******************************************************** NOTICE ******************************************************** This document was converted from WordPerfect or Word to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ***************************************************************** DA 01-346 February 9, 2001 WRC-03 ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND MEETINGS OF THE INFORMAL WORKING GROUPS The date for the 2nd meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03 Advisory Committee), previously announced in the Federal Register as Monday, February 16, 2001, has been changed to Friday, April 20, 2001. This is to permit the Informal Working Groups (IWGs) sufficient time to organize and develop preliminary views related to the items on the Agenda for the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference. The 2nd meeting of the WRC-03 Advisory Committee will consider outputs from the IWGs. The IWGs of the WRC-03 Advisory Committee have scheduled their initial meetings as set forth in the attached table. All meetings will be in Washington, D.C. and are open to the public. The Commission's WRC-03 world wide web site (http://www.fcc.gov/wrc-03) contains the latest updated information on all scheduled meetings and Advisory Committee matters. Documents of the WRC-03 Advisory Committee and IWGs will also generally be available for public inspection and photocopying at the FCC's Reference Information Center on the Court Yard Level (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. (telephone: 202-418-0270). In addition, copies of the documents can be purchased through the FCC's duplication contractor, ITS, Inc. (telephone: 202-857-3800). For further information on the attached meeting schedule, contact Donald Weiland of the International Bureau's Planning and Negotiation Division (telephone: 202-418-2220). WRC-03 ADVISORY COMMITTEE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF THE INFORMAL WORKING GROUPS Informal Working Group 1: IMT-2000 and Terrestrial Wireless Interactive Multimedia Contacts: Chair Mindel De La Torre, Telephone: 703-224-1501 Vice-chair David Wye, 202-416-6549 FCC Coordinator Charlie Breig, Telephone: 202-418-2156 Date: Monday, February 12, 2001 Time: 2:00 pm 4:00 pm Location: 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-B516 (1st Floor South Conference Room) Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. Informal Working Group 2: Mobile-Satellite Service including GPS Contacts: Chair Steve Baruch, Telephone: 202-416-6782 Vice-chair Pat Mahoney, Telephone: 301-459-0100 ext.210 FCC Coordinator Marcus Wolf, Telephone: 202-418-0736 Date: February 14, 2001 Time: 1:30 pm Location: 2000 K Street, N.W., Suite 600 Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, PLLC Washington, D.C. Informal Working Group 3: Fixed-Satellite Service/Broadcasting Satellite Service Contacts: Chair Tom Hayden, 425-602-6564 Vice-chair Giselle Creeser, 703-790-1938 FCC Coordinators Diane Garfield, 202-418-7499 Alex Roytblat, 202-418-7501 Date: March 1, 2001 Time: 10:00 am 12:00 noon Location: 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 6-B516 (6th Floor South Conference Room) Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. Informal Working Group 4: Fixed Service/Fixed-Satellite Service Sharing Contacts: Chair Jack Wengryniuk, Telephone: 301-581-4083 Vice-chair Bill Rummler, Telephone: 732-671-8883 FCC Coordinator Ed Jacobs, Telephone: 202-418-0624 Date: February 27, 2001 Time: 10:30 am 12:00 noon Location: 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 7-B516 (7th Floor South Conference Room) Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. Informal Working Group 5: 5GHz, 13.75-14 GHz and Maritime Issues Contacts: Chair Don Jansky, Telephone: 202-467-6400 Vice-chair Donna Bethea, 202-861-4354 FCC Coordinators John Martin, Telephone: 202-418-7281 Richard Swanson, Telephone: 202-418-0732 Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2001 Time: 9:30 am 12:00 noon Location: 1133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, Suite 675 PanAmSat Washington, D.C. Informal Working Group 6: Public Protection and Other Issues Contacts: Chair Larry Miller, Telephone: 202-624-8480 Vice-chair Walt Ireland, 703-934-2078 FCC Coordinator Julie Buchanan, Telephone: 202-418-0783 Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 Time: 1:00 pm 3:30 pm Location: 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 6-B516 (6th Floor South Conference Room) Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C.