April 2020

Sponsor: 

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Date: 
Thu, 04/09/2020 - 18:00 to 18:45

COVID-19 and enforced physical distancing has made it clear just how vital digital technologies are to work, commerce, education, and entertainment. The new digital reality is likely to have permanent repercussions for enterprises and society as society relies increasingly on the digital world. Shifts to more online and IT-driven health care, manufacturing, retail, education, and other sectors will only accelerate. What will this mean for existing organizations? Start-ups? Government agencies?



Sponsor: 

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Date: 
Wed, 04/08/2020 - 17:00 to 18:00

As COVID-19 pandemic rapidly unfolds, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), Congress, and states have been active to keep communications services available through various waivers and actions. Kelley Drye’s Communications practice group is tracking these actions and what they mean for communications service providers.



The Teachers Union Ate My Homework

The coronavirus has shut down schools across America, and desperate parents are scrambling to ensure their children’s education doesn’t suffer. The US Department of Education could help with some guidance about how schools can move forward on remote teaching. If the feds don’t take the lead, the teachers unions will—to the detriment of students. Not every student has a laptop and Wi-Fi to study online during the shutdowns. In some districts, this inevitably has an adverse effect on poor students or children who don’t speak English as their first language.