REMINDER/Senator Hillary Clinton, D-NY, Kicks off Sold-out Office Depot Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference on Sunday, February 22.

Business Editors

REMINDER...for Sunday-Tuesday (Feb. 22-24)

Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

      Katie Couric, Mary Matalin, Dawn Hudson, Iyanla Vanzant and
     Other Notables Will Address More Than 700 Professional Women
                        From Across the Country

WHO:           The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton will open Office
               Depot's Fourth Annual Success Strategies for
               Businesswomen Conference on Sunday, February 22,
               delivering a keynote address from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

               Dawn Hudson, President of Pepsi-Cola North America,
               will provide a keynote address on Monday, February 23
               from 8:15-9:15 a.m.

               Katie Couric, Co-anchor of NBC's Today and Contributing
               Anchor of Dateline NBC will speak on Monday,
               February 23 from 3:00-4:00 p.m.

               Mary Matalin, Former Assistant to President George Bush
               and Counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney, will speak
               on Tuesday, February 24 from 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

               Iyanla Vanzant, CEO, Innervisions Worldwide Spiritual
               Life Maintenance Center, will speak on Tuesday,
               February 24 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. as part of
               Office Depot's Inspirational Luncheon to honor
               "Businesswomen of the Year" recipients.

WHY:           This is the fourth year that Office Depot has hosted
               its Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference.
               The conference brings together some of the country's
               most recognized and successful women visionaries as a
               means to provide entrepreneurial women with the
               knowledge and support they require to successfully grow
               their businesses.

WHEN:          February 22-24, 2004

WHERE:         Boca Raton Resort and Club
               501 East Camino Real
               Boca Raton, Florida 33431

VISUALS:       Broadcast Media is welcome to attend and permitted to
               shoot B-Roll of the Clinton, Hudson, and Vanzant
               presentations ONLY.

               No filming is permitted during presentations by Katie
               Couric or Mary Matalin.

               Individual interviews will be given only with Iyanla
               Vanzant.

               To shoot B-Roll of the Clinton, Hudson or Vanzant
               presentations, media must arrive no later than 30
               minutes prior to the scheduled time and be ready to
               begin at the times noted above.  All schedules start at
               the exact posted time.

               Conference Agenda Schedule:
               http://www.officedepotsuccess.com/schedule.html

               All broadcast media interested in attending MUST
               confirm with Lauren Garvey/JKG Communications,
               Ph: 561-989-9931 ext. 101, Cell: 561-702-0178; or Lisa
               Roberson/JKG Communications, PH: 561-989-9931 ext. 102,
               Cell: 561-706-7801.

               YOU MUST OBTAIN A MEDIA BADGE OR YOU WILL NOT BE
               PERMITTED AT THE CONFERENCE.  ALL MEDIA INTERESTED IN
               COVERING MUST NOTIFY LAUREN OR LISA NO LATER THAN
               FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH.

MEDIA          Iyanla Vanzant will be available for interviews, but no
 INTERVIEWS:   other keynote presenters will conduct media interviews.
               Please contact Lauren Garvey or Lisa Roberson at the
               above number to schedule interview with Vanzant.

               Office Depot Executives available for media interviews
               following Senator Clinton's presentation include:
               -- Bruce Nelson, Chairman and CEO
               -- Jocelyn Carter-Miller, EVP and Chief Marketing
                  Officer
               -- Cindy Campbell, EVP of Delivery Sales
               -- Monica Luechtefeld, EVP of Global E-Commerce
               -- Patricia Morrison, EVP and Chief Information Officer

               Again to coordinate an interview, please contact Lauren
               or Lisa to schedule.

FOR MORE INFO  All television broadcast must confirm attendance with
CONTACT:       Lauren Garvey, JKG Communications, 561-989-9931
               ext. 101 / cell 561-702-0178 or Lisa Roberson, JKG
               Communications, 561-989-9931 ext. 102 / cell
               561-706-7801.

               Names of attending media must be provided prior to
               event.  The Boca Raton Resort and Club is a gated
               property. If prior clearance is not obtained, media
               will not be permitted on the property.