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 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). 
 October  1,  2004 
 FCC  CALENDAR  OF  EVENTS 
 Monday,  October  4 
 The  Advisory  Committee  on  Diversity  for  Communications  will  meet  by  Teleconference.  Persons  may  join  the  Teleconference  at  the  FCC,  445  12  th  Street,  SW, 
 Washington,  DC,  or  review  the  live  RealAudio  feed  available  on  the  Internet  at  www.  fcc.  gov. 


 Tuesday,  October  5 
 The  Informal  Working  Group  5:  Regulatory  Issues  will  meet  at  the  FCC,  Room  6-  B516  (6  th  Floor  South  Conference  Room),  Washington,  DC,  10:  00  am  –  12:  00  noon. 


 The  Region  42  (Virginia)  800  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  Clarion  Hotel,  Roanoke,  VA,  2:  00  pm. 
 Wednesday,  October  6 
 The  FCC  will  host  a  Symposium  “Unleashing  the  Educational  Power  of  Broadband,”  at  the  FCC,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  TW-  C305  (Commission  Meeting 
 Room),  Washington,  DC,  9:  00  am. 
 Thursday,  October  7 
 The  FCC  will  hold  a  Radio  Frequency  Identification  (RFID)  Workshop  at  the  FCC,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  TW-  C305  (Commission  Meeting  Room),  Washington,  DC, 
 9:  30  am  –  4:  30  pm. 
 The  Informal  Working  Group  4:  Broadcasting  and  Amateur  Issues  will  meet  at  Shaw  Pittman  LLP,  Washington,  DC,  9:  30  am  –  12:  00  noon. 


 Monday,  October  11 
 The  FCC  will  be  closed  in  observance  of  Columbus  Day. 
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 Thursday,  October  14 
 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. 


 Wednesday,  October  20 
 The  Region  16  (Kansas)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  Kansas  Highway  Patrol  Facility,  Hays,  KS,  10:  00  am  –  3:  00  pm. 


 The  Region  30  (New  York  –  Albany)  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  conduct  its  fourth  meeting  at  the  Onondaga  County  911  Center,  Syracuse,  NY,  TBA. 
 Wednesday,  October  27 
 The  Region  43  (Washington  State)  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  City  of  Yakima  Police  Department,  Yakima,  WA,  10:  00  am  –  3:  00  pm. 


 Thursday,  October  28 
 The  Informal  Working  Group:  IMT-  2000  and  2.5  GHz  Sharing  Issues  will  meet  at  the  FCC,  Washington,  DC,  2:  00  pm  –  4:  00  pm. 


 Wednesday,  November  3 
 The  Region  8  (New  York  –  Metropolitan  Area)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  Nassau  County  Police  Headquarters,  Garden  City, 
 NY,  11:  00  am. 
 The  Region  8  (New  York  –  Metropolitan  Area)  800  MHz  NPSPAC  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  convene  after  the  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  at 
 the  Nassau  County  Police  Headquarters,  Garden  City,  NY.  TBD. 
 Friday,  November  5 
 The  Region  11  (Hawaii)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  Keoni  Ana  Building,  Honolulu,  HI,  8:  30  am  (HST). 


 Tuesday,  November  9 
 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. 


 The  Region  13  (Illinois)  800  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  Illinois  State  Police,  Springfield,  IL,  10:  00  am. 
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 The  Regional  13  (Illinois)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  Illinois  State  Police,  Springfield,  IL,  after  the  10:  00  am  meeting 
 convenes. 
 Wednesday,  November  10 
 The  WRC-  07  Advisory  Committee  will  meet  at  the  FCC,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  TW-  C305  (Commission  Meeting  Room),  Washington,  DC,  10:  00  am  –  12:  00 
 noon. 
 Thursday,  November  11 
 The  FCC  will  be  closed  in  observance  of  Veteran’s  Day.  - 
 Thursday,  November  17 
 The  Region  43  (Washington  State)  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  Snohomish  County  Public  Utility,  Everett,  WA,  10:  00  am  –  3:  00  pm. 


 Thursday,  November  25 
 The  FCC  will  be  closed  in  observance  of  Thanksgiving  Day. 
 Tuesday,  December  14 
 The  Region  19  (New  England)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  Rhode  Island  Emergency  Operations  Center,  Cranston,  RI,  10:  00  am. 


 Wednesday,  December  15 
 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 


 The  Region  43  (Washington  State)  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  will  meet  at  the  Snohomish  County  Public  Utility,  Everett,  WA,  10:  00  am  –  3:  00pm. 
 Friday,  December  24 
 The  FCC  will  be  closed  in  observance  of  Christmas. 


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