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Internet Caucus
State of the Net Conference
Hyatt Regency, Washington, DC
February 9, 2005, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

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What:
The Congressional Internet Caucus, and its Advisory Committee, have announced the complete list of conference panel debates and speaker participants for the 2005 State of the Net Conference, to be held Wednesday, February 9 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. The Congressional Internet Caucus State of the Net Conference is designed to give those who follow policy developments a first look at the policy direction and challenges of the new Congress. The conference program will also incorporate technology exhibits and opportunities to network with lawmakers and industry leaders. The conference general and breakout sessions will address three major issue tracks: 1) trust, privacy and security; 2) intellectual property protection and innovation; and 3) media convergence and the Telecom Act rewrite. In addition to the morning keynote speech, to be delivered by Senator Ted Stevens, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, the conference will feature a luncheon keynote address by Stratton Sclavos, President & CEO of VeriSign, Inc. Other additions to the conference program include government officials, key industry leaders, distinguished authors, and prominent law professors. Panel debates will include such topics as:

• Did the Internet Kill the Telecom Act?
• Anticipating Grokster: A Betamax Standard for the Digital Age
• 100MB by 2010: A Broadband Forecast or Fantasy?
• Cyber Security and Enabling the Next Round of Innovation on the Net
• Spyware, Spam, and Scams: How Are Consumers Coping?
• DRM: How Will Content Be Delivered on the Internet?

Who:

• The Honorable Erika Mann, MEP
• Dan Brenner, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
• Nancy Victory, Wiley Rein & Fielding
• Christine Varney, Chairwoman, TRUSTe
• Peter Pitsch, Intel Corporation
• Jules Polonetsky, America Online
• John Canning, Microsoft Corporation
• Scott Charney, Microsoft
• Tom Malloy, Adobe Systems, Inc.
• Michael Gallagher, National Telecommunications & Information Administration
• Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation
• Peter Lewis, Fortune Magazine
• Viet Dinh, Georgetown University Law Center

When:
The conference festivities will commence on Tuesday, February 8, with a pre-conference Welcome Reception at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill from 6-8 PM. The Welcome Reception, to be held at the newly remodeled Thornton Room (formerly the Capitol View Lounge), will honor Members of Parliament from the All Party Internet Group, the British counterpart to the Congressional Internet Caucus, as well as Congressional freshmen members of the Internet Caucus. The conference will officially start on Wednesday, February 9, with a full day of keynotes, general and breakout sessions, culminating in the Eighth Annual Internet Caucus Kickoff Reception and Technology Fair in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room SDG-50.

Welcome Reception and Registration- February 8, 6 - 8 PM
Conference Keynotes, General and Breakout Sessions- February 9, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Kickoff Reception and Technology Fair- February 9, 5 - 7 PM

Where:
Welcome Reception and Registration- Thornton Room of the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Conference Activities- Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Kickoff Reception- Dirksen Senate Office Building, SDG-50

RSVP:
Registration is required to attend the conference. Please visit http://www.netcaucus.org/conference/ for more information and to register.
Press welcome at no charge.