FCC DTV Consumer Education Workshop (Rural)
FCC TO HOLD DIGITAL TELEVISION CONSUMER EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
ON CONSUMERS IN RURAL AREAS AND ON TRIBAL LANDS AND CONSUMERS WITH DISABILITIES
Washington, DC -- The Federal Communications Commission has announced that it will hold two more Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Workshops. Each workshop will last approximately three to four hours.
The next workshop will be held on January 31, 2008, and will address issues related to ensuring that consumers in rural areas and on tribal lands are prepared for the DTV transition.
Following this, on February 28, 2008, the Commission will hold a workshop to address issues related to ensuring that consumers with disabilities are prepared for the DTV transition.
The workshops will be held at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th St., SW, Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room, and will be webcast live from the FCC’s website, www.fcc.gov. A complete agenda can be found below.
For more information, please contact Pam Slipakoff at (202) 418-7705, pam.slipakoff@fcc.gov, or Lauren Patrich at (202) 418-7944, lauren.patrich@fcc.gov
AGENDA
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pre-Program Demonstrations of Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome -- FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. How to Reach and Provide Support on the DTV Transition to Consumers on Tribal Lands
Moderator: Catherine W. Seidel, Chief, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Roundtable Participants:
Raymond D. Apodaca, Division of Tribal TANF Management, Office of Family Assistance Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Geoffrey C. Blackwell, Director, Strategic Relations and Minority Business Development, Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc. (representing the National Congress of American Indians)
Francis Dunne, CPM, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development/Office of the Asst. Secretary,
U.S. Department of the Interior
Craig L. Lewis, Federal Project Officer, Employment and Training Administration, Indian and Native American Programs, U.S. Department of Labor
Loriene Roy, President, American Library Association
Georgeline Sparks, Chief, American Indian/Alaska Native Program Branch, Office of Headstart, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deswood Tome, Director of Communications and Commis-sioner for the Navajo Nation Telecommunications Commission, Navajo Nation
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
Attendees are encouraged to view the digital-to-analog converter box demonstrations.
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. How to Reach and Provide Support to Rural Consumers on the DTV Transition
Moderator: Catherine W. Seidel, Chief, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Roundtable Participants:
Commissioner Sharon Gillett, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable
Tracy Grondine, Director of Media Relations, American Farm Bureau
Erik Johnston, Associate Legislative Director, National Association of Counties
Dr. Cathann Kress, Director for National 4-H Headquarters
Harry Roesch, Senior Telecommunications Advisor, Program Operations Division, Appalachian Regional Commission
Leroy Watson, Legislative Director, National Grange of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry
Larry Persily, Associate Director, Office of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
12:00p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Wrap Up
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Demonstrations Continue
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