ONLINE EXPO `96 ANNOUNCED IN LOS ANGELES

First of Four National Business to Business Expositions and Conferences;
Other Cities Include New York and San Francisco

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Online Expo `96, a conference and exposition offering
immediate, practical online and Internet applications for businesses of
all sizes, today announced its presence in Los Angeles, May 30, 31 and
June 1 at the L.A. Convention Center. The conference will draw over 25,000
business people, entrepreneurs and corporate decision makers for a series
of niche market panels and keynote addresses from top online and Internet
company executives. Additionally, the exposition in Los Angeles is
expected to host more than 200 exhibitors from commercial online services,
Internet service providers, Web developers, computer manufacturers,
software developers, modem and telecommunications companies, content
developers and publishers, as well as multimedia and entertainment firms.

"This year we wanted our series of symposiums across the country to focus
on companies-and even individual entrepreneurs-searching for immediate
business solutions through emerging technology," stated Michael Wiedder,
president of International Marketing Associates, producers of Online Expo
`96. "We're looking to put two key groups in touch with each other: the
providers of new business technologies and the decision makers in all
categories of business. Online Expo will speak to the issues of increasing
profits, building brand name awareness and strengthening customer
relations online. Last year's L.A. show was extremely successful and we
want to build on that success by meeting our exhibitor's needs for a
broader business to business event."

Online Expo's presence in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York will be
supplemented by several special events and presentations open to all
participants of the symposium, including "The Virtual Office" Showcase.
This presentation will showcase products from major manufacturers of
computer and high-technology equipment in a full-scale simulated office
environment. "The Virtual Office" concept in both look and feel is being
conceptualized, drafted and constructed by a state-of-the art design team
from the Los Angeles area.

Online Expo `96 also is offering a "Live-line Bookmarks" area to serve as
an additional marketing tool for all exhibitors and sponsors. Each Online
Expo will have a bank of computers on the show floor, pre-loaded with
`virtual exhibitor' home pages in addition to hundreds of pages of content
featuring product and company information from exhibitors not hosting
booths on the show floor.

Additionally, Online Expo `96 will boast a major presence on the Internet
and online services in the form of a `virtual trade show' which will be
hosted year-round. Exhibitor space on Online Expo's Virtual Trade Show
will be offered at no charge to all current exhibitors at trade shows
scheduled for this year. The site will offer several hundred exhibitor Web
booths, filled with product information, company news releases and online
ordering forms.

To celebrate this year's group of expositions and conferences, Online Expo
`96 will inaugurate the "Online Entrepreneur Awards." Each exposition and
conference will host a local area winner, in several categories, nominated
by the general public and selected by industry experts. Candidates for the
award presentations are successful entrepreneurial companies-either
emerging or established-who have shown innovation in integrating the
online and Internet environments into their traditional marketing mix. A
national "Online Entrepreneur Award" winner will be chosen and announced
at Online Expo `96 in Los Angeles at the end of October.

Online Expo `96 will feature four national expositions and conferences.
Cities and dates currently scheduled: Los Angeles, May 30-June 1 and
October 24-26; San Francisco, July 11-13; and New York, September 5-7. For
additional information on Online Expo `96, contact: International
Marketing Associates, 2118 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 594, Santa Monica, CA
90403. Phone: 310/285-8728. Fax: 310/458-3789. Email: Olexpo96@aol.com.
Web site: http://www.onlineexpo.com.

Contact: Heather Gore, The Terpin Group
Voice: 310-821-6100
Email: hgore@terpin.com
 
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