ADVISORY/Collaborate Conference & Expo West, Runs November 4-7, 2002 in Anaheim, CA; Collaborate West is the Only Event Covering Conferencing and Collaboration Technologies.

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ADVISORY...for Monday-Thursday (Nov. 4-7)

Collaborate West 2002

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:       Many of the technology industry's leading companies
            will present the best solutions and applications for
            conferencing and enterprise collaboration at the
            Collaboration Conference & Expo West (formerly known as
            Telecon) to be held in Anaheim, California, November 4-7,
            2002. Throughout the exhibit floor and conference sessions
            will be demonstrations and discussions on the tools and
            knowledge needed to enable organizations to increase
            productivity, performance and profitability.

WHEN &      Monday, November 4, - Thursday, November 7, 2002
WHERE:      Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA

EVENT
HIGHLIGHTS:
            -Collaboration Boot Camp-

            Collaboration Boot Camp is a pre-event full-day seminar,
            which launches the Conference on Monday, November 4. The
            Seminar will explore every aspect of designing and
            deploying a customer-centric system for delivering
            compelling collaboration and will be led by John Stenbeck,
            founder and President of Pareto Principals, Inc., a San
            Diego based organization that provides expert consulting
            and training.

            -Panel Discussion & Conference Program-

            Andrew Davis, managing partner of Wainhouse Research and
            Andy Nilssen, senior analyst and partner with Wainhouse
            Research, will moderate an interactive panel entitled "The
            Melding of Rich Media Communications" which will explore
            many of the issues facing the future of conferencing
            products and services. Panelists include representatives
            from Microsoft, IBM (Lotus Software), Polycom, FVC and
            WebEx. The Panel will be held on Tuesday, November 5.

            -Keynote Address-

            Michael Schrage, Co-Director, MIT Media Lab's eMarkets
            Initiative and author of "Serious Play: How the World's
            Best Companies Simulate to Innovate," will deliver a
            keynote address on Wednesday, November 6 entitled,
            "Serious Play - The Art of Prototyping."

            -Collaborative Business Forum-

            The Forum is a free conference program in the Exhibit Hall
            for all registered attendees. Organized by David Coleman
            of Collaborative Strategies, this program will educate
            attendees on ways to increase productivity and strengthen
            customer relationships using collaborative technologies.

            -Exhibit Hall-

            Many of the industries' leading vendors will showcase
            tools that are part of the new collaborative workplace.
            Exhibitors and sponsors include AT&T, Polycom, SBC,
            TANDBERG, Aethra, PlaceWare and the USDLA.

PRODUCED BY:
            Advanstar Communications' Collaboration & e-learning Group
            201 Sandpointe Ave., Suite 600
            Santa Ana, CA  92707
            Tel:  [phone] // www.collaborateexpos.com