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State of the Net Conference, Hyatt Regency
January 30, 2008, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
8:00 am Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Technology Exhibits
8:30 am Welcome Introduction Jerry Berman, Chairman, Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee
9:20 am General Session: Telecom Policy Issues

Measuring Broadband: What Metrics Really Matter?
- Rob Atkinson, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (moderator) [bio]
- Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Federal Communications Commission [bio]
- George Ford, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies [bio]
- Link Hoewing, Verizon Communications [bio]
- John Horrigan, Pew Internet & American Life Project [bio]
- Taylor Reynolds, OECD [bio]
10:30 am General Session: Intellectual Property and Innovation

Internet Copyright Filters: Finding the Balance
- Greg Jackson, University of Chicago [bio]
- Gregory Marchwinski, Red Lambda, Inc. [bio]
- Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge [bio]

11:30 am Breakout Sessions

Opening Up 700 mHz &: White Spaces: What Hath the FCC Wrought?
- Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation [bio]
- Scott Cleland, Precursor, LLC [bio]
- Jason Devitt, Skydeck [bio]
- Blair Levin, Stifel Nicolaus [bio]

Info Tech: Aid to Energy Conservation or Culprit in Consumption?
- Douglas Johnson, Consumer Electronics Association [bio]
- Eric Masanet, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [bio]
- Kurt Roth, TIAX [bio]
- Bill Weihl, Google [bio]

12:30 pm Luncheon Keynote Discussion
1:30 pm General Session: Trust, Privacy, and Security

Social Networking Privacy: An Oxymoron
- danah boyd, UC Berkeley [bio]
- Eric Goldman, Santa Clara University [bio]
- Chris Kelly, Facebook
- Commissioner Jon Leibowitz,Federal Trade Commission [bio]
- Daniel Solove, GWU Law School [bio]

2:30 pm Breakout Sessions

Get A Virtual Life: Policy Issues Facing Online Worlds &: Game Spaces?
- Edward Castronova, Indiana University, Bloomington [bio]
- Ken Dreifach, Linden Labs/Second Life [bio]
- Sean Kane, Drakeford & Kane LLC [bio]
- Eric Krangel (aka Eric Reuters in Second Life)
- Larry Magid, CBS News On-Air Technology Analyst and Blogsafety.org (moderator) [bio]

What's Congress' Role in the Health IT Revolution?
- Leslie Harris, Center for Democracy & Technology (moderator) [bio]
- Peter Neupert, Corporate Vice President Health Solutions Group, Microsoft Corporation [bio]

3:30 pm Closing General Session: International Policy Perspectives

International Content Control: Are the Days of the Borderless Internet Over?
- Ambassador David Gross, U.S. State Department [bio]

5:00 pm Eleventh Annual Kickoff Technology Policy Exhibition
(Free Admission)
Location: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902



Contact
Danielle Yates at dyates@netcaucus.org or 202-638-4370 for more information.


This is a widely attended event hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC), part of a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. The ICAC is a private sector organization comprised of public interest groups, trade associations, non-profits, and industry leaders. The diversity of ICAC membership ensures that all educational events and initiatives are fair and balanced forums for Internet-related discussion. The ICAC does not promote any particular policy position.