U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO HOLD SECOND ANNUAL
PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Justice will host the 2003 National Project Safe Neighborhoods Conference in Philadelphia, PA from January 30 – February 1. The second annual conference will focus on reducing gun crimes and will host representatives from the Justice Department, U.S. Attorneys Offices, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National District Attorneys' Association, and Project Safe Neighborhoods Teams from across the country.

Attorney General John Ashcroft will deliver the luncheon address Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. EST in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel, and will have a media availability with ATF Acting Director Bradley Buckles following his speech at 1:30 p.m. EST in Room 501 of the Marriott. Five sessions of the conference will be open to television and print media. President George W. Bush (invited) will address the audience through a video-message prior to the Conference Awards Ceremony on Friday, January 31 at 11:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom.

LOCATION:Philadelphia Marriott

1201 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Phone: (800) 228-9290 or (215) 625-2900 Fax: (215) 625-6097

www.philadelphiamarriott.com

MEDIA LOGISTICS:

·Upon arrival, media should register in Room 501 of the Marriott. Media can obtain information about the press events and general information on the conference in Room 501 from Thursday, January 30 until Saturday, February 1.

·Media should arrive an hour before the scheduled public event (with ID and press credentials) due to security procedures on-site.

·There will be reserved seating for the media. Television media may shoot from a side riser (70 ft. from stage) or a riser in the center back of the room (120 ft. from stage) and multboxes will be at each location.

·Media with inquiries about the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program should contact Monica Goodling at (202) 305-5875 or Drew Wade at (202) 353-5621, both with the Justice Department's Public Affairs Office.

·Media with inquiries about conference press events should contact Josie Duckett with the Justice Department's Public Affairs Office at (202) 305-5623.

SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS:

General Session I Opening Session

Date and time: Thursday, January 30, 2003 -- 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. EST

Location: Grand Ballroom

Master of Ceremonies: Guy A. Lewis, Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys

Speakers: -Larry D. Thompson, Deputy Attorney General of the United States

-Patrick Meehan, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

General Session IILuncheon

Date and time:Thursday, January 30, 2003 -- 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EST

Location:Grand Ballroom

Master of Ceremonies:Larry D. Thompson, Deputy Attorney General of the United States

Keynote speaker:Attorney General John Ashcroft

Speakers: - Joseph Samuels, President, International Association of Chiefs of Police

- Dan Alsobrooks, President, National District Attorneys' Association

Following his luncheon speech, Attorney General John Ashcroft will have a Press Availability with ATF Acting Director Bradley Buckles at 1:30 p.m. EST in Room 501 of the Marriott.

General Session IIIPSN National Mass Media Campaign Preview

Date and time:Thursday, January 30, 2003 -- 4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. EST

Location:Grand Ballroom

Speaker:John A. Calhoun, President and CEO, National Crime Prevention Council

General Session IVGeneral Session

Date and time:Friday, January 31, 2003 -- 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. EST

Location:Grand Ballroom

Master of Ceremonies:Paul McNulty, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia

Keynote speaker:Bradley Buckles, Acting Director

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Other speakers: - Deborah J. Daniels, Assistant Attorney General,

Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

- Richard Nedlekoff, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance,

Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

General Session VVideo Message from President George W. Bush

and National PSN Awards Ceremony

Date and time:Friday, January 31, 2003 -- 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST

Location:Grand Ballroom

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