FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2000 Decennial Media Relations CB00-CN.25 301-457-3691/301-457-3620 (fax) 301-457-1037 (TDD) e-mail: 2000usa@census.gov **MEDIA ADVISORY** Census Bureau Director to Announce Next Phase of Census 2000 At a news conference on Tuesday, March 14, Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt will note that Census 2000 is in the hands of the public, and encourage the nation's residents to complete and mail back their census questionnaires. From March 13 to March 15, the U.S. Postal Service will deliver almost 100 million Census 2000 questionnaires to households across the country. Millions more already have been delivered by Census Bureau workers. Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 Time: 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. EST Place: J. W. Marriott Hotel Capitol Ballroom 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. A live webcast of the briefing will be carried on the Census Bureau's Web site http://www.census.gov. Viewing the webcast requires RealPlayer software, which can be downloaded for free at http://www.real.com/player/index.html?src=download. Reporters may attend the briefing in person or participate via conference call. If you wish to take part in the conference call, telephone 301-457-3691 by 10:50 a.m. EST to obtain the conference number.-X-Editor's Note: News releases issued by the Census Bureau on Census 2000, as well as other activities, can be found on our Internet homepage at http://www.census.gov. Click on the News button to view news releases, by date and by subject, or for Census 2000 information.