Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Delaware, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia Advisory Committees and Subcommittees

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that a briefing by conference call of the Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia Advisory Committees will convene at 11 a.m. and adjourn at 11:45 a.m., Friday, October 8, 2004. The purpose of the briefing is to listen to a presentation by Professor Gavin Clarkson on the use of Native American racial imagery for sports mascots.

This conference call is available to the public through the following call-in number: 1-800-497-7708, access code: 26575717. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls not initiated using the supplied call-in number or over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls using the call-in number over land-line connections. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and access code.

To ensure that the Commission secures an appropriate number of lines for the public, persons are asked to register by contacting Barbara de La Viez of the Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376-7533 by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2004.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission.