*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 6691.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov DA 01- 346 February 9, 2001 WRC- 03 ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND MEETINGS OF THE INFORMAL WORKING GROUPS The date for the 2 nd meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC- 03 Advisory Committee), previously announced in the Federal Register as Monday, February 16, 2001, has been changed to Friday, April 20, 2001. This is to permit the Informal Working Groups (IWGs) sufficient time to organize and develop preliminary views related to the items on the Agenda for the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference. The 2 nd meeting of the WRC- 03 Advisory Committee will consider outputs from the IWGs. The IWGs of the WRC- 03 Advisory Committee have scheduled their initial meetings as set forth in the attached table. All meetings will be in Washington, D. C. and are open to the public. The Commission’s WRC- 03 world wide web site (http:// www. fcc. gov/ wrc- 03) contains the latest updated information on all scheduled meetings and Advisory Committee matters. Documents of the WRC- 03 Advisory Committee and IWGs will also generally be available for public inspection and photocopying at the FCC’s Reference Information Center on the Court Yard Level (Room CY- A257), 445 12 th Street, S. W., Washington, D. C. (telephone: 202- 418- 0270). In addition, copies of the documents can be purchased through the FCC’s duplication contractor, ITS, Inc. (telephone: 202- 857- 3800). For further information on the attached meeting schedule, contact Donald Weiland of the International Bureau’s Planning and Negotiation Division (telephone: 202- 418- 2220). 1 WRC- 03 ADVISORY COMMITTEE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF THE INFORMAL WORKING GROUPS Informal Working Group 1: IMT- 2000 and Terrestrial Wireless Interactive Multimedia Contacts: Chair – Mindel De La Torre, Telephone: 703- 224- 1501 Vice- chair – David Wye, 202- 416- 6549 FCC Coordinator – Charlie Breig, Telephone: 202- 418- 2156 Date: Monday, February 12, 2001 Time: 2: 00 pm – 4: 00 pm Location: 445 12 th Street, S. W., Room 1- B516 (1 st Floor South Conference Room) Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. Informal Working Group 2: Mobile- Satellite Service including GPS Contacts: Chair – Steve Baruch, Telephone: 202- 416- 6782 Vice- chair – Pat Mahoney, Telephone: 301- 459- 0100 ext. 210 FCC Coordinator – Marcus Wolf, Telephone: 202- 418- 0736 Date: February 14, 2001 Time: 1: 30 pm Location: 2000 K Street, N. W., Suite 600 Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, PLLC Washington, D. C. Informal Working Group 3: Fixed- Satellite Service/ Broadcasting Satellite Service Contacts: Chair – Tom Hayden, 425- 602- 6564 Vice- chair – Giselle Creeser, 703- 790- 1938 FCC Coordinators – Diane Garfield, 202- 418- 7499 – Alex Roytblat, 202- 418- 7501 Date: March 1, 2001 Time: 10: 00 am – 12: 00 noon Location: 445 12 th Street, S. W., Room 6- B516 (6 th Floor South Conference Room) Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 2 Informal Working Group 4: Fixed Service/ Fixed- Satellite Service Sharing Contacts: Chair – Jack Wengryniuk, Telephone: 301- 581- 4083 Vice- chair – Bill Rummler, Telephone: 732- 671- 8883 FCC Coordinator – Ed Jacobs, Telephone: 202- 418- 0624 Date: February 27, 2001 Time: 10: 30 am – 12: 00 noon Location: 445 12 th Street, S. W., Room 7- B516 (7 th Floor South Conference Room) Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. Informal Working Group 5: 5GHz, 13. 75- 14 GHz and Maritime Issues Contacts: Chair – Don Jansky, Telephone: 202- 467- 6400 Vice- chair – Donna Bethea, 202- 861- 4354 FCC Coordinators – John Martin, Telephone: 202- 418- 7281 – Richard Swanson, Telephone: 202- 418- 0732 Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2001 Time: 9: 30 am – 12: 00 noon Location: 1133 Connecticut Ave., N. W., Washington, DC, Suite 675 PanAmSat Washington, D. C. Informal Working Group 6: Public Protection and Other Issues Contacts: Chair – Larry Miller, Telephone: 202- 624- 8480 Vice- chair – Walt Ireland, 703- 934- 2078 FCC Coordinator – Julie Buchanan, Telephone: 202- 418- 0783 Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 Time: 1: 00 pm – 3: 30 pm Location: 445 12 th Street, S. W., Room 6- B516 (6 th Floor South Conference Room) Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 3