Calendar | Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Promoting Mobile Broadband In Your Community By Collocating Wireless Antennas on Communication Towers
Federal Communications Commission and National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
9:30 AM – 4 PM EDT

This unique event brings together the leading cloud computing technology providers to “shoot it out” over the biggest questions facing the government’s adoption of cloud computing. The event aims to provide government with answers to any questions regarding cloud computing from implementation and security to usage and ownership.

The 4th Annual State of the Mobile Net Conference features debates about the most pressing issues facing the exploding mobile net.

On May 9, the Governance Studies program at Brookings will host a half-day conference focused on government reforms and technology-related solutions aimed at improving the U.S health care system.

This hearing will examine the recent privacy reports that were released by the Obama Administration and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Both of these reports highlighted the need for federal legislation that provides baseline privacy protections to consumers.

A webinar to discuss the Broadband Adoption Lifeline Pilot Program.

The NSTAC advises the President on matters related to national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications policy. The committee will meet in open session to receive a briefing on the Federal Government’s current technology priorities, including initiatives to further implement the 25Point Implementation Plan to reform Federal Information Technology Management, such as progress made towards implementing the Government’s Cloud First Policy. Additionally, the NSTAC will receive a briefing on the Department of Commerce’s current initiatives with respect to the National Public Safety Broadband Network.

We are moving backwards while some question the need more spectrum at all. What can policymakers do to meet the National Broadband Plan's goal, and what are the alternatives in case it's not achievable?

The focus of the forum will be how pending FM translator applicants from the 2003 Auction 83 window and pending and prospective FM translator modification applicants will be processed, in accordance with changes implemented by the FCC in the LPFM proceeding.

Freedom To Connect 2012
May 21 & 22, 2012
AFI Silver Theatre
Washington, DC

Getting Seniors Online
Benton Foundation and Connected Living
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
9am

On May 22, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings will hold a public forum as part of its Mobile Economy Project to evaluate mobile technology’s influence on healthcare. A panel of experts will discuss how mobile technology is enabling health innovation both in the United States and around the world. After the program, speakers will take audience questions.

A one-day, cross-sector event bringing together industry leaders and entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors from across media, book and magazine publishing, entertainment and information

12th Annual WilmerHale Intellectual Property Conference
May 23, 2012
1:30–7:30 p.m.
Boston, MA

The ISPAB advises the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of NIST on security and privacy issues pertaining to federal computer systems.

The Committee will consider the appropriate processes and structure for facilitating the development of recommendations based on a dialogue between industry and relevant federal agencies to make the 1755–1850 MHz band available for wireless broadband, while maintaining essential federal capabilities and maximizing commercial utilization.