(August 21, 2002)                                                                                             Hot News Main Page

Atlanta Title IX Commission Hearings Held August 27-28, 2002
First In A Series Of Four Regional Town Hall Meetings

NEW YORK NY (August 21, 2002) The first in a series of four regional Town Hall meetings will be held at the Wyndham Atlanta, 160 Spring St., N.W. in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting will include panels of invited speakers and comments from the general public on various topics addressed in the commission's charter. The Town Hall meetings are open to the public. They will start at 9 a.m. each day and begin with presentations from invited speakers selected by the Commission. Time is
reserved for comments from the general public following the presentations. These public comment sessions are from 2-5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, and from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Each speaker will be permitted three
to five minutes.

If you are willing to speak, you are required to register by email at OpportunityinAthletics@ed.gov until Thursday Aug. 22 or on the morning of the event. Your email should include your name, contact information, and the topic you would like to address. The department reserves the privilege of selecting individuals to ensure that a broad range of organizations and interests are represented at the hearing. If you do not want to speak but would like to observe the sessions, simply advise the government office that you are going to attend and just want to be sure there is room. Use the same email address.

[Source: Women's Sports Foundation]