*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 11044.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). August 17, 2001 FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, August 21 Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy will participate on a panel, “How to Jumpstart Broadband Deployment,” at the Progress & Freedom Foundation’s 2001 Aspen Summit, Aspen, CO, 11: 45 am. Friday, August 24 Commissioner Gloria Tristani will deliver the keynote address for the annual Brindis a la Mujer Hispana Banquet hosted by MANA de Albuquerque, the Sheraton Old Town, Albuquerque, NM, 7: 00 pm. Tuesday, August 28 The Advisory Committee for the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference, Commission Meeting Room, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305, Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – 12: 00 noon. Monday, September 3 The FCC will be closed in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Tuesday, September 4 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 6: Public Protection and Other Issues will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Rooms 7- B112 & 7- B142 (7 th Floor North Conference Rooms), Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – 12: 00 noon. Sunday, September 9 Ken Ferree, Chief, Cable Services Bureau (CSB) will be the keynote speaker at the general opening session for NATOA’s 21 st Annual Conference, the Loews Hotel, Miami Beach, FL, 1: 30 pm. 1 -2-Wednesday, September 12 Ken Ferree, Chief, CSB will participate on a panel, “There’s a New Sheriff in Town: What the New Administration Means for Legislative and Government Relations,” at the 15 th Annual National Association of Minorities in Cable (NAMIC) Conference, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York, NY, 10: 15 am. Thursday , September 13 The FCC will hold an Open Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Tom Sugrue, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) will speak on a panel at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wireless I. T. & Internet 2001 Conference, the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, 11: 30 am. The Interoperability Subcommittee and Technology Subcommittee of the Public Safety National Coordination Committee will hold a joint session at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, Room 1- B516, Washington, DC, 9: 00 am – 3: 00 pm. The Implementation Subcommittee of the Public Safety National Coordination Committee will hold a session at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 1- B516, Washington, DC, 3: 00 – 5: 30 pm. Friday, September 14 The Public Safety National Coordination Committee, “General Membership Meeting,” will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am – 12: 30 pm. Thursday, September 20 Tom Sugrue, Chief, WTB will speak at the Columbia Institute for Tele- Information Conference, “Key Drivers for Wireless 3G: Will 3G Deliver Its Promise? Or is it Just Hyp” at the Columbia University, New York, NY, 8: 45 am. Friday, September 21 Tom Sugrue, Chief, WTB will address the Industrial Telecommunications Association’s Private Wireless Spectrum Management Conference and Exposition, the Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC, 8: 00 am. 2 -3-Sunday, September 23 – Wednesday, September 26 The FCC and the National Exchange Carrier Association will cosponsor the Indian Telecom Training Initiative (ITTI) 2001 Annual Conference at the Bally’s Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. Tuesday, October 2 Region 42 (Virginia) Public Safety Planning Committees Announce First Region 42 700 MHz Regional Planning Meeting and Region 42 800 MHz Regional Planning Meeting (PR Docket No. 91- 300), the Holiday Inn Hotel, Tanglewood, 4468 Starkey Road, Roanoke, VA, 2: 00 pm. Monday, October 9 The FCC will be closed in observance of Columbus Day. Friday, October 12 The Region 10 (Georgia) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will hold a meeting at the Public Safety Training Center, Forsyth, GA, 10: 00 am. Monday, October 29 Region 49 (Central Texas) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee willl hold its first meeting at the City of Austin Learning Resource Center, 2800 Spirit of Texas Drive, Austin, TX, 1: 30 pm. -FCC- 3