SP -- 1999 OUTSOURCING/PRIVATIZATION SYMPOSIUM UPDATE (AUGUST 5-6, The General Services Administration's Management Services Center recently announced the first in a series of symposia designed to help Federal managers deal with the difficult issues of today through the use of streamlined procurement methods provided by Federal Supply Schedules. The Management Services Center is hosting a 2 day symposium on Privatization and Competitive Sourcing on August 5-6 at the Bell Harbor Convention Center, located on the Elliott Bay waterfront in downtown Seattle, WA. The symposium is designed to provide an opportunity to hear from privatization policy-makers in both the civilian and military domains and will include detailed "case study" presentations by federal and industry partner teams describing, in detail, their experiences (both good and bad) in navigating the privatization and/or A-76 process. This update is being published to announce the confirmed attendance and participation of Ms. Deidre Lee, Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Ms. Lee will give the keynote address at the Friday session of the symposium. Don't miss an opportunity to hear from her. You can view information about the symposium, including the agenda on our website at "http://www.northwest.gsa.gov/fss/services/msc.htm". To obtain more information or register to attend, please contact Ms. Carolyn DiCugno at (253) 931-7042 or Ms. Darlene Parks at (253) 931-7540. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=TFTP-ML-199-S YM1&LocID=8. E-MAIL: Michael Lewis, michael.lewis@gsa.gov. Posted 07/19/99 (D-SN356123).

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