Larry will be moderating a panel discussion on “Creativity and Commerce” at a mini Tools of Change seminar on Nov. 7, 2012 in Charleston, SC.  Details are available on the O’Reilly Conferences website.

Larry will moderate a briefing for Congress on the growing importance of broadband to U.S. manufacturing companies. The event takes place from 9:15-10:15 on Sept. 13, 2012 at the Capitol Visitors Center, Room 200. The briefing is part of the National Association of Manufacturers “Shopfloor Series.”

The event is co-hosted by Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Doris Matsui (D-CA), members of the Federal Spectrum Working Group.

Larry makes a return visit to “This Week in Law” on Friday at 11 AM Pacific Time.  Topics will be based on the week’s developments, but almost certain to include the furor over the U.N.’s treaty negotiations for International Telecommunications Regulations, the unraveling mobile device patent wars, and the future of video hearing held today in the House.

As always, the podcast will be available on-demand after the program airs.

Larry will be a panelist at Tech Policy Summit on June 6, 2012.  He’ll be talking about the successful effort to block passage earlier this year of two controversial copyright extension laws, SOPA and PIPA, and the creation of a “bitroots” movement of user-based advocacy.  Registration information can be found here.

Larry will be speaking to the Berkeley Startup Cluster on May 16th at the Berkeley Rep Theater.   Lunch is $10 or bring your own.

Larry will be attending next week’s Privacy Identity and Innovation conference in Seattle.  On May 15, he will interview Andrew Keen, author of “Digital Vertigo,” and discuss privacy and social media.