Subject: Technically Speaking - February 2018
From: "Chamber Technology Engagement Center" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:39:30 -0000

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Secretary Acosta delivering the keynote.

On February 22nd, we launched our New Economy working group. (https://t.e2ma.net/click/jkgaid/r2f0ql/z0zkhq) 

Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta gave the keynote address where he discussed how the government needs to adapt to today's entrepreneurial economy.

Kyle Dropp, Co-founder and Chief Research Officer of Morning Consult, gave a polling presentation on the attitudes of new economy participants. Our co-chairs, Philip Minardi of Expedia and Vikrum Aiyer of Postmates, previewed C_TEC’s 2018 New Economy policy agenda.

Moving forward, we're excited to work with Secretary Acosta and our member companies to advance policies which will benefit workers and consumers in the new economy.

Tim Day, SVP of C_TEC 

Tim Day delivering opening comments.

Julie Stitzel with Cheryl Oldham, the Chamber's SVP of Workforce Programs.

 THE DOWNLOAD  

On February 1st, Jordan Crenshaw penned an op-ed in Above the Fold on net neutrality, titled Past Policies and State Patchworks Won't Provide Long-Term Net Neutrality (https://t.e2ma.net/click/jkgaid/r2f0ql/ft0khq).

On February 5th, C_TEC held this year's first Telecom Committee working group conference call. The call covered the Chamber's net neutrality CRA efforts and state activity, wireless issues surrounding 5G, television white spaces, the FCC's latest high-band spectrum proceeding, and Broadband Siting issues including Thune-Schatz. The call also provided an update on Senator Cortez Masto's Moving FIRST Act (S.1809) and the AV START privacy amendment.

On February 13th, C_TEC held this year's first UAS working group call. Topics for the meeting included: starting a cross industry UAS economic impact study, updates on the current status of the ARC, information sharing about the Administration’s UAS Integration Pilot Program, and legislative updates. 

On February 20th, Jordan Crenshaw attended Jacksonville Chamber's event "How Automation Moves Cities", featuring a keynote from Eric McCarthy, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Proterra Inc. Jordan, along with industry experts, discussed the role of autonomous vehicles in Jacksonville's future (https://t.e2ma.net/click/jkgaid/r2f0ql/vl1khq).

Jordan Crenshaw giving remarks on AVs in Jacksonville.

Eric McCarthy giving the keynote at the Jacksonville Chamber event. 

On February 21st, C_TEC held an Autonomous Vehicles working group conference call. Trevor Dean, Legislative Assistant to Senator Cortez Masto (D-NV) and John McDonald, Legislative Assistant to Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), provided an overview and update on smart cities legislation including the Moving FIRST Act. The call also addressed updates on the AV START Act, as well as upcoming Department of Transportation AV comments.

On February 21st, Jordan Crenshaw was quoted (https://t.e2ma.net/click/jkgaid/r2f0ql/be2khq) in a Daily Record article about AV's and advancing transportation technology in Jacksonville.

On February 21st, Tim Day hosted a panel on The Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence with Jules Polonetsky, CEO of the Future Privacy Forum, Tim Sheehy, VP for Technology Policy at IBM, and Hilary Cain, Director for Technology and Innovation Policy at Toyota.

 #WHATSNEXT 

From March 8th to March 9th, C_TEC will host its Advisory Board meeting at SXSW in Austin.

On March 14th, C_TEC will hold its first New Economy working group conference call. Agenda items to follow. Please send your ideas and suggestions to Julie Stitzel, [email-masked].

On March 19th, C_TEC will hold a UAS working group call. Agenda items to follow. Please send your ideas and suggestions to Julie Stitzel, [email-masked].

On March 21st, C_TEC will hold an Autonomous Vehicles working group conference call. Agenda items to follow. Please send your ideas and suggestions to Jordan Crenshaw, [email-masked].

On March 29th, C_TEC will hold its High Tech, High Impact working group conference call. Agenda items to follow. Please send your ideas and suggestions to Julie Stitzel, [email-masked]. 

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