<div class="field field-name-field-enc-taxonomy-committees field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Dear Listers,<br><br>Here is a video on Fighting for Internet Freedom: Dubai and Beyond <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/communications-and-technology">Communications and Technology .<br>

</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-enc-event-location field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">2123 Rayburn</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-above">

<div class="field-label">Background Documents and Information: <br><br><a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/fighting-for-internet-freedom-dubai-and-beyond">http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/fighting-for-internet-freedom-dubai-and-beyond</a><br>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z_rC2ZJaiAQ#">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z_rC2ZJaiAQ#</a>!<br></div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">

<p>�<strong><a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-20130205-SD001.pdf" target="_blank">Hearing Notice</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-20130205-SD002.pdf" target="_blank">Background Memo</a></p>
<p><a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/BILLS-113pih-InternetGovernance.pdf" target="_blank">H.R. ___, Discussion Draft on Internet Governance</a></p>
<p><em><strong>Note: This hearing will be held jointly with the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade and the Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations</strong></em></p><p></p><div class="field field-name-field-opening-statements field-type-text-long field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Opening Statements:�</div>

<div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/files/Hearings/CT/20130205/HHRG-112-IF16-MState-W000791-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden</a></p>


</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-witnesses field-type-text-long field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Witnesses:�</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Commissioner Robert McDowell</p>


<ul><li>Federal Communications Commission</li><li><a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-Wstate-McDowellR-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Witness Testimony</a>�(<a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-TTF-McDowellR-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Truth in Testimony and CV</a>)</li>

</ul><p>Ambassador David A. Gross</p>
<ul><li>Former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy</li><li>U.S. Department of State</li><li><a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-Wstate-GrossD-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Witness Testimony</a> (<a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-TTF-GrossD-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Truth in Testimony and CV</a>)</li>

</ul><p>Ms. Sally Shipman Wentworth</p>
<ul><li>Senior Manager, Public Policy</li><li>Internet Society</li><li><a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-Wstate-ShipmanWentworthS-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Witness Testimony</a> (<a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-TTF-ShipmanWentworthS-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Truth in Testimony and CV</a>)</li>

</ul><p>Mr. Harold Feld</p>
<ul><li>Senior Vice President</li><li>Public Knowledge</li><li><a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-Wstate-FeldH-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Witness Testimony</a> (<a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-TTF-FeldH-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Truth in Testimony and CV</a>)</li>

</ul><p>Dr. Bitange Ndemo</p>
<ul><li>Permanent Secretary in the Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communications; and</li><li>A Director of the Communications Commission of Kenya.</li><li><a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-Wstate-NdemoB-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Witness Testimony</a> (<a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20130205/100221/HHRG-113-IF16-TTF-NdemoB-20130205.pdf" target="_blank">Truth in Testimony and CV</a>)</li>

</ul></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomy-congress field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Congress:�</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">

<a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/congress/113th">113th</a><br><br><br>Regards,<br>Gideon Rop,<br>DotConnectAfrica<br></div></div></div>
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