FEDERAL BENEFITS CONFERENCE EXHIBITS The U.S. Office of Personnel Management's annual Federal Benefits Conference, Benefits Interchange 2000, will be held at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA, on June 6-9, 2000. This year the Federal Benefits Conference will have a vendor exhibit area on June 7 and 8. The annual Federal Benefits Conference is a major U.S. Office of Personnel Management Retirement and Insurance Service initiative. The purpose of the conference is to update the group on initiatives in the area, share information among agencies about actions some have taken to deal with benefits education, increased workloads, etc., and address crosscutting issues in retirement, insurance, Social Security, workers compensation, and Thrift Savings Plan administration. The conference will include payroll-related topics and will have sessions on interactions between payroll and human resource functions. In the past approximately a third of the attendees were Federal agency headquarters level staff who are responsible for administering the benefits program within their agencies. The other attendees were field staff with benefits administration responsibilities at the field level. Last year, approximately 500 agency representatives attended the conference. We expect about 600 attendees at this year's conference. Exhibitors Information. Twenty exhibit spaces are available. Exhibit spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The exhibit area will be in public areas of the hotel. Exhibitors may set up beginning at 8:00 AM, June 7. Exhibits must be removed by 4:00 PM, June 8. Conference sessions begin at 9:00 AM each day and will end at 5:00 PM. The morning and afternoon refreshment breaks will be set up for the conference attendees in the exhibit area on June 7 and 8. The exhibit booths will be 8' by 8' with pipe and drapes and will include an electrical outlet, one table and 2 chairs. The cost of an exhibit booth is $750. VCR with monitor is available for an extra charge of $205 per day; a phone line is available foran extra charge of $75 per day plus the cost of calls. Exhibitors will rent the space directly from the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel. However, the rental application and checks will come to the Office of Personnel Management. Checks must be made payable to the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel. Participation in the exhibit area does not mean that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in any way endorses or approves the vendor or its products or services. Exhibitors may not represent in any way that their participation at the Federal Benefits Conference represents any endorsement or approval by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. For additional information and an exhibit area registration form please call (202) 606-0777 Ext. 955 or email fedbenconf@opm.gov. E-MAIL: for additional information and an exhibit registration, fedbenconf@opm.gov. Posted 01/07/00 (W-SN414016).

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