ADVISORY/ COMDEX Chicago 2001; Conference: April 2-5, Exhibition: April 3-5, 2001, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.

Business/Technology Editors

COMDEX Chicago 2001

ADVISORY...for Monday (April 2)

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Under the leadership of Key3Media Group, Inc. (NYSE: KME), the COMDEX brand is undergoing a number of fundamental changes that will greatly impact this year's COMDEX Chicago, which begins April 2 at McCormick Place. COMDEX Chicago, with an impressive lineup of technology industry influencers, comprehensive education program and innovative technology products and services, is especially relevant now, in light of recent technology news and developments -- from the evolving dot-com landscape to changing economic conditions.

           MEDIA REGISTRATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21!

For Media/Analyst Pre-Registration contact Jo-Anne Baxter at
781/433-1755 or [e-mail]


             BLOCKBUSTER PANEL FOR MEDIA/ANALYST PREVIEW!
       (Tuesday, April 3, 7:45 a.m., Media Facility, North Hall,
                         Level 4, Room N426)

    At this event, media and analysts will get an exclusive preview of
the highly anticipated products, services, activities and trends set
to dominate COMDEX Chicago, through the eyes of some of the industry's
most respected experts:

-- Tim Bajarin, President, Creative Strategies, Inc.
-- Jon Katzenbach, Author, Peak Performance
-- Gib Carey, Vice President, Bain & Co.
-- Katherine Gehl, Special Assistant to the Mayor for Technology, City
of Chicago
-- Lawrence Lerner, President, Association of Internet
Professionals/Chicago Chapter
-- Moderator: John Venator, President and CEO, CompTIA

    KEYNOTES (sponsored by Forbes and Forbes ASAP):

-- Brian Halla, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, National
Semiconductor Corp.
-- David Peterschmidt, President, Chairman of the Board and CEO,
Inktomi Corp.
-- Sean Maloney, Executive Vice President, Intel Corp.
-- Larry Kramer, CEO, MarketWatch.com
-- Larry Augustin, President, CEO and Director, VA Linux Systems

INDUSTRY AWARDS:

On Monday, April 2 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, McCormick Place, Ballroom A, COMDEX and i-Street Magazine will host a reception where i-Street will present this year's "Women in Black" awards recognizing Chicago's 25 most powerful women in IT. The 25 winners from last year will be present to honor this year's new guard.

PUBLIC POLICY FORUM:

On Monday, April 2 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at McCormick Place, South Hall, Room S401 B&C, TechIssues.net and COMDEX will hold a national public policy forum that addresses issues critical to the IT community. This forum will look at the host technology priorities emerging as major national issues, and look at the prospects for new legislation and regulation that will affect the IT industry over the next few years. Special guests: Speaker of the House Denny Hastert (R-IL), Congressman Jerry Weller (R-IL)

THE COMDEX MARKETPLACE:

On the floor attendees will find more evidence of the COMDEX mission to streamline relationships between groups of buyers and sellers. The COMDEX Chicago exhibit floor, featuring more than 350 companies, will comprise a series of zone-specific areas dedicated to specific technologies:

-- Information Appliances

-- Networking and Wireless Technology

-- IT Services

-- Software Platforms and Solutions

-- Web Tools and Technologies

"PUTTING TECHNOLOGY TO WORK":

COMDEX Chicago 2001 will inform and educate businesses about integrating the latest technologies and strategies into business models. The conference will not only continue to service its traditional core audience, but expand its universe by reaching out to new technology communities with the aid of compelling content partners:

-- Harvard Business School Publishing

-- ECnow.com

-- Farpoint Group

-- Information Security Institute

-- Association of Internet Professionals

-- MindSharp Learning Centers

-- MIS Training Institute

-- FORTUNE Small Business

For more detailed keynote, conference and exhibit information on COMDEX Chicago visit www.comdex.com.

COMDEX is a Key3Media Group event. Key3Media Group, Inc., is the world's leading producer of information technology tradeshows and conferences, serving more than 6,000 exhibiting companies and two million attendees through 60 events in 19 countries. Key3Media's products range from the IT industry's largest exhibitions such as COMDEX and NetWorld+Interop to highly focused events featuring renowned educational programs, custom seminars and specialized vendor marketing programs. For more information about Key3Media, visit www.key3media.com.

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