Interested Cypherpunks might wish to review the following: The U.S. Russia Business Council presents its Fourth Annual U.S.-Russian Trade and Investment Forecast '96 While at first glance not crypto related, in past this conference has brought together a fascinating combination of spooks, private sector types, TLA's and academics. The amount of access to otherwise secretive and shadowy officials and "big name" types is significant. I have found in past that everyone at the conference is fairly approachable. The networking and back room, off topic discussions are so numerous that in some ways the title of the conference is a misnomer. Though the fees are hefty, I encourage c'punks who will be in the area to consider attending. Additional information is available at (202) 739-9180. The U.S. Russia Business Council presents its Fourth Annual U.S.-Russian Trade and Investment Forecast '96 on Monday, April 1, 1996 at The Four Seasons Hotel Corcoran Ballroom 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 Preliminary Agenda 8:00-9:00 am Registration 9:00-9:15 am Welcoming Remarks - Eugene K. Lawson, President, U.S.-Russia Business Council Introductory Remarks - Ambassador Robert S. Strauss Chairman, U.S.-Russia Business Council 9:15-9:45 am The Honorable Anthony Lake Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs 9:45-10:15 am H.E. Yuli Vorontsov Ambassador of the Russian Federation 10:15-10:30 am Break 10:30-11:00 am The Honorable Jan Kalicki Counselor to the Department of Commerce and U.S. Ombudsman for Energy and Commercial Affairs to the NIS 11:00-11:30 am Eugene K. Lawson - Financing Update 1996 11:30-12:00 am The Honorable John M. Deutch Director of Central Intelligence 12:00-12:30 pm Reception 12:30-2:00 pm Luncheon Luncheon Speaker - The Honorable Michel Camdessus Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund 2:00-2:30 pm The Honorable Lawrence H. Summers Deputy Secretary of the Treasury 2:30-3:30 pm Panel Discussion - "View from the Trenches" 3:30-5:00 pm Panel Discussion - "Russian Presidental Election and Beyond" 5:00-6:00 pm Cocktail Reception --- My prefered and soon to be permanent e-mail address: unicorn@schloss.li "In fact, had Bancroft not existed, potestas scientiae in usu est Franklin might have had to invent him." in nihilum nil posse reverti 00B9289C28DC0E55 E16D5378B81E1C96 - Finger for Current Key Information