*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 22625.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). November 1, 2002 FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, November 6 The Media Security and Reliability Council will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – 11: 30 am. The Region 13 (Illinois) Public Safety Planning Committees 800 MHz NPSPAC will meet at the Illinois State Police, Communications Services Bureau, Springfield, IL, 10: 00 am. Thursday, November 7 The FCC will hold a Commission Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Friday, November 8 The Consumer/ Disability Telecommunications Advisory Committee will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 00 am – 4: 45 pm. Sunday, November 10 thru Wednesday, November 13 Commissioner Kevin Martin will attend and participate in NARUC’s 114 th Annual Convention at the Des Moines Downtown Marriott, Des Moines, IA. Monday, November 11 The FCC will be closed in observance of Veteran’s Day. Thursday, November 21 The Public Safety National Coordination Committee Subcommittee, Interoperability Subcommittee will meet at the Fire Department of New York – Headquarters, Brooklyn, NY, 9: 00 am – 11: 30 am. 1 -2- The Public Safety National Coordination Committee Subcommittee, Technology Subcommittee will meet at the Fire Department of New York – Headquarters, Brooklyn, NY, 12: 30 pm – 3: 00 pm. The Public Safety National Coordination Committee Subcommittee, Implementation Subcommittee will meet at the Fire Department of New York – Headquarters, Brooklyn, NY, 3: 00 pm – 5: 30 pm. Friday, November 22 The Public Safety National Coordination Committee will hold a General Membership Meeting at the Fire Department of New York – Headquarters, Brooklyn, NY, 9: 30 am – 12: 30 pm. Thursday, November 28 The FCC will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Friday, December 6 Commissioner Martin will address a Telecommunications Symposium sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, co- sponsored by the North Carolina Press Association, The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters, and the Electronic News Association of the Carolinas and BellSouth at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2: 00 pm. Wednesday, December 11 The FCC will hold a Commission Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Thursday, December 12 Commissioner Martin will deliver keynote address at the 20 th Annual PLI/ FCBA Telecommunications Policy and Regulation Conference at the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC, 12: 15 pm. Wednesday, December 25 The FCC will be closed in observance of Christmas Day. 2 -FCC- 3