[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10862]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Electronic Commerce Working Group

AGENCIES: National Economic Council, Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, National Science Foundation and the Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public conference.

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SUMMARY: Leaders from industry, academia, and government will convene 
at the U.S. Department of Commerce in the first public conference to 
discuss methods to measure the impact of the Internet, the World Wide 
Web and electronic commerce on the US economy and society. This 
conference, UNDERSTANDING THE DIGITAL ECONOMY--DATA, TOOLS AND 
RESEARCH, is a direct result of the President's November 1998 directive 
to analyze the economic implications of the Internet and electronic 
commerce. Sessions will focus on the state of research on the digital 
economy and what is needed to monitor its future development.
    Further information on the conference schedule, speakers, and 
registration is posted at: wwwdigitaleconomy.gov

DATES: May 25-26, 1999.

TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230. This program is 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Request for sign 
language interpretation should be submitted no later than May 5, 1999 
to Ronald Levin , Room 2815, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street 
and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230. Seating is limited 
and registration is on a first come first serve basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ronald Levin, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. 
(Ronald--L[email protected]) 202-482-1678.

    Dated: April 26, 1999.
Ronald Levin,
Office of Trade and Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 99-10862 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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