Media Advisory

Media Briefing on the Release of Autism Data

What:

CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an MMWR Surveillance Summary on autism.  Please note the MMWR Surveillance Summary is embargoed until 12 noon ET.

Who:

Catherine Rice, Ph.D., Behavioral Health Scientist, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities

When:

Friday December 18, 2009 at 12 p.m. ET.

Dial-In:

* Please dial in 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the press conference.

Media: 888-795-0855
Listen Only: 800-988-9500
International: 1-415-228-4890
Passcode: CDC Media

Please call in 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the briefing to assure you are on the line at the start of the briefing.

Important Instructions: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

Listen-Only Audio Webcast

This press briefing media will also be available via listen-only audio web site at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=64761. We strongly encourage non-media participants to use the webcast.

Transcript

A transcript of this press conference will be available following the briefing at the CDC media relations web site, http://www.cdc.gov/media.

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