Sebelius and Duncan Hold Town Hall Meeting with College Students and Announce H1N1 PSA Contest Winner
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan will hold a town hall meeting with students and faculty at George Mason University to discuss how to prepare for flu season and reduce the spread of the H1N1 virus on September 22, 2009. At the town hall meeting, Obama administration officials will announce the winner of the 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest.
| WHO: | Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
| Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education | ||
| WHAT: | What To Do About the Flu Town Hall Meeting with College Students and | |
| Announcement of the 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest | ||
| WHEN: | Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | |
| Town Hall Meeting at 9:00 – 9:45 AM EDT | ||
| Doors Open at 8:00 a.m. EDT | ||
| Media Set Up at 8:00 a.m. EDT | ||
| WHERE: | Dewberry Hall, Johnson Building | |
| George Mason University | ||
| Fairfax Campus | ||
| 4400 University Drive | ||
| Fairfax, Virginia 22030 | ||
| CONTACT: | HHS Press Office | |
| (202) 690-6343 | ||
| WEBCAST: | The town hall meeting will be broadcast live on www.flu.gov. | |
DIRECTIONS FOR MEDIA COVERING THE EVENT:
DIRECTIONS TO FAIRFAX CAMPUS (4400 University Dr.) VIA I-66W FROM WASHINGTON D.C. OR ARLINGTON
Take exit 60 at Route 123 South, Chain Bridge Road. Follow Route 123 through the City of Fairfax, and turn left at Braddock Road. Take your first left onto Roanoke River Road. Bear right at the fork in the road. Take the first left on Mason Pond Drive to the Parking Deck, the last building on your right. An information kiosk is located outside the third level of the deck to help navigate the campus.
Media Parking Available at Mason Pond Parking Deck, George Mason University
For satellite truck parking, please contact John Blacksten, George Mason University at (703) 993-9376 or (571)230-9014
| VIDEO OF H1N1 PSAS WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA SATELLITE: |
| The PSA’s selected as finalists will be available to media via satellite: |
| Monday, September 21, 2009, 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. EDT |
| Satellite Coordinates: |
| Galaxy 19/13K Slot D |
| Uplink Frequency: D/L 11969Mhz Vertical |
| FEC 3/4 |
| Symbol Rate: 5.632 |
| Data Rate 7.2 |
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. EDT |
| Satellite Coordinates: |
| AMC-5 K08 Digital, 79 degrees West |
| Channel A, Band Width 9M |
| Uplink Frequency 1412.5000 Vertical |
| Downlink Frequency 11912.5000 H |
| FEC 3/4 |
| Symbol rate 6.1113 |
| Data Rate 8.448 |
H1N1 PSA Contest Finalists
PSA Title and Producer
- Toothbrush Prank!, Neil McManus, Maplewood, NJ
- Simply Fighting the Flu Virus, Luke Eddy, West Point, UT
- Help Stop Flu, Andrew Staver, La Marida, CA
- Hazmat, Gary Ashwal, Los Angeles, CA
- H1N1 Rap by Dr. Clarke, John D. Clarke, MD, FAAFP, Baldwin, NY
- Flu Sounds PSA, Joan Porter, Oak Park, MI
- Flu Droplets, Jason N. Phillips, San Francisco, CA
- Chainsaw, (contact information not available at this time)
- Be Aware of the Invisible Flu PSA, Christopher Cymbalak, Leland, NC
- Bagman, Christopher Landy, Ardmore, PA
For more information on the H1N1 Flu visit www.flu.gov.
To watch the Finalists’ videos visit http://www.youtube.com/usgovhhs.
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