PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 18-408 Released: April 23, 2018 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO HOST A SUPPLIER DIVERSITY WORKSHOP Monday, June 4, 2018, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Procurement Workshop to Include One-on-One Networking Opportunities The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC’s”) Office of Communications Business Opportunities (“OCBO”) and Media Bureau (“MB”), and the FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (“ACDDE”) will host a one-day supplier diversity workshop for small, minority-owned, women-owned and other diverse businesses. 1 This workshop will be held at FCC Headquarters, 445 12 th Street SW, Washington, DC, on Monday, June 4, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT, in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305). The workshop will teach small business entrepreneurs how to navigate corporate supplier diversity programs; identify successful strategies utilized by diverse entrepreneurs who do business with corporate entities; and enable one-on-one networking between participating firms and workshop participants to increase awareness about the expectations of procurement managers responsible for goods and services contracting. Workshop presentations and one-on-one consulting will be provided by representatives from various industry sectors, including voice, video and data providers, Internet Service Providers, cable operators, broadcasters, public sector agencies, and tech companies. All persons interested in attending this informative workshop in person are asked to register with OCBO by calling (202) 418-0990 or by emailing supplierdiversityworkshop@fcc.gov. To register for the one-on-one networking supplier sessions to be conducted during the afternoon portion of the workshop, please submit a 1-2-page company or vendor profile no later than May 18, 2018, by e-mail to supplierdiversityworkshop@fcc.gov, or by postal mail to OCBO at 445 12 th Street SW, Room 4-A720, Washington, DC 20554. 1 Additional information about the ACDDE is available at https://www.fcc.gov/advisory-committee- diversity-and-digital-enpowerment. 2The public may participate in the workshop via the Internet by logging onto www.fcc.gov/ocbo. This event will be streamed live. Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. The request should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and the requester’s contact information. Please provide advance notice of the request no later than 5 days prior to the event; last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail request to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). You may follow the FCC on Twitter at http://twitter.com/FCC and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/FCC. - FCC –