LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA -- GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING TRAINING COURSE IN ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI) FOR APRIL 17, 1998 The Procurement Assistance Centers of Petersburg, Virginia and Richlands, Virginia, in conjunction with the Lynchburg Small Business Development Center, will present a Government Contracting Course in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) at the Lynchburg Hilton (hotel) on 17 April 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The course will detail the most current information available regarding governmental and commercial EDI Trading Partners and applications. The class will be "open forum" meaning you may ask anything you wish at any time about EDI during the presentation. If you wish to register at the Lynchburg Hilton hotel, please call for reservation(s) at (804) 237-6333. Tell them you are making a reservation under the "DoD EDI" conference scheduled for 17 April 1998. They will advise you of the rate. The hotel is located at 2900 Candler's Mountain Road in Lynchburg and is immediately accessible to a large mall, eateries, etc. The class is open to all Virginia contractors, but also to contractors in nearby states space permitting. The price for the class is $35; this fee will be used to cover lunch, equipment rentals, materials, etc. You may register for the class throught the Petersburg or Richland offices. Your points of contact for the Petersburg Procurement Assistance Center is as follows: (804) 861 -- 1668. Your point of contact for the Richlands, Virginia Procurement Assistance Center is as follows: (540) 964-7334. The Petersburg, Virginia Procurement Assistance Center website is as follows: http://members.aol.com/ptac111. The Richlands Procurement Assistance Center website is as follows: http://www.sw.cc.va.us/pac.html WEB: Contractor information and assistance website with hyperlinks., http://members.aol.com/ptac111. E-MAIL: Informational access available to contractors presenting queries., ptac111@aol.

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