Larry will be in Washington on Thursday for a debate on the newly-introduced “Stop Online Piracy Act,” also known as the E-Parasites Act. The debate is organized by the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus, and is open to the public. Details and RSVP here.

Larry will be participating in a roundtable on privacy and regulation on Wed, Sept. 14th at the Capitol Visitor’s Center.  The roundtable will be moderated by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R, Tn).  Details are available here.

Larry will be participating in a panel discussion on spectrum policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation on Sept. 13 from 9:30 to 11 AM at ITIF headquarters, 1101 K Street, Washington D.C. Registration is free at: http://www.itif.org/events/spectrum-policy-innovation.

The panel, including ITIF’s Richard Bennett along with Blair Levin, Rick Kaplan and David Redl, will review a broad set of policy changes essential to ensuring adequate radio spectrum is available for mobile broadband users. This includes improvements to spectrum auctions, white spaces, and secondary markets.

Larry is the keynote speaker for the Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force at this year’s annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).  Larry will kick off the Task Force’s meeting on August 5, 2011.  His talk will focus on “The Good, The Bad, and the Very Ugly” in recent legislative initiatives related to communications and IT.

On July 25, Larry will participate in a briefing addressing mounting concerns about the Protect IP Act, the latest proposal for curbing “rogue” websites that deal in pirated goods.

The program is being hosted by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and takes place at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2103, at 10:00 AM.

Registration is required, but free.  See:

http://cei.org/events/2011/07/25/protecting-ip-while-preserving-online-innovation

Larry will be giving a short keynote on “The Future of Communications” as part of eComm 2011.  The conference takes place from June 27-29 at the San Francisco Marriott hotel, and Larry’s talk will be on Tuesday, June 28 in the afternoon.  Larry will address the dangerous call to treat communications industry companies as “public utilities.”