GREATER ST. LOUIS SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE POC W.W. Wilkins, Deputy for Small Business (314)331-5476 or Ken Konchel, Director Procurement Assistance Center (314)534-4413. Greater St. Louis Small Business Opportunity Conference. The Federal Executive Board Small and Disadvantaged Business Opportunity Committee (SADBOC) will sponsor a Small Business Opportunity Conference on June 5, 1996 at Machinists Hall, 12365 St. Charles Rock Road, St. Louis, Missouri. This event will be cosponsored by the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, Missouri and Illinois Procurement Assistance Centers, St. Louis County Economic Council, Systems Electronics Incorporated, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, St. Louis. Workshops will be offered in the following areas; EDI/Scheduling a VAN, Procurement Reform, Small Business Contracts and Women Owned Business Initiatives. Also a Town Hall period will be offered where small businesses will gain insight and learn strategies from suggested small businesses and government contractors. Of further significance, a special workshop will be presented by officials from the US Department of Commerce, topic ``Penetrating New Commercial, Dual-Use and Defense Markets.'' St. Louis defense firms should be at the forefront of providing products, both for our national security needs and for existing and emerging domestic and international markets. From the beginning, the Clinton Administration has placed Export Promotion and International Trade at the center of its foreign policy agenda. The workshop that the Department of Commerce is cosponsoring with the St. Louis Economic Council will provide critical information to help companies plan future strategies and explore the many business opportunities that exist in the Global Marketplace. The conference exhibits will include major defense and commercial contractors and buying agencies. There will also be exhibitions from state and local procurement offices. Guest luncheon speaker will be Mrs. Colleen Preston, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Acquisition Reform. Registration Fee, including lunch is $35.00. For more information call W. W. Wilkins, Deputy for Small Business at (314)331-5476 or (800)325-3419 or Ken Konchel, Director, St. Louis Procurement Assistance Center, (314)534-4413. Reservations must be made in advance. Approximately 350-400 small business owners are expected to participate.

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