Public is Invited to Flight 93 Advisory Commission Meeting

Date: November 3, 2011
Contact: Keith Newlin, Superintendent, [phone]

Public is Invited to Flight 93 Advisory Commission Meeting

Somerset, PA - The quarterly meeting of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission will be held on Saturday November 5, 2011 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public, and will be held at the Somerset offices of Flight 93 National Memorial: 109 W. Main Street, #104, Somerset, PA 15501

The purpose of the meeting is to review events and developments related to Flight 93 National Memorial since the previous meeting in August. The meeting will include reports on communications, interpretive planning, land acquisition, memorial design, fundraising, as well as the activities of the Families of Flight 93, Friends of Flight 93 and National Park Service.

Congress authorized the establishment of a federal commission to assist the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service with the formulation of plans for a permanent memorial to honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93. Phase 1 of construction is now complete and was dedicated on September 10, 2011. The permanent memorial is now open for visitation.

What: Flight 93 Federal Advisory Commission Meeting

When: Saturday November 5, 2011
      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Where: Flight 93 National Memorial
            Somerset Office
        109 W. Main Street, #104
        Somerset, PA 15501

Flight 93 National Memorial is located just north of Shanksville, PA. The entrance is located on US Route 30. Phase 1 of the memorial, the Memorial Plaza at the crash site is now open. For more information please call the memorial at [phone] or visit the memorial's website:www.nps.gov/flni