The Auction Committee is now accepting applications from local charities to be considered as beneficiary of the Auction proceeds. The application should be submitted to the FCBA by U.S. Mail, fax, or email no later than Friday, May 23, 2008.
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The FCBA is pleased to announce its spring reception on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The reception will be held at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW.  Sponsorships of the event are available for $500 and $250, and include registrations to the reception. Sponsors will receive recognition in the newsletter and acknowledgement at the event. Individual tickets to the reception may also be purchased.
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The 2008 Membership Directories are now available for purchase. Cost: Members $55.00; Law Student Members $30.00; Non-Members $110.00. There is a 10% discount for orders of 10 or more Directories.
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Tuesday, May 20, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Wireline and International Practice Committees Brown Bag Lunch. Location: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld LLP, 1333 New Hampshire Ave, NW (please report to security desk). **Cookies and refreshments will be provided. Topic: Functional Separation proposals under the European Commission review of the European Union’s Framework Directive. Please join us for a discussion focusing on the proposal to provide national regulators in the European Union with the authority (and perhaps obligation) to impose a functional separation regime akin to that adopted in the UK by OFCOM. Panelists: Sheba Chacko, Head, Global Operational Regulation and Americas Regulation, BT; Wolfgang Jakubek, Managing Director, Deutsche Telecom; Scott Blake Harris, Partner, Harris, Wiltshire and Grannis LLP. Moderator: Don Stockdale, Federal Communications Commission (invited). RSVP: No later than May 13 to Nick Alexander at Nicholas.Alexander@fcc.gov. For questions: Contact Nick Alexander, Co-Chair, Wireline Practice Committee at Nicholas.Alexander@fcc.gov.

Wednesday, May 21, 12:30 p.m.

Young Lawyers Committee Co-Chair Election & Brown Bag Lunch Planning Meeting. Location: Hogan and Hartson LLP, 555 Thirteenth Street, NW, first floor Litigation Center. No proxy votes are allowed, so be sure to attend.  All are welcome, but voting is limited to current YLC members.  All nominations should be emailed to Chris Fedeli, chrisfedeli@dwt.com, and Tarah Grant, tsgrant@hhlaw.com, no later than Friday, May 9. Self-nominations welcome.

Thursday, May 22, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Wireless Practice Committee Lunch. Location: Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street, NW, 6^th Floor. Topic: FCC Wireless Legal Advisors Discuss Recent and Upcoming Matters. Speakers: Invited -- Aaron Goldberger (Office of Chairman Martin); Bruce Gottlieb (Office of Commissioner Copps); Renée Crittendon (Office of Commissioner Adelstein); Wayne Leighton (Office of Commissioner Tate); Angela Giancarlo (Office of Commissioner McDowell).
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Tuesday, May 27, 12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

FCC Enforcement Practice Committee Brown Bag Lunch. Location: WilmerHale, 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Topic: FCC Indecency Enforcement: Reviewing the Current Landscape. Speakers: To be determined.
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Tuesday, May 27, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.

Cable Practice and Intellectual Property Committees CLE Seminar. Location: Dow Lohnes PLLC, 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW. Topic: Legal and Regulatory Issues Related to Internet Video Services.
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Wednesday, May 28, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

HLS/Emergency Communications Committee Brown Bag Lunch. Location: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Topic: Results of the FCC’s Commercial Mobile Alert System Rulemaking under the WARN Act: Establishing the Protocols and Requirements for Providers that Elect to Transmit Emergency Alerts to the Public. Speakers: Lisa Fowlkes, Deputy Bureau Chief, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau, FCC; Jim Bugel, Assistant Vice President, Federal Regulatory, AT&T Services, Inc.
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Thursday, May 29, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Young Lawyers Committee End-of-the-YLC-Year Happy Hour. Location: Mandarin Oriental Hotel (Empress Lounge), 1330 Maryland Avenue, SW. More Info: Come out for drinks to welcome our newly-elected YLC co-chair and thank outgoing YLC co-chair Chris Fedeli for his years of service. Contact: Tarah Grant (tsgrant@hhlaw.com) or Krista Witanowski (krista.witanowski@fcc.gov).

Wednesday, June 4, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.

CLE Seminar co-presented by the International Practice and Privacy and Data Security Committee. Topic: Addressing Privacy Issues Abroad:  The Global Privacy Framework for Communications and Media Companies. Location: Hogan & Hartson LLLP, 555 Thirteenth Street, NW, Fulbright Conference Center (13th Floor, West Tower).
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Thursday, June 5, 3:00 – 5:15 p.m.

CLE Seminar: Dale Hatfield Master Class: Essentials of Engineering for Telecommunications Policy Reform. Location: Hogan & Hartson LLP, 555 13^th Street, NW.
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Friday, June 6, 2008 ~ Save the Date!!!

12th Annual FCBA Foundation Golf Tournament. Something to look forward to as we endure the cold weather – the FCBA Robert E. Lee Annual Charity Golf Tourney supporting the FCBA Scholarship Fund will be held this year on Friday, June 6, 2008.  The 2008 tournament will be held at Worthington Manor Golf Club in Urbana, Maryland.  Worthington Manor is one of the top courses in the area and a 2006 U.S. Open qualifying site.  So mark your calendars now for this great day of golf in support of a great cause. Any members interested in joining the Golf Committee to help pull together next June’s event should contact Committee Chair Glenn Reynolds at greynolds@ustelecom.org. More details to come.

4th Sunday of each month

McKenna’s Wagon - Groups of 5-6 are needed to assist with McKenna’s Wagon each month on the following dates in 2008: 2/25, 3/24, 4/28, 5/26, 6/23, 7/28, 8/25, 9/22, 10/27, 11/24 and 12/22. McKenna’s Wagon is a mobile soup and sandwich wagon that goes “on location” to deliver food to the needy. For those who have volunteered, it has been a wonderful experience and a great way to help the needy in the D.C. community.
The Wagon is a white van that is loaded up with sandwiches, snacks and soup. We meet at Martha's Table at 4:45 pm in comfortable clothes and shoes. Martha's Table is located in a yellow building at 2114 Fourteenth Street, NW, in the District, near the intersection of 14th and U Streets. On-street parking is available.
Upon arrival we get assignments (some of us will distribute snacks and sandwiches, others will serve soup), and put on aprons before we depart in the van to 5th and New York Ave., NW (near the new Convention Center). We are driven by one of our experienced volunteers and the trip to distribution location takes about 10-15 minutes.
We serve about 30-75 people per visit including a few mothers who come for food for their families. The area is well patrolled by police. The food distribution is conducted in an efficient, calm and orderly fashion and many of the people we serve are quite appreciative of our efforts. Once we serve all of the food, we do a clean up of the immediate area. Total time for the distribution takes about one hour and we usually return to Martha's Table by or before 6:30 pm.
Please contact Marlo Go, MGo@ctia.org, if you are able to assist in this effort.

Last Sunday of each month

Martha's Table - Volunteers are needed! Martha's Table feeds hundreds of hungry, homeless adults and children on the streets of Washington daily, through its mobile soup kitchen. Children and friends are also welcome. We will begin at 10:00 am and work until 1:00 pm. Martha's Table is located in a yellow building at 2114 Fourteenth Street, NW, in the District, near the intersection of 14th and U Streets. On-street parking is available. Volunteers are asked to bring food if possible, (e.g., cold cuts, bread, peanut butter, jelly, vegetables and potatoes) because the center often runs out of donated food.
The FCBA volunteers on the last Sunday of every month, so mark your calendars now. For more information, contact Howard Weiss at 703-812-0471 -- weiss@fhhlaw.com.