PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - The Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council (MARBC) in support of the United States Industry Coalition and the U.S. Department of Energy is pleased to announce the first major Russian-American Innovation Technologies Trade Show and Conference to take place in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. This event will be held November 4-6, 2003 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The Trade Show and Conference will begin with an opening reception and keynote address by United States Congressman Curt Weldon, Co-Chairman of the U.S. Congress - Russian Duma Working Group. The event will feature panel discussions, vendor displays, and networking opportunities designed to bring together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and established corporations within the technological communities of both the United States and the Russian Federation.

This symposium has received the support of the governments of the United States and the Russian Federation. The official Russian delegation participating in this event will present more than fifty advanced technological projects and detail their potential commercial applications.

Russian scientists and engineers are recognized as among the best in the world. The first-of-its-kind Innovation Technologies Trade Show and Conference offers new opportunities to assist the American technological industry in developing successful ventures in the Russian technologies market through a blend of panel presentations, informational briefings and opportunities for initiating commercial ventures.

Trade Show & Conference Sessions will feature:

• The opportunity to meet with over 100 Russian government officials and executives representing leading high tech companies in the Russian market;

• Panels on new initiatives and "hot topics" in the Russian technological industry;

• Presentations showcasing cutting-edge Russian technological projects;

• Opportunities for immediate commercial involvement;

• Explorations of the current business opportunities in specific industry sectors;

• Vendor displays by Russian and American companies.

For more information and event details please contact Val Kogan, MARBC President at phone: (215) 708-2628, email: ma-rbc@att.net, visit the MARBC website at: www.ma-rbc.org

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