*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 8401.doc* NEWS News media Information 202 / 418- 0500 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D. C. Circ 1974). April 20, 2001 FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friday, April 20 Commissioner Harold Furchtgott- Roth will be keynote speaker at the Communications Law Conference, hosted by the Western New England College, Springfield, MA, 1: 00 pm. Tom Sugrue, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, will address the Land Mobile Communications Council Annual Meeting, Loews L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC, noon. The Advisory Committee for the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03 Advisory Committee) will meet, at the FCC, Portals II, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – noon. Tuesday, April 24 Commissioner Furchtgott- Roth will address the A. G. Edwards 2001 Media & Entertainment Conference, Bermuda B Room, the Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, noon. Commissioner Furchtgott- Roth will participate on a panel, “Regulatory Dialogue,” at the National Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, 4: 00 pm. Wednesday, April 25 Commissioner Susan Ness will deliver the policy keynote address at the Telecommunications Industry Association’s PT SUPERCOMM Asia 2001, at the Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China, 1: 00 pm. Wednesday, May 2 The National Academies’ Computer Science & Telecommunications Board in conjunction with the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology will host a tutorial on the “Internet’s Coming of Age,” at the FCC, Portals II, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – 12: 30 pm. 1 -2-Thursday, May 10 The FCC will hold an Open Meeting, FCC, Portals II, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. The Public Safety National Coordination Committee subcommittees will meet: Interoperability Subcommittee from 9: 00 am – 11: 30 am; Technology Subcommittee from 12: 30 pm – 3: 00 pm; and Implementation Subcommittee from 3: 00 pm – 5: 30 pm, at Police Headquarters, Police Board Room, 6 th Floor, 1200 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Friday, May 11 The Public Safet y National Coordination Committee will hold a general membership meeting at Police Headquarters, Police Board Room, 6 th Floor, 1200 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 9: 30 am – 12: 30 pm. -FCC- 2