The Federal Register http://thefederalregister.com/b.p/department/DEPARTMENT_OF_STATE/2005-11-28/ Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government Mon, Dec 1 2008 11:00:00 GMT Mon, Dec 1 2008 11:00:00 GMT info@thefederalregister.com <![CDATA[ FY 2005 Funding Under the Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-11-28-E5-6620

Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick approved on July 20, 2005, the FY 2005 funding recommendations of the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. The FY 2005 Title VIII Program grants were awarded in late September 2005. The Title VIII Program, administered by the U.S. Department of State, seeks to build expertise on the countries of Eurasia and Central and East Europe through support to national organizations in the U.S. for advanced research, language and graduate training, and other activities conducted domestically and overseas. The FY 2005 grant recipients are listed below.
1. American Council of Learned Societies

Grant: $517,000 ($517,000 Southeast Europe).

Purpose: To support Individual Language Training Grants; Institutional Language Grants; Institutional Advanced Mastery Grants; the Dissertation Fellowships; the Junior Scholars' Training Seminar; and the PostDoctoral Research Fellowships.

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The Department of State announces a meeting of the U.S. International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC). The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Department on matters related to telecommunication and information policy matters in preparation for international meetings pertaining to telecommunication and information issues.

The ITAC will meet to discuss matters related to the recently concluded World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The meeting will take place on Thursday, December 15, 2005 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the auditorium of the Historic National Academy of Science Building. The National Academy of Sciences is located at 2100 C St. NW., Washington, DC.

Members of the public are welcome to participate and may join in the discussions, subject to the discretion of the Chair. Persons planning to attend this meeting should send the following data by fax to (202) 6475957 or email to jillsonad@state.gov not later ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-11-28-E5-6617 Mon, Nov 28 2005 11:00:00 GMT