Communications Daily is a Warren News publication.
April 2018
3
Apr
FCBA Wireline Committee brown bag lunch on transfer of USF funding to the U.S. Treasury, rescheduled from March 21, still at 12:15 p.m., Wilkinson Barker, North Tower, Suite 800, 1800 M St. NW
4
Apr
FCBA International Telecom Committee CLE on space traffic management, 6 p.m., Sheppard Mullin, Suite 100, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
4
Apr
Cable Hall of Fame celebration, Ziegfeld Ballroom, 141 W. 54th St., New York
4
Apr
FCC Wireline Bureau 27th Local Number Portability Administrator Transition Outreach and Education Plan webcast, 3 p.m. EDT
5
Apr
Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Hawaii false missile alert, 10 a.m., East-West Center, Keoni Auditorium, 1601 East-West Rd., Honolulu
7
Apr
NAB Show, Las Vegas Convention Center
8
Apr
American Bar Association/FCBA annual event during NAB, Encore Hotel, Las Vegas
10
Apr
Copyright Office hearings on possible exemptions to allow circumvention of technological measures for copyrighted works, Library of Congress, Madison Building's Mumford Room, 101 Independence Ave. SE
10
Apr
Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 2:15 p.m., location changed to 216 Hart
10
Apr
WRC-19 Advisory Committee Terrestrial Services Working Group 2, 1 p.m. EDT, teleconference only
10
Apr
Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey Area Public Safety Regional Planning committees meet, 10 a.m., Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department, Delaware Memorial Bridge Toll Plaza, Julia Building, 2nd-floor Training Room, 2162 New Castle Ave., New Castle, Delaware
11
Apr
FCC Library annual open house, held at the library, 9:30 a.m.
11
Apr
House Commerce Committee hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn
11
Apr
Annual American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section spring meeting, with many government and other officials, Marriott Marquis, 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW
11
Apr
WRC-19 Advisory Committee Working Group 4, 10-11 a.m. EDT, by teleconference, 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008 Participant Code: 1383844
11
Apr
WRC-19 Advisory Committee Working Group 3: Space Services, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT Teleconference Only: 888-858-2144 or 646-746-3008 Participant Code: 8672480
12
Apr
First 2018 meeting of FCC Technological Advisory Council, rescheduled from March 7, now at 12:30 p.m., Commission Meeting Room
12
Apr
Computer & Communications Industry Association lunch panel on competition policy and tech industry, noon, Grand Hyatt, 1000 H St. NW
12
Apr
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,” 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen
12
Apr
American Library Association lunch event on broadband in tribal, rural areas, including Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, 11:15 a.m., SVC 201-00 Capitol Visitor Center
13
Apr
FCC Public Safety Bureau workshop on communications information needs in crises, 9 a.m., Commission Meeting Room
16
Apr
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly keynotes NTCA Legislative and Policy Conference, 8 a.m., Hyatt Regency Washington Hotel
16
Apr
Space Foundation annual Space Symposium, Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado
16
Apr
Technology Policy Institute lunch event on Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, noon, Reserve Officers Association/Top of the Hill, Ballroom, 1 Constitution Ave. NE
16
Apr
U.S. Chamber of Commerce and BusinessEurope host Transatlantic Business Works Summit, noon-6:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St. NW
17
Apr
CTA Digital Patriots Dinner. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F Sts. NW
17
Apr
House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on Internet prioritization, 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn
17
Apr
FCC monthly commissioners' meeting, 10:30 a.m., Commission Meeting Room
17
Apr
Net neutrality debate pitting Mozilla Chairwoman Mitchell Baker and former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler vs. former FCC Chief Economist Michael Katz and Reason.com Editor-at-Large Nick Gillespie, sponsored by Intelligence Squared, 7:30-9 p.m. CDT, Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, and livestreamed
17
Apr
House Communications Subcommittee paid prioritization hearing, time changed to 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn
17
Apr
Open Technology Institute event on secure multiparty computation and privacy, noon, New America, #900, 740 15th St. NW
18
Apr
Aspen Institute lunch event on digital-age counterintelligence, with National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina, noon, Suite 700, 2300 N St. NW
18
Apr
Local number portability administrator transition webcast with PwC, 3 p.m. EDT
18
Apr
Senate Commerce Committee hearing on “Abusive Robocalls,” 10 a.m., 253 Russell
18
Apr
FCC Wireline Bureau Local Number Portability Administrator Transition Outreach and Education Plan webcast, 3 p.m. EDT
18
Apr
NTIA BroadbandUSA webinar, 2 p.m. EDT
19
Apr
ITIF panel on "Accelerating Drone Innovation While Ensuring Public Safety," 1-2:30 p.m., 1101 K St. NW Suite 610A
19
Apr
Universal Service Administrative Co. board meets, on April 19, 23 and 24, USAC, Suite 900, 700 12th St. NW
19
Apr
Media Institute luncheon with State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary-Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy Robert Strayer, St. Regis Hotel, Astor Ballroom, 12:30 p.m.
19
Apr
FCBA Engineering and Technical and Internet of Things committees CLE on “Technology and Policy for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles,” 3-5:15 p.m., Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St. NW
19
Apr
FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly speaks, 2 p.m., American Enterprise Institute, Auditorium, 1789 Massachusetts Ave. NW
19
Apr
Postponed: House Digital Commerce Subcommittee hearing on robocall hearing
19
Apr
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation event on drone innovation and safety, 1 p.m., 610A, 1101 K St. NW
23
Apr
FCC and FTC "Technology Expo" on fighting illegal robocalls, 10 a.m., Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 702 8th St. NW
23
Apr
World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee, 11 a.m., FCC Commission Meeting Room
23
Apr
Copyright Office hearings on possible exemptions to allow circumvention of technological measures for copyrighted works, UCLA School of Law, Room 1314, 385 Young Dr. E., Los Angeles
24
Apr
Southern Lake Michigan 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning committees meet, 1 p.m., Grundy County Consolidated 911 Center, 78 W. Lowery Road, Morris, Illinois
24
Apr
New America Foundation luncheon on Spectrum as Infrastructure, noon-2 p.m., 740 15th St. NW, Suite 900
24
Apr
Florida 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning committees meet, 10 a.m. Wyndham Lake Buena Vista, 1850 Hotel Plaza Blvd., Lake Buena Vista
24
Apr
FCBA CLE on “Ethics in a Changing World,” 6 p.m., Drinker Biddle, 1500 K St. NW
24
Apr
FCBA Wireline Committee brown bag lunch on the Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act, 12:15 p.m., Jenner & Block, Suite 900, 1099 New York Ave. NW
24
Apr
Smart fabrics daylong event with sponsors including CTA, and speakers including Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Reagan Building
25
Apr
Institute for Policy Innovation annual World Intellectual Property Day event, 10:30 a.m., 2044 Rayburn
25
Apr
Next meeting of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, 9 a.m., Commission Meeting Room
25
Apr
Senate Commerce Committee considers Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (S-2343), other legislation and nominees including Rebecca Slaughter to FTC and, to CPB, Rubydee Calvert as public TV stations representative and Laura Gore Ross, also as member, 9:45 a.m., 106 Dirksen
25
Apr
Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee meets, 9 a.m., Morgan Lewis, Suite 201, 1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
26
Apr
Georgetown Law and Massachusetts Institute of Technology test pairing law students with engineers to see if they can write better privacy laws; Center on Privacy & Technology event, 1 p.m., 12th-floor Gewirz, 120 F St. NW
26
Apr
U.S. Copyright Office event on “Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity,” 10:30 a.m., Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE
26
Apr
5G Automotive Association daylong event on C-V2X, Hyatt Regency Washington Capitol Hill
26
Apr
House Appropriations Financial Services Subcommittee hearing with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on FY 2019 budget request, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn
26
Apr
House Judiciary Committee hearing on social media filtering and policing, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn
27
Apr
House Digital Commerce Subcommittee rescheduled hearing on robocalls and spoofing, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn
27
Apr
Congressional Internet Caucus Academy lunch on Antitrust & the Internet: A New Way of Looking at Competition, noon-1 p.m., Rayburn House Office Building (Room TBD)
27
Apr
Event on Ranking Digital Rights 2018 Corporate Accountability Index, noon, New America Foundation, Suite 900, 740 15th St. NW
27
Apr
North American Numbering Council meets, 9:30 a.m., FCC Commission Meeting Room
27
Apr
George Mason University Program on Economics & Privacy annual, daylong digital policy scholars event, 8 a.m., Scalia Law School, Founders Hall, 3351 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, Virginia
30
Apr
Hudson Institute event on "space 2.0," noon, Stern Policy Center, Suite 400, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW