FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                     2000-134


             Second Annual Municipal Market Roundtable
                   "Bonds in the New Millennium"
                                 
                                 
     Washington, DC, September 19, 2000 -  Today the Securities and
Exchange Commission's Office of Municipal Securities released the
agenda for its Second Annual Municipal Market Roundtable, which
will be held on October 12, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at
SEC headquarters in Washington, DC.

     The Roundtable will provide a forum for all municipal market
participants, including issuers, underwriters, bond counsel,
financial advisors, scholars, and regulators, to explore current
issues in disclosure and other practices in the municipal
marketplace.  Senior officials from the Commission's Divisions of
Corporation Finance, Enforcement, and Market Regulation, and the
Offices of the General Counsel and Municipal Securities will also
participate.

     Paul Maco, Director of the Office of Municipal Securities,
said "Our regulatory framework encourages municipal market
participants to work together to improve market practices.  The
Roundtable provides an excellent opportunity for issuers, dealers
and investors to share perspectives and develop a common vision for
the municipal market.  This year, we will highlight the importance
of the individual investor as current issues of disclosure,
compliance and technology are discussed."

                              Agenda
                                 
The Roundtable will open with introductory remarks and a keynote
address.  Moderators will lead the three panel discussions. The
roundtable, which is open to the public, is free of charge.
Limited seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For additional information, call 202.942.7300.

1.  Opening Remarks -- Paul S. Maco, Director,
    Office of Municipal Securities, SEC

2.  Keynote Address

3.  Break

4.  Panel 1:  Current Disclosure Issues in the Primary
    and Secondary Markets

5.  Lunch Break

6.  Pane1 2:  Current Issues Related to MSRB Rules

7.  Break

8.  Panel 3:  Use of Electronic Media

9.  Closing Remarks


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