This Thursday: U.S. House of Rep. Hearing “How Emerging Technology Affects Student Privacy” Will Be Streamed Live
UPDATE A live stream of the hearing will be available on YouTube. Access the stream here.
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For those of you interested in privacy and technology here’s an event that you might want to know about.
A congressional hearing titled, “How Emerging Technology Affects Student Privacy” is scheduled to take place before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee on Thursday (February 12, 2015) beginning at 11:15 a.m. EST/8:15 a.m. PST.
The hearing will be streamed live here on the committee website.
As more info becomes available (e.g. witness list and prepared statements) we will update this post.
See Also: Subcommittee Membership Roster
UPDATE February 10 Witness List Was Announced.
Here’s who will be testifying:
Ms. Shannon Sevier
Vice President for Advocacy
National Parent Teacher Association
San Antonio, TX
Ms. Allyson Knox
Director of Education Policy and Programs
Microsoft
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Sheryl R. Abshire
Chief Technology Officer
Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Joel R. Reidenberg
Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Chair and Professor of Law
Founding Academic Director
Center on Law and Information Policy
Fordham Law School
New York, NY
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.