I'm off to Los Angeles on Tuesday for the second annual Tech Policy Summit, which takes place Wednesday and Thursday at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel. I'll be conducting an on-stage Q&A with Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., and covering a variety of keynotes and panel discussions.

The relatively small gathering, which was held in Silicon Valley last year, is a great place for learning and networking with industry insiders. The theme for the 2008 summit is "Markets in Transition: Collaborating to Drive Technology Innovation and Adoption," which guarantees plenty of dialogue about U.S. competitiveness and high-tech convergence.

Scheduled speakers include Berman, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, Patent and Trademark Office Director Jon Dudas, BitTorrent President Ashwin Navin, Craigslist.org founder Craig Newmark, Hewlett-Packard Senior Vice President Prith Banerjee and many others.

Look for conference coverage in CongressDaily's PM edition, CongressDaily's TechCentral and on the Tech Daily Dose blog later this week.