Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will speak at a 麻豆影院 conference dealing with Internet governance issues Feb. 9-10.
The conference, 鈥淒igital Broadband Migration: After the Internet Protocol Revolution,鈥� will be hosted by the University of Colorado Law School鈥檚 .
Wheeler will give a keynote speech at 11:50 a.m. on Feb. 10 in the Wittemyer Courtroom of the Wolf Law Building. It will be his first public address since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down portions of the Federal Communications Commission鈥檚 Open Internet Order last month.
This year鈥檚 conference will examine the range of Internet governance issues on the horizon including strategies for addressing competition policy concerns, net neutrality, social policy issues in the wake of the technological transition and the appropriate institutional strategies for developing sound Internet policies.
鈥淚nternet protocol is the Pac Man of the communications, information and entertainment industries,鈥� said Phil Weiser, dean of Colorado Law and executive director of Silicon Flatirons. 鈥淚t has already or is in the process of transforming how we communicate, receive information and are entertained. Policymakers are just beginning to grapple with a range of governance issues related to how to address economic and social policy issues in our dynamic, globalized and technologically changing age.鈥�
Ramirez will join Paul Ohm, associate professor of law, for a 鈥渇ireside chat鈥� at 9 a.m. on Feb. 10. The previous day, FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen will join a panel discussing the overarching themes of the conference.
During the conference, leading engineers will discuss the Internet鈥檚 basic architecture and technology, examining its implications for competition policy issues related to interoperability, interconnection and social policy issues related to privacy, security, access and adoption.
Also part of the conference will be a series of panels including 鈥淭he Challenges of Governance: Seamless Networks with Global Reach鈥� and 鈥淭he Societal Impact of Networks: Internet Protocol Transition and the Societal Contract for the Broadband World.鈥�
For more information on the conference, including a free live-stream link to connect remotely, visit .
