D -- IRS/CUSTOMS CMM EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Customs Service (Customs) are sponsoring a Joint Educational Conference on the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) requirements. The IRS requires CMM Level 2 for all software development projects and Customs is requiring CMM Level 2 for their upcoming Customs Modernization effort. The IRS/Customs CMM Conference will take place on June 21 & 22, 2000 at the New Carrollton Federal Building, Lanham, MD. The conference is designed for small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), and women-owned small businesses engaged in software development to learn about the CMM process, procedures for certification, lessons learned, the IRS and Customs requirements, and meet companies that can provide CMM assessments of your company. Potential Topics include: (1) Project Planning: Disaster Insurance for Small Software Projects, (2) Does the CMM Make Sense for Small Businesses, (3) Mentoring with a CMM Level 2 Company, (4) The Journey to CMM Level 2 Maturity for a SmallBusiness Government Contractor, (5) A High ROI Methodology for ISO Certifications and SEI/CMM Maturity Ratings, (6) Optimizing the CMM for Small Business, (7) The CMM Process at Customs, (8) The IRS' CMM Pre- and Post-Award Requirements, (9) speaker from Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology, and (10) a speaker from Maryland's Software Industry Consortium. The conference will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, June 21 and 22, 2000, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Advance registration is required for attendance at the conference. The conference will be limited to one person per company and will be limited to 275 persons. There will be no walk-in registration available, as access to the building will be limited to those who have pre-registered. The deadline for registration is by close of business, Wednesday, June 7, 2000. To register, you must send an e:mail to Jodie.L.Paustian@irs.gov. The following information must be included: (1) Name of Person Attending, (2) Title of Person Attending, (3) E:mail Address of Person Attending, (4) Company Name & Address, (5) Company Phone, (6) Company Fax, and (7) Business Size (SB, SDB, W/O, 8(a), HUBZone). A confirmation e:mail will be sent to each registrant giving further details about the conference. Do not assume you are registered until you receive the confirmation e:mail. Come and find out what CMM is all about. Register early for guaranteed attendance. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this,

http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&ProjID=Reference-Num ber-CMM0621&LocID=1764. E-MAIL: Jodie Paustian, Jodie.L.Paustian@irs.gov. Posted 05/13/00 (D-SN454557).

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