MAKING THE CONNECTION: ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN THE GOVERNMENT MARKETPLACE Procurement Technical Assistance (PTA) Centers across the state of Pennsylvania are co-sponsoring a practical, hands-on conference detailing current initiatives affecting Electronic Commerce and Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI). This two-day event will be held on July 18-19, 1995, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the Wildwood Conference Center on the campus of the Harrisburg Area Community College. In addition to hands-on training at the college's modern computer labs, representatives from major buying agencies, such as the Defense Industrial Supply Center, Defense Personnel Support Center, General Services Administration, Navy Ships Parts Control Center, and others, will discuss the status of EDI at their respective procurement offices. Through a special arrangement with a DoD-certified Value Added Network (VAN), attendees will be given the opportunity to complete a Trading Partner Profile (838 transaction) and register with the federal government electronically. The cost for this two-day event is $95 ($85 government rate). To request a conference brochure, please contact Candace Hartranft at SEDA-Council of Governments by telephone at (717)524-4491 or by facsimile at (717)524-9190.

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