Committee brown bag lunch, "A View from the Fourth Estate," 12:15 p.m., 1771 N St. NW — see here
Dec
14
Cato Institute daylong surveillance conference, Hayek Auditorium, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Dec
18
FCBA CLE on intercarrier compensation, noon, Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K St. NW — see here
Dec
19
NTIA BroadbandUSA webinar, 2 p.m. EST — see here
Dec
19
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on competition law and abuse of dominance, 2:30 p.m., 226 Dirksen, rescheduled from Dec. 5 — see here
Dec
20
2019 World Radiocommunication Conference terrestrial services group meets, 1 p.m. EST — see here and 888-858-2144, PIN 10271972
Dec
20
Capitol Forum hosts conference call with Marshall Steinbaum, author of report on T-Mobile buying Sprint, 11 a.m. EST, RSVP — see here and editorial@thecapitolforum.com
Dec
22
Memorial service for former NAB Senior Vice President-Communications Walt Wurfel, 1 p.m., Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, 5010 Little Falls Rd., Arlington, Virginia — see here
Dec
30
Economic Policy Institute and Open Markets Institute discussion on market concentration, including FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra, 10:30 a.m., EPI, Suite 600, 1225 I St. NW — see here