MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY PARTNERSHIPS/IT '98 CONFERENCE On July 21-23, 1998, the Department of Treasury is sponsoring its first joint IT/Partnerships conference at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington, DC. This conference is meant to combine two separate conferences, PARTNERSHIPS (designed for small, minority, and women-owned businesses) and the annual IT Conference (designed for Treasury IT program personnel). Representatives from Treasury's IT program, large business, prime contractors, and other government agencies will be available for networking opportunities. Day 1 (July 21) will focus on the PARTNERSHIPS aspects of the conference, including seminars on topical small business issues, one-on-one counseling sessions (by appointment), exhibits by Treasury bureaus, large and small business vendors; and other government agencies; Days 2 and 3 (July 22-23) will concentrate on educational seminars and exhibits geared toward the Treasury IT programs. For more information concerning this conference, please call the Federal Small Business Technology Council, Inc. Attn: Tina Sheehy at (800) 878-2940 ext 212. WEB: click here to download our web site, http://www.fbcinc.com. E-MAIL: click here to contact us via e-mail, tsheehy@fbcdb.com.

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