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Tech Meetings Attract Hill, Industry Players

On Wednesday, a parade of lawmakers will meet with high-tech executives at the Computer and Communications Industry Association's 36th annual Washington Caucus. Among those slated to speak are House Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va.; House Science Chairman Bart Gordon; and Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and Bob Goodlatte, R-Va.; Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Kevin Brady, R-Texas, are also scheduled to make appearances, along with FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz and several other Obama administration officials. The day-long session kicks off at 8 a.m. at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Meanwhile, the Wireless Communications Association holds a "policy summit" on Tuesday and Wednesday keynoted by Sean Maloney, an executive vice president at Intel. Congressional staffers, industry executives and advocacy group representatives are slated to speak, including AT&T lobbyist Jim Cicconi and Free Press Policy Director Ben Scott. The event is headquartered at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, N.W. Sessions will address the broadband stimulus program, network neutrality and spectrum policy, among other topics. The WCA holds the event as federal regulators shape a $7.2 billion loan and grant program that seeks to expand broadband connectivity to rural regions and other areas with limited or no service. For more details, read "This Week's Highlights" at CongressDaily's TechCentral Web site.

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