ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) announced today that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) will deliver keynote addresses during TIA's Spring Policy Summit at TIA’s annual member event, TIA 2011: Inside the Network, at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Chairman Genachowski will speak at the VIP Dinner on Thursday May 19. Sen. Hutchison, Ranking Member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will deliver a morning keynote on Friday, May 20, during TIA’s Spring Policy Summit.
TIA 2011: Inside the Network is designed to facilitate business and technical conversations about how broadband communications suppliers, providers and operators will meet the needs of customers of all kinds with One Network - secure, reliable, scalable, and sustainable.
For the past 12 years, TIA has held a Spring Policy Summit to educate its members about key regulatory and legislative issues impacting the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Washington, D.C. This year, the Spring Policy Summit is being collocated May 19-20 with TIA 2011: Inside the Network, which is being held May 17-20.
“We are delighted to welcome Chairman Genachowski and Senator Hutchison to our terrific lineup of speakers for TIA 2011,” said TIA President Grant Seiffert. “Both have shown excellent leadership with regard to 21st century communications that our society and economy so greatly rely upon. We fully support recent FCC initiatives on issues such as spectrum availability, transitioning the Universal Service Fund to broadband communications, and encouraging manufacturers to innovate, further improve our nation’s economy, and add jobs in America. We also thank Senator Hutchison for her strong support in Congress on these issues and others of concern to the broadband industry. We are grateful that the Chairman and the Senator will be able to share with TIA’s members their insight and knowledge on regulatory and legislative issues we face today.”
Other confirmed speakers at the Spring Policy Summit include:
- George Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, NIST
- FCC Commissioner Meredith Baker
- Guy Copeland, Vice President, Information Infrastructure Advisory Programs, CSC; Co-Chair, Cross Sector Cyber Security Working Group (CSCSWG)
- Tim Harden, President, AT&T Supply Chain and Fleet Operations
- Michelle O’Neil, Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, Department of Commerce
- Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell, Co-Chair of Broadband for America
TIA’s Spring Policy Summit will focus on “TIA’s Innovation Package: The Roadmap to Growing Jobs & the Economy.” TIA’s Innovation Package addresses the current and future concerns of the ICT industry, including:
Recapturing global competitiveness through market access and trade, research and development, educating and retaining needed talent through H-1B visa reform, and tax reform.
Driving investment by advocating for tax incentives to increase investment in our nation’s broadband infrastructure, and market-based regulations with a continued light regulatory touch to ensure continued investment in a technology-neutral manner.
Enabling forward looking technologies by advocating for spectrum availability, cyber security, Smart Grid and sustainable ICT technology, and accessible technology for those with disabilities.
Learn more about TIA 2011: Inside the Network. Registration is now open for exhibitors, attendees and media.
About TIA
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, advocacy, tradeshows, business opportunities, market intelligence and world-wide environmental regulatory analysis. Since 1924, TIA has been enhancing the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment and entertainment.
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