[Ccarc] FCC Meeting on Digital TV for Seniors

[Tom Murray]

For Immediate Release:                                                   News Media Contact:
November 2, 2007                                                           Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0511
                                                                                         e-mail: rosemary.kimball at fcc.gov




FCC RELEASES AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2007
DIGITAL TELEVISION CONSUMER EDUCATION WORKSHOP
FOCUSING ON SENIORS

Washington, DC -- The Commission has released the agenda for its Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop focusing on seniors to be held Thursday, November 8, 2007, at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th St., SW, Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room.  It will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 1:15 p.m.  

The purpose of the workshop is to provide an opportunity for interested parties to discuss the challenges associated with ensuring that seniors receive and can act on information regarding the upcoming transition and explore ways to develop coordinated consumer education activities.  There will also be a demonstration of digital-to-analog converter boxes.  An agenda for the Workshop is attached. 

A live webcast of the hearing will be available at the FCC’s website at http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/#nov8 on a first-come, first-served basis.  During the workshop, the public can e-mail questions for the panelists at dtvworkshop at fcc.gov.

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.  Include a description of the accommodation you will need with as much detail as possible.  Also include a way we can contact you if we need more information.  Please allow at least 5 days advance notice; last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.  Send an e-mail to fcc504 at fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).

    For more information about the Workshop, please contact Pam Slipakoff at (202) 418-7705, pam.slipakoff at fcc.gov, or Lauren Patrich at (202) 418-7944, lauren.patrich at fcc.gov.

- FCC -


AGENDA FOR
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
DIGITAL TELEVISION CONSUMER EDUCATION WORKSHOP
FOCUSING ON SENIORS

FCC Headquarters
445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.  20554
Commission Meeting Room

November 8, 2007



9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.    Pre-Program Demonstration of Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes
                
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.    Welcome
    FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin
    FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein
        
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.    How to Reach Seniors on the DTV Transition

Moderator:  Cathy Seidel, Chief, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

Roundtable Participants:

Enid Borden, CEO, Meals on Wheels Association of America

Dr. Clarence Brown, Executive Director, District of Columbia Office on Aging 

Carol Crecy, Director of Communications and Consumer Services, US Administration on Aging

Sandy Markwood, CEO, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging

Scott Sawicki, Manager/Federal Affairs, Retirement Living TV/Erickson Retirement Communities
    
Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director, American Library Association/Washington, DC
 
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.    Break
Attendees are encouraged to view converter box demonstration. 




11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.    How to Provide Support to Seniors on the DTV Transition

Moderator:  Cathy Seidel, Chief, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

Roundtable Participants:

Mark Anderson, Director and Co-Founder, “We Are Family DC”

Barbara Dieker, Director, Office of Consumer Choice and Protection, US Administration on Aging
 
Steve Hannan, Executive Director, Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, and formerly Executive Director, Howard County Office of Consumer Affairs 

Jo Reed, AARP, Coordinator for Livable Communities and Consumer Issues

Bennett Rushkoff, Acting Deputy Attorney General, Public Advocacy Division, D.C. Office of the Attorney General

1:00p.m. – 1:15 p.m.    Wrap Up

1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.    Demonstration Continues







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