[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20117-20118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10078]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Notice, Two-Day ``Wireless Innovations: New Technologies and 
Evolving Policies'

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and

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Information Administration (NTIA), in cooperation with the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of State's 
Office of International Communications and Information Policy (CIP), 
will host a two-day wireless technology showcase and policy discussion. 
The first day will consist of an exhibition and demonstration of new, 
innovative wireless technologies, devices and applications. The second 
day will feature panel discussions on unlicensed wireless technologies 
by key policy makers, entrepreneurs, industry representatives, and 
experts from government and academia.

DATES: The technology showcase will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, 
May 12, 2003. The roundtable will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, 
May 13, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The Wireless Innovations Conference will be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 
(Entrance to the Department of Commerce is on 14th Street between 
Constitution and Pennsylvania avenues.) The showcase will take place in 
the Commerce Lobby, and the roundtable will take place in the Commerce 
Auditorium. All events are open to the public. To facilitate entry into 
the Department of Commerce, please have a photo identification and/or 
U.S. Government building pass, if applicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Gattuso, NTIA Office of Policy 
Analysis and Development, at (202) 482-1880, or electronic mail: 
[email protected]; Kathleen Ham, Federal Communications Commission, 
Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, at (202) 418-2030, or 
electronic mail: [email protected]; or Andrew Weinschenk, Department of 
State, Office of International Communications and Information Policy, 
at (202) 647-9340, or electronic mail: [email protected]. All 
media inquiries should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs, 
NTIA, at (202) 482-7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This two-day event will build upon NTIA's 
``Spectrum Summit'' held last year, the findings and recommendations of 
the FCC's Spectrum Policy Task Force, and the State Department's 
international policy and regulatory reform efforts by highlighting and 
demonstrating new and emerging technologies and creating a forum to 
discuss important spectrum policy issues that are likely to impact 
tomorrow's ever-changing marketplace. The technology exhibition will 
provide policy makers and members of the public and news media an 
opportunity to witness live demonstrations of cutting edge wireless 
technologies and applications. The panel discussions, which will be 
webcast over the Internet, will focus on unlicensed wireless 
technologies and will allow technology innovators and entrepreneurs the 
opportunity to interact and exchange ideas with key policy decision 
makers. Additional information about the panel discussion and the 
webcast will be announced in the near future and will be available on 
the NTIA home page at www.ntia.doc.gov, on the Spectrum Policy Task 
Force's home page at www.fcc.gov/sptf, and on CIP's home page at: 
www.state.gov/e/eb/cip/.
    Public Participation: The showcase and panel discussions will be 
open to the public and press on a first-come, first-served basis. Space 
is limited. Due to security requirements and to facilitate entry to the 
Department of Commerce building, attendees must have photo 
identification available and/or a U.S. Government building pass, if 
applicable, and plan to arrive at least one half hour ahead of the 
panel sessions. The events are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Any member of the public wishing to attend and requiring 
special services, such as sign language interpretation or other 
ancillary aids, should contact Joe Gattuso at (202) 482-1880 or at 
[email protected], at least three (3) days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: April 18, 2003.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-10078 Filed 4-23-03; 8:45 am]
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