THREE EXCITING ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING SEMINARS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER The St. Louis Region Missouri Procurement Assistance Center, in conjunction with the St. Louis Federal Executive Board-SADBOC, the Orange, Texas Electronic Commerce Resource Center, the Ameren Corporation, and the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association will be conducting three seminars on Tuesday, May 11th from 8:30am to 3:00pm. Seminar topics include technical data exchange (TDE), bar coding, and electronic funds transfer/financial electronic data interchange (EFT/FEDI). The TDE seminar will discuss data exchange standards, document conversion methods, and guidelines for decision making and data management. In the bar coding seminar, you will learn about components needed for bar coding, bar coding uses for your business, benefits/obstacles of bar coding, and a demonstration of equipment. The EFT/FEDI seminar will cover EFT 99 and how it affects you, how to receive electonic payments, and the pros and cons of the financial transaction flow. The fee for the seminar is $ 25, which includes lunch. The seminar will be held at Ameren Corporation Headquarters in St. Louis. To request a registration form, please call 314.889.3959. The deadline for registering is May 4, 1999. Posted 04/12/99 (W-SN318246).

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