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The ongoing saga of the Google Books case will continue, according to a recent opinion from the judge overseeing the negotiated settlement. Google Books prompted... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 24, 2011 at 05:51 PM
Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the December issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content,... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 22, 2011 at 08:13 PM
CONTENTS
[1] Newsletter Highlights
[2] 2010 ACM A.M Turing Award Recognizes Les Valiant
[3] USACM Supports Defense Against FY '11 Cuts
[4] USACM Comments on Federal... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 17, 2011 at 02:19 PM
March 14
Hearing:
The Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on promoting and protecting... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 14, 2011 at 02:06 PM
On March 8 the Senate passed a bill intended to reform the patent system. S. 23, the Patent Reform Act of 2011, would take steps to harmonize the U.S. patent system... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 12, 2011 at 05:01 AM
Les Valiant, the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been recognized... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 10, 2011 at 08:52 PM
USACM signed a letter sent to the Senate leadership last week urging them to resist the deep cuts to science agency budgets approved recently by the House of Representatives... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 8, 2011 at 01:11 AM
March 8
Meeting:
The President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology will meet
10 a.m., Marriott Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW, Washington, D.C.... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 7, 2011 at 06:37 PM
March 2
Meeting
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board will hold one of its periodic meetings.
8:30 a.m., Homewood Suites by Hilton, 1475 Massachusetts... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 28, 2011 at 02:28 PM
On February 18th, USACM submitted comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) preliminary staff report concerning online privacy. Titled ?Protecting... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 24, 2011 at 09:14 PM
Today the Center for Democracy and Technology released a statement it developed to respond to possible changes to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 16, 2011 at 09:38 PM
CONTENTS
[1] Newsletter Highlights
[2] USACM Comments on Proposed Web Accessibility Guidance
[3] USACM Responds to Department of Commerce Online Privacy Report... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 16, 2011 at 06:21 PM
This week the President released his Fiscal Year 2012 budget request. As a result, there will be several events, many of them today, where federal agencies discuss... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 14, 2011 at 02:51 PM
On February 17th, the D.C. Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery an the New America Foundation will co-host a panel discussion, "The Open Government... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 11, 2011 at 08:35 PM
February 10
Hearing:
The Immigration Policy and Enforcement Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the E-Verify program, an electronic... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 7, 2011 at 02:39 PM
Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the November issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content,... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 3, 2011 at 09:27 AM
Last month the Internet Policy Task Force (a Commerce Department group drawing on expertise from the Patent and Trademark Office, the International Trade Administration... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 2, 2011 at 09:14 PM
The Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference (CFP) will take place this year June 14 through the 16th in Washington D.C. ACM is one of the conference sponsors... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 2, 2011 at 05:14 PM
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, and did not address the Internet. However, the Department of Justice established, most notably through... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | February 1, 2011 at 07:36 PM
January 31
Event:
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation will host an event on the bandwidth cost of online piracy.
noon, 1101 K Street NW
February... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | January 31, 2011 at 03:25 PM