On May 6, 2013 all members eligible to vote in the election (as stipulated in Article III of the FCBA Constitution, only members in good standing of any mandatory Bar or otherwise licensed to practice law by the relevant licensing authority) will receive an email from FCBA Executive Director Stan Zenor with their user name, password, and the hotlink needed to access the election voting website.  The election voting will close on June 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.  The election winners will be announced at the FCBA Annual Meeting on June 5^th, will be listed on the FCBA website following the Annual Meeting, and will be announced in the July FCBA newsletter.

If you did not received the email with your user name and password, have problems with your user name, password, or have problems gaining access to the ballot, please call the FCBA office at 202-293-4000 or email stan@fcba.org.

The 2013 FCBA Congressional Reception will be held Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the NCTA Offices, 25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Once again this year, the reception will be co-hosted by a variety of telecom trade associations, including Competitive Carriers Association, COMPTEL, Consumer Electronics Association, National Association of Broadcasters, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, Rural Broadband Alliance, and Telecommunications Industry Association.  The leadership of the Senate and House as well as Members and staff from the Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee, Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, and Judiciary Committee and Members and staff from the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Homeland Security Committee, and Judiciary Committee are being invited to the reception.  Over 100 Members and staff attended the last Legislative Reception.  Sponsorships of the event are available for $600 and $300, and include registrations to the reception.  Sponsors will receive recognition in the newsletter and acknowledgement at the event.  *NOTE: IF you wish to sponsor, you must download the registration form.  Sponsors are not able to register online.
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Make your plans now to attend the FCBA Annual Seminar at The Hotel Hershey^® in Hershey, PA on May 17 – 19.  The Hotel Hershey is the perfect family resort with a world class spa, golf, tennis, ice skating, family fun at HersheyPark^® with rides for everyone, and many other Hershey related activities.  Throughout the weekend, attendees will enjoy the seminar activities and the many things that Hershey has to offer.  The FCBA Annual Seminar weekend will have something for everyone, from networking with colleagues and speakers, to family activities from ice skating to roller coasters, from the spa to the golf course, and of course the chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.
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The Hotel Hershey will only take room reservations by telephone. The toll-free reservation number is 1-800-533-3131. When making a reservation, please identify yourself as attending the FCBA Annual Seminar, group number 892947. At the time your reservation is made, one night’s room and tax will be charged to your credit card as a deposit. Any requests for special room arrangements should be made as part of your reservation. Guest rooms are available after 4:00 p.m. on the day of arrival and reserved until 12:00 noon on the day of departure. Government employees will be required to show a government issued ID upon check-in to receive the special government room rate. Standard rooms are $259 plus tax, single or double, per night and rooms for government employees are $135 plus tax, single or double. These room rates are guaranteed through April 26, 2013, after which the room rate may increase. The special FCBA group room rates will be honored May 15^th through May 22^nd.

President-Elect Joe Di Scipio is beginning the process of identifying FCBA Committee and Chapter Co-Chairs for this coming year (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014). Please contact him by Friday, April 12 (jdiscipio@newscorp.com, 202-715-2350) if you are interested in serving, or would like to suggest someone else who might be interested.

If you haven’t joined your industry friends and colleagues recently for the FCBA Foundation’s annual tournament, this is the year to get back out there for this fun event in support of the FCBA Foundation’s programs.  In response to your suggestions, we have changed things up to make it easier than ever to join us for this great day of fun for a great cause.  First, we have moved this year’s tournament to the beautiful and exceptionally convenient Westfields Golf Club, just off Route 66 in Centerville, VA.  Second, in order to make participation even more convenient, this year’s tournament will be held in the afternoon.  Shotgun start will be at 1:00 p.m. followed by a post-round awards reception.  Finally, we are rolling back registration fees 10 years in order to make the tournament accessible to as many players as possible!  Hopefully, we can encourage many new participants to come out for this great cause, meet new friends, and get re-acquainted with old colleagues!
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The FCBA will be holding a luncheon in conjunction with its annual meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2013.  The program will include announcement of the FCBA election results, a presentation of awards, as well as recognition of scholarship and internship awardees, lunch and remarks by Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.  The luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW.  Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and the luncheon begins at Noon.  Please note that tables of 11 are available, although you cannot register online for this option; you must download the form and fax it in with attendee names.
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The FCBA is pleased to announce that it will hold its Spring Reception on Thursday, June 20, 2013, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Microsoft Corporation, 901 K Street, NW, Washington, DC.  Look for more information on registration and sponsorships in the May newsletter!

The 26^th Annual FCC Chairman’s Dinner will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW.  Please mark your calendars now!

The 2013 Membership Directories will soon be available for purchase. Cost: Members $60.00; Law Student Members $35.00; Non-Members $115.00. There is a 10% discount for orders of 10 or more Directories.
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We’d like to remind everyone that if they have any changes to their contact information that they notify the FCBA, wendy@fcba.org. In order to keep a cohesive look to both our online and hard copy directories, we do not allow members to make any changes to their contact information themselves. Also note that we do not include prefixes or titles in any of our member listings. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Thank you.

We now have event registration, membership renewals and the FCBA membership directory available online.
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