ADVISORY/Second Iraqi Reconstruction Conference to Be Held in Washington, D.C., July 1 & 2.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday & Wednesday (July 1 & 2)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Leaders from Government, Agencies and the Corporate Sector to Exchange Latest Information on Funding, Opportunities and Processes

Who:        Officials from the U.S. State Department, OMB, U.S. Small
            Business Administration, U.S. Export-Import Bank,
            U.S.-Iraq Business Council, U.S. Congress, the Working
            Group on Iraq, RAND, Halliburton KBR, Save the Children &
            UNICEF, among others.

What:       Equity International will hold the second Iraqi
            Reconstruction Conference in Washington, DC, July 1 & 2,
            2003. The event follows the tremendous success of the
            first conference, which drew more than 600 top government
            officials, corporate executives, humanitarian leaders and
            diplomats from more than 25 nations.

            The reconstruction of Iraq is the largest rebuilding
            effort since World War II, with costs estimated to exceed
            $60 billion.   IRC is an open dialogue forum which means
            to educate attendees about the processes required to take
            part in the reconstruction effort, while providing the
            critical industry and government contacts to facilitate
            success.

            General and breakout sessions will feature top government,
            corporate and diplomatic officials addressing:
            humanitarian aid and emergency assistance, funding for
            Iraqi reconstruction, international perspectives on Iraq's
            reconstruction, reconstruction priorities and programs,
            contracting and subcontracting opportunities for
            corporations in the private sector, with a special focus
            on small and minority-owned businesses.

When:       July 1, 7:15am (registration); Sessions: 8:15a.m.-5:30p.m;
            Networking reception 5:30pm- 6:30pm.
            July 2, Sessions: 8:30am-12:15p.m.

Where:      The Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street NW, Washington, DC.

Media:      Admittance is complimentary for credentialed members of
            the news media only.
            -- Attending media MUST RSVP to attend.
            -- Video/Audio mult boxes will be provided at all
               sessions.  Call for special accommodations.

Media Contact: To RSVP or to schedule interviews, please contact
               Melanie Dougherty, [phone], [e-mail]
               or Candis Roby, [phone], [e-mail].

About Equity International

Since 1996, more than 2,700 major corporations, governments, organizations and agencies have participated in the reconstruction and development conferences organized by Equity International. These events have focused on the reconstruction of Bosnia, Central America, Kosovo, Turkey, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, and Afghanistan. For more information, visit www.rec-dev.com and www.globalsecurity.bz.