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March 2019
(86 events)
Mar
1
Cato Institute conference on big tech, 8 a.m., Hayek Auditorium, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Mar
1
Colorado Regional Planning committees meet, 1:05 p.m., Colorado Emergency Operations Center, East Conference Room, Suite 200, 9195 E. Mineral Ave., Centennial — see here
Mar
3
K&L Gates blockchain discussion, 7:30 a.m., Suite 3300, 70 West Madison St., Chicago — see here
Mar
4
Center for Strategic and International Studies program on digital governance, 2 p.m., 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW — see here
Mar
4
Wiley Rein roundtable and lunch with FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly, 12:30 p.m., 1776 K St. NW — see here
Mar
5
World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee maritime, aeronautical and radar services working group meets,11 a.m. EST, 888-858-2144, code: 9037202 — see here
Mar
5
Technology Policy Institute event on competition among Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google, 12:30 p.m., lunch, City Club of Washington, 555 13th St. NW — see here
Mar
5
Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law and Policy program on T-Mobile/Sprint, noon, Capitol Visitors' Center, SVC 210-212 — see here
Mar
5
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on competition, 2:30 p.m., 226 Dirksen — see here
Mar
5–8
2019 Internet2 Global Summit, Marriott Marquis Washington — see here
Mar
6
Washington Space Business Roundtable breakfast with Office of Space Commerce Director Kevin O’Connell, 8:30 a.m., City Club of Washington, 555 13th St. NW — see here
Mar
6
Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council Broadband and Social Justice Summit, Arnold & Porter, 601 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Mar
6
House Consumer Protection & Commerce Subcommittee hearing on diversity and inclusion in the technology sector, 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn, rescheduled from Feb. 14 — see here
Mar
7
Silicon Flatirons program on intellectual property and gender, 8:30 a.m., University of Colorado Law School, Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom, 2450 Kittredge Loop Rd., Boulder, also livestream — see here
Mar
7
Senate Security Subcommittee hearing, “China: Challenges for U.S. Commerce,” 10 a.m., 562 Dirksen — see here
Mar
7
Internet Society and Pew Research Center release study on mobile technology, communities and internet, 3 p.m., Microsoft, 11th floor, 901 K St. NW, also livestream — see here and see here
Mar
7
FCC Media Bureau and Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment daylong symposium on media diversity, 9 a.m., Commission Meeting Room, livestream — see here and see here
Mar
8
FCBA's general counsels breakfast panel, 8 a.m., Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St. NW — see here
Mar
8
FCC Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council VI final meeting, 1 p.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Mar
9–14
ICANN's ICANN|64, Kobe Portopia Hotel & Kobe International Conference Center, Japan — see here
Mar
11–12
National Institute of Standards and Technology threshold cryptography workshop, Green Auditorium, Main Building (101), 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, Maryland — see here
Mar
11
World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee meets, 11 a.m., Commission Meeting Room, also livestream — see here
Mar
11
Digital Policy Institute webinar on privacy, 2 p.m. EDT — see here
Mar
12
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on general data protection regulation and California Consumer Protection Act, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen — see here
Mar
12
Senate Communications Subcommittee hearing on rural broadband investment, 2:30 p.m., 216 Hart — see here
Mar
12
House Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on T-Mobile/Sprint, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn — see here
Mar
12
Brookings Institution event on China, U.S. and artificial intelligence, 2 p.m., Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, also webcast — see here and see here
Mar
12
Brookings Institution book discussion, ex-FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, 9 a.m., Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Mar
12
House Communications Subcommittee hearing on restoring net neutrality protections, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn — see here
Mar
13
Senate IP Subcommittee hearing with Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu, 2:30 p.m., 226 Dirksen — see here
Mar
13
Senate Commerce Committee hearing on U.S. and space, 10 a.m., G50 Dirksen — see here
Mar
13
Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on 9th Circuit Appeals Court nominees Daniel Collins and Kenneth Lee, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen — see here
Mar
13
Washington Space Business Roundtable panel on small satellite launch service providers, 11:30 a.m., City Club of Washington, 555 13th St. NW — see here
Mar
13
Brookings Institution discussion on cybersecurity education, including Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., noon, Saul/Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Mar
14
American Antitrust Institute roundtable on monopolization law and enforcement, 1 p.m., National Press Club, Holeman Lounge — see here
Mar
14
Media Financial Management Association’s localism event on cybersecurity, 8 a.m., Withum office, 26th floor, 1 Logan Square, Philadelphia — see here
Mar
14
Brookings Institution hosts FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips on regulating online consumer privacy and emerging technologies, 11 a.m., Brookings, Saul/Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Mar
14
Brookings Institution on big data and economic measurement, 1:15 p.m., also webcast, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Mar
14
House Commerce Subcommittee hearing on vehicle technology and drunken driving, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn — see here
Mar
14
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies before House Oversight Committee, time, location TBD — see here
Mar
15
FCC commissioners’ meeting, 10:30 a.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Mar
15
Technology Policy Institute panel on blockchain policy, 12:30 p.m., 268 Capitol Visitors Center — see here
Mar
15
Equals Global Partnership on gender digital equality, 12:45 p.m., Express Bar, General Assembly building, United Nations, New York — see here
Mar
17–19
America’s Cable Association Summit26, ​Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H St. NW — see here
Mar
18
FCBA committees brown bag lunch on Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, 12:15 p.m., Arnold & Porter, 601 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Mar
19
American Action Forum event on regulating technology, 11:30 a.m., lunch, 562 Dirksen — see here
Mar
19
Utah State University's Center for Growth and Opportunity on privacy, 2 p.m., 188 Russell — see here
Mar
19–20
Association of National Advertisers law and policy conference, Ritz Carlton, 1150 22nd St. NW — see here
Mar
19–21
American Cable Association summit, Grand Hyatt Washington — see here
Mar
19
Telecommunications Industry Association and Samsung panel on supply chain, noon, Samsung, 6th floor, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE — see here
Mar
20
FirstNet board and committees meet, 10:30 CDT Westin Jackson, 407 S. Congress St., Jackson, Mississippi, call-in 888–942–9044, code: 7344096# — see here
Mar
20
Cato Institute forum on Chevron doctrine, 4 p.m., Hayek Auditorium, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Mar
20
FCBA Wireline Committee brown bag lunch on Rural Utilities Service broadband grants, 12:15 p.m., Jenner & Block, Suite 900, 1099 New York Ave. NW — see here
Mar
20–21
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Sensors 2019 conference, The Henry Hotel, 300 Town Center Drive, Dearborn, Michigan — see here
Mar
20
NTIA BroadbandUSA webinar, 2 p.m. EST — see here
Mar
20
Center for Strategic and International Studies Schieffer Series on China, including 5G, 5 p.m., also webcast, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. — see here
Mar
20–21
California Public Utilities Commission summit on wildfire technology, venue TBD, Sacramento — see here
Mar
20
FTC hearing on broadband competition and consumer protection, time TBD, Constitution Center Auditorium, 400 7th St. SW — see here
Mar
21
FCBA Privacy & Data Security Symposium, 2 p.m., Arnold & Porter, 601 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Mar
21
Michigan 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning committees meet, 10 a.m., Michigan’s Public Safety Communications System, 7150 Harris Drive, Dimondale — see here
Mar
21
University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement conference on free expression on campus, noon, 1608 Rhode Island Ave. NW — see here
Mar
21
FCBA International Telecom Committee brown bag lunch on ITU conference preparatory meeting wrap-up, 12:15 p.m., Shepard Mullin, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Mar
22
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation on U.S. Postal Service and e-commerce, 12:30 p.m., 2060 Rayburn, rescheduled from Feb. 20 — see here
Mar
25
POSTPONED: FTC roundtable with the state attorneys general, time TBD, Constitution Center Auditorium, 400 7th St. SW — see here
Mar
25
U.S. Council for International Business and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Digital Economy Conference; AT&T Forum, 601 New Jersey Ave. NW — see here
Mar
25–26
FTC hearing on agency’s international role, time TBD, FTC, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Mar
26
LeadershIP Conference, including roundable with Patent and Trade Office Director Andrei Iancu and DOJ Antitrust Division Chief Makan Delrahim, Newseum, Knight Conference Center, 7th floor — see here
Mar
26
Davis Wright, legal issues of artificial intelligence in news gathering, 5:30 p.m., Suite 2100, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York — see here
Mar
26
House Communications Subcommittee marks up Save the Internet Act (HR-1644), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn — see here
Mar
26
Hudson Institute event on 5G, 9:15 a.m., Suite 400, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Mar
26
FCBA IoT and Wireless committees panel on rural IoT, brown bag lunch, 12:15 p.m., Jenner & Block, Suite 900, 1099 New York Ave. NW — see here
Mar
26
Senate Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on small businesses and data privacy challenges, 2:30 p.m., 562 Dirksen — see here
Mar
26
Free State Foundation telecom policy event, 8:30 a.m., National Press Club — see here
Mar
26
FCC Technological Advisory Council meets, rescheduled from Dec. 5 and Jan. 15, 10 a.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Mar
27
Mintz CLE on general data protection regulation, webinar, 1 p.m. EDT — see here
Mar
27
Media Institute Communications Forum luncheon, CTIA President Meredith Baker, noon, Willard Room, Willard Hotel — see here
Mar
27
FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia region meets, 10 a.m., Prince George’s County Public Safety Communications Center, 17321 Melford Blvd., Bowie, Maryland — see here
Mar
27
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation panel on pros and cons of companies hacking, 1 p.m., Suite 610A, 1101 K St. NW — see here
Mar
27
Postponed to June 11: FTC public workshop on online event-ticket marketplace, 9:30 a.m., Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW — see here
Mar
28
FCC North American Numbering Council meets, 9:30 a.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Mar
28
Computer & Communications Industry Association panel on digital economy with keynoter FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, noon, Renaissance Hotel Washington DC Downtown Hotel, 999 9th St. NW — see here
Mar
28
Patent and Trademark Office and NTIA meet on developing digital market for copyrighted works, 8:30 a.m., PTO, Clara Barton Auditorium, 600 Dulany St., Alexandria, Virginia — see here
Mar
28
Copyright Office modernization webinar on user-centered design principals, noon EDT — see here
Mar
28
FCBA Homeland Security and Emergency Communications Committee on 5G and public safety, brown bag lunch, 12:15 p.m., Wireless Infrastructure Association, Suite 210, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia — see here
Mar
29
FCBA and George Washington University Law School’s Federal Communications Law Journal Annual Symposium on privacy regulation, 1 p.m., GW Law's Tasher Great Room, 2000 H St. NW — see here
Mar
29
Brookings Institution on digital technology and artificial intelligence, 10:30 a.m., also webcast, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here