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September 2018
(70 events)
Sep
4
World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee's Informal Working Group 3, 11 a.m. EDT, 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008 participant code 3346822 — see here
Sep
4
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, 9:30 a.m., 216 Hart — see here
Sep
4
World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee's Informal Working Group 4, 1 p.m. EDT 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008 participant code 3346822 — see here
Sep
5
Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, “Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media Platforms,” with social media executives, 9:30 a.m., 50 Dirksen — see here
Sep
5
FCBA, Florida Chapter and Florida State University CLE on drones, IoT and autonomous vehicles, 1 p.m., Florida State University College of Law, 425 West Jefferson St., Tallahassee — see here
Sep
5
Satellite Industry Association, “The Importance of Radio Spectrum to the Competitiveness of the Commercial Space Industry,” noon, lunch, 2325 Rayburn info@sia.org — see here
Sep
5
9-1-1 Institute lunch and learn: “911, Where’s Your Emergency?” with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as opening speaker, 12:15 p.m., U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room 212-10 — see here
Sep
5
Cato Institute, “The NSA and the Road to 9/11: Lessons Learned and Unlearned,” with crypto math and computer experts, 10 a.m., Hayek Auditorium, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Sep
5
Postponed from Aug. 29, Senate Commerce Committee executive session on confirmations, including for Kelvin Droegemeier as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; James Morhard as NASA deputy administrator; and Joel Szabat as assistant secretary of transportation, 10 a.m.,106 Dirksen — see here
Sep
5
House Commerce testimony of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn — see here
Sep
6
Northeast DAS & Small Cell Association’s 2018 NYC Summit, daylong, Convene NYC, 151 W. 42nd St., 4th floor — see here
Sep
6
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council governing board teleconference, 1 p.m. EDT, see Sept. 6 entry on website — see here and 510-227-1018, PIN 1927086
Sep
6
Silicon Flatirons' "Spectrum Hall of Shame: The Worst (and Best) Radio Policy Decisions," 1 p.m., University of Colorado Law School, Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom, 2450 Kittredge Loop Rd., Boulder — see here
Sep
6
New York Metropolitan and Northern New Jersey 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning committees meet, 10 a.m., Rockland County Fire Training Center, 35 Firemens Memorial Dr., Pomona, New York — see here
Sep
7
Informal Working Group 2, Terrestrial Services, 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee, 11 a.m. EDT, 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008, participant code 9037202 — see here
Sep
7
Colorado Regional Planning committees meet, 1 p.m., Colorado Governor’s Policy Room & Office of Emergency Management, Suite 200, 9195 E. Mineral Ave., Centennial — see here
Sep
11
FCBA Mass Media and International committees brown bag lunch on C band NPRM, 12:15 p.m., Sheppard Mullin, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Sep
12
ACT|The App Association on addressing the homework gap/digital divide with unlicensed spectrum, 2:30 p.m., 2226 Rayburn — see here
Sep
12
American Consumer Institute on data privacy and security, with lunch, noon, 562 Dirksen — see here
Sep
12
U.S Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center IP Champions awards, 6 p.m., 1615 H St. NW — see here
Sep
12
Ohio Public Safety Regional Planning committees meet, noon, Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy, 740 E. 17th Ave., Columbus — see here
Sep
13
FTC’s “Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century,” 9 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Georgetown University Law Center, second day on Sept. 14 postponed — see here
Sep
13
North American Numbering Council, 9:30 a.m., FCC Commission Meeting Room — see here
Sep
14
Brookings Institution, “Preparing for the ethical dilemmas of the AI era,” 2 p.m., Saul/Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Sep
14
House Communications Subcommittee hearing on public safety communications, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn, postponed — see here
Sep
17
Wiley Rein cybersecurity event, 8:30 a.m. breakfast, 9 a.m. presentation, 1776 K St. NW — see here
Sep
17
New America and American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, "Turning the Tide on Police Surveillance," including on Stingrays, with lunch, 12:15 p.m., New America, Suite 900, 740 15th St. NW — see here
Sep
17
Wiley Rein roundtable lunch with FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen, noon, 1776 K St. NW — see here
Sep
17
American Enterprise Institute, “Clearing obstacles to America’s 5G wireless future: A conversation with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr,” 10 a.m., 1789 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Sep
17
FCBA Homeland Security and Emergency Communications Committee brown bag lunch, on Finnish public safety radio network Vivre, 12:15 p.m., location TBD — see here
Sep
18–19
Bluetooth World, Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif. — see here
Sep
18
Informal Working Group 2, Terrestrial Services, 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee, 2 p.m. EDT, 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008, participant code 3346822 — see here
Sep
18
New America on jurisdiction and online human rights, 9 a.m., Suite 900, 740 15th St. NW — see here
Sep
18
FCBA Engineering and Technical Committee brown bag lunch on FCC Technology Advisory Committee, 12:15 p.m., Mintz, Levin, Suite 900, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Sep
18
ACT|The App Association and Congressional 5G Caucus event on economic impact of deployment of 5G networks on small businesses, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn — see here
Sep
19
2019 World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee's Informal Working Group 4, 1 p.m., EDT 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008 participant code 3346822 — see here
Sep
19
2019 World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee's Informal Working Group 3, 11 a.m. EDT, 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008 participant code 3346822 — see here
Sep
19
NTIA BroadbandUSA webinar, 2 p.m. EDT — see here
Sep
20
Politico event on state of 5G, 8 a.m. The Liaison Capitol Hill 415 New Jersey Ave. NW — see here
Sep
20
Media Institute Communications Forum luncheon with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, noon registration, 12:30 p.m. lunch, St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th St. NW — see here
Sep
20
FCC Technological Advisory Council meets, 12:30 p.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Sep
20
Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting including on nomination to Supreme Court of Brett Kavanaugh, 9:30 a.m., 216 Hart, now postponed — see here
Sep
20
USTelcom webinar on 10G networks, 2 p.m., EDT — see here
Sep
21–22
Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy, American University Washington College of Law, 4300 Nebraska Ave. NW — see here
Sep
21
FTC’s “State of U.S. Antitrust Law: Mergers and Monopsony or Buyer Power,” daylong, FTC Constitution Center — see here
Sep
24
National Press Club luncheon with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark on philanthropic efforts to strengthen trust in news, 12:30 p.m. — see here
Sep
24
Brookings Institution forum on National Institute of Standards and Technology privacy framework, 9 a.m., Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Sep
24
Washington Space Business Roundtable lunch, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, 11:30 a.m., City Club, 555 13th St. NW — see here
Sep
24
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, 10 a.m., 216 Hart, postponed until Thursday — see here
Sep
25
Cato Institute on regulation of aerial technology, 10 a.m., Hayek Auditorium, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Sep
25
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation event on quantum computing and implications for national security, 10 a.m., Suite 610A, 1101 K St. NW — see here
Sep
25
FCBA IoT and Young Lawyers Committees brown bag lunch on surveillance law for IoT, 12:15 p.m., Covington & Burling, 850 10th St. NW — see here
Sep
25–28
Radio Show, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, 14100 Bonnet Creek Resort Lane, Orlando — see here
Sep
25
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, “Should the U.S. Copy the EU’s New Privacy Law?" 1 p.m., Suite 610A, 1101 K St. NW — see here
Sep
26
FCBA FCC Enforcement Committee brown bag lunch on complaint reform and best practices, 12:15 p.m., FCC eighth-floor south conference room — see here
Sep
26
Wolters Kluwer and Baker Botts sponsor webinar on data privacy, 1-2 p.m. EDT — see here
Sep
26
House Commerce Subcommittee's rescheduled hearing on public safety communications, 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn — see here
Sep
26
Senate Commerce Committee hearing on consumer data privacy, 10 a.m., Dirksen G50 — see here
Sep
26
Technology Policy Institute event on legacy of Judge Robert Bork's Antitrust Paradox, noon, TPI, 2nd floor, 409 12th St. SW — see here
Sep
26
FCC monthly commissioners' meeting, 10:30 a.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Sep
27
Public Knowledge IP3 awards, including to former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, Pavilion Foyer, Reagan Building, 5:30 p.m. — see here
Sep
27
FCBA Midwest chapter networking and planning reception, 5 p.m. Prime & Provisions, 222 N. LaSalle St., Chicago — see here
Sep
27
Aspen Institute, “Making Space Force a Reality,” noon, lunch, 2300 N St. NW — see here
Sep
27
FCBA Northern California chapter happy hour 5:30 p.m., Davis Wright, Suite 800, 505 Montgomery St., San Francisco — see here
Sep
27
FCC disaster preparedness webinar for state and local governments, 2 p.m. EDT — see here
Sep
27
Senate Judiciary Committee hearings continue on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen — see here
Sep
27
New America, DiploFoundation and Internet Society-DC event on internet governance, lunch, noon, New America, Suite 900, 740 15th St. NW — see here
Sep
27
House Communications Subcommittee hearing on the state of the U.S. media market, 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn — see here
Sep
27
Politico’s AI Summit: Innovation & Governance, 9 a.m., Liaison Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Ave. NW — see here
Sep
28
FCC Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council meets, 1 p.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here