Calendar | Sunday, September 16, 2012

The Power of Media to Breed Hate, Impact Health and Shape Opinions

Sep 18 2012 - 9:30am - 11:00am

The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), together with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and Latino Decisions, has released a series of academic studies and a national poll detailing the role of the media in breeding hate and shaping public opinion about Latinos and other groups.

CANCELED: Multistakeholder Meetings to Develop Consumer Data Privacy Code of Conduct Concerning Mobile Application Transparency (Sept 2012)

Sep 19 2012 - 9:30am - 4:00pm
Location:
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), 1401 Constitution Ave Auditorium, Washington, DC, 20230, United States

THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED

Five Years of the America COMPETES Act: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps

Sep 19 2012 - 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Senate Commerce Committee, Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE Russell Senate Office Building - 253, Washington, DC, 20002, United States

This hearing will examine implementation of the COMPETES Act and challenges in maintaining the United States’ leadership in innovation and technology.

Does the PCAST Report Move Spectrum Policy in the Right Direction?

Sep 21 2012 - 9:30am - 11:00am
Location:
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), 1101 K Street, NW, Suite 610A, Washington, DC, 20005, United States

Measuring Mobile Broadband

Sep 21 2012 - 9:30am - 11:00am
Location:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC, 20554, United States

The FCC will discuss the expansion of the Measuring Broadband America program to include measurements of mobile broadband service performance in the United States.

The LightSquared Network: An Investigation of the FCC's Role

Sep 21 2012 - 9:30am
Location:
House Commerce Committee, 45 Independence Ave SW 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, 20515, United States

This hearing will examine the process and decision-making leading up to the FCC’s grant of a conditional waiver to LightSquared on January 26, 2011. The hearing will focus on whether the FCC’s handling of LightSquared was consistent with prevailing FCC policies, procedures, and precedents.

2012 TPRC: 40th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy

Sep 21 2012 - 12:00pm - Sep 23 2012 - 1:00pm
Location:
George Mason University School of Law, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22201, United States

TPRC is an annual conference on communication, information and internet policy that convenes international and interdisciplinary researchers and policy makers from academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations. Its purpose is to present original research relevant to policy making, share information about areas where research is needed, and engage in discussion on current policy issues. The conference program consists of presentations selected from submitted paper abstracts, student papers, and proposals for panels, tutorials, and demonstrations.

Internet TV: What Must Congress Do About It? Television Regulations Coming To Your Laptop Soon?

Sep 21 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Rayburn House Office Building, 45 Independence Avenue Southwest B-338, Washington, DC, 20515, United States

FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee (Sept '12)

Sep 21 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC, 20554, United States

The next meeting of the Committee will take place on Friday, September 21, 2012, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. in the Commission’s Meeting Room, TW-C305, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554

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