[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17986]


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BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS


Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME: July 11, 1997; 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

PLACE:

9:30-11:00 a.m., Sheraton Imperial, 4700 Emperor Blvd., Bull Durham 
Room--First Floor, Durham, NC
3:00-5:00 p.m., North Carolina State University, Main Conference 
Facilities, Ground Floor, McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC

    The members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will 
conduct an open forum from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. entitled 
``Communicating America's Interests Abroad: Challenges and 
Opportunities for U.S. International Broadcasting.'' Senator Jesse 
Helms will participate in the forum and provide the opening remarks. 
Guest panelists will include William Friday, President of the 
University of North Carolina, Dr. Jan Keohane, President of Duke 
University, Dr. Robert Stevenson, Kenan Professor of Journalism of the 
University of North Carolina, and Jim Goodman, President of Capitol 
Broadcasting Company in Raleigh.
    All guests, including the public, will be invited to participate in 
a discussion on the role of U.S. international broadcasting into the 
21st century. Such dialogue should assist the Board in focusing its 
mission at the dawn of a new century.
    The Board will conduct a preliminary meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 
11:00 a.m. primarily to prepare for the afternoon forum. A variety of 
other primarily housekeeping matters, such as approval of the minutes 
of the prior meeting, will also be covered.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Persons interested in obtaining 
more information should contact Brenda Thomas at (202) 401-3736.

    Dated: July 3, 1997.
David W. Burke,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 97-17986 Filed 7-3-97; 3:50 pm]
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