Washington, D.C., April 17, 2012 — The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will meet in public this Friday, April 20 at the headquarters of Radio and TV Marti in Miami, Florida.  The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m EDT. The Board will discuss the status of the consolidation plan for BBG-sponsored grantees; the implementation of the Governors’ long-term strategy; and proposed amendments to BBG By-Laws, along with other matters from the Governance Committee’s March meeting.  In addition, the Board will receive a budget update and hear reports from the International Broadcasting Bureau Director and BBG broadcast executives regarding agency activities and programming coverage.

The public may attend this meeting as seating capacity allows.  Members of the public wishing to attend in person must register at http://bbg.eventbrite.com/ by 10:00 a.m. on April 19.

The Event will also be streamed live and on demand

Windows Media Broadband Live Link:
http://www.voanews.com/wm/live/special-events/BBG_Open_Meeting_042012-live-vb.asx

Windows Media Dialup Live Link:
http://www.voanews.com/wm/live/special-events/BBG_Open_Meeting_042012-live-v.asx

Windows Media Audio Live Link:
http://www.voanews.com/wm/live/special-events/BBG_Open_Meeting_042012-live-a.asx

Special Event On Demand Links

Windows Media Broadband On Demand Link:
http://www.voanews.com/wm/live/special-events/BBG_Open_Meeting_042012-vb.asx

Windows Media Dialup On Demand Link:
http://www.voanews.com/wm/live/special-events/BBG_Open_Meeting_042012-v.asx

Windows Media Audio On Demand Link:
http://www.voanews.com/wm/live/special-events/BBG_Open_Meeting_042012-a.asx

MP3 Audio On Demand Link:
http://www.voanews.com/mp3/voa/special-events/BBG_Open_Meeting_042012.mp3

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