``PARTNERING TO PRESERVE OUR FUTURE'', 3RD ANNUAL PRODUCT SHELF-LIFE SYMPOSIUM'' ``Partnering to Preserve Our Future'' is the premise for the 3rd Annual Product Shelf-Life Symposium, June 18-20, 1996, to be held at the Harrisburg Hilton and Towers, Harrisburg, PA. This event, sponsored by Defense Logistics Agency, Naval Inventory Control Point, and SEDA-Council of Governments' Procurement Technical Assistance Center, is a national government and industry forum on critical issues associated with product shelf-life. Speakers include representatives from the Department of the Navy, Army, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, and from private industry. Conference fee for this event is $185 per person ($145 per person government rate). Fee includes all materials, breaks, continental breakfasts, and lunches. Speaker presentations include the following key topics: Electronic Commerce; Commercial Bar Coding; DOD/FDA Extension Program for Pharmaceuticals; Alternative Automotive Antifreeze and Recycling Systems; PHS&T for the Antarctic; Solid Waste Management (Navy PRIME Program); Foreign Military Sales; Innovations concerning Packaging Materials; Tape Sealed Bag; Sealants; Nitrogen Purging Packaging System; DOD Training; and sub-committee status reports for commodities of batteries, POLs, o'rings, and tires. For additional information, and to request a conference brochure, contact Candace Hartranft at SEDA-Council of Governments, R.R. 1, Box 372, Lewisburg, PA 17837, or call (717) 524-4491; fax number is (717) 524-9190. Pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is June 13, 1996. Registration fee does not include hotel accommodations. Contact Harrisburg Hilton and Towers at (717) 233-6000 to reserve your room. Room rates are $75 for single/double. Please identify yourself as a participant in ``Partnering to Preserve Our Future''.

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