MINORITY, WOMEN AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS SEMINAR ON MAY 9, 2000 Is your firm interested in learning more about partnering and teaming with other firms to provide goods and services to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation? Are you interested in learning more about the goods or services procured by the FDIC? Is your firm minority or woman-owned or certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as an 8(a) or Small Disadvantaged Business, or interested in becoming certified as such? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may be interested in attending the FDIC's Minority, Women and Small Disadvantaged Business Seminar, sponsored by its Office of Diversity and Economic Opportunity (ODEO). You will learn how firms join forces to participate in FDIC procurement opportunities, learn how the FDIC procures contractor services, the types of services currently being sought, and those identified as needed in the coming months. You must be registered in order to join us at the FDIC Amphitheater, located at 801 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20434, onMay 9th, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (Registration is between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.). There is no charge for attending the seminar. Participation is limited. To reserve your seat, contact Patricia Maynard for a registration form at (202) 942-3252. The FDIC will notify selected registrants. Once registration for the seminar is closed, any additional firms wishing to send representatives will be placed on a waiting list and will receive preference for a future seminar. E-MAIL: To request a registration form, pmaynard@fdic.gov. Posted 04/19/00 (W-SN446702).

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