#LegalHack Congress' Office of Technology Assessment

DC Legal Hackers is the DC Chapter of a growing movement of more than 120 legal hacking, technology, or innovation groups around the world: legalhackers.org A legal hacker is someone who cares about the intersection of law and technology and seeks to improve legal practice through technology while simultaneously using legal skills to promote technological innovation and exploration.

At Tuesday's May 14th meetup we will discuss Congress' Office of Technology Assessment. The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was an office of the United States Congress from 1972 to 1995 that may be coming back soon. OTA's purpose was to provide Congressional members and committees with objective and authoritative analysis of the complex scientific and technical issues of the late 20th century, i.e. technology assessment. It was a leader in practicing and encouraging delivery of public services in innovative and inexpensive ways, including early involvement in the distribution of government documents through electronic publishing. We will discuss what a rebooted Congressional Office of Technology Assessment might look like after hearing from experts in the field.

Speakers:
• Alla Goldman Seiffert, Director of Cloud Policy and Counsel, Internet Association
• Daniel Schuman, Policy Director, Demand Progress
• Zach Graves, Head of Policy, Lincoln Network

Schedule:
6:30-7:00 Pizza, Drinks, and Networking
7:00-7:15 Introductions and Announcements
7:15-8:30 Panel and Discussion