FedID Meet-Up on Educating the Public (and Policymakers) on Identity

On June 20, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), in partnership with the FedID Planning Committee, will host a meet-up on "Educating the Public (and Policymakers) on Identity."

Speakers will discuss the importance of ensuring that the public (and policymakers) have a proper understanding of identity topics, share stories (and their impacts) from past issues, and offer what they feel are the biggest concerns for the future. 

Attendance at the meet-up is open to anyone in the community wishing to learn and/or discuss ideas on demystifying technologies and programs. There will not be a charge to attend, but space is limited so register soon.

This is the schedule for the June 20 meet-up:

1:00 – 1:05       Welcome by NCCoE and FedID Planning Committee

1:05 – 1:35       Federal presentations  

Speakers: 

• Steve Posnack, Health and Human Services
• Matthew Scholl, NIST

1:35 – 2:05       Lightning Talks

• Industry Perspectives. Neville Pattinson, Gemalto
• Strategic Communications for Federal Identity Efforts. Tony Brown, BRTRC
• Helping the press get it right. Shaun Waterman, freelance journalist
• Dialogue on legislative & policy considerations. Tiffany Angulo, Congressional Blockchain Caucus & Duane Blackburn, MITRE (and former OSTP)

2:05 – 2:50       Workshop/Small group discussions

• Moderated small-group discussions among speakers and participants, designed to:
  • Discuss the topic and brainstorm ideas on how to proceed
  • Foster new public-private relationships
• Workshop discussions will be governed by Chatham House rules: Participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s) nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.

2:50 – 3       Small group report-outs and moderator closing thoughts

3 - 4        Informal discussions during a NCCoE-hosted reception, with optional facility tour: Please join the NCCoE after the meet-up for light refreshments. Participants will also have the opportunity to take a guided tour of the facilities and see demonstrations on several current cybersecurity projects.

Please register today!