USAID BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CONFERENCE "99" The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is sponsoring a Business Opportunities Conference in 1999 for U.S. small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses and women-owned small businesses. Officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development will describe potential contracting opportunities for USAID-support programs. USAID is the U.S. government agency that administers world-wide foreign assistance programs. The one-day conference will be held at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown (Muehlebach Tower) at 200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 on Wednesday, July 28, 1999. The fee is $50.00 and covers a full day of workshops and lunch. The conference will feature workshops and speakers emphasizing marketing strategies for consulting services, procurement opportunities and how to do business with USAID in the international marketplace. Point of contact concerning registration: Marnyce S. McKell, M.S. McKell & Associates, telephone 816-241-6076; fax 816-444-2953; email ggill5647@aol.com. Contact Point: Sharon Jones-Taylor (202) 712-1500, Business Specialist. Posted 07/14/99 (W-SN353678).

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