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To: Paul van Wijk who wrote (1471)	4/19/1998 5:03:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) of 9818

G7 & GSA GLOBAL Y2K CONFERENCE In an unprecedented move to focus global attention on the Year 2000 problem, the G7, in cooperation with several other international bodies, plans to launch an online conference in June ... Under direct supervision of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the International Year 2000 -- Information Technology Virtual Conference is being touted as a forum for the international community to share problems, progress, and solutions relating to the Year 2000 bug ... But the conference has already drawn some criticism from one of the first trumpeters of the Year 2000 problem. "We don't need more awareness. We need global policy," said Edward Yardeni, chief economist of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. "We need to build contingency plans now. All these awareness initiatives distract from staying focused." news.com ______________________________________________________________________ Paul: Thanks for the link FYY - It helps to have a "headline" and summary with links. Some people don't bother to check out links unless they think there may be something specifically of interest to them. Cheryl

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