Calendar | Sunday, March 1, 2009

Starting March 3rd, agencies must submit weekly reports providing a breakdown of funding, major actions taken to date, and major planned actions.

The Federal Communications Commission's Consumer Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., at the Commission's Headquarters Building, Room TW-C305, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554.

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC. The meeting will include presentations and discussion by senior agency officials as well as industry, consumer groups and others involved in the Digital Television Transition.

The CPB Board of Directors will meet on Friday, March 6, 2009 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET in Washington, DC.

Internet for Everyone Town Hall Meeting
Durham, North Carolina
Saturday, March 7, 2009
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Durham Marriott Convention Center, Grand Ballroom
201 Foster Street

Pickering, Free Press and OIC to Discuss Broadband Stimulus Programs
Monday, March 9
2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT

Public Meeting on ARRA Broadband Initiatives
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce
Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal Communications Commission
March 10, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Hearing on: H.R. 848, the "Performance Rights Act"
House Committee on the Judiciary
10 am
March 10, 2009
2141 Rayburn House Office Building

Reviewing the Federal Cybersecurity Mission
House Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
2:00 p.m.
311 Cannon House Office Building

President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
March 11, 2009,
2 p.m.until 3 p.m.
Via teleconference
Contact: Sue Daage at (703) 235-5526 or by e-mail at sue.daage@dhs.gov by 5 p.m. March 6, 2009.

FTC Advertising Literacy Forum
FTC's Satellite Building Conference Center
601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
March 12, 2009
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/aditup/

Diversity in the Workplace
Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Professionals
Federal Communications Bar Association
Hogan & Hartson
Litigation Center, Lower Level
555 13th Street, NW
Thursday, March 12, 2009
12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

ARRA Broadband Initiatives
Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
March 16, 2009
10am

ARRA Broadband Initiatives (March 17, 2009)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Rural Utilities Service
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The Charleston Heights Arts Center
800 South Brush Street
Las Vegas, NV 89107

Hearing on the Nomination of Governor Gary Locke to be U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
10:00 a.m.
Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building

From Deployment to Employment:
Broadband Challenges and Opportunities Surrounding
Implementation of the Stimulus Package
Alliance for Public Technology
Wednesday, March 18, 2008
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
919 18th Street, NW 10th Floor
Washington, DC

Cybersecurity - Assessing Our Vulnerabilities and Developing An Effective Defense
Senate Commerce Committee
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building

Navigate the $7.2 Billion Broadband Stimulus: A Compass For Stakeholders
BroadbandCensus.com and CCMI
March 19
2 p.m. ET

Local Media for Social Change
A Southern California Regional Summit
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA
11:00am to 5:15pm, with reception to follow

ARRA Broadband Initiatives (March 23)
Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230

Comments on Rural Broadband Strategy due
OK, this is really part of the 2008 Farm Bill, not the ARRA, but...

Freedom to Connect
8:00 AM on March 30 through 5:00 PM on March 31, 2009
AFI Silver Theatre
Silver Spring MD