Today I have sent the following letter to several German politicians and newspapers... probably all in vain; but.... 'no pain no gain'
Letter sent to:
lafontaine@spd.de
pressestelle-niedersachsen@t-online.de
ministerpraesident@stk.bayern.de
webmaster@liberale.de
info@gruene-fraktion.de
webmaster@gruene-fraktion.de
leserbriefe@spiegel.de
zeitiminternet@zeit.de
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'Dear Sirs / Mrs,
In the USA, the government sponsored Y2K action will be helt in a few days. Up till now, in Germany a comparable event is not even thought of.
DO YOU THINK THIS IS NOT NECESSARY IN GERMANY, AND THAT THE AMERICANS ARE EXAGERATING THIS PROBLEM!?
Regards,
Jonn Mansfield
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From: y2k.gov
NATIONAL Y2K ACTION WEEK
OCTOBER 19-23, 1998
Are you Y2K-OK?
The Year 2000 (Y2K) date change is a danger to every business. The President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion and more
than 100 private-sector organizations are launching "National Y2K Action Week," to be held October 19-23. The goal is to
motivate managers of small and medium-sized companies to take all necessary steps to ensure that the technologies they and
their business partners depend upon are "Y2K OK." As part of the initiative, organizers are also urging local governments and
nonprofit organizations to take action on Y2K.
PLANS FOR THE WEEK
Local Events hosted by Federal Agencies
The core of National Y2K Action Week will be hundreds of educational events hosted by Federal government field offices.
Thus far, participating entities include:
The Small Business Administration's 69 district offices, 935 small business development centers, 65 business information
centers, 35 women's business information centers, and 18 tribal business information centers;
The Department of Commerce's 400 manufacturing extension partnership offices and 65 minority business development
centers;
The Department of Agriculture's 3,100 county extension offices;
The Social Security Administration's 1,350 field offices; and
The Department of Transportation's 120 field offices.
The field office efforts will focus on helping managers assess how their businesses may be vulnerable to the Y2K problem both
in their own computers and embedded systems and in relationships with outside service providers, develop strategies for
remediation and replacement work, find technical resources for addressing the problem, and formulate contingency plans.
Citizens can get information on local events by calling 1-800-U-ASK-SBA.
National Promotion
The President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion is working with the U.S. Postal Service to promote National Y2K Action
Week through post offices across the country. The Council will also be placing ads in major newspapers.
Private-Sector Involvement
Over 100 national associations representing industries, professions, government entities, and not-for-profit organizations are
joining the President's Council in supporting National Y2K Action Week. These groups have committed to promoting the
Week within their memberships and to helping their small and medium-sized members and affiliates acquire the information they
need to address the Y2K problem.
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