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July 8, 2008 CONTACT:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO HOST PANDEMIC 
PREPAREDNESS SUMMIT ON SEPTEMBER 16TH
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and 
Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) today announced that it will host a Summit on Pandemic 
Preparedness: Enhancing Communications Response for Health Care and First Responders, to 
be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., in the Commission Meeting 
Room (TW-C305). 
The Summit will focus on communications and coordination between the health care 
sector, first responders, government and industry in preparation for a pandemic.  The panel 
discussions will also highlight ways that communications may be expanded and enhanced in 
response to a pandemic and how the communications industry will serve an instrumental role in 
such a response.
The Summit will be open to the public; admittance however will be limited to the seating 
available. Those individuals who are interested in attending may pre-register on-line at: 
http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/summits/pandemic .  Those who pre-register will be asked to provide 
their name, title, organization affiliation, and contact information.  Individuals may also contact 
Sue Gilgenbach at 202-418-0639 regarding pre-registration.  The deadline for pre-registration is 
Friday, September 12, 2008.  Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with 
open captioning over the Internet from the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov/realaudio .  The 
FCC’s web cast is free to the public and does not require pre-registration.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request.  
Please, include a description of the accommodation you will need.  Individuals making such 
request must include their contact information should FCC staff need to contact them for more 
information.  Requests should be made as early as possible.  Please send an e-mail to 
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202-418-0530 (voice), 
202-418-0432 (TTY).  
For additional information about the meeting, please contact Susan McLean at (202) 418-
7868 or by email: susan.mclean@fcc.gov. 
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