Calendar

March 9

Washington Technology Executive Breakfast Briefing: ERP. 7:45 - 10 a.m. Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, Vienna, Va. Cost: $30. Call (703) 848-2800 ext. 400 or e-mail marketing@pnbi.com.

The Northern Virginia Technology Council's Workforce Programs Committee presents "A Trip on the Wild Side: What's Being Offered on the Cutting Edge of Employee Benefits?" Speaker: Richard Federico, vice president, Segal Co. 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. The Tower Club, Tysons Corner, Va. Cost: $35 members, $50 nonmembers. (703) 904-7878; www.nvtc.org.

March 10

George Mason University Professor Stephen Fuller speaks on "International Trade: Its Impact on Washington Business." Noon. The Tower Club, Tysons Corner, Va. Event sponsored by the International Trade Association of Northern Virginia. Cost: $30. (703) 860-8795.

The High Technology Council of Maryland presents its CFO Forum, "The Salix Inc. Story." 7:30 - 9 a.m. Bethesda Marriott Hotel, Bethesda, Md. Cost: $20. (240) 453-6200 or visit www.mdhitech.org.

March 11

1999 Solutions Series: E-Business Solutions, a Washington Technology event. Speakers: A.K. Borough, director, Office of Technical Support Services, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Chris Louden, FedWorld director, Department of Commerce, NTIS; John Okay, senior vice president, Federal Sources Inc. Cost $70. 7:45 - 10 a.m. Fairview Park Marriott, Falls Church, Va. For more information, call (703) 848-2800 ext. 401 or send e-mail to market-ing@pnbi.com.

March 16

Bulletproofing the Network: High Availability Networks and Disaster Recovery in the Federal Government. Hosted by Washington Technology. Sponsored by Comstor. Speakers: Bob Deller, president, Markess International; Scott Van de Houten, consulting systems engineer, Cisco Systems; and Bill Sylvester, associate CIO for operations for Department of Energy. 7:45 - 10 a.m. Crown Plaza Washington. Call (703) 848-2800 ext. 124 or register online at www.comstor.com/fose.

March 16-17

The International Quality & Productivity Center sponsors a conference on Year 2000 Contingency Planning and Preparedness for Government. Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, Va. (800) 882-8684 or www.iqpc.com.
March 16-18

FOSE. The largest information technology event for the government. FOSE features integrated IT products and services, as well as educational opportunities on the latest IT trends. Washington Convention Center. FOSE is owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Business Information Inc. For more information, visit www.fose.com.

March 18

The Northern Virginia Technology Council's CFO Success Stories presents "Pre-Nups: What You Need to Know Before You Get Into Bed With a Strategic Partner." 7:30 - 9 a.m. The Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner, Va. Cost: $35 members, $50 nonmembers. Call (703) 904-7878 or visit www.nvtc.org.

March 22-24

GartnerGroup Spring Symposium/IT Expo 99. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego. Phone: (800) 778-1997 or (203) 316-6757.

The IT Products, Services & Consulting Mergers & Acquisitions Forum, sponsored by Martin Wolf Associates. The event is designed to bring together IT companies interested in mergers, acquisitions or sales. Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner, Va. Call (925) 355-0110 or visit www.mwainc.com.

March 23

The High Technology Council of Maryland presents its Tech Forum, "Finding Valuable Resources at Federal Labs." 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Bethesda Marriott Hotel, Bethesda, Md. Cost: $25 members, $35 nonmembers. Call (240) 453-6200 or visit www.mdhitech.org.

March 23-24

AIPA99, Shaping Intelligence Processes: Next Generation Information Services. International Trade Center, Washington. (410) 312-2182.

March 28-30

The National Association of State Information Resource Executives holds its midyear conference in Seattle. Discussion topics include the governors' task force on IT, year 2000, criminal justice integration and electronic commerce. (206) 728-1000.

March 29-30

Government Communications '99. Williamsburg Marriott, Williamsburg, Va. The conference brings IT and telecom contractors together with leading federal government and military installations from across the country. (757) 491-7024.

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