This conference creates an unprecedented opportunity for New England businessmen/ women and other entrepreneurs to interact with corporate and government agencies and individuals, from the United States and Africa, with a view toward establishing firm links with the emerging economy in Africa.

The business climate in Africa has never been more favorable for U.S. companies. Two-way trade between the United States and Africa totaled $20 billion in 1999 and is expected to keep growing.

• Registration packets will be mailed out in February.
  
• WPI, founded in 1865, is internationally recognized as the leader in global technological education. WPI maintains a network of project centers that spans the globe, sending more engineering and technology students off campus - over half of each graduating class- than any other university in the nation.