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5:07 am on April 3, 2026 · 2026 (83), a11y (125), accessibility (76), usa (14), wcag (3)

WEBINAR 15 APR 16:00 UTC – Accessibility Jam (A11yJam)

April 17, 2026April 3, 2026 by ISOC Live

Banner for an event titled “Accessibility Jam (A11yJam)” by Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation. Subtitle reads “Practical paths to accessible digital government services.” Date shown: April 15, 2026. On the right is a line-style illustration of a computer screen with accessibility icons (person symbol, captions, audio, cursor).

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK

On Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 12:00-15:00 EDT (16:00-19:00 UTC) the Digital Government Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University hosts an online event ‘Accessibility Jam‘ (A11yJam).

On April 24, 2024, the United States Federal Register published the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) final rule updating its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The final rule has specific requirements about how to ensure that web content and mobile applications (apps) are accessible to people with disabilities.

This ruling impacts state and local government offices, courts, police departments, public schools, community colleges, public universities, and public hospitals. State and local governments with 50,000 or more persons must make sure that their web content and mobile apps meet WCAG 2.1 by April 24, 2026. State and local governments with less than 50,000 persons and special government districts must be compliant by April 26, 2027.

A11yJam participants will learn from leading accessibility experts, connect with peers across state and local government, and dive into practical demos and roundtables led by teams actively remediating real systems, including permits, benefits, licensing, court sites, to see what’s working in the field, with concrete ideas be applied immediately, no matter team size or budget.

PROGRAM (all times EDT = UTC-4)

12:00 Welcome / Opening Panel – What the DOJ Accessibility Deadline Really Means for Your Agency
Lynn Overmann – Executive Director, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
Kristopher Adams – Chief Accessibility Officer, Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience (CODE PA)
Marie Cohan – Statewide Digital Accessibility Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources
Laura Hemler – Deputy City Attorney – City of Arvada
Hailey Leek – Innovation Team Lead, Salt Lake City Corporation
Keely Quinlan – Staff Reporter, StateScoop

VIDEO

13:05 What’s Happening in Local Governments Across the U.S.
Crosby Burns – Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, County of Marin
Katie Patterson – Communications Manager, Infrastructure, City of Arvada
Michal Perlstein – Senior Manager, Digital Engagement, City of Seattle
Jennifer Waters – Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
Kirsten Wyatt – Senior Director, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation

VIDEO

13:05 What’s Happening in State Governments Across the U.S.
Sara Hall – Executive Director, Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience (CODE PA)
Dan Heisel – Web and UX Manager, Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech)
Melanie Mazanec – Software Engineer, New Jersey Innovation Authority
Ariel Kennan – Senior Director, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation

VIDEO

14:15 Show and Tell Roundtables (Government Employees Only)
AI Tools for Accessibility
Design Systems to Drive Accessible Engagement
Inclusive & Ethical Usability Testing
Remediating PDFs at Scale
Working With Vendors

#a11yjam #a11y

4:38 am on January 19, 2026 · 2026 (83), sotn (10), usa (14)

FEB 9 2026 – State of the Net 2026

February 18, 2026January 19, 2026 by ISOC Live

VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAPS EN / ES / FR | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK

On Monday February 9, 2026 the Internet Education Foundation presented the 2026 State of the Net (SOTN) conference in Washington DC.

Annually attracting over 600 attendees, the State of the Net Conference provides unparalleled opportunities to network and engage on key policy issues. It is also the only Internet policy conference with over 50 percent of Congressional staff and government policymakers in attendance, making it the perfect setting to explore important, emerging trends.

AGENDA https://sotn26.sched.com/

PLENARY + BREAKOUT 1

P-1 – Welcome / Introductions
Tim Lordan – Executive Director, Internet Education Foundation
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

P-2 – Keynote with Arpan Sura
Arpan Sura – Senior Counsel and Chief AI Officer, Federal Communications Commission
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

P-3 – Fireside Chat with Congresswoman April McClain Delaney
The Honorable April McClain Delaney – Representative of Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives
Patience Haggin – Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

P-4 – Keynote with Commissioner Anna Gomez
The Honorable Anna Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

1-1 – 30 for 30: 30 Years of Broadband Competition, 30 Years of What’s Next
Evan Swarztrauber – Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation
David Don – Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Comcast
Blair Levin – Policy Analyst, New Street Research
Christopher Lewis – President & CEO, Public Knowledge
Moderator: Kelcee Griffis – Telecom Reporter, Bloomberg News
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

1-2 – The Future of AI Infrastructure: Affordably Securing Energy for Innovation
Lindsey Baxter Griffith – Chief Executive Officer, Clean Tomorrow
Steve DelBianco – President & CEO, NetChoice
Tanya Das – Vice President of Strategy, Dataerai
Marsden Hanna – Head of Energy and Sustainability Policy, Google
Moderator: Rebecca Kern – Senior Correspondent, The Capitol Forum
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

P-5 – Keynote with Cory Gardner
The Honorable Cory Gardner – President & CEO, NCTA
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

P-6 – Keynote with Commissioner Olivia Trusty
The Honorable Olivia Trusty – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

P-7 – Fireside Chat with Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling
The Honorable Keith Sonderling – Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor
Steve DelBianco – President & CEO, NetChoice
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

1-3 – Verifying the Future: The Paxton Decision, Age Assurance, and the Next Phase of Online Safety
Ariel Fox Johnson – Senior Advisor, Common Sense Media
Sarah Scheffler – Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Jessica Melugin – Director, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jon Schweppe – Senior Advisor, American Principles Project
Moderator: Ashley Gold – Senior Tech Policy Reporter, Axios
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

P-8 – Fireside Chat with Assistant Secretary Arielle Roth
The Honorable Arielle Roth – Administrator, National Information and Telecommunications Administration
Moderator: Daniel Lyons – Professor, Boston College Law School
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

P-9 – Fireside Chat with Senator Scott Wiener
Senator Scott Wiener – Senator for Senate District 11, California State Senate
Makena Kelly – Senior Writer, WIRED
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

P-10 – Wrap Up
Shane Tews – Internet Education Foundation
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

BREAKOUT 2

2-1 – Hitting Refresh on Cybersecurity to Address Emerging Technologies
Camille Stewart Gloster – CEO and Founder, CAS Strategies, LLC
James Lewis – Distinguished Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis
Michael Daniel – President & CEO, Cyber Threat Alliance
Rob Knake – CEO, TPO Group
Moderator: Shane Tews – President, Logan Circle Strategies
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

2-2 – Making BEAD a Success To Connect All Americans
Nicol Turner Lee – Senior Fellow, Governance Studies and Director, Center for Technology Innovation, The Brookings Institution
Lyndsay Moyer – Vice President, State Government Affairs, Comcast
Paul Garnett – Founder and CEO, Vernonburg Group
Joseph Wender – Executive Director, SHLB Coalition
Moderator: Chris Teale – Managing Editor, Route Fifty
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

2-3 – Sovereign AI and the New Internet Order: Governing Intelligence Across Borders
Kellee Wicker – Vice President of the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Space, Meridian International Center
Caitlin Clarke – Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services, Venable LLP
Morgan Reed – President, ACT | The App Association
Adrian Shahbaz – Vice President, Research and Analysis, Freedom House
Moderator: Nancy Scola – Journalist
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

BREAKOUT 3

3-1 – Chatting with Machines: Mental Health, AI Companions, and the New Psychology of Connection
Amina Fazlullah – Head of Tech Policy Advocacy, Common Sense Media
Amanda Lenhart – Senior Fellow, Joan Ganz Cooney Center
Adam Thierer – Senior Fellow, R Street Institute
Shae Gardner – Director of Policy and Research, LGBT Tech
Moderator: Amrith Ramkumar – Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

3-2 – AI Liability: Who’s Responsible When Machines Act?
Tod Cohen – Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Helen Toner – Interim Executive Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Neil Chilson – Head of AI Policy, Abundance Institute
Aaron Rieke – Senior Partner, Clarion AI Partners
Moderator: Miranda Bogen – Director, AI Governance Lab, Center for Democracy & Technology
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

3-3 – The New Frontiers of Speech
Ashkhen Kazaryan – Senior Legal Fellow, Future of Free Speech at Vanderbilt University
Corbin Barthold – Internet Policy Counsel and Director of Appellate Litigation, TechFreedom
Joel Thayer – President, Digital Progress Institute
Moderator: Luke Hogg – Director of Policy and Outreach, Foundation for American Innovation
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

LIGHTNING TALKS

L-01 – The Missing Network Layer: Why AI Needs Its Own ARPANET Moment
Andrew Trask – Executive Director, OpenMined
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-02 – Time to Prove We’re Human
Nick Pickles – Chief Policy Officer, Tools for Humanity
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-03 – The State of the Open Web
Stan Adams – Lead Public Policy Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation
Lila Bailey – Senior Policy Counsel, Internet Archive
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-04 – Open Sourcing Safety: Why The Internet Needs Shared Tools, Not Silos
Naren Koneru – Vice President of Engineering, Roblox
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-05 – Lightning Talks Session 1 Q&A
Andrew Trask – OpenMined
Nick Pickles – Tools for Humanity
Stan Adams – Wikimedia Foundation
Lila Bailey – Internet Archive
Naren Koneru – Roblox
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-06 – From Research Labs to Policy Agendas
Jeremy Epstein – Co-Director, Institute for Cybersecurity and Resilient Infrastructure Studies, Georgia Tech
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-07 – A Proactive Response to AI-Driven Job Displacement
Revana Sharfuddin – Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-08 – What’s the Value of Privacy? A New Approach to Regulating Data
Sydney Saubestre – Senior Policy Analyst, Open Technology Institute, New America
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-09 – Cybersecurity for AI that Acts: Agents and Vulnerability Management
Heather West – Senior Director, Cybersecurity and Privacy Services, Venable LLP
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-10 – AI Memory as a Governance Surface: Prioritizing User Privacy and Control
Ruchika Joshi – AI Governance Fellow, Center for Democracy & Technology
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-11 – Lightning Talks Session 2 Q&A
Jeremy Epstein – Georgia Tech
Revana Sharfuddin – Mercatus Center
Sydney Saubestre – New America
Heather West – Venable LLP
Ruchika Joshi – Center for Democracy & Technology
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-12 – Defining Technologies: Which Definition of AI Should Policymakers Use?
Nicholas Garcia – Senior Policy Counsel, Public Knowledge
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-13 – Why 7 GHz Spectrum Matters for the Future of Wi-Fi
Rikin Thakker – Chief Technology Officer, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-14 – What 6G Should Be: Ubiquitous and Seamless Connectivity, Not Just Another ‘G’
Michael Calabrese – Director, Wireless Future at New America
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-15 – The Hidden Regulators: Public Utility Commissions and AI Governance
Scott Babwah Brennen – Director of the Center on Technology Policy, New York University
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-16 – Balancing Privacy and Power: How Data Governance Will Shape AI’s Future
Lauren Culbertson Grieco – President, The Ledyard Group
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

L-17 – Lightning Talks Session 3 Q&A
Nicholas Garcia – Public Knowledge
Rikin Thakker – NCTA
Michael Calabrese – New America
Scott Babwah Brennen – NYU
Lauren Culbertson Grieco – The Ledyard Group
VIDEO | AUDIO | RECAP

#SOTN2026 #TechPolicy

11:39 pm on August 29, 2025 · digital preservation (6), usa (14)

Book Talk: Preserving Government Information

August 29, 2025 by ISOC Live

YOUTUBE | AUDIO |TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY |

ARCHIVE | PERMALINK

On August 28, 2025, the Internet Archive and Authors Alliance hosted a book talk ‘Preserving Government Information‘. The talk explored the challenges of preserving U.S. government information in the digital age and highlighted insights from Preserving Government Information, Past, Present, and Future’ by James A. Jacobs and James R. Jacobs. The discussion emphasized threats of deletion and alteration, the need for a sustainable digital preservation infrastructure, and the role of libraries, archives, and the public in safeguarding access.

INTRODUCTION
Chris Freeland – Internet Archive
Brewster Kahle – Founder ,Internet Archive
Dave Hansen – Executive Director, Authors Alliance

SPEAKERS
James Jacobs – U.S. Government Information Librarian, Stanford University Librar y/ Co-founder, FreeGovInfo.info
Jim Jacobs – Librarian Emeritus, UC San Diego / Co-founder, FreeGovInfo.info

MODERATOR
Shari Laster – Head of Open Collections Curation & Access, Arizona State University Library

CC-BY Internet Archive and Authors Alliance

9:06 am on March 25, 2025 · fcc (90), fsf (3), FTC (8), usa (14)

VIDEO MAR 25 – Free State Foundation 17th Annual Policy Conference

March 28, 2025March 25, 2025 by ISOC Live

On Tuesday March 25, 2025, the Free State Foundation (FSF) convened their 17th Annual Policy Conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The proceedings were webcast live on YouTube.

SESSIONS

01 – Welcome and Introduction – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
Randolph May, President, Free State Foundation

02 – Fireside ‘New Directions in Competition and Consumer Protection Policies’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
Andrew Ferguson – Chairman, FTC
Co-Moderators: Randolph May / Barry Nigro

03 – Keynote ‘The Indispensable Right: FreeSpeech in an Age of Rage’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law School

04 – ‘New Directions in Communications Policy’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
Rick Cimerman – VP, NCTA
Robert Fisher – SVP, Verizon
Rosa Mendoza – CEO, ALLvanza
Moderator: Seth Cooper, Free State Foundation

05 – Keynote ‘The View from the Senate’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
Senator Ted Cruz, Chair, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

06 – Fireside – ‘New Directions in Communications Policy’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
Brendan Carr – Chair, FCC
Moderator: Randolph May, FSF

07 – ‘Universal Service After the Supreme Court’s Consumers’ Research Decision’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
Michelle Connolly, Duke University
Daniel Lyons, Boston College Law School
Moderator: Randolph May, FSF

08 – Fireside – ‘TMT With Mike O’Rielly’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
Melissa Holyoak – Commissioner – FCC
Ajit Pai – ex-Chair, FCC
Nathan Simington -Commissioner, FCC
Moderator: Michael O’Rielly – ex-FCC

09 – Keynote – ‘The View from the House’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
Rep. Richard Hudson – Chair, House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

LIVESTREAM | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK

TWITTER #FSFConf17 @FSFthinktank MASTODON | BLUESKY | INSTA

12:27 pm on February 9, 2025 · sotn (10), usa (14)

WEBCAST FEB 11 – State of the Net 2025

March 6, 2025February 9, 2025 by ISOC Live

On Tuesday February 11 2025 from 9am-5:15pm EST (14:00-22:15 UTC) the Internet Education Foundation presents the 2025 State of the Internet (SOTN) conference in Washington DC.

AGENDA https://sotn25.sched.com/

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST https://bit.ly/sotn2025vids

01 Welcome / Introductions (yt | txt | sum)
Tim Lordan – Executive Director, Internet Education Foundation

02 Keynote with Beth Williams (yt | txt | sum)
Hon. Beth Williams – Board Member, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

03 Fireside Chat with Representative Jay Obernolte (yt|txt|sum)
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
Maria Curi – Tech Policy Reporter, Axios

04 Keynote with Senator Edward Markey (yt | txt | sum)
Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA)

05 Keynote with Senator Marsha Blackburn (yt | txt | sum)
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

06 AI Governance: Will the USG Lead A New Policy Framework? (yt | txt | sum)
Samir Jain – Vice President, Policy Center for Democracy & Technology
Olivia Zhu – Former Assistant Director for AI Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Chip Pickering – CEO, INCOMPAS
Neil Chilson – Head of AI Policy, Abundance Institute
Moderator: Mohar Chatterjee – Computational Journalist, POLITICO

07 Deepfakes and the Digital Self: Legislation, Innovation, Or Cooperation? (yt | txt | sum)
Jamie Susskind – Legislative Director for Sen. Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senate
Rick Lane – Chief Executive Officer, Iggy Ventures, LLC
Jeremy Grant – Managing Director, Venable LLP
Shoshana Weissmann – Digital Director and Policy Fellow, R Street Institute
Moderator: Natalie Alms – Staff Reporter, NextGov

08 Revisiting Broadband Competition: Is New Federal Framework Needed? (yt | txt | sum)
Angie Kronenberg – President & CEO, Sligo Solutions LLC
Michael O’Rielly – Strategic Advisor & Advocate, MPORielly
Nathan Leamer– Chief Executive Officer, Fixed Gear Strategies
Kathryn de Wit – Project Director, Broadband Access Initiative, The Pew
Moderator: Kelcee Griffis – Telecom Reporter, Bloomberg News

09 Emerging Tech Under Trump (yt | txt | sum)
Matt Perault – Head of AI Policy, A16Z
John Mitchell – Senior Manager, Government Affairs, CTA
Kristin Smith – Chief Executive Officer, Blockchain Association
Diane Rinaldo – Executive Director, Open RAN
Miranda Nazzaro – Technology Reporter, The Hill

10 The Future of Online Safety for Kids: Legislative Changes on the Horizon (yt | txt | sum)
Amina Fazlullah – Head of Tech Policy Advocacy, Common Sense Media
Andrew Zack – Policy Manager, Family Online Safety Institute
Shae Gardner – Director of Policy & Research, LGBT Tech
Maureen Flatley – Stop Child Predators Advisor
Moderator: Margaret McGill – Director of Policy Engagement, Carnegie Mellon University

11 The Geopolitics of the Internet: How Will Trump Reframe the New World Order (yt | txt | sum)
Luke Hogg – Director of Policy and Outreach, Foundation for American Innovation
Ari Schwartz – Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services and Policy, Venable LLP
Milton Mueller – Professor of Public Policy, Georgia Tech
James Lewis – Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Moderator: Maggie Miller – Cybersecurity Reporter, POLITICO

12 Fireside Chat with Travis LeBlanc (yt | txt | sum)
Hon. Travis LeBlanc – ex Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Brian Fung – Tech Reporter, CNN

13 Keynote with Shira Perlmutter (yt | txt | sum)
Shira Perlmutter – Director and Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office

14 AI at Work: Making the Digital Transformation Work for Everyone (yt | txt | sum)
Brent Orrell – Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Amber Ezzell – Policy Counsel, Future of Privacy Forum
Athina Kanioura – Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, PepsiCo
Moderator: Steven Overly – Host and Producer, POLITICO Tech

15 Tech Competition Policy: From Hipster To Trumpster Antitrust (yt | txt | sum)
Jennifer Huddleston – Senior Fellow in Technology Policy, Cato Institute
Jenn Taylor Hodges – Director of US Public Policy & Government Relations, Mozilla
Svetlana Gans – Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Avery Gardiner – Global Competition Policy, Spotify
Moderator: Leah Nylen – Antitrust Reporter, Bloomberg News

16 The Frontiers For Free Speech In The Trump Era: The Content Moderator’s Dilemma (yt | txt | sum)
Yael Eisenstat – Senior Fellow, Cybersecurity for Democracy,
Jacob Mchangama – Executive Director, The Future of Free Speech Project
Joel Thayer – President, Digital Progress Institute
Ari Cohn – Lead Counsel, Tech Policy, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Moderator: Oma Seddiq – Tech Policy Reporter, Bloomberg Government

17 Keynote with Commissioner Anna Gomez (yt | txt | sum)
Hon. Anna Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission

18 Fireside Chat with Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (yt | txt | sum)
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)
Kelcee Griffis – Telecom Reporter, Bloomberg News

19 Keynote with Representative Kat Cammack (yt | txt | sum)
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL)

LIVESTREAMS https://bit.ly/SOTN2025-live

LIGHTNING TALKS (will be recorded and posted to archive)

L01 Safety By Design: What Role Should Artificial Intelligence Play in User Safety? – Matt Kaufman, Roblox (yt | txt | sum)
L02 Beyond the Algorithm: Safeguarding Children in the Age of Character AI – Danielle Davis (yt | txt | sum)
L03 Legislating Protections Against Unauthorized Digital Replicas – Andrew Foglia, U.S. Copyright Office (yt | txt | sum)
L04 AI in Cybersecurity: A Sword or Shield? – Reema Moussa, Goodwin (yt | txt | sum)
L05 Covenants Without the Sword – Vaibhav Garg, Comcast (yt | txt | sum)
L06 Q&A – AI & Digital Trust (yt | txt | sum)

L07 Exploring Preference Signals for AI with Creative Commons – Shanna Hollich, Creative Commons (yt | txt | sum)
L08 Beyond Fragmentation: Re-networking Internet Infrastructure to Achieve Strategic Autonomy – Juan Ortiz Freuler, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (yt | txt | sum)
L09 LunaNet to MarsLink: Building the First Internet Infrastructure in Space – Nick Reese, Frontier Industry (yt | txt | sum)
L10 Fiber vs LEO Satellite: The Most Economically Efficient Way to Deliver Quality Broadband for All – Shahan Osman and Michael Kende, Analysys Mason (yt | txt | sum)
L11 Link Taxes and the Online Information Ecosystem: What’s at Stake? – Tricia McCleary, Computer & Communications Industry Association (yt | txt | sum)
L12 Q&A – Internet Infrastructure & Foundations (yt | txt | sum)
L13 TC Authority Over AI: Looking Back at 2024 – Andy Jung, TechFreedom (yt | txt | sum)
L14 Regulating Public Sector AI in States: How Policymakers Should Move in 2025 – Maddy Dwyer, Center for Democracy & Technology (yt | txt | sum)
L15 Free Flow of Information Shapes the Internet. What Happens if Information is Restricted? – Taylor Downs, ACT | The App Association (yt|txt | sum)
L16 Community Notes: An Internet-Scale Approach to Addressing Misleading Information, Found Helpful Across the Political Spectrum – Keith Coleman, X (yt | txt | sum)
L17 Differentiated, Personalized, and Transparent Online Search – Joseph Jerome, DuckDuckGo (yt | txt | sum)
L18 Q&A – Information & Regulation (yt | txt | sum)

TWITTER #sotn2025 @netedfound @InternetSociety #TechPolicy

#SOTN2025 MASTODON | BLUESKY | INSTA

ARCHIVES
https://archive.org/details/sotn2025
https://www.bit.ly/sotn2025vids

PERMALINK https://isoc.live/sotn2025

2:37 am on July 16, 2024 · eff (13), scotus (3), usa (14)

SIMULCAST JUL 18 – EFFecting Change: The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Internet

July 18, 2024July 16, 2024 by ISOC Live

On Thursday July 18 2024 at 10:00-10:45 PDT (17:00-17:45 UTC) the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) casts ‘The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Internet‘ in the first of three segments in the EFFecting Change Livestream Series. Experts will dive into the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent opinions on technology and civil liberties.

SPEAKERS
David Greene, Civil Liberties Director, EFF
Mike Masnick, founder, Techdirt
Daphne Keller, Stanford Center for Internet and Society

MODERATOR
Sophia Cope, Senior Staff Attorney, EFF

LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/eff-scotus

RSVP / EFF YOUTUBE http://eff.org/livestream-scotus (captions)

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3zQaBs4

TWITTER #eff #scotus @mmasnick @techdirt @daphnehk @StanfordCIS @davidgreene @eff

MASTODON #eff #scotus @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

SIMULCASTS
https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/eff-scotus

ADD TO CALENDAR
https://calndr.link/event/fRB9bz2vgG

8:18 am on February 1, 2024 · ntia (33), spectrum (23), usa (14)

WEBCAST FEB 1 – NTIA 2024 Spectrum Policy Symposium

February 3, 2024February 1, 2024 by ISOC Live

On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, 9am-4:30pm EST (14:00-21:30 UTC) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold its sixth Spectrum Policy Symposium at the National Press Club in Washington DC. This year’s Symposium will focus on implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy, including panel discussions aligned with each pillar of the strategy, highlighted by keynote remarks from policymakers from the White House, Congress, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, and the Federal Communications Commission.

(No times specified)
01 Welcome
Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information, U. S. Department of Commerce
02 Keynote Speeches
Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U. S. Department of Commerce
Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies, National Security Council
Anna Gomez, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
03 Pillar 1 Panel Discussion: A Spectrum Pipeline to Ensure U.S. Leadership in Spectrum-Based Technologies
Robert Hampshire, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Department of Transportation
Jonathan Campbell, Legal Advisor–Wireless, International & Space, Office of the Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission
Jennifer Warren, VP–Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy, Lockheed Martin
Umair Javed, Senior VP for Spectrum, CTIA
James Assey, Executive VP, NCTA
Moderator: Charles Cooper
04 Pillar 2 Panel Discussion: Collaborative Long-Term Spectrum Planning to Support the Nation’s Evolving Spectrum Needs
Mary Brown, Advisor to WIFI Forward
Brett Kilbourne, representing Utilities Technology Council (UTC)
John Kuzin, VP – Spectrum Policy & Regulatory Counsel, Qualcomm
Flynn Rico-Johnson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Doris Matsui
Tomasz Wojtaszek, Director, Radio Frequency Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, NOAA
Moderator: Derek Khlopin
05 Keynote Speeches 2
Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
John Sherman, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair, Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
06 Pillar 3 Panel Discussion: Unprecedented Spectrum Access and Management through Technology Development
Dr. John Chapin, Special Advisor for Spectrum, National Science Foundation
Dr. Monisha Ghosh, Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Charles Dietlein, Senior Research Engineer, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
Dr. Andrew Clegg, Spectrum Lead, Google
Dr. Brian Kelley, Principal Investigator & SME, FutureG Applied Research, DoD
Moderator: Paul Ransom
07 ITS Overview and ISART Conference Preview
William Kozma, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, Boulder, Colorado
08 Pillar 4 Panel Discussion: Growth of the Spectrum Workforce, Increased Understanding of Spectrum, and Raised Awareness of Spectrum’s Importance to the Country
Dr. Nick Laneman, Director. SpectrumX / Co-Director, Wireless Institute, University of Notre Dame
RJ Balanga, Deputy Director, Spectrum Policy and Planning Division, NASA
Phil Karn, President, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)
Dr. Sheryl Genco, VP–Advanced Technology, Ericsson
Moderator: Phil Murphy
09 Looking Forward: A Roundtable Discussion on Implementation Next Steps
Austin Bonner, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Matthew Pearl, Director and Special Advisor for Emerging Technologies, White House National Security Council (NSC)
Scott Blake Harris, Senior Spectrum Advisor and Director–National Spectrum Strategy, NTIA
Wrap-up and closing remarks

LIVESTREAM https://www.ntia.gov/other-publication/2024/2024-ntia-spectrum-policy-symposium

REGISTER: Email Name/Affiliation to [email protected] with the subject line “Livestream Registration” (CC)

REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE) (if available)

TWITTER #spectrumsymposium @NTIAgov

MASTODON https://mastodon.social/tags/spectrumsymposium

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/ntia-spectrum-policy-symposium

10:02 pm on January 30, 2024 · isoc-dc (75), state of the net (2), usa (14)

WEBCAST Feb 12 – State of the Net 2024

March 13, 2024January 30, 2024 by ISOC Live

On Monday February 12 2024, from 9am-5:15pm EST (14:00-22:15 UTC), the Internet Education Foundation presents the 2024 State of the Internet (SOTN) conference in Washington DC.

The livestream is provided via a partnership with the Internet Society Washington DC Chapter.

01 Welcome / Introductions (youtube / otter)
Tim Lordan – Executive Director, Internet Education Foundation
02 Fireside Chat with Alan Davidson (youtube / otter)
Cat Zakrzewski – National Tech Policy Correspondent, The Washington Post
The Honorable Alan Davidson – US Department of Commerce, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator
03 Keynote with Representative Don Beyer (youtube / otter)
The Honorable Don Beyer – Representative of Virginia’s 8th Congressional District, US House of Representatives
04 Keynote With The White House’s Deirdre Mulligan (youtube / otter)
Deirdre Mulligan – Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
05 Keynote with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr (youtube / otter)
The Honorable Brendan Carr – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
06 Driving Efficiencies and Better Internet Experiences – Lessons from Netflix (youtube / otter)
Michael Smith – Director of Interconnection – United States and Canada, Netflix
07 AI At Work: Preserving Worker Dignity In Workplace Hiring, Management, and Compensation (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Ashley Gold – Tech Reporter, Axios
Benjamin Della Rocca – Senior Policy Advisor, The White House
Vivian Schiller – Vice President and Executive Director, The Aspen Institute
Dr. Athina Kanioura – Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, PepsiCo
Aiha Nguyen – Project Director, Labor Futures Initiative, Data & Society Research
08 Intelligent Threats: Understanding AI’s Impact on Cybersecurity Policy (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Heather West – Senior Director, Cybersecurity and Privacy Services, Venable LLP
Austin Carson – Founder & President, SeedAI
Alissa Starzak – Cloudflare
Grace Abuhamad – Chief of Staff, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Charley Snyder – Head of Security Policy, Google

09 Navigating the Digital Playground: Age Verification, Privacy, and Free Speech for Youth Online (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Naomi Nix – Social Media Reporter, The Washington Post
Daniel Castro – Vice President, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
John Carr – Secretary, UK Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety
Haley Hinkle – Policy Counsel, Fairplay
Maureen Flatley – Stop Child Predators Advisor, Maureen Flatley
10 The Future Of Spectrum Policymaking: Charting America’s Technological Future (youtube / otter)
Umair Javed – Senior Vice President, CTIA
11 Internet Routing Security (youtube / otter)
Jason Livingood – Vice President – Technology Policy, Product & Standards, Comcast

12 Expanding Digital Opportunity Nationwide: Collaborative Efforts of the FCC and NTIA (youtube / otter)
Mark Colón – US Department of Commerce, Director, NTIA
Alejandro Roark – Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
13 Design of the Times: New Opportunities to Unlock Commercial Spectrum for Innovation and Wireless Competition (youtube / otter)
Becky Tangren – Vice President & Associate General Counsel, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
14 Ditch the Glitch: New Network Responsiveness Approaches for a Better Broadband User Experience (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Jason Livingood – Vice President – Technology Policy, Product & Standards, Comcast
Dominique Lazanski – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
Nick Feamster – Neubauer Professor of Computer Science, Director at Data Science Institute, University of Chicago
Mike Conlow – Director of Network Strategy, Cloudflare
Ermin Sakic – Senior Systems Software Engineer (Cloud Networking), NVIDIA
15 The AI Governance Puzzle: Assembling the Pieces of Policy and Trust (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Oma Seddiq – Tech Policy Reporter, Bloomberg Government
Dr. Travis Hall – Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Analysis and Development (OPAD), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Adam Thierer – Senior Fellow, R Street Institute
Evangelos Razis – Senior Manager, Public Policy, Workday
Miranda Bogen – Director, AI Governance Lab, Center for Democracy & Technology
16 The High Court and Online Expression: Deciphering the Legal Landscape (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Nadine Farid Johnson – Policy Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
Jess Miers – Senior Counsel, Chamber of Progress
Matt Wood, Vice President of Policy & General Counsel, Free Press
Nicole Saad-Bembridge – Counsel, NetChoice
Olivier Sylvain – Professor of Law, Fordham University Law
17 Fireside Chat with FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya (youtube / otter)
Cristiano Lima-Strong – Tech Policy Reporter, The Washington Post
The Honorable Alvaro Bedoya – Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
18 AI Interoperability: A Proposed Framework For Competition, Innovation, and Human Agency (youtube / otter)
Richard Whitt – President, GLIA Foundation
19 Keynote with Representative Glenn Ivey (youtube / otter)
The Honorable Glenn Ivey – Representative of Maryland’s 4th Congressional District, US House of Representatives
20 Growing Push for Digital ID Could Remake the Internet (youtube / otter)
Jay Stanley – Senior Policy Analyst: Speech, Privacy & Technology Program, American Civil Liberties Union
21 Deploying Safe AI Tools On Digital Platforms: Lessons From Wikimedia’s Community-Driven Design Process (youtube / otter)
Aishwarya Vardhana, Senior Product Designer, Wikimedia Foundation
22 Fireside Chat with Keith Sonderling (youtube / otter)
Chandler Morse – Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Workday
The Honorable Keith Sonderling – Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
23 Balancing Progress and Privacy: The Regulatory Challenges of Neurotechnologies (youtube / otter)
Jameson Spivack – Senior Policy Analyst, Immersive Technologies, Future of Privacy Forum
24 Looking Out to the Horizon of Spacial Computing (youtube / otter)
Joseph Jerome – Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Tampa
25 Keynote with FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez (youtube / otter)
The Honorable Anna M. Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
26 Internet Geopolitics: Multistakeholderism Defined The First Era? What Will Define The Next Era? (youtube / otter)
Colin Crowell – Senior Advisor & Managing Director, The Blue Owl Group
27 AI and the Arts: Redefining Creativity in the Digital Age (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Tod Cohen – Steptoe
Eileen Isagon – Curator & Creative Director
Ashkhen Kazaryan – Senior Fellow, Free Speech & Peace, Stand Together
Stan Adams – Lead Public Policy Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation
Hodan Omaar – Senior Policy Analyst, Information Technology & Innovation Fund
Ben Sheffner – Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Law & Policy, Motion Picture Association, Inc.
28 Online Expression And Policymakers: Finding The Balance (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Shane Tews – President, Logan Circle Strategies
Dr. David Morar – Senior Policy Analyst, Open Technology Institute
Eric Goldman – Santa Clara University School of Law
Steve DelBianco – President & CEO, NetChoice
Susan Benesch – Director, Dangerous Speech Project
29 The FCC’s Re-Constitution: A New Beginning (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Kelcee Griffis – Reporter, Morning Brew
Christopher Lewis – President/CEO, Public Knowledge
Matthew Brill – Partner, Global Chair of Communications Practice, Latham & Watkins
Angie Kronenberg – President, INCOMPAS
Diane Holland – Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
30 Hacking AI — It’s Not Just For Security Anymore! (youtube / otter)
Harley Geiger – Counsel – Cybersecurity Services, Venable LLP
31 U.S. Trade Policy Changes: The Biggest Threat to the Internet Flying under the Radar (youtube / otter)
Natalie Campbell – Senior Director, North American Government and Regulatory Affairs, Internet Society
John Morris – U.S. Internet Policy & Advocacy, Internet Society
32 The FTC, AI, and Its Existing Authority: How the Commission Has and Will Apply Its Authority to Artificial Intelligence (youtube / otter)
Andy Jung – Associate Counsel, TechFreedom
33 Deploying AI For Cybersecurity: Benefits Beyond The Risks (youtube / otter)
Brandon Pugh – Director, Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats, R Street Institute
34 Fireside Chat with Clare Martorana & Mina Hsiang (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Nancy Scola – Journalist
The Honorable Clare Martorana – U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer, The White House/Office of Management and Budget
Mina Hsiang – Executive Office of the President, Administrator of the United States Digital Service
35 Legislating AI: Perspectives From The Hill (youtube / otter)
Moderator: Maria Curi – Tech Policy Reporter, Axios
John Beezer – Senior Advisor, United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Rob Hicks – Legislative Director, Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-8), United States House of Representatives
36 Fireside Chat with Under Secretary Robert Silvers (youtube / otter)
Shane Tews – President, Logan Circle Strategies
The Honorable Robert Silvers – Under Secretary for Policy, Department of Homeland Security

LIVESTREAMS

AGENDA https://sotn24.sched.com/

TWITTER #SOTN2024 @netedfound @InternetSociety #TechPolicy

ARCHIVES
https://archive.org/details/sotn2024
https://www.youtube.com/sotndc

5:09 am on March 2, 2023 · isoc (159), policy (39), sotn (10), usa (14)

WEBCAST MAR 6 – State of the Net 2023

March 2, 2023 by ISOC Live

On Monday March 6 2023 from 9am-5:15pm EST (14:00-22:15 UTC) the Internet Education Foundation presents the 2023 State of the Internet (SOTN) conference in Washington DC.

SOTN is America’s premier Internet policy conference and this year speakers include FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Alan Davidson, and from the White House, Principal Deputy United States Chief Technology Office Alexander “amac” Macgillivray, and Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden.

The livestream is provided via a partnership with the Internet Society.

AGENDA https://sotn23.sched.com/

LIVESTREAMS

PLENARY + BREAKOUT 1 https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2023

BREAKOUT 2 https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/sotn2023

BREAKOUT 3 https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/sotn2023

(Breakout 4 will be recorded but not streamed)

TWITTER #SOTN2023 @netedfound @InternetSociety #TechPolicy

MASTODON #sotn2023 @[email protected]

ARCHIVES
https://archive.org/details/sotn2023
https://www.youtube.com/sotndc

2:50 pm on July 7, 2022 · igf (219), igf-usa (21), isoc-dc (75), NRI (84), usa (14)

WEBCAST JUL 21 – Internet Governance Forum USA #igfusa2022 #igfusa

August 2, 2022July 7, 2022 by ISOC Live

The Internet Governance Forum USA (IGF-USA) will be held on July 21 2022 at Convene in Washington DC. For over a decade the IGF-USA has been facilitating discussions on the most important issues facing the Internet. It is a multistakeholder effort that provides a domestic forum in the US to engage civil society, government, technologists, research scientists, industry and academia, helping to create partnerships, coalitions and dialogues that demonstrate best practices and help move policy forward.

A livestream will be provided by the Internet Society Washington DC Chapter (ISOC-DC). The event will be captioned, thanks to caption sponsor Identity Digital.

INFO/AGENDA https://www.igfusa.us/igf-usa-2022/

LIVESTREAM – Plenary + Breakout 1

http://livestream.com/internetsociety/igf-usa-2022 (Open captions)

LIVESTREAM – Breakout 2

http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/igf-usa-2022 (Open captions)

LIVESTREAM – Breakout 3

http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/igf-usa-2022 (Open captions)

REAL TIME TEXT
https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-IGFUSA1
https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-IGFUSA2
https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-IGFUSA3

TWITTER #igfusa #igfusa2022 @isocdc

SIMULCASTS (Open Captions)
https://www.twitter.com/isoclive
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive (Plenary + Breakout 1 only)
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/
https://www.facebook.com/InternetGovernanceForumUSA/

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/igf-usa-2022