REMINDER/National Conference on the Future of Electronic Benefits Transfer Systems Set for Nov. 8-10 in Washington D.C.

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WHO: The EBT Industry Council of the Electronic Funds Transfer
     Association

WHAT: The Electronic Funds Transfer Association and its EBT Industry
     Council is sponsoring "EBT--The Next Generation," a national
     conference to examine the conversion of existing government
     services from paper documentation to electronic delivery via
     advanced card technologies, the Internet and interactive media.
     For more information, see the conference page at
     http://www.efta.org.

WHEN: Sunday through Tuesday, Nov. 8-10

     Seminars include Cost Sharing Partnerships, Multi-program
integration, Recreational Card Services, Campus Cards, Retail Delivery
Systems, and Security Solutions.
     Keynote speakers include Martha N. Johnson, chief of staff of the
General Services Administration, and Michael Stegman, director of the
Center for Community Capitalism at the University of North Carolina.

WHERE: Marriott at Metro Center in Washington D.C.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS: For media credentials please contact The Quest
     Group at 630/986-0864.

SPONSORS: Sponsors include Citicorp, Burger, Carroll & Associates,
     Lockheed Martin, Deluxe Electronic Payment Systems, VeriFone
     Inc., Buypass Corp., Century Technologies, Concord EPS, Bank
     Systems 2000 and Zerco Systems International.