MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact: Jeffrey Marquis, DCI Media Relations
(978) 470-3870

Release Date: August 4, 1997

Boston-Area Organizations Let Students Go Back-to-School
With a 'Click of a Mouse'

DCI's Internet Expo Boston to Showcase Latest Offerings
In Web-based Education

WHAT:

More and more people will be going back to school with a "click of a mouse" rather than via the traditional classroom this school year. DCI’s Internet Expo, one of the world’s foremost events showcasing the latest Web-based educational offerings available to students from some of the hottest locally based companies, returns to the Hynes Convention Center.

WHO:

Some of the local companies paving the way to this national trend of Web-based education include:

• Leon Navickas, President and CEO of Centra Software, who can discuss and show how ‘Net classrooms are revolutionizing training and education for business professionals.

• CyberEd, UMass Lowell/UMass Dartmouth’s Web-based education program, which will highlight the extensive course offering students can now take advantage of via the Internet.

WHEN:

August 12-14, 1997
Expo Hours: Wednesday, August 13, 11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Thursday, August 14, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

CONTACT:

For more information contact Jeff Marquis at DCI: 978-470-3870, ext. 207 or via email at jmarquis@dci.com. We can work with you to develop a story and line up any interviews, or forward additional information as necessary.