1998 IRS NATIONWIDE TAX FORUM 1998 IRS NATIONWIDE TAX FORUM & EXHIBITIONS -- U.S. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C. POC Mr. Tom Martin, Logistics and Information Specialist, Mr. Ketan Shah (301) 445-8100. This summer, the IRS is sponsoring a series of conferences/exhibitions during the months of July, August and September for Electronic Tax Practitioners, Software and Hardware Developers, Banking Authorities and State Taxing Agencies. These conferences are intended to provide a forum for exchange of technology and information about the softwares used for the electronic tax filing process and also about other IRS initiatives. The Four-City Conferences and Exhibitions will be held on the following dates: JULY 08 -- 09: Philadelphia, PA, Adam's Mark PHiladelphia, City Ave. & Monument Rd Philadelphia, PA 19131, Phone (215) 581-5000; AUGUST 05 -- 06: Las Vegas, NV, Alexis Park Hotel, 375 E. Harmon Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89109, Phone (800) 582-2228; AUGUST 19 -- 20: St. Louis, MO, Regal Riverfront Hotel, 200 S. Fourth St., St. Louis, MO 63102, Phone (800) 325-7353; September 2 -- 3: New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Hilton, Poydras At Mississipi River New Orleans, LA 70140, Phone (800) 433-5368. There is a fee of $30 to attend each of these conferences and exhibitions. For discounted airline tickets to Philadelphia, call US Airways at (800)334-8644 and ask for meeting ID code #39630481, and to Las Vegas (ID #J2778), St. Louis (ID #J2788) and New Orleans (ID #J2798), (800)945-8667 or (504)561-0500, call Southwest Airlines at (800)433-5368. For car rental call Hertz at (800)-654-2240 and ask for the following ID number: CV #40639 for Philadelphia, Las Vegas, St. Louis, and New Orleans. To register, direct all inquiries to Mr. Ketan Shah at: Public Affairs International, Inc., 1738 Elton Road, Suite 307 Silver Spring, MD 20903-1725, (301) 445-8100, (301) 445-2106 Fax WEB: Public Affairs International, Inc., http://members.aol.com/painternal. E-MAIL: Public Affairs International, Inc., painternal@aol.com.

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