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AUG. 14
Openstep Day Kick-Off, sponsored by NeXT, will be held in conjunction with Object World. It will cover NeXT's new technologies including OpenStep for Windows and tools for building distributed applications on the World Wide Web at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. For more information, call Kindle DiGiusto at (415) 780-3781.

AUG. 16-17
The U.S. Department of Interior is sponsoring a conference themed Communication: Technology for Independence. Technology firms that provide communications, accommodations products or services are encouraged to exhibit. For more information, call (301) 206-2940.

AUG. 20-24
SCO Open Systems Software presents SCO Forum 95: SCO's 9th Annual International Open Systems Symposium. Hardware and software developers, resellers and corporate end users are encouraged to attend the event on the campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz. For more information, call (800) 553-9939.

AUG. 21-24
The Research Council is sponsoring National Science and Technology Goals: The Environment. The forum will focus on defining society's environmental goals and how science and technology can contribute to meeting those aims. For more information, call (202) 334-2138.

AUG. 22-24
The Society of Logistics Engineers is sponsoring SOLE 95: Forging Logistics Partnerships. The conference will feature an address by Gen. Henry Viccellio Jr. USAF, Commander, Air Force Material Command. For more information, call (301) 459-8446.

AUG. 23-25
Video on Demand Server Conference, sponsored by TNCI, will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. For more information, call (800) 327-4853.

AUG. 23-25
Interactive Media 95: Conference &amp Exposition will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, Va. For more information, contact the Society For Applied Learning Technology at (703) 347-0055, or fax (703) 349-3169.

AUG. 28-30
Bridge Engineering will present research findings and technical information on the planning, design, construction, repair, rehabilitation, replacement and maintenance of vehicular bridges. For more information, call (202) 334-2138.

AUG. 29-30
Evaluating DOE's Environmental Management Program is the final session in a series of four public workshops focusing on key elements of this U.S. Department of Energy program. For more information, call (202) 334-2138.

AUG. 30-SEPT. 1
The Transportation Research Board is sponsoring Highway Geometric Design Practices. The international symposium will bring together practitioners, policy makers and researchers to analyze and compare international practices related to highway geometric design policies and procedures. For more information, call (202) 334-2138.

AUG. 31
The Office of Small &amp Disadvantaged Business Utilization announces a one-day, on-site conference and exhibition at the Taylor Room of the Naval Surface Warfare Center -- Carderock Division in Bethesda, Md. Small, woman-owned, minority-owned, disadvantaged, HBCU/MI's, 8(a) businesses and prime contractors are encouraged to attend this event. For more information, call (301) 596-0770.

SEPT. 6
Foreign Training Outlook Forum for Industry, hosted by the National Training Systems Association, will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Alexandria, Va. For more information, call NTSA at (703) 522-1820.

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