Welcome to the 14th annual state of the net conference. Thank you for coming. Some have been here for 14 years in a row and i really appreciate. A lot of you have been here for a number of years. I think you as well. This year has been an interesting year. Not only national affairs, but also in internet policy. It has been a really interesting convulsive, different year. A lot of things have changed. We are really excited. When put together a great group of speakers that will be here to talk about a lot of those changes that have happened to us in internet policy in the last year. Also scope out what we think this year will look like. That is kind of the point of state of the neck. In january. My name is tim and im the executive director of the organization founded by jerry berman who was over here. You will hear from him at lunch who founded the organization and found the concept. [applause] jerry is a giant and we are happy to have him back. He will be introducing in the program so y
Appreciate. A lot of your venue for good number of those years and i want to thank you as well. This year has been really an interesting year, not only in National Affairs but also in internet policy. Its been a really, really, really interesting, convulsive different year. One of the things a lot of things have changed and we are excited. Put together a great group of speakers who will be here to talk about a lot of those seismic changes that have happened over the lastte year ad also kind of scope out what we think the issue is going to look like. Thats the point of state of the net in january. My name is tim lorton and im the executive director of the organization that was founded by jerrys was over here who you are from at lunch or thought of this organization. And founded the concept forza te state of the net and wanted to thank jerry. [applause] jerry is a giant in the space and were happy to have you back. Youll behi entered to congressn good luck later in the program so you wil
Earlier today senator amy, chart address and Internet Security conference and talked about how terrorist groups use the internet in russian interference in elections here and abroad. Will show you as much as we can until the conference resumes live at noon eastern. Thank you everyone. I heard the discussion of the weather and when you are from minnesota your ears, you know, you get going. I will note that about a month ago it was 38 below zero without winchell in minnesota and that a few years ago it was colder in minnesota than it was on mars for one day. You can google it. It happens. The range rover was in a warm part of mars and we scold quarter and now those people are coming to the super bowl next week. I talked to someone from our staff in minnesota and i said we are already to do the dogsledding and were gonna do the ski thing and were gonna do all this and he said senator, it will be cold. So, watch out for this. I am very excited to speak here and you know that tonight you wi
Changes that have happened to us and our policy the last year and also kind of scope out what we think this year is going to look like and thats kind of the point. State of the net in january. My name is tim lorden and im part of organization sponsored by jerry who founded this organization, youll hear from at lunch and founded the concept much the state of the net and i want to thank jerry. [applause] jerry is a giant in the space and were happy to have him back. Hell be introducing the congressman later in the program and youll hear from him. Normally it snows before state of the net and were expecting snow tomorrow and ill thrilled about that and the people that can organize the state of the union can deal with that, but today, we have good weather and were thrilled to have a great lineup of speakers. Just really quickly, i want to thank our sponsors. You can see some of them on the screens around you. They include comcast nbc universal, we also have facebook, we have verizon and th
Innovation and more. [inaudible conversations] welcome everybody. Welcome. Hello, welcome, everybody. Welcome to the 14th annual state of the net conference. Thank you for coming. Some have been here for 14 years in a row and i really appreciate. A lot of you have been here for a number of years. I think you as well. This year has been an interesting year. Not only national affairs, but also in internet policy. It has been a really interesting convulsive, different year. A lot of things have changed. We are really excited. When put together a great group of speakers that will be here to talk about a lot of those changes that have happened to us in internet policy in the last year. Also scope out what we think this year will look like. That is kind of the point of state of the neck. In january. My name is tim and im the executive director of the organization founded by jerry berman who was over here. You will hear from him at lunch who founded the organization and found the concept. [ap