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The Week Ahead Features Discussions On E-Health

June 25, 2010

There are several tech and telecom-related events next week. Here are some of the highlights:

Monday:
The National eHealth Collaborative holds a conference call at 3 p.m., to discuss the National Health Information Network.

Tuesday:
The Health and Human Services Department's Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology holds a meeting at 8 a.m. to hear testimony from current users of technologies that enable consumer choice for sharing their information in health information exchanges.

The Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy will hold a panel discussion at 9:30 a.m. on intellectual property enforcement and the impact of the national intellectual property enforcement strategy released by the White House intellectual property enforcement coordinator. Speakers include NBC Universal General Counsel Rick Cotton.

Wednesday:
The FCC and the Wireless Communications Association hold a two-day summit beginning at 10 a.m. on the national broadband plan's impact on broadband innovation and investment.

Thursday:
The Senate Commerce Committee's Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance Subcommittee will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. on protecting youth in an online world.

The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office hold a meeting at 8:30 a.m. to discuss the relationship of copyright policy, creativity, and innovation in the Internet economy.

The FCC and the Wireless Communications Association host the second day beginning at 10 a.m. of their summit on the national broadband plan's impact on broadband innovation and investment.

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