Given the constantly evolving nature of cyber threats, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee will host a broad educational briefing to provide a Cyber Security Threat Assessment. The threat assessment is designed to show the nature of the cyber security threat; how it has matured, how the capabilities of attackers have evolved, what our vulnerabilities are and how cyber attacks are organized. The Threat Assessment covers a broad array of sectors and breaks down the nuances in threats to each sector.

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An intimate international Internet policy dialogue with Members of the European Parliament's Internet Foundation, the EU counterpart to the Congressional Internet Caucus. The EU delegation was represented by the Honourable Piia-Noora Kauppi (Finnish MEP), the Honourable Bill Newton-Dunn (British MEP), and the Honourable Peter Skinner (British MEP). Discussion topics included issues related to Internet governance, Net neutrality, and patents.

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A critical Senate hearing explored children's access to controlled substances via unlicensed online pharmacies. The hearing, and related legislative proposals, reflects the current research exposing children's addiction problems and the myriad pharmaceutical sites operating online. The Internet community believes this issue is vital in their efforts to protect children online. This briefing featured Internet industry experts representing those parties that are on the frontlines of protecting children online, including Internet Service Providers, search engines, payment processors, pharmacy representatives, and other private sector groups.

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The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee facilitated an interesting discussion between state and local tax experts and Internet industry stakeholders. One of the key debates centered around the extension duration: A period of years or permanently? Our panel of Internet tax policy experts discussed the pros and cons of this issue.

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Just The Facts About Online Youth Victimization

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How has technology and the Internet changed the way we connect, contribute, and communicate?

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Patents: A Look Ahead to the Future

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Academic Discussion on "Net Neutrality?"

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Can Green Energy Save the Internet?

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Child Safety on Web 2.0: Who Should Protect Our Kids?

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Borders and Internet Governance: Challenges for Businesses Operating Abroad

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Human identification documents are going digital -- and many are going wireless using radio frequency technologies. From border crossing documents to federal government ID cards, the U.S. government is bringing human identification into the digital age. This RFID Roundtable discussed the various digital document identification projects underway and explored the policy balancing inherent in issuing these radio frequency-enabled credentials.

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Expected legislation in Congress would require Web sites and Internet service providers to retain the records of their customers' online activities for a period of time -- often referred to as "data retention." Law enforcement officials, including the Department of Justice and most state attorneys general, are proponents of such data warehousing to aid in law enforcement attempts to apprehend terrorists and child predators. Many privacy advocates oppose legislation because of the potential risks associated with unauthorized persons gaining easy access to logs of consumers' personal information or potential for misuse of information by the government. This panel explored the privacy and security implications of a legislative mandate to retain logs of consumers' online travels in central databases.

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Numerous Congressional hearings have probed whether chat rooms, social networking sites and chat services present a danger to children and teens. The House passed the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) that requires schools and libraries to block teens' access to such sites. Further, some policymakers have proposed requiring such sites to block access to teens outright. The panel explored whether these sites inherently present a danger to teens worthy of such measures and whether such mandates are feasible.

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Should Congress require U.S. Web sites to display a government rating label for pages that include "sexually-explicit" material? Several bills are moving through Congress that would create a government warning label for such content. Panelists debated the impact of this proposal.

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The Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, Transatlantic Policy Network, and European Internet Foundation teamed up to host A Transatlantic Dialogue on the Digital Economy

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The Internet Caucus Advisory Committee hosted a roundtable discussion focusing on RFID technology.

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The Internet Caucus Advisory Committee hosted a discussion focusing on the legislative proposals percolating in Congress on so-called "Network Neutrality." No fewer than six House and Senate bills are circulating in Congress that in some way address this amorphous policy question.

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Variations of location-based services offer consumers the convenience of mapping their daily commute from their automobile, finding nearby restaurants using their mobile phone, or locating and tracking friends from social networks.

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Breakout Session: On the Internet, Can/Should Everyone Be A Publisher?

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General Session: Trust, Privacy & Security

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Hector Ruiz, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AMD discusses the importance of technological innovation and its impact on the U.S. competitiveness agenda and the future of the technology industry.

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Brad Smith, General Counsel, Microsoft discusses the need for federal privacy and security legiuslation to address growning consumer concern about the Internet.

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Ambassador David Gross and Commerce Assistant Secretary Michael Gallagher briefed Congressional staff on the upcoming World Summit on Information Society happening in November in Tunis. The discussion ranged from domain adminsitration to cyber security.

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The Supreme Court ruled in in June the copyright case MGM v. Grokster, addressing the issue of whether the creators of certain peer-to-peer programs could be held liable for the illegal downloading of copyrighted works using the software.

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The U.S. PATRIOT Act and E-Surveillance

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Roundtable Discussion With Councillors Kobayashi and Seko

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The Role of States and Cities in Regulating the Internet

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Blocking VoIP Calls - Foreboding Harbinger or Benign Fluke

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McCain-Feingold in Cyberspace

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RFID Panel Discussion

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