Ten great policy panels to vote for at SXSW
I recently wrote a short post highlighting the four panels we put forward for the 2015 SXSW Interactive conference, including the one I’ll be on (along with folks from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy and Technology and Internews). Here at R Street, we think this is a great way to bring free-market ideas to one of the biggest annual gatherings of technologists, activists, and entrepreneurs.
To determine its final program, SXSW relies in part on a public voting process to sort through the thousands of submissions it gets each year. Now through Sept. 6, you can vote for all the panel ideas you like. To participate, just go to panelpicker.sxsw.com.
There are a lot of other great organizations putting together policy-focused events for next year. Here are some of the best:
- Putting Policymakers to Work for You
Featuring: Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform; Michael Petricone, Consumer Electronics Association; Adrian Fenty, Perkins Cole; Julie Samuels, Engine Advocacy - Legal Hackers: A Global Movement to Reform the Law
Featuring: Jameson Dempsey, Kelley Drye & Warren; Amy Wan, Patch of Land; Phil Weiss, Fridman Law Group; Dan Lear, Avvo Inc. - Government Surveillance: How You Can Change It
Featuring: Harley Geiger, CDT; Rep. Zoe Lofgren, U.S. House; Christian Dawson, Internet Infrastructure Coalition; Ben Young, Peer 1 Hosting - Disruptive Innovators Under Attack
Featuring: Gary Shapiro, CEA; Robert Scoble, Rackspace; Kevin O’Malley, TechTalk - Keeping America Competitive: Tech Policy in 2015
Featuring: Sen. Jerry Moran, U.S. Senate - Public Policy and Ridesharing: Lyfting Communities
Featuring: Rep. Blake Farenthold, U.S. House; Sara Weir, National Down Syndrome Society; Chris Massey, Lyft; J.T. Griffin, Mothers Against Drunk Driving - Privacy Matters: Baking Privacy Into Your Apps
Featuring: Gautam Hans, CDT; Jon Callas, Silent Circle; Deepti Rohatgi, Lookout - Operation Choke Point and Alternative Currencies
Featuring: Mark Calabria, Cato Institute; Perianne Boring, Chamber of Digital Commerce; Ashe Schow, Washington Examiner; Cathy Reisenwitz, Sex and the State - Friend or Foe? How the Government Impacts Startups
Featuring: Rep. Darrell Issa, U.S. House; Rep. Jared Polis, U.S. House; Virginia Lam, Aereo; Rachel Wolbers, TwinLogic Strategies - How Public Policy Protects Patents and Startups
Featuring: Rep. Peter DeFazio, U.S. House; Vishal Amin, U.S. House; Tim Sparapani, Application Developers Alliance; Kate Doersken, Ditto.com - Bonus: The Changing Privacy Landscape
Featuring: Nuala O’Connor, CDT; Lee Rainie, Pew Research Center
