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ADVISORY/Goldtouch Technologies Inc. Hosts Ergonomics Awareness Seminar.


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Who: Goldtouch Technologies Inc. (www.goldtouch.com) is the world's
     foremost developer of ergonomic desktop products including the
     first ergonomic keyboard introduced in 1994.

     Goldtouch's ergonomic products including the Goldtouch Ergonomic
     Mouse and Goldtouch Adjustable Keyboard launched this month,
     reduce muscle activity in the hands, wrists and arms as well
     as reducing muscle contraction in the upper limbs, thus
     decreasing the stresses placed on tendons and joints'
     predisposing factors for chronic pain and muscle fatigue.

What: Attend the Ergonomics Awareness Seminar hosted by Goldtouch
     Technologies Inc. and presented by leaders from the health,
     insurance and legal professions. Learn about the role ergonomics
     can play in the workplace and how, by applying this knowledge,
     productivity and bottom line results can be improved.

     RSI/Cumulative Trauma Disorder is now the leading workplace
     injury. Goldtouch seeks to raise awareness of both the
     problem and the solutions at a holistic level. Understanding
     that RSI/Cumulative Trauma Disorder is now the leading
     workplace injury, personal computer users appreciate what
     this unique company, founded on the principles of research,
     science based testing and ergonomic design principles has
     achieved by bringing to market ergonomic computer
     peripherals.

Topics to be addressed by key industry leaders at the seminar include:

     "Causes Of Musculoskeletal Disorders In The Workplace And Their
Prevention" Dr Margit Bleecker Director, Center for Occupational and
Environmental Neurology, Baltimore, Maryland

     "Ergonomics - A Science Based On Biomechanics Of The Body" Dr
Nicholas Warren, Ergonomics Coordinator Ergonomics Technology Center
of Connecticut, University of Connecticut Health Center

     "Bringing Science To Life In The Creation Of A Tool" Mark
Goldstein Inventor and President of Goldtouch Technologies Inc.

     "Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) - The Next Generation" Deborah
Quilter, Author The Repetitive Strain Injury Recovery Book (Walker,
New York, 1998) and co-author of Repetitive Strain Injury: A computer
users guide (with Emil Pascarelli, MD - John Wiley & Sons, New York,
1994).

     "Office Based Workers Compensation Trends" Bill Schrempf Newly
appointed President and Chief Executive Officer for the National
Council on Compensation Insurance Inc (NCCI)

     "Avoid Attorney Involvement In Workers Compensation Claims -
Minimize Current And Future Litigation Liability" Richard L. Wyatt
Jr., Partner Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, Feld, L.L.P.

When: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 beginning at 10:00 am

Where: The Mark Hotel, New York, NY. Madison Ave. at East 77th Street.
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