Calendar

On Wednesday, July 1, Vice President Biden will travel to Erie, Pennsylvania, to highlight Recovery Act broadband investments. The Vice President will be joined by Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper and other local officials.

FCC Open Meeting (July)
445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20554
July 2 2009 11:30 am ET

Technology Innovation Program Advisory Board
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Employees' Lounge
Administration Building,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899
Tuesday, July 7 2009
8:30 a.m. -- 3 p.m.

BTOP-BIP Workshop (Washington, DC)
Washington, DC Area
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, MD 20745
July 7, 2009

Nominations Hearing
Senate Committee on Agriculture
Jonathan Adelstein of South Dakota
to be Administrator, Rural Utilities Service for
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
July 7, 2009
10-am-12pm

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act Markup
Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
02:00 PM
SR - 253

Review of Rural Broadband Programs
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture
House Agriculture Committee
Thursday, July 9 - 10:00 a.m.

Trends Affecting Minority Broadcast Ownership
House Committee on the Judiciary
July 9, 2009
10:00 A.M.
2141 Rayburn House Office Building

Broadband Stimulus National Town Hall Meeting
BroadbandCensus.com
Thursday, July 9, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET

BTOP-BIP Workshops
Charleston, WV
Holiday Inn Charleston House
600 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston WV 25301
888-465-4329
July 10, 2009
8am- 5:30pm local time

Broadband Competition Policy: After the Stimulus and in the Shadow of the DOJ
The Technology Policy Institute
Rayburn House Office Building
Room B340
Washington, DC 20515
Monday, July 13th
12 noon - 2 p.m.

Spending the Stimulus: How the FCC's National Broadband Plan Will Affect Spending
BroadbandCensus.com
Clyde's of Gallery Place
707 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (ET)

BTOP-BIP Workshops
Birmingham, AL Area
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel
2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-324-5000
July 14, 2009
8am- 5:30pm local time

HIT Policy Committee's Certification/Adoption Workgroup Meeting
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Park Hyatt Washington Hotel
24th and M Streets, NW
Washington, DC
July 14, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
July 15, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m./Eastern Time.
The meeting will be available via Web cast; visit http://healthit.hhs.gov for instructions on how to listen via telephone or Web.

BTOP-BIP Workshops
Memphis, TN
Holiday Inn Hotel University of Memphis
3700 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN 38111
888-465-4329
July 15, 2009
8am- 5:30pm local time

Contraband Cell Phones in Correctional Facilities: Public Safety Impact and the Potential Implications of Jamming Technologies
Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
10:00 AM
SR - 253

Nominations Hearing (FCC Commissioners)
Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
02:30 PM
SR - 253

Driving the Adoption of Health IT Through Innovations in Social Media
Amplify Public Affairs
919 18th Street, NW
10th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Thursday, July 16, 2009
8:00am - 11:45 am

BTOP-BIP Workshops
Lonoke, AR
Arkansas Rural Water Association/Dale Bumpers Training Facility
240 Dee Dee Lane
Lonoke, AR 72086
July 16, 2009
8am- 5:30pm local time

The Role of Information Technology in Creating New Kinds of High Schools
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
1101 K Street, NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20005
Thursday, July 16, 2009
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

HIT Policy Committee Advisory Meeting
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Park Hyatt Washington Hotel
24th and M Streets, NW
Washington, DC
July 16, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m./ Eastern Time.

The CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Thursday, July 16, 2009 from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm ET

BTOP-BIP Workshops
Billings, MT
Holiday Inn Grand Montana
5500 Midland Rd
Billings, MT 59101
888-465-4329
July 17, 2009
8am- 5:30pm local time

Broadband Stimulus and the National Broadband Plan: What They Mean for Communications, Technology, and Innovation
MAPPING CHANGE - Future of Access and Innovation
Media Access Project
Friday, July 17, 2009, 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dickstein Shapiro Conference Center
1825 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC

MMTC Access to Capital Conference
The Westin Grand Hotel
2350 M St, NW
Washington, DC
July 20-21, 2009

National Broadband Plan (Reply Comments Due)

BTOP-BIP Workshops (Minneapolis, MN)
Minneapolis, MN
Crowne Plaza St. Paul - Riverfront
11 East Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55101
800-593-5708
July 21, 2009
8am- 5:30pm local time

HIT Standards Committee Advisory Meeting
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Holiday Inn Washington
Capitol, 550 C Street, SW
Washington, DC
July 21, 2009,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.

Advertising Trends and Consumer Protection
Senate Committee on Commerce
Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance Subcommittee
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
10:00 AM
SR - 253

Rethinking the Children's Television Act for a Digital Media Age
Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
02:30 PM
SR - 253

BTOP-BIP Workshops (Albuquerque, NM)
Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid North
5151 San Francisco Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
800-262-2043
July 23, 2009
9am-4:30pm local time

BTOP-BIP Workshops (Los Angeles)
Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza
251 S. Olive St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
888-444-6664
July 24, 2009
9am-4:30pm local time

Regional Workshop and Roundtable Discussion
Federal Communications Commission
Indian Telecommunications Initiatives
Rapid City and Pine Ridge, South Dakota
July 27-29, 2009

Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.. until 5 p.m.
Thursday, July 30, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Friday, July 31, 2009 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
George Washington University
Cafritz Conference Center
800 21st Street, NW., Room 403
Washington, DC

Inadvertent File Sharing Over Peer-To-Peer Networks: How it Endangers Citizens and Jeopardizes National Security
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
10:00 a.m.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building

FEC Web Site and Internet Communications Improvement Initiative
Federal Elections Commission
999 E Street, NW
9th floor Hearing Room
Washington, DC 20463
Wednesday and Thursday, July 29-30, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CPB Nomination Hearing
Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
02:30 PM
SR - 253