Thursday, April 14

Registration

Silent commerce uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to make all sorts of objects intelligent and interactive, supporting the exchange of information among businesses, suppliers, customers and products.  Experts will explain how RFID technology works and explore current and potential applications. 

Moderator:
Senator Ron Amstutz, Ohio
Vice Chair, NCSL Communications, Technology and Interstate Commerce Committee

Speakers:               
Bill Schick, EDS, Virginia

John A. (Jack) Grasso, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Uniform Code Council and EPCglobal, New Jersey

Handouts/Presentations:
Speaker Biographies
EDS' Point of View on EDGE Enabled Information Explosion - Bill Schick

How Secure Is Your Personal Information? 
(Joint program with the Financial Services Committee)

Concerns are growing over the security of  personally identifiable information held by states and by private companies. Despite new federal and state laws, identity theft continues to grow.  And, the growing prevalence of data mining - collecting and analyzing large amounts of data in order to establish connections and find new useful information - may prompt states to take a closer look at privacy and public records issues.  Come discuss the latest efforts by states to prevent identity theft, regulate the exchange of Social Security numbers, and protect citizens from security breaches.

Moderators:                
Dave Larson, Kansas, Staff Vice Chair, Communications, Technology and Interstate, Commerce Committee and Officer, Financial Services Committee

Speakers:                   
Senator Debra Bowen, California                                

Representative Wayne Harper, Utah

Jessica Rich, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC        

Ronni Burns, Director of Business Practices, Citi Cards, New York

John McCumber, Strategic Program Manager, Symantec Corporation, Virginia

Handouts/Presentations:
Speaker Biographies
Security Risks in IT Systems - John McCumber

Opening Plenary: Battling Unfunded Mandates

Speakers:

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Tennessee

U.S. Representative Michael Turner, Ohio

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Capitol A

Friday, April 15

8:00 am – 9:30 am
Regency A

Plenary Breakfast: Medicaid, Medicare and Welfare Reform 

Speaker:

Michael Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

9:45 am – 11:15 am
Capitol B

Telecom 101:  Emerging/Converging Technologies Raise New Policy Issues for State Legislatures

This session will provide an explanation of terminology and overview of looming policy issues raised by emerging and converging technologies -- VoIP, WiFi, BPL, NextGen, etc.  Following that, legislators will discuss current efforts underway to re-write state telecommunications laws to keep pace with technology and policy developments. 

Moderator:                  
Senator Carol Fukunaga, Hawaii, Chair, Communications, Technology and Interstate Commerce Committee

Speakers:       
Tom Navin, Chief of the Policy Division in the Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 

Representative Sheryl L. Allen, Utah

Senator Orville Smidt, South Dakota, Vice Chair, Communications, Technology and Interstate Commerce Committee

Senator Cale Case, Wyoming

Representative Curtis Thomas, Pennsylvania, Vice Chair, Communications, Technology and Interstate Commerce Committee

Handouts:
Speaker Biographies
Telecommunications in Utah 1995-2005
Telecom 101: Emerging/Converging Technologies - Tom Navin

Telecommunications Act of 1996 – Time For A Re-Write!!

This session will provide an overview of congressional efforts to revisit the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and learn where the various industry players stand on re-consideration of the Act.

Moderator:      
Senator Carol Fukunaga, Hawaii

Speakers:        
Link Hoewing, Executive Director-Policy, Technology & Planning, Verizon, Washington, DC

Rick Cimerman, Sr. Director, State Telecommunications Policy, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Washington, DC

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

Brian Adkins, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions, Washington, DC

Jason Oxman, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, CompTel/ALTS, Washington, DC

Bobby Franklin, Vice President, Government Affairs, CTIA – The Wireless Association, Washington, DC

Members will address Committee policies and conduct an informal roundtable.

Presiding:      
Senator Carol Fukunaga, Hawaii, Chair, NCSL Communications, Technology and Interstate Commerce Committee

Dave Larson, Director of Computer Services, Kansas, Staff Chair, NCSL Communications, Technology and Interstate Commerce Committee

(Advance registration is required.  Call or e-mail Jo Anne  Bourquard in Denver, 303-364-7700, jo.anne.bourquard@ncsl.org)

Participants will tour the FCC and meet with Commissioners and staff to discuss key telecommunications issues. 

Reception

Atrium, Ronald Reagan Building
(transportation will be provided)

Saturday, April 16

Delegates from 40 states will consider 18 amendments to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and vote on by-laws and rules of procedures for the governing administration of the Agreement.  (Special registration will be required.  Contact Nick Steidel, 202-624-8673)

ID Systems Partners Project Business Meeting

The ID Systems Partners Project  will hold a business meeting to plan programs and activities for 2005. The project report, Identification Security:  Technology and Policy Issues, will be released. 

Presiding:    
Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota, Project Chair

Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia, Project Vice Chair 

Special Briefings

International Trade, Preemption, and the States:  A Policy and Legal Primer for State Legislative and Legal Officials Part 2

Seven Reasons Why State Legislatures Should Care About Social Security Reform

Federal Tax Reform and the States

NCSL’s Task Force Report on No Child Left Behind

11:00 am - 11:45 am
Capitol A

12 noon -   1:30 pm
Yorktown/Valley Forge/Ticon