SOF WEEK/ADVANCE PLANNING BRIEFING TO INDUSTRY-EXHIBITOR INFORMATION The United States Special Operations Command will host an Advance Planning Briefing to Industry (APBI) in conjuction with the Command's Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week, May 24-27, 1999, at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida. The event will offer exhibitor opportunities for industry with the target audience being the leadership of the SOF community. The schedule of events will afford amply visibility to the exhibit halls for SOF leadership, all of MacDill AFB and APBI attendees. The APBI will provide industry with advance aquisition opportunites presented by each Program Executive Officer (PEO) and each major component contracting office. There will be several social events open to industry such as golf tournaments, a social at the Tampa Acquarium, and SOF Mess Night. Exhibitor registraion information is available at the USSOCOM Web page (WWW.SOCOM.MIL) or from Ms. Pat Sutherland-Lord, Meeting Matters Plus, support contractor web site (WWW.MEETINGMATTERSPLUS.COM). Registraion materials forattendance to all events will be posted on each web site soon. You can reach Ms. Sutherland-Lord at (813) 671-7271 or fax at (813) 671-9324 or e-mail at PLORDMMPI@aol.com. WEB: click on web site for registration information, http://www.socom.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the conference government representative, bowlesr@socom.mil. Posted 02/23/99 (W-SN301223).

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