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January 23, 2017
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State of the Net Registration Open: Early Bird / Jan 23 / New Opportunities for Internet Policy

Early bird registration is now open for the 13th Annual State of the Net Conference, the nation’s premier Internet policy conference. State of the Net will take place on Monday, January 23, 2017. Monday the 23rd will be the first business day of the new Administration. Early bird registration rates will be open until December 24, 2017. Register here.

State of the Net will explore a range of issues with which the Trump Administration and the new Congress will have to grapple. We’ll explore the Future of Work in America as well as a renewed, and pronounced, focus on cyber security issues. The agenda will devote a whole track of programming to the state of Internet governance as world alliances evolve. State of the Net will be your first look at the new players and the new issues that will take center stage. Whether it’s encryption or federal communications jurisdiction, State of the Net is the best place to get your arms around the issues.

State of the Net attracts over 600 attendees by providing unparalleled opportunities to network and engage on key policy issues. The 2017 edition of State of the Net will take place at The Newseum’s Knight Conference Center, which overlooks the U.S. Capitol Building as well as the inaugural parade route.

For sponsorship inquiries, please visit our 2017 Sponsorship page.

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20160802 – State of the Net Save the Date

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Dear {!Contact.FirstName},

We are pleased to announce that 13th Annual State of the Net Internet, the nation’s premier technology policy conference will take place on Monday, January 23, 2017. Monday the 23rd will be the first day of the newly minted Administration, as we inaugurate the 45th President of the United States three days prior. At the same time a new U.S. Congress will settle in on Capitol Hill. Join us at State of the Net as we get to work on the most important Internet policy challenges of the day.

State of the Net will explore a range of issues that the new Administration and the new Congress will have to grapple with. From telecom in a Title II era to a renewed and pronounced focus on cyber security issues, State of the Net will be your first look at the new players and the new issues that will take center stage. Whether it’s encryption or surveillance reform, State of the Net is the best place to debate them all. This conference is unique. It’s been consistently lauded for its balanced blend of perspectives and its provocative thinkers.

State of the Net attracts over 600 attendees by providing unparalleled opportunities to network and engage on key policy issues. The 2017 edition of State of the Net will take place at The Newseum’s Knight Conference Center, which overlooks the inaugural parade route.

We welcome all input for the State of the Net conference series. Please share your expertise by filling out this form to help organize the upcoming event. We will treat your feedback confidentially. For sponsorship inquiries, please visit our 2017 Sponsorship page.
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Follow us on Twitter for conference news and updates as we finalize the conference agenda and announce our panelists and keynote speakers. Registration will be free for all government staff, press and media, and a limited number of student tickets are available. Discounted tickets are available for non-profit and academic attendees.

The State of the Net Conference is hosted by the Internet Education Foundation (IEF), a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. IEF takes no positions on legislation or regulation. Rather, it’s a neutral platform where thought leaders debate important technology issues that shape legislative and administration policy in an open forum. We vigilantly adhere to our mission to curate balanced and dynamic debates among Internet stakeholders. Our volunteer board members ensure that we dutifully execute that mission. More information on the ICAC is available at www.neted.org.

Copyright © 2016-2017 State of the Net, All rights reserved.

 

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Introducing The Snowden Effect Series

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The Internet Education Foundation invites you to…

The Snowden Effect Series

In June 2013 former NSA contractor Edward Snowden set in motion a torrent of revelations of the NSA’s electronic surveillance capabilities and practices. Through 2013, news outlets and social media poured out wave after wave of articles detailing classified government programs with names like PRISM, MonsterMind, Bulk Collection, and Boundless Informant. The scope of the programs revealed was breathtaking. Internet companies and other world leaders publicly expressed outrage when documents showed that private communications had been compromised. This had immediate ripple effects in business, government, and our national security.

Three years later we’re gathering a slew of experts to reflect upon the effects of those revelations — the Snowden Effects.

The revelations have lead to a repositioning of global partnerships, a deeper conversation about the role of government, a thorough reexamination at our fundamental rights, liberties and principles, and a sober realization that the world may not be as safe a place as we would like it to be.

This 3-part series — presented by the Internet Education Foundation (IEF) — focuses on the resultant changes put in motion by Edward Snowden’s revelations — rather than the man himself. The “Snowden Effect” series shines a light on three distinct but inter-related areas: government surveillance reform, de-cloudification and data localization, and commercial trust and transparency. Our cross-IEF event series will be presented under three of our main programs, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, the Internet Law and Policy Foundry and the State of the Net Series.

Join us on September 27th, at the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center for What Nationality is Your Data?, our first event, set under the banner of State of the Net. We will announce our panelists shortly.

Our second event, The Changing Landscape of Subpoenas, Transparency and Trust, co-hosted with the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute, will be held in mid-October at a date to be announced shortly. Finally, our third event, The Future of Surveillance Laws, One Year After USA FREEDOM, will take place on October 28th in the Rayburn House Office Building.

Date: Tuesday, September 27th, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location: Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center, 901 K Street, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20001
Register: Via Eventbrite here.
Website: www.neted.org/snowden.html
Follow: @SOTN | #SnowdenEffect

Register for the Snowden Effect Series

The Internet Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported by public interest groups, corporations, and associations representative of the diversity of the Internet community. The mission of the IEF is to assure informed policymaking on Internet-related issues within both government and the private sector, promote the Internet as a valuable medium for democratic participation, communications, and commerce, and educate the public about the challenges and problems presented by the Internet medium and offer potential solutions.

Copyright © 2016 Internet Education Foundation, All rights reserved.

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Zero Rating and the App-Accessed Economy: Can It Be Squared With Principles of Net Neutrality?

Join the discussion at the 12th Annual State of the Net Conference on January 25, 2016

Zero-rating plans and offerings continue to emerge across the world as a way to provide certain Internet content and applications to citizens at free or special costs. These services often are referred to as “toll-free data.” Sometimes this zero-rated Internet content is provided at reduced rates (sometimes even free) or at attractive terms (the content does not count against a mobile data cap, for instance). Many different zero-rating services have emerged in the U.S. and around the world. Some plans provide free services and content in developing communities around the globe; others are domestic and entertainment-based. There are many others and more certainly on the way. Our panel will look at the myriad zero-rating plans and will imagine what zero rating plans are on the horizon around the world and at home. They will discuss the benefits of zero-rating plans and also address criticism that some of these plans run afoul of net neutrality principles.

We invite you to join this important conversation at the 12th Annual State of the Net Internet Policy Conference on January 25, 2016 at our afternoon panel Zero Rating and the App-Accessed Internet.

Leading the conversation will be:

Zero Rating and the App-Accessed Economy: Can It Be Squared With Principles of Net Neutrality?
Marguerite Reardon, Senior Writer, CNET (Moderator)
Zero Rating and the App-Accessed Economy: Can It Be Squared With Principles of Net Neutrality?
Roslyn Layton, Ph.D. Fellow, Aalborg University, Center for Communication, Media and Information Technologies
Zero Rating and the App-Accessed Economy: Can It Be Squared With Principles of Net Neutrality?

Kevin Martin, Vice President, Mobile and Global Access Policy, Facebook

Zero Rating and the App-Accessed Economy: Can It Be Squared With Principles of Net Neutrality?

Barbara Van Schewick, Director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society

Zero Rating and the App-Accessed Economy: Can It Be Squared With Principles of Net Neutrality?

Jorge Vargas, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Wikimedia Foundation

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Attorney General Loretta Lynch to Keynote State of the Net

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We are thrilled to announce that the Honorable Loretta Lynch, 83rd Attorney General of the United States, will be a keynote speaker at the 12th Annual State of the Net Internet Policy Conference on January 25th, 2016. The State of the Net Conference is the largest Internet policy conference in the country and is unique in its mandate to be an open forum for Internet policy debate. Ms. Lynch’s participation as a keynote speaker highlights the importance of the Internet in governance and law enforcement today.

Ms. Lynch received her A.B, cum laude, from Harvard College in 1981 and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1984. She was appointed to lead the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York for the first time in 1999 by President Clinton, and a second time in 2010 by President Obama. In April 2015, Ms. Lynch was sworn in as the Attorney General by Vice President Joe Biden. Since in office, Ms. Lynch has been avidly involved in global and domestic matters dealing with corrupt officials, cybercriminals, terrorists, and human traffickers.

Ms. Lynch has led the Department of Justice as it has navigated new issues for law enforcement on the Internet as well as threats from terrorists and extremist actors online. State of the Net will also feature breakout discussions in the afternoon examining these and other issues central transnational relations and internet policy.

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War of the Words: Is ISIS Weaponizing the Internet?

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Join the discussion at the 12th Annual State of the Net Conference on January 25, 2016

On Friday, top U.S. officials met with leaders of major technology firms to discuss ways to assuage terror threats exhibited on social media, and announced the creation of the Countering Violent Extremism Task Force. From industry leaders to policymakers, stakeholders from all sides are attempting to tackle this new digital threat.

We invite you to join this important conversation at the 12th Annual State of the Net Internet Policy Conference on January 25, 2016 at our afternoon panel War of the Words: Is ISIS Weaponizing the Internet?

This timely breakout session will include Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the National Security Division at the Department of Justice, Mary B. McCord as well as experts on intermediary liability and social media platforms.

Leading the conversation will be:

War of the Words: Is ISIS Weaponizing the Internet?

Ben FitzGerald, Director of the Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security (Moderator)

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Emma Llanso, Director – Free Expression Project, Center for Democracy & Technology

 
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Daphne Keller, Director of Intermediary Liability, Stanford Center for Internet and Society.
 
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Mary B. McCord, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
War of the Words: Is ISIS Weaponizing the Internet?
Gina Grandinetti Woodworth, Vice President of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Internet Association.

The panel will consider the right policy options to deal with this serious issue, how much companies should voluntarily cooperate with the government to keep violent propaganda off their platforms and identify suspicious users, and what can be done to control and combat propaganda that is spread via social media. Don’t miss out! Find more panel details here.

 

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State of the Net Wireless Agenda Announced

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Announcing The State of the Net Wireless Agenda

We’re excited to announce even more speakers and panels for the 7th annual State of the Net Wireless Conference on Monday, April 20 at the Newseum (Mobile users view the mobile agenda here). The exciting agenda features discussions with renowned Internet industry analyst Craig Moffett, F.C.C. enforcer Travis LeBlanc and a wireless conversation with Representative Blake Farenthold. State of the Net Wireless will feature discussions on the Internet of Things, the Exciting Future of Wireless Networks and more. We have a few more tweaks to the agenda, which is subject to change.

The State of the Net Conference is an inclusive Internet stakeholder event providing a balanced set of perspectives and a place where the Internet policy community can come together. Thanks to our generous sponsors the conference is free to attend for all. Please join us and don’t wait to get your complimentary ticket. And make sure you follow @SOTN and use the hashtag #SOTNW on Twitter for conference updates!

Monday, April 20, 2015 from 2 PM to 7 PM
The Newseum’s Knight Conference Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave Northwest
Washington, DC 20001

 

State of the Net Wireless At-a-Glance

A Fireside Chat with Travis LeBlanc

Chief of the Bureau of Enforcement at the Federal Communications Commission, the Commission’s largest unit, LeBlanc oversees the enforcement of all FCC rules, orders, authorizations, and provisions of the Communications Act. With increasingly complex technological opportunities and challenges, how does the FCC stay up-to-date across a broad range of enforcement responsibilities?

Keynote Conversation with Craig Moffett

Perhaps the most respected researcher in the telecommunications and cable industries, Moffett is consistently ranked as the top analyst for both the U.S. Telecom and Cable & Satellite sectors. Will those cord-cutting millennials destroy the cable industry? What do new Wi-Fi-based plans and trends in mobile mean for telecom? Learn what Moffett thinks rapidly evolving technology could mean for these established industries and policymakers.

Cord Cutting: What’s Making Waves in Mobile

Executives from some of the most innovative companies utilizing wireless technologies and the author of Pew Research Center’s 2015 report on U.S. smartphone usage discuss what’s making waves in wireless. Featuring:

  • Chris Cunningham, Head of US Mobile, ironSource
  • Gil Elbaz, Founder and CEO, Factual (Bio)
  • Martin Price, Vice President, Product Management, OpenX (Bio)
  • Aaron Smith, Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center (Bio)

The Government’s Top Technologists Discuss Their Roles in Decision Making

With the rapid speed of innovation in America it’s nearly impossible for policymakers to keep pace. Meet the U.S. government’s top technologists tasked with keeping policymakers up-to-speed on the latest advances and learn how they are making it cool to be a geek in Washington. Featuring:

  • Leonard Bailey, Special Counsel for National Security, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice (Bio)
  • Scott Jordan, CTO, Federal Communication Commission (invited)(Bio)
  • Ashkan Soltani, CTO, Federal Trade Commission (Bio)

The State of the Net Conference is hosted by the Internet Education Foundation (IEF), a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. IEF is a private sector organization comprised of public interest groups, trade associations, non-profits, and corporations. IEF takes no positions on legislation or regulation. Rather, it’s a neutral platform where thought leaders debate important technology issues that shape legislative and administration policy in an open forum. We vigilantly adhere to our mission to curate balanced and dynamic debates among Internet stakeholders. Our volunteer board members ensure that we dutifully execute that mission. More information on IEF is available at www.neted.org.

Copyright © 2015 Internet Education Foundation. All rights reserved.

The 7th Annual State of the Net Wireless Conference
The Newseum – Knight Conference Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20001​
April 20, 2015 2pm – 7pm

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Preview of State of the Net Wireless

 

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One Week Until The 7th Annual State of the Net Wireless Conference

Here’s a preview of what’s in store for next Monday. Be on the lookout for the complete agenda coming soon.

Monday, April 20, 2015 from 2 PM to 7 PM
The Newseum’s Knight Conference Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave Northwest
Washington, DC 20001

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State of the Net Wireless At-a-Glance

A Fireside Chat with Travis LeBlanc

Chief of the Bureau of Enforcement at the Federal Communications Commission, the Commission’s largest unit, LeBlanc oversees the enforcement of all FCC rules, orders, authorizations, and provisions of the Communications Act. With increasingly complex technological opportunities and challenges, how does the FCC stay up-to-date across a broad range of enforcement responsibilities?

Keynote Conversation with Craig Moffett

Perhaps the most respected researcher in the telecommunications and cable industries, Moffett is consistently ranked as the top analyst for both the U.S. Telecom and Cable & Satellite sectors. Will those cord-cutting millennials destroy the cable industry? What do new Wi-Fi-based plans and trends in mobile mean for telecom? Learn what Moffett thinks rapidly evolving technology could mean for these established industries and policymakers.

Cord Cutting: What’s Making Waves in Mobile

Executives from some of the most innovative companies utilizing wireless technologies and the author of Pew Research Center’s 2015 report on U.S. smartphone usage discuss what’s making waves in wireless. Featuring:

  • Chris Cunningham, Head of US Mobile, ironSource
  • Gil Elbaz, Founder and CEO, Factual (Bio)
  • Martin Price, Vice President, Product Management, OpenX (Bio)
  • Aaron Smith, Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center (Bio)

The Government’s Top Technologists Discuss Their Roles in Decision Making

With the rapid speed of innovation in America it’s nearly impossible for policymakers to keep pace. Meet the U.S. government’s top technologists tasked with keeping policymakers up-to-speed on the latest advances and learn how they are making it cool to be a geek in Washington. Featuring:

  • Leonard Bailey, Special Counsel for National Security, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice (Bio)
  • Scott Jordan, CTO, Federal Communication Commission (invited)(Bio)
  • Ashkan Soltani, CTO, Federal Trade Commission (Bio)

 

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