SEMINAR: EDI: YOUR KEY TO GOVERNMENT BUSINESS Thursday August 13, 1998 Procurement Technical Assistance Program, Enterprise Center, 4031 University Dr., 2nd Floor-Training Room, Fairfax, Virginia, Time: 6:30 pm-9:30 pm. The federal government is committed to use Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for its procurement and acquisition transactions. The seminar provides information for small businesses on how to use EDI to compete for government contracts. Topics of discussion will include: an introduction to EDI terms and concepts, an overview of the government EDI systems, FACNET, explanation of the components of a complete EDI system, EDI implementation considerations for a small business, and how to effectively use EDI to do business with the government. The instructors for this class will be Fred Nevels of the Electronic Commerce Resource Center and Jim Regan, Director of PTAP. The cost for this seminar is $25.00 if prepaid, or $30 at door. To register please call the SBDC at (703) 277-7700 or Fax (703) 277-7722 or e-mail to ptap@gmu.edu. On-lineregistration is also available at http://www.gmu.edu/gmu/PTAP. WEB: George Mason University, Procurement Technical Assistance, http://www.gmu.edu/gmu/PTAP. E-MAIL: GMU PTAP, ptap@gmu.edu. Posted 08/07/98 (W-SN234378).

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