FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2000 Decennial Media Relations CB00-CN.29 301-457-3691/301-457-3620 (fax) 301-457-1037 (TDD) e-mail: 2000usa@census.gov **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** Census Bureau Director to Update Media on Status of Census 2000 Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt will hold a news briefing on Tuesday, April 4, at 11 a.m. EDT, on the status of Census 2000 operations, including the rate that Census 2000 questionnaires are being returned by mail. Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2000 Time: 11 a.m. EDT Place: J. W. Marriott Hotel Salon F 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(TM) 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 telephone conference call. To take part by phone, call 703-871-3017 or 1-877-282-1086 anytime after 10:50 a.m. EDT.
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