SOTN Starting on Time!
We’re on time for a 9 am start for State of the Net. Registration opening in 5 minutes. FTC Chairwoman Ramirez is on her way!
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Monday Night Update: We’re On Schedule!
We’re looking forward to an amazing lineup at #SOTN15 tomorrow. As of 6 pm Monday we plan on starting on time — but we’re watching the weather closely. Again, follow our Twitter account @SOTN for the most up to date announcements.
New State of the Net Keynotes and Panels Announced
We are pleased to announce several new keynotes, panels, and speakers at next week’s State of the Net Conference. You can see agenda version 2.0 here. There is still time to register online and, as always, we will also have on-site registration for walk-ins. This year, Bitcoin will even be accepted for on-site registration payment. With […]
As you watch the State of the Union address tonight…
Expect tech policy to be in the spotlight tonight as President Obama addresses the nation. After a tumultuous year for cybersecurity, where “net neutrality” entered the mainstream lexicon and was the butt of late night humor, and broadband speeds and access became a top priority for the Administration, the Internet has taken center stage in […]
Announcing State of the Net Bitcoin Regulation Policy Panel
The Bitcoin Policy Prescription: Will Policymakers Get It Right (Again) Or Will Fear Stifle Innovation? The year 2015 is like 1995 all over again. Bitcoin is the Internet before the browser: a platform primed for an innovation explosion if we get the policy right. We got it right for the Internet, how do we do […]
United States CTO Megan Smith to Speak at State of the Net 2015
United States Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith is the newest addition to a distinguished lineup of State of the Net Conference 2015 keynote speakers featuring FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell, and Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam. Smith is the third U.S. CTO and an accomplished engineer, entrepreneur, and advocate for women in STEM. She was […]
State of the Net 2015 Speaker Update
You’re invited to attend America’s largest Internet policy conference. The 11th Annual State of the Net Conference is only a month away. Join an audience of 700 annual attendees engaged in key Internet policy issues on January 27, 2015 at the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of Washington, DC. Confirmed speakers for this […]
@SOTN Bitcoin Discussion on YouTube
Last month Internet policy leaders gathered at the 2014 State of the Net Conference in Washington, DC to discuss the trends in technology that challenge Washington policymakers. Perhaps the most fascinating development in Internet technology is the rise of virtual, math-based currency. The most well-known Internet currency is bitcoin and renowned academics and business leaders […]
@SOTN – “Reforming the NSA Surveillance System: Assessing the Options” with David Medine (PCLOB)
Today, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board issues its own list of recommendations to the President regarding NSA reforms (1-2pm, ET). With this latest development and State of the Net quickly approaching, we wanted to direct you to our upcoming panel, “Reforming the NSA Surveillance System: Assessing the Options.” Description: The NSA’s surveillance program brought to […]
@SOTN – NSA Crypto Wars, Episode VII: the Internet Strikes Back?
State of the Net 2014 will feature (cue the ominous Star Wars music) a provocative panel called “NSA Crypto Wars, Episode VII: the Internet Strikes Back?” featuring a panel of Internet engineers discussing technical responses to NSA surveillance revelations. Regardless of what the President says on Friday about the surveillance programs engineers are busy at […]