We reported that the FCC’s March Open Meeting will follow the same all-DTV, all-the-time format as the February meeting, and now we know who will be there to hold forth on the topic. After opening remarks from the commissioners at 9:30AM and an overview from Gary Epstein at 9:45, Panel One will be devoted to FCC and NTIA reports on the events of the mini-DTV deadline 2/17/09 and plans for the future. The second panel will handle those exact topics, but will feature people from outside the government.
Here are the scheduled guests:
Panel 1:
* Eloise Gore, Associate Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
* Andrew Martin, Chief Information Officer, Federal Communications Commission
* Cathy Seidel, Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
* Patrick Webre, Legal Advisor, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
* Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission
* Dr. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera, Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Panel 2:
* David Rehr, President and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters
* Kyle McSlarrow, President and CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
* David Donovan, President, MSTV
* Gene Kimmelman, Vice President for Federal and International Affairs, Consumers Union
* Christopher A. McLean, Executive Director, Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition
* Mark Lloyd, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund
* Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
