TRADE EVENT Due 021497. Contact Point, Wayne Ebenfeld, 202/482-0480, Fax 202/482-3002. The U.S. Department of Commerce invites U.S. computer hardware, software and peripheral firms to participate in a catalog showcase or a CEO Program at CeBIT `97 in Hanover, Germany, March 13-19, 1997. Held for 13 consecutive years, CeBIT is the world's largest information technologies show. CeBIT `96 featured over 6,500 exhibitors and 600,000 attendees, including distributors, wholesalers, VARs, and agents from Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Middle East and Africa. Participation in the U.S. Computer Technologies Catalog Showcase allows companies who are unable to attend CeBIT `97 a low-cost method for reaching potential distributors and end-users. The U.S. Computer Technologies Catalog Showcase offers participants: 1) an attractive display of your company's product literature; 2) a listing in the U.S. Computer Technologies Catalog Showcase directory; and 3) customized trade leads of companies interested in your product. The participation fee is $550. The CEO program is designed for executives who plan to attend CeBIT `97. It provides pre-show promotion, on-site scheduling assistance, advice on whom to approach at the fair, and office services. Companies can participate in the CEO program for 3, 4 or 7 days for a fee of $1,900-$4,100. To receive further information and application materials, please phone or fax the above listed contact point.

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