82 FR 18681 - U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 75 (April 20, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18681-18682]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08009]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9969]


U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public 
meeting from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 
George Washington University's Elliot School for International Affairs 
(Lindner Commons, 1957 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20052).
    The meeting will be on ``Echo Chambers, Artificial Intelligence, 
and Bot-Driven Disinformation: New Challenges in Public Diplomacy.'' 
This session will examine how public diplomacy practitioners need to 
adjust strategies and tactics for the modern information ecosystem, 
including understanding echo chambers, automated disinformation, 
algorithmic bias, and the proliferation and diversity of foreign 
propaganda efforts.
    The meeting will feature former Chairman of the House Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence (2011-15), Congressman Mike Rogers, as 
well as a panel of experts on artificial intelligence, political 
communication, and social media.
    This meeting is open to the public, Members and staff of Congress, 
the State Department, Defense Department, the media, and other 
governmental and non-governmental organizations. To attend and make any 
requests for reasonable accommodation, email Michelle Bowen at 
[email protected] by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Please arrive 
for the meeting by 10:15 a.m. to allow for a prompt meeting start.
    The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy appraises 
U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, and 
influence foreign publics. The Advisory Commission may conduct studies, 
inquiries, and meetings, as it deems necessary. It may assemble and 
disseminate information and issue reports and other publications, 
subject to the approval of the Chairperson, in consultation with the 
Executive Director. The Advisory Commission may undertake foreign 
travel in pursuit of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or oversee 
projects, studies, events, or other activities that it deems desirable 
and necessary in fulfilling its functions.
    The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall 
be selected from a cross section of educational, communications, 
cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and 
professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any 
one political party. The President designates a member to chair the 
Commission.
    The current members of the Commission are: Mr. Sim Farar of 
California, Chairman; Mr. William Hybl of Colorado, Vice Chairman; 
Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman; Ambassador Penne 
Korth-Peacock of Texas; Anne Terman Wedner of Illinois; and Ms. 
Georgette Mosbacher of New York. One seat on the Commission is 
currently vacant.
    To request further information about the meeting or the U.S. 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, you

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may contact its Executive Director, Dr. Shawn Powers, at 
[email protected].

Shawn Powers,
Executive Director, Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-08009 Filed 4-19-17; 8:45 am]
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