BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Having conducted another successful seminar in the series on Russian Science & Technology Opportunities for U.S. Business in Baltimore, organized together with U.S. Department of State, the Pennsylvania-Russia Business Council returns to Maryland to participate in the Baltimore ITEC (Information Technology Exposition and Conference). It will take place on the 24-25 of April 2002, from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Baltimore ITEC, organized by Imark and sponsored by Gateway and Intel, features national and regional IT solution manufacturers and providers that offer the latest in turn-key technologies ready to meet any businesses' immediate needs in IT security, storage, wireless, eBusiness, IT training / consulting and more. The two-day event will present hundreds of exhibitors and provide a lot of educational opportunities through a wide-ranging seminars' program. The Pennsylvania-Russia Business Council will have an informative exhibition on the convention floor (Booth #716).

Since 1994 the PRBC has worked to foster business relations between Russia and the Newly Independent States (NIS), and the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region. In recent years the PRBC began even more actively promoting American-Russian cooperation in the filed of the new technologies. It provides a wealth of contacts and information on the business and scientific opportunities for the American companies interested in collaboration with their Russian colleagues in the fields of information technology, biotechnology, instrumentation, communications, air, space and surface transportation, materials, the environment and more. These efforts resulted in conducting a series of seminars organized in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State. A number of them were held in conjunction with ITEC. The Pennsylvania-Russia Business Council highly appreciates its successful cooperation with the U.S. Department of State, as well as with such organizations as the U.S. Industry Coalition (USIC) and the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) that possess a lot of experience in research projects and investment opportunities in the former Soviet Union, as well as offer programs reducing the costs and political risks of funding research in the Newly Independent States.

Taking part in yet another ITEC event is a logical step for PRBC. Following its dedication to promoting American-Russian business and economic cooperation PRBC will host Russian-American Innovation Technologies Trade Show & Conference, held in conjunction with ITEC. It will take place on the 13-14 of November 2002, at the Valley Forge Convention Center, Pennsylvania. Russian-American Innovation Technologies Trade Show & Conference is the first major Russian-American business development - oriented technological event in the greater Mid-Atlantic region. The Baltimore ITEC is an excellent opportunity to learn more about cooperation with Russia's IT companies that can be followed up by networking with more than 75 Russian corporate exhibitors at the Russian-American Innovation Technologies Trade Show & Conference.

For more information please contact Val Kogan, PRBC President at phone: (215) 708-2628, email: prbc@att.net, visit the PRBC website at: fita.org/prbc