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CONFERENCES, SEMINARS & MEETINGS

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 2 - 4
Delphi Consulting Group presents Empower '97, a summit for end users of document management, knowledge management, work flow, BPR and Internet. Tremont House Hotel in Boston. (617) 247-1511.

SEPTEMBER 2 - 5
OSS Inc. and OSS Group are sponsoring OSS '97. The conference focuses on global security, competitiveness and open source solutions. Marriott Crystal Gateway in Washington. (703) 242-1700.

SEPTEMBER 3 - 5
The 9th Annual Conference on The Battle for the Digital Broadband Consumer is sponsored by Telecommunications Reports International Inc. at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington. (800) 822-MEET or (202) 842-3022, ext. 3017 or www.tr.com.

SEPTEMBER 3
The Gartner Group sponsors Link 97, the one-day technology networking conference in Washington. For more information, call (800) 808-7716, or fax (805) 298-4388, or e-mail link@gartner.com.

SEPTEMBER 4
Northrop Grumman ESSD-Oceanic Systems in Annapolis, Md., holds a one-day small business technology expo from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Contact Nomiki @ (301) 206-2940 ext. 238.

SEPTEMBER 7- 10
PeopleSoft and The Horn Group are holding the Eighth Annual PeopleSoft Users Conference in Orlando, Fla. (510) 225-3000.

SEPTEMBER 8
The Northern Virginia Technology Council is holding a membership mixer for new members and to provide contact with NVTC leadership. The Tower Club in Tysons Corner, Va. (703) 904-7878.

SEPTEMBER 8 AND SEPTEMBER 22
McCaffrey & Davis is sponsoring a seminar on the Business Risks and Legal Ramifications of the Year 2000 Dilemma. University of Maryland System, Shady Grove. (800) 654-2211.

SEPTEMBER 8 - 10
The Gartner Group presents the "CPP '97 Conference: Harnessing the Power of Scalable Computing" focusing on the strategic, practical use of scalable systems and database technology today and in the next five years. Chicago. (800) 778-1997 or www.gartner.com/events.

SEPTEMBER 8 - 11
Electronic Commerce World 97 will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadel-phia. (800) 336-4887 or www.ecomworld.com.

SEPTEMBER 9
The Northern Virginia Technology Council is holding a CEO/CFO forum on Success Stories: Real Estate in a Tight Market and Build to Suit Options. McLean Hilton in McLean, Va. (703) 904-7878.

Don Schaefer of Booz-Allen & Hamilton discusses "Concept Visualization and User Engineering" at the Washington Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering dinner meeting. 6:30 p.m. in Tysons Corner, Va. Contact Abe Meilich at (703) 813-2861, e-mail: ameili@agccs.lmco.com.

SEPTEMBER 11
The Northern Virginia Technology Council is holding its Workforce Program Series on discrimination and harassment in the age of electronic communication. The Tower Club in Tysons Corner, Va. (301) 986-6900.

The Howard County Technology Network presents a moderated panel discussion on "Approaches to Becoming the Employer of Choice." One of the key issues facing technology companies is obtaining and retaining talented staff. 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. (410) 313-6554.

SEPTEMBER 11- 12
National Computer Security Association is sponsoring InfoWARcon at the Sheraton Premiere, Vienna, Va. (717) 241-3233.

The National Institute of Federal Procurement presents How to Get Paid on Time by the U.S. Government. Watergate Hotel in Washington. (800) 929-4824 ext. 2684.

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