What: 

Smithsonian’s Board of Regents annual public forum

When:  Monday, September 19, 2011 - 2:30pm - 3:45pmWhere: 

Ring Auditorium
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Avenue at Seventh Street S.W.

The Smithsonian’s governing body, the Board of Regents, will conduct its 2011 public forum Monday, Sept. 19, from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m., in the Hirshhorn Museum. Reporters are invited to attend the public session and ask questions.

Subjects to be addressed include an overview of federal funding, the impact of a weak economy on private fundraising and using technology to do more with less.

There will be a microphone for questions from the audience and an email address (comments@si.edu) for questions before and during the session.

The forum will be webcast live on the Smithsonian’s public website: http://si.edu; click on the “public forum banner” at the top of the site.

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SI-386-2011