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Going to CES? Use Twitter? Join Our List!
Jan 5, 2010 | If you're a Twitter user and you're planning to be at the 2010 International CES this week, please let Read More
TPS' Guide to Tech Policy at 2010 CES
Jan 5, 2010 | We're getting ready to head to Las Vegas this week for the 2010 International CES where we'll be co-hosting Read More
Supernova Conference Returns to SF, Dec. 1-3
Nov 9, 2009 | We're looking forward to taking part in this year's Supernova Conference as a media sponsor, and we hope you'll Read More
CEA Hosts Apps for Innovation Contest
Nov 9, 2009 | As part of its Innovation Movement campaign, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is hosting its first-ever apps contest for software Read More
You're Invited: Tech Policy Summit @ CES
Nov 4, 2009 | Join us in Vegas! We're very excited to be partnering with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) to co-host a special Read More
President Announces $3.4B in Recovery Funds for Smart Grid
Oct 27, 2009 | Speaking at a solar energy facility in Florida earlier today, President Obama announced that the federal government had awarded over Read More
Podcasts from Tech Policy Summit
Sep 14, 2009 | We received an inquiry from someone asking where to find the podcasts from our last Tech Policy Summit conference, Read More
Happy Hour with Tech Policy Central
May 26, 2009 | If you'll be in the Bay Area this week, we hope you'll join us at one of our two happy Read More
Videos from TPS: Broadband Innovation
May 19, 2009 | Thank you to everyone who participated in the first-ever TPS: Broadband Innovation conference, which took place at the San Read More
Oh No! Twitter Down During Transparency Session
May 13, 2009 | It's a cruel twist of fate that Twitter is down for maintenance during today's roundtable on Tech's Role in Promoting Read More
Watch Live: Robert Scoble Interviewing CEA's Gary Shapiro
May 13, 2009 | Robert Scoble is on stage at Tech Policy Summit '09 right now, interviewing Gary Shapiro of the Consumer Electronics Association. Read More
At Tech Policy Summit '09
May 12, 2009 | The 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit is underway at the San Mateo Marriott and, while registration is closed, there are Read More
Agenda for TPS: Broadband Innovation and Tech Policy Summit '09
May 6, 2009 | There are only a few days left until the opening of TPS: Broadband Innovation conference and the 3rd annual Read More
Virgin America's Deal for Tech Policy Summit Travelers
Apr 23, 2009 | Thanks to Tech Policy Summit's exclusive airline sponsor, Virgin America, you can purchase roundtrip plane tickets from Boston Read More
Three Conferences in Three Days
Apr 13, 2009 | While there are several key announcements on the way and the complete agenda will be posted next week, you Read More
FCC Kicks Off Effort to Develop a National Broadband Plan
Apr 8, 2009 | At its public meeting in D.C. earlier today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the first step toward creation of Read More
Ross Joins State Department as Senior Advisor on Innovation
Apr 6, 2009 | As we mentioned on Twitter earlier today, One Economy co-founder Alec Ross has joined the U.S. State Department as Read More
Exclusive: Steven Levy's Interview with Vint Cerf
Apr 2, 2009 | As part of the run-up to our 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit conference, taking place May 11-13 at the Read More
White House Science Advisor Confirmed
Mar 20, 2009 | The wait for a new director at the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is over. Dr. Read More
Meet-up with Tech Policy Central in Silicon Valley
Mar 13, 2009 | As we announced last month, Tech Policy Central is hosting a free breakfast meetup on Wednesday, March 25th at the Read More
NTIA/RUS Seek Comment on Broadband Grants
Mar 12, 2009 | The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) have issued a notice Read More
Spending the Broadband Stimulus Dollars
Mar 10, 2009 | As might be expected, there were more questions than answers during today's inter-agency meeting on the broadband stimulus programs. Still, Read More
Stimulating Broadband Growth
Mar 10, 2009 | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a notice today inviting suggestions on how the FCC and U.S. Department of Agriculture Read More
LinkedIn CEO: "Let Our Startups Bail Us Out"
Mar 4, 2009 | In case you missed it, LinkedIn chairman and CEO Reid Hoffman, wrote an op-ed that appeared in The Washington Post yesterday in Read More
Join Us for The Free! Summit on May 11th
Feb 27, 2009 | For over a year now, we've been kicking around the idea of producing a conference about "Freeconomics" and how Read More
Letter to Current and Future Members of the U.S. Broadband Coalition
Feb 24, 2009 | Last December, a diverse group of companies and organizations expressed their support for developing a comprehensive, national broadband policy by Read More
Join Us March 25th for a Breakfast Event Featuring Dr. Vint Cerf
Feb 18, 2009 | As we pre-announced earlier this week on Twitter, we are very excited to be hosting a new Tech Policy Read More
In Brief: Marketplace Radio on U.S. CTO
Jan 26, 2009 | You can probably tell that I spent a fair amount of time on the road last Friday since this is Read More
Podcast of Privacy 2009 at Facebook
Jan 10, 2009 | We'd like to thank everyone who took part in the Privacy 2009: The Year Ahead lunch salon we co-hosted at Read More
Headed to Facebook
Jan 6, 2009 | We will be at Facebook's offices in Palo Alto today for Privacy 2009: The Year Ahead, a lunch salon that we're Read More
Privacy 2009: The Year Ahead
Jan 5, 2009 | As a reminder, Tech Policy Central and Facebook will be co-hosting a Lunch Salon about digital privacy in the Read More
(Updated) Call for Speakers for TPS: Eco-Innovation
Jan 2, 2009 | As we announced last month, our newest tech policy conference is TPS: Eco-Innovation, and we're currently accepting speaker proposals. The Read More
News from Who's Who
Dec 19, 2008 | While we've been busy this week finalizing some of the (very exciting) details of the Tech Policy Summit '09 agenda, Read More
Last Chance to Register for Jan. 6 Privacy Event at Facebook
Dec 17, 2008 | As a reminder, Tech Policy Central and Facebook are co-hosting a free Lunch Salon about digital privacy in the Obama Read More
Obama-Biden Introduce Energy Team, Emphasize Role of Science
Dec 15, 2008 | During today's press conference to announce members of their administration's energy and environment team, both President-elect Barack Obama and Vice Read More
Join Us for the TPS: Eco-Innovation Conference
Dec 15, 2008 | Introducing the newest Tech Policy Central conference... One of the policy priorities that will be addressed at the 3rd annual Read More
Making Sure Events Are Worthwhile
Dec 11, 2008 | Before you read any further, let me warn you that this post isn't about tech policy. It is, however, about Read More
Announcing the Tech Policy Predictive Market
Dec 10, 2008 | As we first mentioned on Twitter, we have been working on a new project in partnership with the Information Read More
Free Passes for Tech Policy Summit
Dec 1, 2008 | Registration is open for the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit, which is taking place March 23-25 at the San Read More
What Does Google's Settlement Mean for Startups?
Nov 21, 2008 | Last month, we wrote about Google's decision to pay book publishers and authors $125 million to settle two copyright infringement Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Raman Khanna
Nov 20, 2008 | As a general partner with venture capital firm ONSET Ventures, Raman Khanna has been an advisor and board member Read More
Call for Nominations: People to Watch
Nov 18, 2008 | We are excited to officially announce the launch of the first 2009 Tech Policy Who's Who: People to Watch Read More
Obama Transition Team Includes Familiar Tech Policy Names
Nov 14, 2008 | Several tech policy experts have been added to the list of individuals helping the Obama-Biden transition team in its review Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Prith Banerjee
Nov 13, 2008 | In our most recent Q&A with a member of this year's Tech Policy Summit advisory board, we asked Dr. Read More
CongressDaily: House Gets Rid of IP Subcommittee
Nov 12, 2008 | CongressDaily writer Andrew Noyes broke the news today that House Judiciary Committee chair Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) plans to do Read More
Presidential Transitions in the Age of Twitter
Nov 3, 2008 | Dr. Mark Drapeau, an associate research fellow at the National Defense University, has written an interesting guest post at techPresident.com Read More
MySpace, MTV and Monetization
Nov 3, 2008 | MySpace and MTV Networks have joined forces with a Silicon Valley advertising startup named Auditude (that happens to be run Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Chris Shipley
Oct 31, 2008 | We have a treat today for Halloween: the second Q&A with a member of Tech Policy Summit's Advisory Board (click here for our Read More
IT Policy and the Next American President
Oct 29, 2008 | One of our favorite Tech Policy Summit session hosts, Larry Magid, gave a talk last night at Santa Clara University Read More
Suggestions Wanted!
Oct 29, 2008 | If you haven't already done so, please take a few minutes to participate in the planning survey for the Read More
A TPS Pass For Your Thoughts
Oct 15, 2008 | Help us identify the topics and speakers that should be included at the next Tech Policy Summit conference, and Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Craig Newmark
Oct 14, 2008 | As we announced last month, the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit will take place March 23-25, 2009 in the Bay Area Read More
Congress Okays Broadband Data Bill
Sep 30, 2008 | As you've undoubtedly noticed, the last several days have been particularly contentious for members of Congress who, thus far, have Read More
Why Broadband Matters
Sep 16, 2008 | If you follow us on Twitter, you may have noticed that we were watching the Senate Commerce Committee's hearing this Read More
Announcing Tech Policy Summit '09
Sep 10, 2008 | Registration has officially opened for the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit, which will be held March 23-25, 2009 at the San Mateo Read More
NPR's Take on Tech Policy
Aug 6, 2008 | I was driving through Southern California on a business trip last Friday, listening to National Public Radio (NPR), when I heard that the Federal Read More
Qualcomm and Nokia Call Truce In Patent Battle
Jul 24, 2008 | Wireless communications leaders Qualcomm and Nokia have announced that they're burying the hatchet in their long-standing, trans-Atlantic patent dispute. The Read More
TPS '08 Follow-up: PolyFuel Readies Prototype
Jul 17, 2008 | If you attended Tech Policy Summit '08 in Hollywood earlier this year, hopefully you had a chance to hear PolyFuel Read More
Speaking at Tech Policy Summit
Jun 16, 2008 | While we haven't officially announced the dates and venue for the next Tech Policy Summit, we've received a number of Read More
Collaboration? Anyone? Anyone?
May 22, 2008 | Last week, 463 Communications' Sean Garrett wrote about a tech policy "leadership gap" in Silicon Valley. He pointed out what Read More
Tech Policy Summit '08 Podcasts Available
Apr 8, 2008 | We're happy to report that the podcasts from the 2008 Tech Policy Summit, which took place at the Renaissance hotel Read More
Who Will Get H-1B Visas for FY 2009?
Apr 8, 2008 | Yesterday was the last day to submit H-1B visa applications for FY 2009 to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Read More
PublicMarkup.org
Apr 7, 2008 | One of the highlights of this year's Tech Policy Summit was a breakout session on using social media as a Read More
Courts Reach Different Conclusions in P2P Cases
Apr 7, 2008 | "Same day, two federal courts, two different rulings on 'making available.'" That's how Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney for Read More
Transcript of Commissioner McDowell's TPS Keynote
Apr 2, 2008 | The team at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has posted a copy of the speech that Commissioner Robert McDowell gave Read More
Kara Swisher at Tech Policy Summit
Apr 1, 2008 | Kara Swisher of AllThingsD.com hosted two roundtables at last week's Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood. The first one featured AOL's chief Read More
Staying In Touch After The Summit
Mar 31, 2008 | We've begun the process of preparing podcasts of all of the sessions from last week's Tech Policy Summit conference. Our Read More
Big TPS Thank You
Mar 31, 2008 | While we're still getting settled in the office after a busy week in Hollywood, we wanted to thank everyone who Read More
More Coverage of Tech Policy Summit
Mar 27, 2008 | Below are additional reports on the happenings at this year's Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood: Tech Policy Summit '08 speaker Read More
From the Summit - News.com Q&A with Comcast's Joe Waz
Mar 27, 2008 | The theme for this year's Tech Policy Summit is Markets in Transition: Collaborating to Drive Technology Innovation and Adoption, and Read More
Latest Coverage of Tech Policy Summit '08
Mar 27, 2008 | Day two of Tech Policy Summit is well underway, with Summit emcee Steve Wildstrom of BusinessWeek interviewing Verizon EVP and Read More
Coverage of Tech Policy Summit '08, Day 1
Mar 26, 2008 | We're still getting caught up on our reading, but below are a few links about this year's Tech Policy Summit Read More
Tech Policy Summit '08 Opens
Mar 26, 2008 | It's always a bit surreal when a project you've been working on for many months "goes live," and that's certainly Read More
The FCC's Week, So Far
Mar 20, 2008 | We're busy finalizing plans for next week's Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood, and couldn't help noticing that it seems like Read More
U.K. Court, Patent Office at Odds Over Software Patent
Mar 20, 2008 | A recent court ruling in Britain may end up changing the way software patents are granted in the country. While Read More
Groups Clash in Compromise Over Senate Patent Reform Bill
Mar 12, 2008 | Even though the House of Representatives passed its version of the Patent Reform Act last September, the debate over patent Read More
Update: Video from AAAS Debate Between Dems' Advisors
Mar 6, 2008 | The team at New Scientist magazine created this short video about last month's debate between the science and tech advisors Read More
Who's Coming to Tech Policy Summit?
Mar 5, 2008 | It's hard to believe that, after many months of planning, Tech Policy Summit '08 will open three weeks from today. As Read More
New Data on CS Majors; Start of H-1B Season
Mar 5, 2008 | Data from the Computing Research Association (CRA) indicates that the number of undergraduates majoring in computer science at North American Read More
Net Safety In The News
Feb 29, 2008 | The fight to make the Internet a safer place for kids and teens made headlines this week. First, the European Read More
Senate's New Anti-Phishing Bill Raises Privacy Concerns
Feb 27, 2008 | Citing data from Gartner that about 3.5 million computer users were tricked by phishing scams between 2006 and 2007, resulting Read More
Tech Policy Summit Goes Hollywood
Feb 25, 2008 | There's just over a month to go until our 2nd annual Tech Policy Summit heads to Hollywood, March 26th through Read More
Peek at the Tech Policy Summit Agenda
Feb 11, 2008 | While we're still planning to announce a few additions to the program, you can now preview the agenda for next Read More
Net Safety and Cyberbanging
Feb 8, 2008 | When it comes to protecting kids online, most of the focus has been on stopping sexual predators and child pornography. Read More
Touring Tech Policy Central
Feb 6, 2008 | We're in Southern California for a planning meeting in advance of next month's Tech Policy Summit conference at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel. While we Read More
FCC Commissioner McDowell at Tech Policy Summit; Auction Update
Jan 31, 2008 | We were just about to announce that Commissioner Robert McDowell of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be participating in Read More
NTIA's Report on Pres. Bush's Broadband Pledge
Jan 31, 2008 | According to the Associated Press, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is releasing a report today called Networked Nation: Read More
State of the (Tech) Union?
Jan 28, 2008 | President Bush will deliver his State of the Union address to Congress tonight. And if past speeches are any indication, Read More
Davos, and a Tech Policy Summit Preview
Jan 23, 2008 | Many of the world's leading power brokers, and the press that cover them, have descended on Davos, Switzerland this week Read More
Tech Policy Summit, Take Two
Jan 16, 2008 | It has been a while since we previewed the agenda for our 2nd annual Tech Policy Summit conference, taking place Read More
MySpace's Net Safety Principles
Jan 15, 2008 | After being targeted by state attorneys general for not doing enough to protect minors following a series of high-profile cases, MySpace Read More
Frontline's Closure
Jan 9, 2008 | Details are still sketchy, and news that Frontline Wireless has closed for business has led to questions about what will Read More
New Alliance, Same White Spaces
Dec 13, 2007 | Members of the White Spaces Coalition have joined forces with a number of associations and organizations, including CompTIA, TechNet, Public Read More
Ask.com: We're Serious About Privacy
Dec 11, 2007 | Today is the day that Ask.com makes good on its promise to launch its AskEraser service, which is designed to Read More
House Holding Hearing on Copyright Reform Bill
Dec 6, 2007 | The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, chaired by Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), has scheduled a Read More
Who's Responsible for Net Safety?
Dec 4, 2007 | Joe Brennan, chair of a newly-formed trade group called the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association, comes to the defense of Read More
Is Facebook's Beacon Backfiring?
Nov 23, 2007 | As you've probably heard by now, social networking site Facebook has come under fire this week because political action group Read More
Preview Tech Policy Summit's Speaker Line-up
Nov 5, 2007 | Be among the first to get a look at who will be speaking at the next Tech Policy Summit, March 26-28 in Read More
Making Tech Policy Everybody's Business
Oct 29, 2007 | We decided to get involved in tech policy in early 2006 because we were convinced that, despite years of hard Read More
ICANN Meeting Considers Privacy of Domain Reg Data
Oct 26, 2007 | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is preparing for its 30th international public meeting in Los Angeles Read More
Internet2's High-Speed Network Gets Speedier
Oct 10, 2007 | While many of us hope for ever-faster connections to the "commercial Internet," the researchers and students with access to Read More
Registration Open for Tech Policy Summit '08
Sep 18, 2007 | We've officially kicked off the registration process for the 2nd annual Tech Policy Summit, which will take place March 26-28, Read More
TPS Advisors on TV
Jul 7, 2007 | Two of Tech Policy Summit's advisors,** James Fallows of The Atlantic Monthly and New America Foundation and Dr. Robert Atkinson Read More
TPS Podcast on Patent Reform
Apr 16, 2007 | You can now listen to a podcast of the roundtable discussion on patent reform that took place on February 26th Read More
More Pix from TPS
Mar 14, 2007 | Jean-Baptiste Su of The French News Agency has posted his photos from last month's Tech Policy Summit online here, including Read More
Tech Policy Summit Podcasts and Photos
Mar 9, 2007 | Audio recordings and photos from last week's Tech Policy Summit are now available online. To listen to podcasts from several Read More
News.com Perspective on Tech's Influence in D.C.
Mar 2, 2007 | News.com executive editor Charles Cooper, one of the journalists who attended Tech Policy Summit earlier this week, wrote an op-ed Read More
Who Cares?
Feb 28, 2007 | While I'm still getting caught up on sleep and my blog reading, I've already read a dozen or so posts Read More
Blogging Tech Policy Summit
Feb 27, 2007 | A number of attendees have been blogging about Tech Policy Summit -- here are a few links to posts about Read More
Tech Policy Summit Opens
Feb 26, 2007 | After nearly a year of planning, Tech Policy Summit opens today at Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, CA. While Read More
CNBC Bureau Chief to Emcee Summit
Jan 30, 2007 | We're delighted to formally announce that Jim Goldman, Silicon Valley Bureau Chief for CNBC, will serve as emcee for Tech Read More
Only 4 Weeks Left to Register
Dec 27, 2006 | Online registration for Tech Policy Summit, taking place February 26 & 27 at Hayes Mansion in San Jose, closes on Read More
MySpace's Move to Ban Sex Offenders
Dec 6, 2006 | The New York Times (free sub required) reports that social networking site MySpace.com, which has over 130 million members, is Read More
News: Tech Policy Summit update
Nov 15, 2006 | It's official. Registration for Tech Policy Summit, taking place February 26-27, 2007 in Silicon Valley, is now open for all Read More
Tech Policy Summit Registration Now Open
Oct 2, 2006 | We opened early registration for Tech Policy Summit today. Early registration is a chance to guarantee your spot at the Read More
Tech Policy Summit Update
Jul 20, 2006 | As we've mentioned previously, we're hosting Tech Policy Summit in San Jose, CA on February 26 & 27, 2007. There Read More
Tech Policy Summit's All-Star Advisory Board
May 4, 2006 | We're excited to announce the formation of Tech Policy Summit's advisory board. We're fortunate to have the support and counsel Read More
Save the Dates: Summit Set for February
Mar 30, 2006 | We've confirmed dates for the inaugural Tech Policy Summit...the invitation-only event will take place February 26 & 27, 2007 in Read More
