TRADE MISSION TO KOREA AND TAIWAN The U.S. Department of Commerce invites U.S. software firms to participate in a trade mission to Korea and Taiwan, June 10-14, 1996. This trade mission will help U.S. companies make valuable contacts with potential agents and distributors in two of Asia's rapidly growing software markets. International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that Korea's packaged software market will grow almost 40% annually between 1995 and 1999 (to 1.8 billion) while Taiwan's market is expected to grow over 20% annually (to $556 million) during the same period. As part of this event, mission members will participate in customized one-on-one business meetings with pre-qualified potential agents and distributors; attend briefings on the local software market and business climate at each stop; and receive on-site support by U.S. Department of Commerce staff. Group interpreter services will also be provided. The trade mission will visit Seoul, Korea and Taipei, Taiwan. Companies may participate in either or both of the mission's stops. The participation fee for this event is $1,500 for Taiwan, $2,500 for Korea, or $3,500 for both stops. The application deadline is March 29, 1996. For more information, contact Mary Smolenski at the Commerce Department in Washington, DC; tel. (202) 482-0551, fax (202) 482-0952, email mary smolenski@ita.doc.gov.

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