With Aerospace predicted to be one of the fastest growing industries in business-to-business e-commerce by 2004, worth $38 billion alone compared to last year's $43 billion total for ALL industries, in the words of Lawrence Bossidy, Chairman, AlliedSignal, "If you don't have an Internet strategy, you might wake up one morning and find that someone has pulled a Dell on you."

As e-commerce sweeps through the industry, the trade press is full of stories about the latest exchanges that are set to revolutionise the way the Aerospace and air transport industries trade, bringing together customers and manufacturers in a previously impossible neutrality.

United Technologies, Honeywell and i2 technologies have formed myaircraft.com; SITA and AAR have created Aerospan; and relatively "established" companies, Partsbase.com and Aviationx, are key players in the development of the ultimate exchange offering customers a variety of services and parts from a variety of manufacturers from a virtual "one-stop shop".

At E-business for the Aerospace Industry USA 2000, all of these exchanges, as well as the traditional manufacturers, Boeing, Airbus, Honeywell, TRW, Northrop Grumman, Gulfstream, Hamilton Sundstrand and many more, will be participating in the same conference for the very first time.

E-Business touches all aspects of your operation. E-Business for the Aerospace Industry USA 2000 explores the real strategic choices you'll need to make if you're going to take full advantage of the opportunities.

The conference, supported by the Royal Aeronautical Society, will be held in one of the world centres of the Aerospace industry, Bellevue, Washington, 12-14 June 2000. Details of the program can be found at www.ecommerceaerospace.com

"The Aerospace Industry is the most dynamic industry in the world, and when it comes to Internet technologies, the most important development is E-business", said Event Director Vicky Smith, vicky@firstconf.com. "Anyone who wants to retain competitive advantage in the Aerospace Industry should attend: This is THE definitive event for the Aerospace e-commerce community".

For further information on speaking and marketing opportunities, please contact the Event Director:

Vicky Smith
First Conferences Ltd
Email: vicky@firstconf.com
Phone: TOLL FREE 1 800 814 3459 within USA or +44 20 7375 7500 from the rest of the world
Fax: TOLL FREE 1 800 814 3460 within USA or +44 20 7375 7511 from the rest of the world
URL: www.ecommerceaerospace.com