COMMERCE TO SPONSOR COMPUTER-RELATED TRADE MISSION TO THE C.I.S. The U.S. Department of Commerce is inviting U.S. computer hardware, software, and service firms to participate in a Trade Mission to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the Ukraine, October 23-31, 1995. U.S. companies are strongly encouraged to be part of the first U.S. Government sponsored computer related trade mission to these countries. This event follows the first U.S. Department of Commerce Computer industry trade mission to Russia, April 1995, which was judged by the participants to be highly successful. The Russian mission demonstrated the enthusiasm and the desire for U.S. computer goods and services that exist not only in Russia, but throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States (C.I.S.). This event will give U.S. firms an opportunity to meet with key decision-makers in the Kazakhstani, Uzbekistani and Ukrainian computer markets, and offers unique opportunities to gain hands-on knowledge on these markets; to attend prearranged individual business meetings with potential agents, distributors, and partners; and to benefit from the prestige of being part of a U.S. Government-sponsored event. At each stop, participants will receive market briefings, meetings with local officials, and hold specifically tailored one-on-one business appointments with potential partners. Participants will also receive country and market specific information, and assistance with travel and logistical details. The trade mission will include 2 days in Almaty, 2 days in Tashkent, and 2 day in Kiev. A company may chooose one of three ways to participate: 1) visit all three countries for a participation fee of $3,200; 2) visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan only for $2,700; and 3) visit only the Ukraine for $1,700. One to two company representatives are covered under the participation fees, which do not include airfare, lodging, meals, and interpreters. For more information, contact Danny Valverde at the Commerce Department in Washington, D.C.; tel: (202) 482-0573, fax: (202) 482-0952, E-mail: daniel_valverde@ita.doc.gov. The deadline to apply is September 11, 1995.

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