A Silicon Valley Technology Townhall Series with
Congressional Internet Caucus Leaders and Government Policymakers
Overview | Past Events (2011)
State of the Net West is a series of Silicon Valley technology townhall meetings with Congressional Internet Caucus Leaders and government policymakers throughout 2012. The State of the Net West series is designed to bridge the policy discussion between Washington policymakers and high tech centers such as Silicon Valley. It is hosted collaboratively by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee and the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University Law School. We expect that the increased interest in and concern about technology policymaking in Washington will make these discussions vigorous and productive.
Congressman Mike Honda is scheduled to lead the first townhall discussion in Santa Clara on Tuesday, April 3 from 9:15 am to 10:30 am (more details below). Townhall meetings featuring the other Congressional Internet Caucus leaders and FTC Commissioner Brill are being scheduled on a rolling basis. A full schedule of 2012 State of the Net West events will be posted at www.netcaucus.org/events/2012/sotnwest/
In 2011, The State of the Net West included four townhall meetings. Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Co-Chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus, led the first discussion in Palo Alto on August 16, 2011 (Listen to MP3 Audio). Subsequent townhall participants included Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (Watch Video), Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo, Co-Chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus, (Listen to MP3 Audio), and Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn. (Watch Video)
Scheduled Events
Congressman Mike Honda: A Technology Town Hall Discussion
Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Time: Program begins promptly at 9:15 am, check-in and continental breakfast starts at 8:45 am. Event concludes at 10:30 am.
Location: Benson Center - Williman Room, Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053
About: The discussion will cover the major technology issues debated in policy and legal circles from California to Capitol Hill. Major themes will include long-term technology workforce development, economic growth/job creation through STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) and what the recent Congressional battle over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) means for Silicon Valley's engagement with Washington. Congressman Honda is a leader in Congress on technology issues as a member of the Congressional Internet Caucus from Silicon Valley and serves on the House Appropriations Committee and House Budget Committee, two of the key committees in the development of the federal budget and in setting government fiscal priorities.
Registration: Space is limited and by reservation only. Please register at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=229194. Note: Registration and continental breakfast is complimentary.
Additional State of the Net West Events Subject to Scheduling:
Congressman Jason Chaffetz: A Technology Townhall Discussion
Date: May 2012
Time: TBD
Location: Palo Alto, California
About: Congressman Chaffetz is a leader in Congress on technology issues as a member of the Congressional Internet Caucus. Congressman Chaffetz serves on the Committee on the Budget, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Committee on the Judiciary, three of the key committees pertaining to the federal budget, setting government fiscal priorities and Internet-related technology.
Registration: Please visit www.netcaucus.org/events/2012/sotnwest/ for scheduling and registration information.
Congressman Bob Goodlatte: A Technology Townhall Discussion
Date: 2012
Time: TBD
Location: Silicon Valley, California
About: Congressman Goodlatte chairs the Congressional Internet Caucus and chairs the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet.
Registration: Please visit www.netcaucus.org/events/2012/sotnwest/ for scheduling and registration information.
Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo: A Technology Townhall Discussion
Date: 2012
Time: TBD
Location: Silicon Valley, California
About: Congresswoman Eshoo is a leader in Congress on technology issues as a Co-Chair (and founding member) of the Congressional Internet Caucus and is the Ranking Member of the House Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Registration: Please visit www.netcaucus.org/events/2012/sotnwest/ for scheduling and registration information.
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren: A Technology Townhall Discussion
Date: 2012
Time: TBD
Location: Santa Clara, California
About: Congresswoman Lofgren is a founding member of the Congressional Internet Caucus and a member of the subcommittees on Energy and the Environment and Investigations and Oversight of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology and the subcommittees on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet and Immigration Policy and Enforcement of the Committee on Judiciary Committee.
Registration: Please visit www.netcaucus.org/events/2012/sotnwest/ for scheduling and registration information.
Commissioner Julie Brill, Federal Trade Commission: A Technology Townhall Discussion
Date: 2012
Time: TBD
Location: Silicon Valley, California
About: Julie Brill was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission April 6, 2010. Since joining the Commission, Ms. Brill has worked actively on issues most affecting today's consumers, including protecting consumers' privacy, encouraging appropriate advertising substantiation, guarding consumers from financial fraud, and maintaining competition in industries involving high tech and health care.
Registration: Please visit www.netcaucus.org/events/2012/sotnwest/ for scheduling and registration information.