The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (CICAC) is a diverse group of public interest, non profit and industry groups working to educate the Congress and the public about important Internet-related policy issues.
This site contains information about the program and activities of the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shares the goals of the Congressional Internet Caucus -- a bi-partisan group of over 130 members of the House and Senate working to educate their colleagues about the promise and potential of the Internet. These goals include:
- Promoting the growth and advancement of the Internet
- Providing a bicameral, bipartisan forum for Internet concerns to be raised
- Promoting the education of Members of Congress and their staff on Internet-related issues
- Promoting commerce and the free flow of information on the Internet
- Advancing the United States' leadership in the digital world
- Maximizing the openness of and participation in government by the people.
The Congressional Internet Caucus is a Congressional Member Organization (CMO) -- separate and distinct from the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, which is a private-sector organization.
The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee provides a wide variety of timely, dynamic and informative briefings and programs for members of Congress, the technology policy community and industry leaders.
The diversity of CICAC membership ensures that all educational events and initiatives are fair and balanced forums for Internet-related discussion. The CICAC does not promote any particular policy position.
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These events include:
- The State of the Net Conference, which attracts over 600 attendees annually and provides unparalleled opportunities to network and engage on key policy issues. The State of the Net Conference is the largest information technology policy conference in the U.S. and the only one with over 50 percent Congressional staff and government policymakers in attendance. The State of the Net Conference is the only tech policy conference routinely recognized for its balanced blend of academics, consumer groups, industry and government.
- The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Briefing Series, a monthly program of balanced and dynamic discussion panels held on Capitol Hill to educate and inform Congressional Members, staff, members of the technology policy community and the general public on timely Internet-related topics.
- The State of the Net West, the premier West Coast series held in Silicon Valley for Washington policymakers to openly engage the Silicon Valley technology community on technology policy. State of the Net West brings together academic scholars, public interest advocates, and industry leaders on pressing legislative, regulatory and legal technology issues, and channels West Coast thought leadership to inform the technology policy issues debated in Washington, better reflecting the fast-paced evolution of the marketplace.
- The annual State of the Mobile Net Conference, which features leading members of the technology policy community and industry leaders for timely and dynamic discussions about how the vast ecosystem of technologies, content and applications continue to come together to make the Internet more mobile, and the unique challenges that face this exciting phenomenon.
- The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Speakers Series, which is the premier forum on Capitol Hill for CEOs and Internet leaders to communicate directly to policymakers about the "Opportunities Facing the Internet." Pioneers on the forefront of this emerging medium have availed themselves of this informal forum that allows for more dynamic interaction with decisionmakers in Congress. Members of the Congressional Internet Caucus, as well as other Members of Congress and their staff, have benefited greatly from hearing these perspectives on crucial Internet issues.
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