Communications Daily is a Warren News publication.
May 2020
1
May
CANCELED: FCBA annual seminar, Boar’s Head Resort, 200 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia
4
May
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks livestreamed roundtable on broadband access for students from historically black colleges and universities during the pandemic, 1 p.m. EDT
4
May
RESCHEDULED: ITU summit on artificial intelligence, Geneva, Sept. 21-25
5
May
FCC North American Numbering Council meets, 9:30 a.m. EDT, via conference call; for public, via livestream
5
May
Rural Utilities Service webinar on second application window for distance learning and telemedicine grants, 2 p.m. EDT
5
May
FCC Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force webinar on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, 4 p.m. EDT
5
May
Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, as director of national intelligence, 9:30 a.m., 106 Dirksen and livestream
5
May
FCBA virtual CLE on small cells, noon EDT
6
May
Aspen Institute virtual program on crisis in local news, noon EDT
6
May
Brookings Institution webinar on telehealth before and after COVID-19 pandemic, with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, 2 p.m. EDT
6
May
ATIS synchronization and timing systems webinar on 5G and smart cities, 10 a.m. EDT
6
May
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center virtual program on tech during coronavirus, 3:30 p.m. EDT
6
May
Broadband Communities webinar on how tier one providers are handling pandemic, 2 p.m. EDT
6
May
Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on DOD spectrum policy, Ligado and national security, 3 p.m., G50 Dirksen and livestream
7
May
FCBA Mass Media Committee off-the-record virtual brown bag lunch on political advertising, includes FCC staff, 12:15 p.m. EDT
7
May
Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., and FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks host virtual panel on digital divide in Michigan, 1 p.m. EDT
7
May
Ballard Spahr webinar on FTC and consumer protection, noon EDT
7
May
Fiber Broadband Association webinar on fiber to the premises and 10 gigabit passive optical networks, 2 p.m. EDT
8
May
Brookings Institution webinar on China’s global technological reach, 9:30 a.m. EDT
8
May
Cato Institute online policy forum on digital dollars, 11 a.m. EDT
11
May
CTA and Northern Virginia Technology Council webinar with Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia on restarting economy, 11 a.m. EDT
11
May
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions and National Institutes of Standards and Technology workshop on synchronization and timing systems, Westin Bellevue, 600 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, Washington
11
May
FCBA virtual spring keynote with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, 2 p.m. EDT
11
May
House Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee teleconference on consumer protection for the COVID-19 pandemic, with FTC Chairman Joe Simons, noon EDT
13
May
Senate Commerce Committee hearing on broadband and COVID-19, 10 a.m. G50 Dirksen
13
May
New York Metropolitan and Northern New Jersey Regional Planning Committees meet virtually, 10 a.m. EST
13
May
FCC commissioners’ meeting, 10:30 a.m., Commission Meeting Room
13
May
POSTPONED: FCBA Pacific Northwest Chapter lunch panel on 5G preparation, 11:45 a.m., Davis Wright, first floor, 929 108th Ave., Bellevue, Washington
13
May
NAB Show Express, virtual
13
May
RESCHEDULED: FTC workshop on agency’s proposed amendments to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s safeguards rule, 9 a.m., now July 13 online
13
May
Brookings Institution webinar on orbital debris, 10:30 a.m. EDT
13
May
CyberSatCom, Hyatt Regency LAX, 6225 W. Century Blvd.
13
May
New York Metropolitan and Northern New Jersey Regional Planning Committees meet virtually, 10 a.m. EDT
13
May
ATIS synchronization and timing systems webinar on finance, electric power and broadcast, 10 a.m. EDT
14
May
New York Metropolitan and Northern New Jersey Regional Planning committees meet, 10 a.m., Paramus Life Safety Complex, Jockish Square, Paramus, New Jersey
18
May
Aspen Institute virtual meeting with Facebook oversight board members, 3 p.m. EDT
18
May
NAB and CTA virtual discussion on ATSC 3.0, including FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, 3:30 p.m. EDT
18
May
Regulatory Transparency Project webinar with FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, noon EDT
19
May
ACT|The App Association virtual program on COVID-19 and digital divide, including FCC Commissioners Mike O’Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel, 10 a.m. EDT
19
May
Wireless Infrastructure Association holds virtual Connect (X) conference, instead of what was scheduled for May 18-21 in Miami Beach
19
May
Consortium for School Networking conference, virtual
19
May
American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council webinar on network modernization, noon EDT
19
May
House Communications Subcommittee teleconference with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on COVID-19, noon EDT
20
May
ATIS synchronization and timing systems webinar on timing security, resilience and global navigation satellite systems, 10 a.m.
20
May
Senate Commerce Committee considers Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks Act (S-2904); Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (S-3712); Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020 (S-3717); and Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020 (S-3728); and nominations of Neil Jacobs to NOAA, Finch Fulton and Diana Furchtgott-Roth as assistant secretaries of transportation, and Chase Johnson as FCC inspector general, 10 a.m., G50 Dirksen
20
May
League of Innovative Schools virtual town hall on homework gap, including FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, 4 p.m. EDT
20
May
Center for Democracy & Technology webinar on Bluetooth contact tracing, 12:30 p.m. EDT
20
May
ACA Connects discussion on broadband and small ISPs, with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., 5 p.m. EDT
20
May
USTelecom webinar on telehealth, including FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, 1 p.m. EDT
20
May
FCC webinar for state, local, tribal and territorial government officials on Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, 2 p.m. EDT
20
May
Puerto Rico Public 700 and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning committees meet, 9 a.m., Tren Urbano Warehouse, Martinez Nadal Station Road, Guaynabo; also virtually
21
May
Center for Data Innovation webinar on digital currency, noon EDT
21
May
FBCA virtual CLE on FCC and telehealth, 3 p.m. EDT
21
May
Center for Strategic & International Studies online discussion on digital solutions to COVID-19 and urban challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, 9 a.m. EDT
21
May
Technology Policy Institute online panel on data portability and interoperability for tech platforms, noon EDT
26
May
FCBA Florida chapter virtual brown bag lunch on blockchain technology, 12:15 p.m. EDT
27
May
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation webinar on cybersecurity and physical distancing, noon EDT
27
May
Lincoln Network digital chat with FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly on 5G, 1:30 p.m. EDT
27
May
New America Ranking Digital Rights launch of second #ItstheBusinessModel report on viral harmful content, 11:30 EDT
27
May
Senate Judiciary IP Subcommittee staff briefing on music rights within Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 2 p.m. EDT, conducted via Skype
27
May
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International virtual event on drone workflows, 1 p.m. EDT
27
May
International Institute of Communications webinar on 5G and health misinformation amid COVID-19, 4:30 a.m. EDT
28
May
Pillsbury roundtable webinar on digital payments platforms, 2:30 p.m. EDT
29
May
Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition update on congressional broadband legislation, webinar, 1 p.m. EDT