Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure; Notice of Open Meeting

SUMMARY: The President established the Advisory Council on the National

Information Infrastructure (NII) to advise the Secretary of Commerce on

matters related to the development of the NII. In addition, the Council

shall advise the Secretary on a national strategy for promoting the

development of a NII. The NII will result from the integration of

hardware, software, and skills that will make it easy and affordable to

connect people, through the use of communication and information

technology, with each other and with a vast array of services and

information resources. Within the Department of Commerce, the National

Telecommunications and Information Administration has been designated

to provide secretariat services for the Council.

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 12864, signed by President Clinton on

September 15, 1993, and amended on December 30, 1993.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 25, 1994, from 8:30

a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the offices of National

Public Radio at 635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Sarah Maloney (or Ms. Alison Andrews, alternate), Designated

Federal Officer for the Advisory Council on the NII and Chief, Policy

Coordination Division at the National Telecommunications and

Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Department of Commerce, Room

4892; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20230.

Telephone: 202-482-1835; Fax: 202-482-0979; E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current members of the Advisory Council on

the National Information Infrastructure include:

Mr. Morton Bahr, President, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO

Dr. Toni Carbo Bearman, Dean and Professor, School of Library and

Information Science, University of Pittsburgh

Ms. Bonnie L. Bracey, Teacher, Ashlawn Elementary School, Arlington

County Public Schools

Mr. John F. Cooke, President, The Disney Channel

Ms. Esther Dyson, President, EDventure Holdings, Inc.

Dr. Craig I. Fields, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp.

Ms. Lynn Forester, President and Chief Executive Officer, FirstMark

Holdings, Inc.

Honorable Carol Fukunaga, Senator, State of Hawaii

Mr. Haynes G. Griffin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vanguard

Cellular Systems, Inc.

Dr. George H. Heilmeier, President and Chief Executive Officer,

Bellcore

Ms. Susan Herman, General Manager, Department of Telecommunications,

City of Los Angeles

Mr. James R. Houghton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Corning

Incorporated

Mr. Stanley S. Hubbard, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive

Officer, Hubbard Broadcasting

Mr. Robert L. Johnson, President, Black Entertainment Television

Dr. Robert E. Kahn, President, Corporation for National Research

Initiatives

Ms. Deborah Kaplan, Vice President, World Institute on Disability

Mr. Mitchell Kapor, Chairman, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Delano E. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer, National

Public Radio

Mr. Alex J. Mandl, Executive Vice President, AT&T and Chief Executive

Officer, Communications Services Group

Mr. Edward R. McCracken, President and Chief Executive Officer, Silicon

Graphics, Inc.

Dr. Nathan P. Myhrvold, Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology,

Microsoft Corporation

Mr. N.M. (Mac) Norton, Jr., Attorney-at-Law, Wright, Lindsey, and

Jennings

Mr. Vance K. Opperman, President, West Publishing Company

Ms. Jane Smith Patterson, Advisor to the Governor of North Carolina for

Policy, Budget, and Technology, State of North Carolina

Mr. Bert C. Roberts, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MCI

Communications Corp.

Mr. John Sculley

Ms. Joan H. Smith, Chairman, Oregon Public Utility Commission.

Agenda

1. Meetings of Three Mega Projects (separate rooms).

Members assigned to each of the three projects will meet together.

The projects are:

Vision and Goals Driven by Specific Applications

Access to the NII

Privacy, Security, and Intellectual Property.

2. Mega Project Groups Meet with Appropriate Federal Government

Representatives (separate rooms).

3. Press Conference.

4. Short Reports & Discussion from Project Groups.

5. Technology Application Demonstrations and/or Discussions.

6. Report on Privacy and Intellectual Property.

7. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers.

8. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting, including the project group

meetings, will be open to the public, with limited seating available on

a first-come, first-served basis. Any member of the public requiring

special services, such as sign language interpretation, should contact

Alison Andrews at 202-481-1835.

Any member of the public may submit written comments concerning the

Council's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments

should be submitted through electronic mail to [email protected] or to

the Designated Federal Officer at the address listed above.

Within thirty (30) days following the meeting, copies of the

minutes of the Council meetings may be obtained through Bulletin Board

Services at 202-501-1920, 202-482-1199, over the Internet at

iitf.doc.gov, or from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National

Telecommunications and Information Administration, room 4892, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20230; Telephone

202-482-1835.

Larry Irving,

Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.

[FR Doc. 94-8580 Filed 4-6-94; 1:26 pm]

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