Celebrating Black History Month

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Celebrating Black History Month

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This month we’re celebrating Black History Month! We’ll be discussing our efforts to celebrate Black history and entrepreneurship this month and throughout the year, as well as the additional initiatives of industry and association friends of the ACT | The App Association. We’ll also be talking through our new spin on AppCon’21 and what to expect moving forward.

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Feb 26, 2021

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Episode 3: This month we're doing an ACT SXSW panel debrief. We're talking workforce development and the #NewCollarRevolution. We're also discussing accessibility and how technology lends itself to those who have a physical or cognitive disability. Guests inclu ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 4: This month, we're all things AppCon! We're talking broadband infrastructure, Email Privacy Act, and computer science education & workforce development. Guests include our awesome members: Miguel Castro, Lindsey Cox, Jim Kathman, Emilie Hersh and Thom ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 19: This month we’re sitting down with the president of ACT | The App Association, Morgan Reed, for a rundown of last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on online platforms, where he testified in part two of the hours-long hearing. And of course, w ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 6 - YourAppLady Crossover: This month is Tech Swamp’s first ever cross over episode! We teamed up with Betsy Furler, of the YourAppLady podcast, to talk all things accessibility. ACT Executive Director Chelsea Thomas joins us to discuss our work and advocacy in accessibility, ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 8: This month we’re hitting you with a DC fall forecast. No - not the partly cloudy with 100% humidity kind - a Congressional forecast! We sat down with our Senior Director for Public Policy Graham Dufault for a breakdown of the 2018 midterms, as well a ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 15: This month we’re sitting down with our communications director and friend of the pod, Ashley Durkin-Rixey, for a quick deep dive of the 2019 Patents in Telecoms and the Internet of Things workshop, also known as SEPcon. And of course, we’re hitting t ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 9: This month we’re talking testimony, specifically our testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on telehealth. We sat down with ACT | The App Association President Mo ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 11: This month we’re taking a deep dive into the recent oral arguments for the Supreme Court case Apple v Pepper. First up, we’re sitting down with our policy counsel, Joel Thayer, and communications director, Ashley Durkin-Rixey, to discuss the biggest ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 10: This month we’re talking the 2018 Midterms with Senior Director for Public Policy Graham Dufault and Public Policy Coordinator Madeline Zick. We’re also joined by our member, SecureHIM’s Mike Meikle, for a cyber hygiene Q&A in honor of Cybersecurity ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 13: This month we’re taking a deep dive into all things standard-essential patents, or SEPs, with App Association Senior Global Policy Counsel Brian Scarpelli. We’re asking all the important questions like: “What are SEPs?” “Why should we care?” and “Wha ... by Tech Swamp
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 11: In this episode, we’re going back in time to look at the origins of the app economy and analyse how the two largest app stores evolved, innovated, and interacted with each other over time. We’re also being joined by friend of the pod Mike Sax, app de ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 17: This month we’re sitting down with founder of ACT | The App Association, Mike Sax, as well as our policy counsel, Joel Thayer for an Apple v Pepper debrief. We’re talking about the SCOTUS ruling in Peppers favor, what that means for app developers, a ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 12: This month we’re reviewing the wonderful, long, and productive year that was 2018 at ACT | The App Association. First up, we’re sitting down with executive director Chelsea Thomas to discuss some of our exciting achievements from the past year. We’re ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 18: This month we’re WEAR-ing IT with senior director of public policy and friend of the pod, Graham Dufault. What does that mean? We’re discussing the WEAR IT Act, the cost cutting benefits it could have for millions of Americans, and so much more. And ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 20: This month we have a different vibe: RECESS! As some of you may or may not know, August is a grim month here in the swamp - It’s hot, its humid, and congress heads home for a month-long recess. But why? Well we’re sitting down with our Executive Dire ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 16: This month we’re talking all things AppCon 2019. We’re sitting down with friend of the pod and senior director for public affairs, Graham Dufault, for an overview on what we'll be covering this year, including: television whitespaces, 5G, and privacy ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 21: This month we’re talking all things Developed. If you don’t know what Developed is, shame on you. Just kidding! Developed is our latest series of events that is aimed at developers across the United States. We’re going to talk through the content, th ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 14: This month we’re talking artificial intelligence (AI) specifically in the healthcare arena with the founder of ACT | The App Association, Mike Sax! We’re also going to be joined by Nicolas Duplessis from member company Efelya about how they use AI in ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 38: This month we’re celebrating Black History Month! We’ll be discussing our efforts to celebrate Black history and entrepreneurship this month and throughout the year, as well as the additional initiatives of industry and association friends of the ACT ... by Tech Swamp
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