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The next meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ) will be held Sunday and Monday, October 21–22, in conjunction with OJJDP's combined training for FACJJ and State Advisory Group members, juvenile justice specialists, disproportionate minority contact (DMC) coordinators, compliance monitors, and Targeted Community Action Planning coordinators, and with the annual DMC conference. The combined training will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23–24, followed by the 2007 annual DMC conference, "Making the Right Connections," Thursday through Saturday, October 25–27. Meeting summaries and other information about the Advisory Committee are available on the Committee's Web site.

The Committee is a consultative body established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002 and supported by OJJDP. Composed of representatives nominated by the Governors of the States and territories and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Committee advises the President and Congress on matters related to juvenile justice, evaluates the progress and accomplishments of juvenile justice activities and projects, and advises the OJJDP Administrator on the work of OJJDP.