PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 08-1702 Released: July 21, 2008 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE TO HOLD MEETING MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 The Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age is scheduled to meet on Monday, July 28, 2008. The meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m., in the James Room, Barnard Hall, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway (at 117th Street), New York The meeting’s agenda will include interim reports from the Diversity Committee’s three subcommittees regarding progress towards the final report to the Commission: Access to Capital, New Technologies, and Outreach. The reports will be followed by group discussion. The meeting will also include a discussion involving Arbitron’s Portable People Meter. The Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age was rechartered by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. Its mission is to provide guidance to the Commission on policies and practices that could increase the diversity of ownership and could create opportunities for minorities and women to advance to managerial positions in the communications sector as well as other related sectors of the economy. The Committee makes reports and recommendations concerning the need for any guidelines, incentives, regulations or other policy approaches to promote diversity of participation in the communications sector. It also develops a description of best practices within the communications sector for promoting diversity of participation. Further details about the Committee are posted on the FCC website at: http://www.fcc.gov/DiversityFAC/. Members of the general public may attend the meeting. Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need. Also include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). - FCC - FCC contact: Barbara Kreisman (202) 418-1600