Sunday, July 18

1:00 PM -5:00 PM
Imperial Ballroom A 
The Grand America Hotel

Executive Committee Task Force on State and Local Taxation of Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce

Presiding:

Senator Leticia Van de Putte, Texas
Senator Steven Rauschenberger, Illinois
Co-Chairs

Speaker:
Hon. Chris Cannon, Utah, Chair, Subcommittee on Commercial & Administrative Law, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
 

Monday, July 19

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Imperial Ballroom A
The Grand America Hotel

Executive Committee Task Force on State and Local Taxation of Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce

Presiding:

Senator Leticia Van de Putte, Texas
Senator Steven Rauschenberger, Illinois
Co-Chairs
 

Tuesday, July 20

10:15 AM - 12:00 N
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center
CLE

High-Speed Broadband

Internet access can help communities attract business, improve economic conditions and alleviate the "digital divide." At least nine states passed state subsidies and tax credits measures in 2003. Come learn more about state approaches to broadband development and deployment.

Speakers:

Representative Curt McKenzie, Idaho

Scott Mackey, Economist

Kimbell Sherman Ellis, Vermont

Ingo Henningsen, Manager-Telecommunications, Public Service Commission, Utah
 

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center
CLE

Fighting Internet Fraud: Phishing, Spoofing, Spyware and Cyberquatters Scams and schemes take on new twists and colorful names when on-line. Swindlers spoof the origin of e-mail, create Web sites that appear legitimate, or "cybersquat" on sites using another’s name or trademark. Others use deceptive practices to spy on Internet users or "phish" for personal and financial information.

Moderator:

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Hawaii

Speakers:

Representative Stephen Urquhart, Utah

Charles Stiles, Technical Manager, Anti-Spam Operations, AOL, Virginia

Daniel A. Levy, Senior Director, Merchant Risk, PayPal, Inc., California

Ari Schwartz, Associate Director, Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), Washington, DC

Handouts:

Speaker Biographies

Spyware Beware in Utah - from State Legislatures Magazine (registered users)

Ghosts in Our Machine: Background and Policy Proposals on the "Spyware" Problem - CDT Spyware report

What's the Problem? - Charles Stiles' presentation

CDT House Testimony on Internet Fraud

Utah's Spyware Legislation

CDT Letter on Utah Spyware Law

Hawaii's Cybersquatting Law

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center
CLE

Public Comment Session on 21st Telecommunications Policy Statement

Consumer and business representatives will testify before the Committee with regard to the provisions and proposed amendments to NCSL’s policy statement on state-federal telecommunications concerns.
 

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center
CLE

Public Comment Session on the Internet and Electronic Commerce Policy Statement

Consumer and business representatives will testify before the Committee with regard to the provisions and proposed amendments to NCSL’s policy statement on state-federal Internet and electronic commerce concerns.
 

Wednesday, July 21

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center

Breakfast Session - Telecommunication Tax Reform
(Joint Session with Budget and Tax Committee)

While competition and technology continues to remap the telecommunications world, state and local governments tax systems remain significantly unchanged. State and local governments could face reduced revenues due to congressional preemption or just the fact that POTS (plain old telephone service) is becoming less a part of the overall telecommunications market.

Moderator:

Senator Ron Amstutz. Ohio

Speakers:

Deborah Bierbaum, Director, External Tax Policy, AT&T, New Jersey

Richard Martin, Director, External Tax Policy, Sprint, Kansas

Grover Norquist, President,  Americans for Tax Reform, Washington, D.C.

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
251 C - Upper Level
Salt Palace Convention Center

Rebooting Education: Using Technology To Improve Student Performance (Concurrent Session)

Over the past several years, states have worked hard to bring their schools on-line and to implement technology in the classroom. This session will provide an update of recent federal and state efforts and funding streams available to states for implementation.

Speaker:

Susan Patrick, Director, US Dept of Education, Washington, D.C.

Richard Siddoway, Utah's Electronic High-Speed School, Bountiful, Utah

Mary Ann Wolf, Director of Leadership, Policy and Planning, State Education Technology Directors Association, Elkridge, Utah
 

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center

Committee Business Meeting

Discussion and consideration of changes to the two expiring policy statements:

• Twenty-first Century Telecommunications
• The Internet and Electronic Commerce

Action Calendar Resolutions from the Task Force on State and Local Taxation of Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce.

Presiding:

Senator Mac McCracken, South Dakota, Chair, Committee Chair

Dan Schmidt, Policy Analyst, Legislative Council Staff, Wisconsin, Committee Staff Chair
 

11:00 AM - 12:00 N
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center

Tagged & Tracked: Radio Frequency IDs (RFID)

Tiny tags equipped with wireless tracking devices can be used to collect and store information. Manufacturers value them for tracking merchandise from production into the supply chain. But, privacy advocates fear that RFID tags on merchandise will be used to gather too much personal information about consumers.

Moderator:

Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia

Speakers:

Senator Debra Bowen, California

Representative Stephen Urquhart, Utah

Richard Varn, President and CEO, RJV Consulting, Iowa

David Kosar, Director, State Legislative Affairs, Healthcare Distribution Management Association, Washington, DC

Ari Schwartz, Associate Director, Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), Washington, DC

Handouts:

Speaker Biographies

Authentication Privacy Principles Working Group - CDT report

Healthcare Distribution Management Association - Davis Kosar's presentation

CDT Testimony before The House Committee On Energy and Commerce on RFID Technology

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center

Making Sure It's You
(Concurrent Session)

Vulnerabilities in identification systems have led to stolen identities, substantial commercial losses, and public safety and national security breaches. This program will explore policy options for creating effective, secure identifications systems that support commerce and combat crime while protecting personal privacy.

Moderators:

Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota

Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia

Speakers:

Jeff Payne, Document Analyst, Forensic Services Division, U.S. Secret Service, Washington, DC

Maureen Riehl, Vice President, State & Government Relations Counsel, National Retail Federation, Washington, DC

Ari Schwartz, Associate Director, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, DC

Senator Richard Moore, Massachussetts

Handouts:

Making Sure It's Really You: Why Is ID Security  is Important to Business and Industry - Maureen Riehl's presentation

Authentication Privacy Principles - CTD

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center

ID Security: Focus on Technology

Systems and technologies used to support ID systems by facilitating authentication, combating fraud, and supporting information exchange will be demonstrated.

Speaker:

Reed Stager, Vice President of Public Policy, Digimarc, Oregon

David Troy, Access Control Solutions Division, EDS, Washington, DC
 

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center

ID Security FSL Project Meeting: Focus on Technology

Systems and technologies used to support ID systems by facilitating authentication, combating fraud, and supporting information exchange will be demonstrated.
 

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Ballroom I - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center

ID Security FSL Project Meeting: Business Meeting

Members will discuss principles of effective ID systems and plan future project meetings.

Presiding:

Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota, Chair, ID Security FSL Partners Project

Delegate Joe T. May Virginia, Vice Chair, ID Security FSL Partners Project

Thursday, July 22

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
250 AB - Upper Level
Salt Palace Convention Center
CLE

We live in a world of continuous economic change, free-flowing commerce and high expectations from the public. Can our existing tax systems evolve in a dynamic world? Is the state corporate income tax a viable revenue source for states in the new economy?

Moderator:

Senator Steven Rauschenberger, Illinois

Speakers:

Dr. William Fox, Directorm Center for Business Research, University of Tennessee

Joseph Crosby, Legislative Director, Council on State Taxation, Washington, D.C.

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
251 DE - Upper Level
Salt Palace Convention Center
CLE

Telecommunications Taxes and Regulation: Will Technology Undo Them? (Concurrent Session)

Technology innovations pose challenges for regulating and taxing telecommunications. VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) service, the newest--and possibly most sweeping challenge--is only one of the issues. This session will debate the fairness and necessity of current state tax and regulatory policies.

Speakers:

Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota

Deborah Bierbaum, Director - External Tax Policy, AT&T, New Jersey

Annabelle Canning, Esq., Executive Director, Federal & State Tax Policy, Verizon Wireless, Pennsylvania

Julie Patterson, Assistant General Counsel, Time Warner Cable, Connecticut

Friday, July 23

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Ballroom A - D - Lower Level
Salt Palace Convention Center

Plenary Session
Election 2004--Insight, Analysis, Perspective

Sponsored by State Legislatures Magazine
Announcement of Project Citizen National Awards

From the White House to the Statehouse, the results of November's elections will shape all approaches to America's issues. Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, is well-known as a shrewd political observer and commentator. Donna Brazile, Al Gore's campaign manager in 2000, knows politics from the trenches as well as from the towers of CNN and the talk shows. If anyone can tell you what will happen in November 2004, it's this pair.

Presiding:

Delegate John Hurson, Maryland, President-elect, NCSL

Moderator:

Ed Sardella, Denver, Colorado

Speakers:

Donna Brazile, Commentator, CNN, Georgetown University

William Kristol, Editor, Weekly Standard, Washington, DC