4/19. On April 19, President Bush and Korean President Lee Myung-Bak held a joint news conference at Camp David, Maryland. Bush said that the Congress "must reject protectionism."

Bush said that the Congress "must not turn its back on a friend and ally like Korea, and must approve the free trade agreement with Korea this year. So the President was wondering -- he's been reading about the decision by our Speaker that effectively killed the Colombia free trade agreement, unless of course she gives us a date certain of when there will be a vote. He wonders if this protectionist sentiment is such that it will cause me, for example, not to continue to fight for free and fair trade."

Bush continued that "I assured him that the Korea trade agreement is a priority of this administration. And I assured him that we will press hard with the United States Congress. It's in our country's interests that we approve this agreement".

Korean President Lee said that "Both President Bush and I agreed that the passage of the KORUS FTA will benefit not only our two economies, but also act as a catalyst to substantially improve exchange and cooperation in all areas between our two countries. And so we agreed to work closely together for the speedy ratification of the KORUS FTA. And Mr. President, he agreed to work very closely and to convince the United States Congress to pass the KORUS FTA by the end of this year. I would like to thank him for that."

On April 18, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (OUSTR) announced in a release [PDF] that the US and Korea "concluded an agreement on April 18, 2008 to fully reopen South Korea's market to all U.S. beef and beef products consistent with international standards and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) guidelines."

USTR Susan Schwab stated in a second release that "the major obstacle to Congressional consideration of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) is removed. The Administration will now work in earnest with Congress and the U.S. agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors to pass the KORUS FTA."

This FTA includes technology related provisions. See, text of the FTA, and sections regarding telecommunications [17 pages in PDF], electronic commerce [4 pages in PDF], and intellectual property rights [35 pages in PDF].

4/15. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released a paper [22 pages in PDF] titled "Opportunity Knocks: Selling Our Services to the World".

It argues that new information and communications technologies (ICT) have facilitated trade in services, that service sectors jobs in the U.S. are not all low paid dead end jobs, and that the U.S. leads the world in providing high end exportable services in finance, law, education, information management, and other areas. In contrast, call centers, back office operations, and other low end ICT based services tend to be performed in nations like India and the People's Republic of China. Hence, the paper argues that it is in the best interest of the U.S. to embrace globalization, and reject protectionism.

This paper states that "An increasingly integrated world economy promotes efficient production, lowers costs, speeds growth and fosters better economic policies. It gives U.S. consumers more access to foreign products and U.S. producers more access to foreign consumers. Therein lies one of the dangers in the downbeat view: It ignores the opportunity globalization offers America to sell our services to the world."

"We're world-class providers of financial, legal, medical, construction and industrial engineering services. We excel in supplying entertainment, education and information management. We lead in telecommunications, management and consulting, travel services and tourism."

It continues that "Thanks to fundamental shifts in the global marketplace, America’s services expertise can now exert itself worldwide. The Internet, satellites and fiber-optic transmission lines have bound economies together by making it cheaper and easier to collect, process and distribute information, a key component in supplying sophisticated services. Many services, once limited to domestic markets, now trade internationally."

It states that while "We hear a lot about American businesses and workers facing growing competition from low-cost rivals around the world -- call center operators in the Philippines, computer programmers in China ... We hear little about U.S. service companies that create jobs and grow profits by expanding their businesses overseas.

It cites some examples of U.S. services exporters. "Foreign audiences accounted for almost 60 percent of Hollywood’s box-office revenues from movies released in 2007. ... A quarter of the lawyers at the 15 largest U.S.-based firms work in foreign outposts. ... Our programmers create video games, our professors teach classes, our financial advisors manage money -- for both foreign and domestic customers."

Moreover, the paper argues, "Many of our service workers are well-educated, commanding high pay because of their ability to add value to what they produce. Our economy's transition to services has brought higher incomes and better jobs, making this sector our best hope for prospering in the era of globalization."

"While it might be wise to mitigate globalization's unwanted side effects, a protectionist backlash risks squandering the benefits and opportunities globalization offers." The paper concludes that "We need to embrace globalization and recognize the bright prospects for selling our services to the world. It’s time to seize the opportunity."

This paper was written by Michael Cox and Richard Alm, members of the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (FRBD).

Disclosure. David Carney, publisher of the Tech Law Journal, long ago worked in the Research Department of the FRBD.

4/18. The U.S. Court of Appeals (10thCir) issued its opinion [12 pages in PDF] in Van Zanen v. Qwest Wireless, affirming the judgment of the District Court, which dismissed the class action complaint for failure to state a claim.

Patrick and Vicki Van Zanen, residents of the state of Arizona, purchased a handset insurance policy from Qwest. The policy was administered and underwritten by a third party insurer, while Qwest retained a portion of the fees. Qwest is not licensed to sell insurance in Arizona, or other states.

The Van Zanens filed a complaint in U.S. District Court (DColo) against various Qwest companies alleging unjust enrichment by the receipt of sales commissions in violation of the licensing statutes of Arizona and other state where its sells handset insurance to wireless customers.

The District Court held that the Arizona licensing statute provides no private right of action, and a violation of a licensing statute, without more, is generally insufficient to support an unjust enrichment claim. It further held that the plaintiffs did not state a claim for unjust enrichment because they received the benefit of the insurance policy. It dismissed the complaint.

The Van Zanens brought the present appeal. The Court of Appeals affirmed.

It wrote that the Arizona statute prohibits selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance without a license, but that "The only remedy explicitly provided by the statute is administrative recourse: if the director of insurance believes that a violation is occurring or is about to occur, the director may order the violator to cease and desist or may file a complaint to enjoin the violation."

The Court of Appeals wrote that in a claim for unjust enrichment the plaintiff must show "(1) at plaintiff's expense (2) defendant received a benefit (3) under circumstances that would make it unjust for defendant to retain the benefit without paying."

It continued that "even if we assume that contracts in violation of the insurance-licensing statute are unenforceable under Arizona law, the Van Zanens are not entitled to restitution because they have received counterperformance -- namely, the receipt of the insurance." Moreover, if the plaintiffs "were allowed to recover the fees that they paid to Qwest, they would, ... be allowed to retain a benefit without paying for it."

This case is Patrick Van Zanen and Vicki Van Zanen v. Qwest Wireless, LLC, Qwest Services Corporation, and Qwest Communications International, Inc., App. Ct. No. 07-1219, an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, D.C. No. 06-cv-2546-LTB.

4/18. The U.S. Court of Appeals (DCCir) issued its opinion [PDF] in Draim v. Virtual Geosatellite Holdings, a breach of contract case involving nonpayment of bonuses upon issuance of patents. John Draim was employed by Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc. (MCH) as a consultant from 1992 through 1997 pursuant to a written employment contract. The contract provided that he would assign all patents, and receive a bonus of $2,000 upon the filing of each patent application, and $10,000 upon the issuance of a patent. Draim then worked as an employee of MCH and its affiliate, Virtual Geosatellite Holdings (VGH), but without a written contract. The Court of Appeals wrote that, nevertheless, "the parties continued to operate with the understanding that Draim’s inventions would be assigned to Virtual Geo and that he would be paid" the same bonuses. In 2000, Draim left his employment with MCH and VGH, and went to work for VGS, Inc., which later became known as Space Resources America Corporation. Litigation ensued between his new and old employer. His old employer stopped paying him bonuses when patents issued for inventions that he had assigned. Draim filed a complaint, which was removed to the U.S. District Court (DC), against VGH and MCH, alleging breach of contract. The defendants argued that Draim had been paid, and that he was not entitled to further payment because of his breach of contract. The District Court awarded the bonuses to Draim for all but one patent issued after his resignation. The defendants brought the present appeal. The Court of Appeals wrote that the District Court "never made a finding on this defense to enforcement of the patent bonuses". Hence, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded. This case is John Draim, et al. v. Virtual Geosatellite Holdings, Inc., et al., U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, App. Ct. No. 07-7065, an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, D.C. No. 01cv02690. Judge Judith Rogers wrote the opinion of the Court of Appeals, in which Judges Janice Brown and Thomas Griffith joined.

4/10. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a memorandum [PDF] titled "Which Broadband and IT Vision for America?" The author is Robert Atkinson, head of the ITIF. As with many of his other papers and speeches, Atkinson argues here that there is a politically left perspective and politically right perspective, but that there is also a preferable middle ground approach. He argues that in broadband policy debates the political right sees government as the problem -- big content and network companies need freedom from regulation. Meanwhile, the political left sees these companies as the problem -- access and content should be free. Atkinson cites Japan as a nation to study. He then argues that "we need a debate in America that focuses on the most important issues like how to get fast broadband networks to all Americans; how to use IT to transform our health care system, transportation system, education system, and government; and how to encourage all organizations to become digital, thereby driving productivity and income growth and a better quality of life. To get there we will need smart public-private partnerships. Big corporations, as well as small entrepreneurial ones, will play key roles in spurring digital transformation. But so too will government, in part by ensuring the public interest is protected, but just as importantly by helping private actors take into account public benefits (what economists call positive externalities) when making decisions."

4/21. Laurence Kutner and Cheryl Olson (both of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media) authored a book [Amazon] titled "Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do".

4/21. Eric Lichtblau (New York Times reporter) authored a book [Amazon] titled "Bush’s Law: The Remaking of American Justice". While this book does touch on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, title II of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, other statutes affecting technology related searches, seizures and surveillance, and some judicial and executive branch opinions, this is not a book on the law. It is a recent history of U.S. policy related to fighting terrorism, written in journalistic and novelistic styles, for a broad general audience. Lichtblau will speak about this book at 12:00 NOON on April 23 at the Cato Institute.

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The House will not meet. See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for the week of April 21.

The Senate will meet at 3:00 PM for morning business.

Day one of a three day conference hosted by the Wireless Communications Association (WCAI). On April 21 at 1:30 PM, Paul Sinderbrand (Wilkinson Barker Knauer) will give a WCAI members only presentation titled "U.S. Regulatory Overview". At 4:15 PM, Virginia Governor Mark Warner will give the keynote address. See, agenda. Location: Grand Hyatt, 1000 H St., NW.

10:00 AM. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will meet. The agenda states that the SEC "will consider whether to propose amendments to provide for corporate financial statement information to be filed with the Commission in interactive data format, and a near- and long-term schedule therefor." Location: SEC,  Room L-002, 100 F St., NE.

TIME? Day one of a two day invitation only conference hosted by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) titled "BSA High-Tech General Counsel Forum". See, notice. Location?

Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding interference protection rights for LPFM stations. The FCC adopted this item on November 27, 2007, and released the text on December 11, 2007. It is FCC 07-204 in MB Docket No. 99-25. See, notice in the Federal Register, March 6, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 45, at Pages 12061-12065, and Public Notice [PDF] (DA 08-531).

Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding expanding the local number portability (LNP) requirements and numbering related rules, including compliance with N11 code assignments, to interconnected voice over internet protocol (VOIP) providers. The FCC adopted this NPRM on October 31, 2007, and released the text on November 8, 2007. See, story titled "FCC Extends LNP Requirements to Interconnected VOIP" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,668, November 2, 2007. This NPRM is FCC 07-188 in WC Docket Nos. 07-243 and 07-244. See, notice in the Federal Register, February 21, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 35, at Pages 9507-9515.

Deadline to submit comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in response to its notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its Technology Innovation Program (TIP). See, notice in the Federal Register, March 7, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 46, at Pages 12305-12312.

The House will meet at 12:30 PM for morning hour, and at 2:00 PM for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 PM. The House will consider several non-technology related items under suspension of the rules. See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for the week of April 21.

Day two of a three day conference hosted by the Wireless Communications Association (WCAI). On April 22 at 8:45 AM, there will be a panel titled "700 MHz Auction Winners & Losers"; the speakers will be Gary Arlen (Arlen Communications), Robert Quinn (AT&T), Richard Whitt (Google), Mark Pagon (Xanadoo), Patrick Riordan (Nsight Telservices). At 11:00 AM, there will be a panel titled "Advancing Health Care & Education With Broadband". At 11:30 AM Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) will speak. At 11:30 AM, there will be a panel titled "Understanding The Shared Public Safety Commercial Broadband Network at 700 MHz"; the speakers will be Jeff Silva (RCR Wireless News), Harlin McEwen (Public Safety Spectrum Trust), and Morgan O'Brien (Cyren Call Communications). At 2:00 PM, there will be concurrent panels on TV whitespace, mobile broadband, and WiMax. At 3:15 PM there will be concurrent panels on WiMax outside of 2.5 GHz, backhaul, and satellite broadband. At 4:00 PM there will be concurrent panels on 700 MHz, mobile WiMax, and "IPv6, IMS, Smart Radios & Cloud Computing". See, agenda. Location: Grand Hyatt, 1000 H St., NW.

8:30 - 10:00 AM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Brookings Institute and Council on Competitiveness will host an event to release and review a paper "Boosting Productivity, Innovation, and Growth Through a National Innovation Foundation" and a second paper titled "Clusters for Competitiveness: A New Federal Role for Stimulating Regional Economies". RSVP to Kathleen Kruczlnicki at 202-797-6319 or kkruczlnicki at brookings dot edu. A light breakfast will be served at 8:00 AM. Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St., NW.

10:00 AM. The Senate Commerce Committee (SCC) will hold a hearing titled "The Future of the Internet". See, notice. Location: Room 253, Russell Building.

5:00 PM. The House Rules Committee will meet to adopt a rule for consideration of HR 5819 [LOC | WW], the "SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act". Location: Room H-313, Capitol Building.

5:00 PM. The House Appropriations Committee's (HAC) Select Intelligence Oversight Panel will hold a closed hearing on the budget for the National Security Agency (NSA). Location: Room H-140, Capitol Building.

TIME? Day two of a two day invitation only conference hosted by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) titled "BSA High-Tech General Counsel Forum". See, notice. Location?

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. It will consider several non-technology related items under suspension of the rules. The agenda for the week also includes consideration of HR 5819 [LOC | WW], the "SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act", subject to a rule. See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for the week of April 21.

Day three of a three day conference hosted by the Wireless Communications Association (WCAI). On April 23 at 9:45 AM, there will be a panel titled "Next Steps For Migrating The Communications Industry To Green Technology". At 10:30 AM, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) will give a speech titled "Green Technology". At 11:00 AM, there will be a panel on flexible use bands; the speakers will include Julius Knapp (Chief, FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology). At 11:30 AM, there will be a panel titled "Can WiMAX Carriers Meet FCC E911 VoIP Device Regs". At 1:30 PM, there will be a panel titled "FCC Leadership Roundtable"; the speakers will be Bryan Tramont (Wilkinson Barker Knauer), Bruce Gottlieb (office of FCC Commissioner Michael Copps), Renée Crittendon (office of FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein), Fred Campbell (Chief of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau), and Wayne Leighton (office of FCC Commissioner Deborah Tate). At 2:30 PM, there will be a panel titled "Whither Muni Wi-Fi In Philadelphia's Wake?"; the speakers will be Rob Pegoraro (Washington Post), Weston Vivian, Sascha Meinrath (New America Foundation), and Eric Dentler (Cisco). At 3:30 PM, there will be a panel titled "Introducing LTE As 3G's Evolution Path To 4G". At 4:15 PM, there will be a panel titled "Evaluating Spectrum Options For New Entrants". See, agenda. Location: Grand Hyatt, 1000 H St., NW.

9:00 AM. Day one of a two day partially closed meeting of the Department of Commerce's (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee. The agenda for April 23, 2008, includes "Atomic Layer Deposition and Cluster Tools" (ALD) and "Equipment Performing Analog-to-Digital Conversions". See, notice in the Federal Register, April 8, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 68, at Pages 19049-19050. This notice does define or explain "Atomic Layer Deposition" (ALD). It is a chemical process for creating thin layers of film, as thin as one atom, on, among other things, semiconductors. Nor does the notice discuss uses of ALD by Intel, AMD, or other semiconductor manufacturers. See, Intel paper that references ALD. Location: Room 3884, DOC, 14th St. between Constitution and Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 16. 10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold a hearing titled "National Security Letters: The Need for Greater Accountability and Oversight". The witnesses will be James Baker (former Counsel for Intelligence Policy, Department of Justice), Gregory Nojeim (Center for Democracy and Technology), and Michael Woods (former Chief, National Security Law Unit, Office of the General Counsel, FBI). Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

10:30 AM. The House Judiciary Committee (HJC) will hold a hearing titled "Oversight Hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation". See, notice. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.

12:00 NOON. The Cato Institute will host a book event. The speakers will be Eric Lichtblau, author of Bush’s Law: The Remaking of American Justice [Amazon], and Timothy Lynch (Cato). On December 16, 2005, the New York Times published a story by James Risen and Lichtblau titled "Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts", which disclosed a federal surveillance operation involving warrantless intercepts. See also, story titled "Bush, Gonzales & Hayden Discuss Presidential Intercepts and PATRIOT Act" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,276, December 20, 2005. Lunch will be served after the program. And see, NYT's listing of articles by Lichtblau. See, notice and registration page. This event will be webcast by Cato. Location: Cato, 1000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

DATE AND TIME CHANGE. 2:30 PM. The Senate Commerce Committee (SCC) will hold a hearing titled "Phantom Traffic". The SCC notice states that this hearing "will examine concerns regarding traffic over telephone networks that is sent without identifying information used for intercarrier billing purposes". Location Room 253, Russell Building.

6:00 - 8:15 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) HLS/Emergency Communications and Privacy and Data Security Committees will host an event titled "Issues Arising When Privacy and National Security Concerns Collide". The event qualifies for continuing legal education (CLE) credits. Prices vary. See, notice and registration page. Registrations and cancellations are due by 5:00 PM on April 21. Location: Wilmer Hale, 1875 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. It will consider several non-technology related items under suspension of the rules. The agenda for the week also includes consideration of HR 5819 [LOC | WW], the "SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act", subject to a rule. See, Rep. Hoyer's schedule for the week of April 21.

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. The Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) will host an event titled "IPI's Third Annual World Intellectual Property Day Event". The first panel is titled "Digital Technologies: Emerging Challenges, Evolving Strategies"; the speakers will be Solveig Singleton (IPI), Mitch Bainwol (RIAA), Dan Glickman (MPAA), and Steve Largent (CTIA). The second panel is titled "Social and Economic Benefits of IP: Who Wins? Who Loses?"; the speakers will be Susan Finston (IPI), Lien Verbauwhede Koglin (WIPO), Michael Gollin (Venable law firm), and Mohit Mehrotra (Excel Life Sciences). The third panel is titled "The Intellectual Property Marketplace: The Role of IP Valuation and Tech Transfer"; the speakers will be Bartlett Cleland (IPI), Usha Balakrishnan (Collaborative Social Responsibility Solutions), Abha Divine (Techquity), and Robert Cresanti (Ocean Tomo). The fourth panel is titled "Combating (Dangerous) Counterfeits: How Countries are Policing their Borders"; the speakers will be Chris Israel (IPI), Mike DuBose (Chief, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, Department of Justice), Nick Smith (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), and Dave Walters (Cisco). This event is free. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Erin Humiston at 972-874-5139 or erin at ipi dot org. Location: 5th floor, Reserve Officer Association, 1 Constitution Ave., NE.

9:00 AM. Day two of a two day partially closed meeting of the Department of Commerce's (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee. The April 24, 2008, meeting is closed, and its agenda is undisclosed. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 8, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 68, at Pages 19049-19050. Location: Room 3884, DOC, 14th St. between Constitution and Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

10:00 AM. The Senate Commerce Committee (SCC) will hold an executive session. See, notice. Location: Room 253, Russell Building.

10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) may hold an executive business meeting. The agenda includes consideration of S 2533 [LOC | WW], the "State Secrets Protection Act". The agenda also includes consideration of three judicial nominees: Mark Davis (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia), David Kays (U.S.D.C., Western District of Missouri), and Stephen Limbaugh, (U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Missouri). The SJC rarely follows its published agendas. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

10:00 AM. The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing titled "Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Examining the U.S. Regulatory Framework for Assessing Sovereign Investments". The witnesses will be Scott Alvarez (FRB General Counsel), Ethiopis Tafara (SEC), David Marchik (Carlyle Group), and Jeanne Archibald (Hogan & Hartson). See, notice. Location: Room 538, Dirksen Building.

10:00 AM. The Department of State's (DOS) International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet by conference call to prepare advice on submission of contributions to ITU-T SG16. (This is the International Telecommunication Union's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Technical Study Group Sixteen (Multimedia terminals, systems and applications).) See, notice in the Federal Register, February 28, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 40, at Page 10854. To participate, call 1-210-839-8500 or 1-888-455-9640. The passcode is 52902.

12:00 NOON - 6:30 PM. Day one of a two day meeting of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Advisory Committee. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 2, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 64, at Page 18007. Location: NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1235, Arlington, VA.

12:00 NOON - 1:30 PM. The National Economists Club will host a lunch titled "Strings Attached? The Economics and Politics of Sovereign Wealth Funds". The speaker will be Tim Adams (Lindsey Group, and former Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs). Location: Chinatown Garden Restaurant, 2nd floor, 618 H St., NW.

1:00 - 2:30 PM. The House Intelligence Committee will hold a closed hearing titled "Cyber". See, notice. Location: Room H-405, Capitol Building.

2:00 PM. The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs's (SHSGA) Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management will hold a hearing titled "Beyond Control: Reforming Export Licensing Agencies for National Security and Economic Interests". See, notice. Location: Room 342, Dirksen Building.

2:30 PM. The Senate Commerce Committee's (SCC) Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation will hold a hearing titled "National Nanotechnology Initiative: Charting the Course for Reauthorization". See, notice. Location: Room 253, Russell Building.

TIME?. The Department of State's (DOS) International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet. The agenda may include advice for the U.S. government on the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2008 (WTSA 08), meetings of the Telecommunication Sector Advisory Group (TSAG), and group meetings on the International Telecommunication Regulations, cybersecurity, and other subjects. See, notice in the Federal Register, February 28, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 40, at Page 10854. Location?

Deadline to submit nominations for two positions on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC) Board of Directors. See, FCC notice.

Rep. Hoyer's schedule for the week of April 21 states that "no votes are expected in the House".

8:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. Day two of a two day meeting of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Advisory Committee. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 2, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 64, at Page 18007. Location: NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1235, Arlington, VA.

Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) regarding a broadcast television substitution in Riverside, California. See, notice in the Federal Register, March 11, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 48, at Pages 12928-12929.

Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding competitive bidding procedures for its Auction 78, the AWS-1 and Broadband PCS auction, which is scheduled to commence on July 29, 2008. See, DA 08-767 and notice in the Federal Register, April 16, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 74, at Pages 20664-20672.