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National Conference for Media Reform
January 12-14, 2007
Memphis, TN

Senate Commerce Committee Hearing

Assessing the Communications Marketplace: A View from the FCC

Thursday, February 1, 2007 10:00 AM

The Alliance for Public Technology

2007 Policy Forum & Susan G. Hadden Pioneer Awards Luncheon

Friday, February 9, 2007
National Press Club
529 Fourteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC

On February 13 and 14, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop on "Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy."

Task Force on Media & Childhood Obesity

The first meeting of the Task Force is scheduled for Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at a time and place to be announced.

Free Press, Consumer’s Union, Common Cause, United Church of Christ Office of Communications, Metropolitan Church Council, Ohio PIRG, and Ohio Citizen Action are sponsoring a town meeting on the future of media in Columbus, Ohio.

Date: Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2007
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: Broadstreet Presbyterian Church

Digital Future of the United States: Part V: The Future of Video
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
Thursday May 10
9:30 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2007
Images Kids See on the Screen
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
10:00 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

Impact of Media Violence on Children
Senate Commerce Committee

Tuesday, June 26, 2007
10:00 AM

SR - 253

The Impact of Media Violence on Children hearing will focus on issues related to the impact of violent television programming on children, including issues raised by the recently released Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report, Violent Television Programming And Its Impact On Children.

ACM Alliance for Community Media Conference & Trade Show
July 25 - 28, 2007
Minneapolis Marriott City Center

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, which is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Commission will consider: 1) Enhanced 911 (E911) location accuracy requirements, 2) implementation of 800 MHz band reconfiguration, 3) local franchising agreements, 4) program access rules, 5) digital television must carry requirements for cable operators, 6) broadband services rules, and 7) cellphone antenna rules.

The Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age is scheduled to meet on Thursday, September 27, 2007. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Federal Communications Commission, in the Commission Meeting Room at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

The FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee will hold a special meeting on Thursday, September 27, 2007 from 3:00 to 5:00 eastern time in Room 3B516 at FCC headquarters. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and take action upon draft comments to be filed in the DTV Consumer Education Initiative NPRM, MB Docket No. 07-148.

The 35th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy will be held September 28 - September 30 at The National Center for Technology & Law, George Mason University School of Law.

The Federal Election Commission requests comments on proposed revisions to its rules governing electioneering communications. These proposed rules would implement the Supreme Court’s decision in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.,

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting Wednesday, October 31, 2007, which is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. Expect an agenda on Oct 24, 2007.

The FCC will hold an open meeting on Tuesday December 18, 2007.