The Week Ahead
May 14, 2010
| 4:06 PM
There are several tech and telecom-related events next week. Here are some of the highlights:
Tuesday:
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will host a clean technology showcase at 2 p.m. at the FCC.
Wednesday:
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will hold a 9:30 a.m. public hearing to consider the trading of contracts based on motion picture box office receipts and the re-establishment of the CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee.
The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) holds a discussion and feature film depictions on "Cyber Attacks: Movie Fiction or Real Life Fact?" starting at 5 p.m.
Thursday:
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing at 9 a.m. on the transition to the Networx contract for providing telecommunications, network, and information services to the federal government.
The FCC holds an open meeting at 10:30 a.m. to consider a proposed rulemaking on changes to the E-Rate program to make broadband more accessible to schools and libraries and a proposed rulemaking that would implement a provision from the FCC's national broadband plan that aims to "foster competition and broadband deployment by ensuring nondiscriminatory, just, and reasonable access to utility poles."
The Progress & Freedom Foundation will hold a briefing at 9 a.m. entitled, "Can Government Help Save the Press?" to examine the government's proper role in assisting struggling media outlets.
Friday:
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology will hold a meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. to discuss such issues as advanced manufacturing, health information technology, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
The Cato Institute holds a congressional briefing at noon on efforts to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
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