For Immediate Release
February 2, 2000
Contact: Ed Barks
(540) 955-0600
ebarks@barkscomm.com

Panel Shows How to Gain, Keep E-Consumers

Who are today's e-consumers? How can businesses get and retain them? That cutting-edge issue will be the subject of an expert panel discussion entitled, "E-Consumer: A Product of the Digital Economy," on Thursday, February 17, 2000.

Barks Communications is a supporter of the discussion, part of the "IT Series: Digital Economy of Today and Tomorrow," presented by the Fairfax County (Virginia) Chamber of Commerce. Registration information is available through the Chamber's web site at http://www.fccc.org.

Panelists on February 17 will include three heavy hitters from Northern Virginia's high tech community: Adam Hartung, Partner, E-Business at Computer Sciences Corporation; Bill Schreiner, CEO of Love@AOL.com; and Doug Wohlford, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Network Solutions.

Specifics are as follows:

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000
Time: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Place: Sheraton Premiere, 8661 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Virginia

Barks Communications co-sponsors this series of high tech speeches to solidify its leadership position in the information technology communications training field. The company specializes in media, presentation skills, and legislative and regulatory testimony training for high tech and other enterprises, associations, government bodies, and non-profits. The firm also operates Barkscomm.com, the Internet's Communications Training Resource, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week at http://barkscomm.com.