NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th 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). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: December 13, 2010 Jen Howard, (202) 418-0506 Email: jen.howard@fcc.gov FCC ANNOUNCES PROGRAM FOR ‘GENERATION MOBILE’ FORUM Event to include Chairman Genachowski and Glee’s Jane Lynch Washington, D.C. -- On Tuesday, December 14, the FCC will hold Generation Mobile, a forum bringing together teens, parents, educators and experts to discuss the opportunities and challenges around mobile technology use, including privacy, cyberbullying, sexting, and addictive behavior. Recent surveys show cell phone ownership among children has increased 68 percent in the past five years and typical teens send a text message every 10 minutes during waking hours. WHAT: Generation Mobile Forum WHEN: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST WHERE: McKinley Technology High School Auditorium 151 T Street Northeast Washington, D.C., 20002 WEB: http://reboot.fcc.gov/live/ Hashtag #GenMobile The forum will include remarks by Chairman Julius Genachowski and a live video chat with actress and comedian Jane Lynch, currently starring in the TV show, Glee. Lynch serves on The LG Text Ed campaign, which is designed to help parents of teens become more aware of risky mobile phone behavior, such as driving while texting and sexting. Today, the FCC is releasing the following agenda for the program: 10:00 a.m. Welcome, Opening Remarks, Live Chat with Jane Lynch Speakers: · Welcome by David Pinder, Principal, McKinley Technology High School · Remarks by Julius Genachowski, Chairman, FCC · Live Video Chat with Actress Jane Lynch, LG Text Ed Council · Presentation by Amanda Lenhart, Senior Researcher, Pew Internet Project 10:40 a.m. Panel I: Generation Mobile Speaks Moderators: · Rosalind Wiseman, Author and Teen Expert, Member LG Text Ed Council · Julius Genachowski, Chairman, FCC Panelists: · Tori Dugger, Senior, McKinley Technology High School · Jonathan Harris II, Senior, Dr. Henry A. Wise High School, Upper Marlboro, Md. · Erin Maines, Sophomore, Falls Church High School, Falls Church, Va. · Frank Preston, Junior, Howard High School, Ellicott City, Md. · Lanita Preston, Author and Mother of Frank Preston · Stacey A. Kopnitsky, Assistant Principal, Cabin John Middle School, Rockville, Md. · Parry Aftab, Executive Director, WiredSafety.org · Dwan Jordon, Principal, Sousa Middle School, Washington, D.C. 11:40 a.m. Panel II: Ask the Experts About Generation Mobile Moderator: · Josh Gottheimer, Senior Counselor to the Chairman, FCC Panelists: · Marsali Hancock, President, Internet Keep Safe Coalition · Dr. Michael Levine, Executive Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center · Maureen Cooney, Privacy Officer, Sprint · Michael Clark, Co-Founder, SafetyWeb · Dane Snowden, Vice President, External & State Affairs, CTIA · Tim Sparapani, Director of Public Policy, Facebook · Alan Simpson, Vice President for Policy, Common Sense Media · Stephen Balkam, CEO, Family Online Safety Institute 1:00 p.m. Program Concludes Generation Mobile is free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, those attending are asked to pre- register by submitting their name, organizational affiliation and phone number to generationmobile@fcc.gov. The forum will be webcast live at http://reboot.fcc.gov/live/ and questions during the forum can be sent to livequestions@fcc.gov or using the hashtag #GenMobile on Twitter. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please e-mail fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202- 418-0432 (TTY) with your contact information, should FCC staff need to contact you, and a detailed description of the accommodation you require. Requests should be made as early as possible, as last minute requests may be impossible to fulfill. For additional information, contact Roger Goldblatt at (202) 418-1035 or Roger.Goldblatt@fcc.gov. --FCC-- For more news and information about the Federal Communications Commission please visit: www.fcc.gov