Event: How to prepare for flu season and reduce spread of H1N1

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan will hold a town hall meeting with students and faculty at George Mason University to discuss how to prepare for flu season and reduce the spread of the H1N1 virus on September 22, 2009. At the town hall meeting, Obama administration officials will announce the winner of the 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest.

DIRECTIONS FOR MEDIA COVERING THE EVENT:

DIRECTIONS TO FAIRFAX CAMPUS (4400 University Dr.) VIA I-66W FROM WASHINGTON D.C. OR ARLINGTON

Take exit 60 at Route 123 South, Chain Bridge Road. Follow Route 123 through the City of Fairfax, and turn left at Braddock Road. Take your first left onto Roanoke River Road. Bear right at the fork in the road. Take the first left on Mason Pond Drive to the Parking Deck, the last building on your right. An information kiosk is located outside the third level of the deck to help navigate the campus.

Media Parking Available at Mason Pond Parking Deck, George Mason University

For satellite truck parking, please contact John Blacksten, George Mason University at (703) 993-9376 or (571)230-9014

H1N1 PSA Contest Finalists
PSA Title and Producer

• Toothbrush Prank!, Neil McManus, Maplewood, NJ
• Simply Fighting the Flu Virus, Luke Eddy, West Point, UT
• Help Stop Flu, Andrew Staver, La Marida, CA
• Hazmat, Gary Ashwal, Los Angeles, CA
• H1N1 Rap by Dr. Clarke, John D. Clarke, MD, FAAFP, Baldwin, NY
• Flu Sounds PSA, Joan Porter, Oak Park, MI
• Flu Droplets, Jason N. Phillips, San Francisco, CA
• Chainsaw, (contact information not available at this time)
• Be Aware of the Invisible Flu PSA, Christopher Cymbalak, Leland, NC
• Bagman, Christopher Landy, Ardmore, PA