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Agenda Communications and Information Policy Committee NCSL Annual Meeting Indianapolis, Indiana July 24-28, 1999

Chair: The Honorable Robert Jauch, Wisconsin
Staff Chair: Sean Johnson, Florida

Sunday, July 25^th

With more than 60 million individuals on the Internet, information technology issues are gaining increasing importance in the policymaking process. To address new issues stemming from the growth of the Internet and increased use of computer technology, some state legislatures have created new standing committees and special task forces. In this session, speakers will compare legislative approaches for creating cyber law.

Moderator:  Senator Bob Jauch, Wisconsin Speakers:  Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota Delegate Ken Plum, Virginia Representative Jim Morrison, Kansas Representative Jeff Hatch-Miller, Arizona

 

Monday, July 26^th
 

7:45 - 8:30 am Room 108

Committee Continental Breakfast  Sponsored by The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation

Committee members and others meet for an informal breakfast.
 
 
 

8:30 - 10:00 am

Cyber Crime

Room 108

Online crime is growing at a rate that parallels the growth of technology. States are considering new kinds of legislation and developing approaches to deal with the increasing complexity of issues such as online stock fraud, privacy violations, e-mail scams and other high technology crimes.
 

Moderator:  Senator Debra Bowen, California Speakers: Brian Zwit, Chief Counsel for Science and Technology National Association of Attorneys General, Washington, DC Caitlin Hallitan, Director, Internet Bureau Office of the Attorney General, New York Kathleen Barch, Special Agent Supervisor Advanced Technology Unit Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification Office of the Attorney General, Ohio

 
 

10:15 - 11:45 am

Telephone Numbers - Tapping Out

 Room 108

People use to be able to associate an area code, as with zip codes, with a city where they lived. Not any more. The proliferation of new area codes throughout the country seems to continuously grow. What is driving this trend and can states take a role in preparing for a world without instantly recognizable area codes? This session will provide answers to these questions with the help of presentations from telephone industry representatives, regulators and policymakers.
 

Moderator:  Representative Roger Roy, Delaware Speakers:  Brad Ramsay, Assistant General Counsel National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Washington, DC Diane Griffin Harmon, Assistant Chief, Network Services Division FCC, Washington, DC Tony DiTirro, Senior Regulatory Manager MCI WorldCom, California Michael Altschul, Vice President and General Counsel Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, Washington, DC

With only five months left to resolve the Year 2000 computer problem, the debate accelerates about what cataclysmic events will occur. In a "talk show," industry experts and policymakers will discuss the status of state and local government readiness and contingency planning. And speakers will discuss the potential impact of state and federal laws to limit liability for Year 2000 errors.
 

Moderator:  Senator Bob Jauch, Wisconsin Speakers:  Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia Councilman Brian O'Neill Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bob Cohen, Senior Vice President Information Technology Association of America, Virginia Howard L. Nations, Attorney Texas Steve Kolodney, Executive Director Digital States Center, Government Technology California Bill Morley (invited) U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC

updated 7-16-99

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