# Industry Advisory Panel; Notice of Open Meeting
The Industry Advisory Panel of Overseas Buildings Operations will meet on Thursday, December 18, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The meeting will be held in room 1107 of the U.S. Department of State, located at 2201 C Street, NW. (entrance on 23rd Street), Washington, DC. For logistical and security reasons, it is imperative that everyone enter and exit using only the 23rd Street entrance. The majority of the meeting is devoted to an exchange of ideas between the Department's Bureau of Overseas Building Operations' senior management and the panel members, on design, operations, and building maintenance. Members of the public are asked to kindly refrain from joining the discussion until Director Shinnick opens the discussion to them.
Entry to the building is controlled; to obtain pre-clearance for entry, members of the public planning to attend should provide, by December 10, 2008, their name, professional affiliation, date of birth, citizenship, and a valid government-issued ID number ( *i.e.* , U.S. government ID, U.S. military ID, passport, or drivers license with state) by e-mailing: *[email protected].* Because of space restrictions, we request that companies interested in attending send only one representative.
If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Walk at *[email protected]* or on (703) 516-1544.
Dated: November 18, 2008.
Richard J. Shinnick,
Director, ad interim, Overseas Building Operations, Department of State.