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December 2019
(49 events)
Dec
2–4
Wells Fargo TMT Summit 2019, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd. — see here
Dec
3
Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing on fraudulent trademarks, 3 p.m., 226 Dirksen — see here
Dec
3
Law and Economics Center on EU general data protection regulation impact in U.S., lunch, noon, JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Dec
3
Ballard Spahr CLE on federal ethics compliance, also webinar, 8 a.m., 48th floor, 1735 Market St., Philadelphia — see here
Dec
3–5
Qualcomm Technologies Snapdragon Technology Summit keynotes streamed each day at 2 p.m. EST — see here
Dec
4–5
National Institute of Standards and Technology Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board meets, American University College of Law, 4300 Nebraska Ave. NW — see here
Dec
4
FCC Technological Advisory Council meets, 10 a.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
4
FCBA Engineering and Technical Committee and International Telecom Committee brown bag lunch, overview of geostationary satellites, non-geostationary satellite and smallsats, 12:15 p.m., ACT|The App Association, 1400 K St. NW — see here
Dec
4
Wiley Rein California Consumer Privacy Act update and happy hour, 5:30 p.m., Prospect Restaurant, 300 Spear St., San Francisco — see here
Dec
4
Senate Commerce Committee hearing on consumer data privacy legislation, 10 a.m., 216 Hart — see here
Dec
4
International Center for Law & Economics international competition policy conference, Hotel Plaza Athenee, 25 Ave. Montaigne, Paris — see here
Dec
4
FCC Technological Advisory Council meets, 10 a.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
5
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation panel on facial recognition tech in private sector, 3:30 p.m., Suite 600, 700 K St. NW — see here
Dec
5
Congressional Internet Caucus Academy panel on blockchain and digital identity, lunch, noon, 2075 Rayburn — see here
Dec
5
Capitol Forum Tech, Media & Telecom Competition Conference, 11 a.m., 5th floor, 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW — see here
Dec
5
House Commerce hearing on FCC oversight, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn — see here
Dec
5
Brookings Institution panel on facial recognition "guardrails," 8:45 a.m., Saul/Zilkha Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Dec
5
Center for Strategic and International Studies, program on international partnerships to combat cybercrime, 2:30 p.m., 2nd-floor conference center, 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW — see here
Dec
6
Cato Institute daylong surveillance conference, Hayek Auditorium, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Dec
6
Copyright Office symposium on unclaimed royalties study, 8:30 a.m., Library of Congress, Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. SE — see here
Dec
9
FCC Precision Agriculture Task Force meets, 9:30 a.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
9
NATOA webinar reviewing the year at the FCC and in Congress, 2 p.m. EST — see here
Dec
9–11
National Association of Attorneys General Capital Forum, including FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra, Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW — see here
Dec
10
U.S. Chamber of Commerce convenes Patent and Trademark Office for intellectual property attache roundtable, 9 a.m., Crystal Room, Willard Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Dec
10
Axios panel on smart cities, 5:45 p.m., The Showroom, 1099 14th St. NW — see here
Dec
10–11
Practising Law Institute, annual telecom policy/regulation event, meeting date changed from Dec. 5-6, Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H St. NW — see here
Dec
10
FCBA annual FCC chairman’s dinner, 5:45 p.m., Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW — see here
Dec
10–12
International Institute of Communications telecom and media event, Wiley Rein, 1776 K St. NW — see here
Dec
10
FCC Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council meets, 1 p.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
10
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on encryption, lawful access, and risks to public safety and privacy, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen — see here
Dec
10
Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing on oversight of Copyright Office modernization, 2:30 p.m., 226 Dirksen; originally scheduled for Dec. 11 — see here
Dec
11
Brookings Institution and Information Technology and Innovation Foundation on tech hubs, 1:30 p.m., U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC-208 — see here
Dec
11–12
AI Summit, Javits Center, 429 11th Ave., New York — see here
Dec
11
FCC Consumer Advisory Committee meets, 9 a.m., Commission Meeting Room, rescheduled from tentative Dec. 9 date — see here
Dec
11
RESCHEDULED FOR DEC. 10 Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing on oversight of Copyright Office modernization, 2 p.m., 226 Dirksen — see here
Dec
11
Senate Commerce Committee considers Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act (S-2204), Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act (S-2363), National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S-2661), Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act (S-2730) and 5G Spectrum Act (S-2881), 10 a.m., G50 Dirksen — see here
Dec
11
Brookings Institution and Information Technology and Innovation Foundation presentation on tech hubs, 1:30 p.m., U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC-208 — see here
Dec
12
FCC commissioners’ meeting, 10:30 a.m., Commission Meeting Room — see here
Dec
12
Brookings Institution on automation and the labor force, 9 a.m., Saul/Zilkha Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — see here
Dec
12
Brookings Institution panel on artificial intelligence, 10 a.m., Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, also webcast — see here
Dec
13
Brookings Institution panel on EU general data protection regulation and California Consumer Privacy Act, 10 a.m., Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, also webcast — see here
Dec
13
FCBA Homeland Security and Emergency Communications Committee brown bag lunch and learn, public safety communications, 12:15 p.m., Wireless Infrastructure Association, Suite 210, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia — see here
Dec
13–14
Western Governors’ Association Winter Meeting, including on precision agriculture and blockchain in privacy and cybercrime, Four Seasons Hotel 3960 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas — see here
Dec
16
FCBA IoT Committee brown bag lunch, year in review, 12:15 p.m., Wiley Rein/Signal, 2nd floor, 1750 K St. NW — see here
Dec
16
Hudson Institute event with DOJ Antitrust Division Chief Makan Delrahim, 11:30 a.m., #400, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — see here
Dec
17
FCBA Video Programming and Distribution Committee brown bag lunch, over-the-top video and MVPD regulation, 12:15 p.m., Arnold & Porter, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW — see here
Dec
18
U.S. Copyright Office modernization webinar, 1 p.m. EST — see here
Dec
18–20
Partnership for Artificial Intelligence, Telemedicine & Robotics in Healthcare summit, including FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, 2800 South Potomac Ave., Arlington, Virginia — see here
Dec
30
Agriculture Department ReConnect program webinar, 1 p.m. EST — see here