MEDIA ADVISORY OCTOBER 9, 1997 CONTACT: Richard Maulsby 97-20 Lisa-Joy Zgorski (703)305-8341 JOIN US FOR A KICK-OFF RECEPTION AND ENJOY A SNEAK PREVIEW OF MIND MATTERS '97 WASHINGTON, D.C. Over 100 patents representing the latest American innovations--Film-free x-rays, 3-D computer images, new lights and plastics, the latest digital technology, and the newest Barbie doll--will be on display at a special exhibition October 17-19, sponsored by the Commerce Department's U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. And with valid media credentials, you can see it first, as well as celebrate its opening with us! EVENT: Kick-off Reception and Sneak Preview of Mind Matters '97 HOSTS: U. S. Patent and Trademark Office and Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) DATE: Thursday, October 16, 1997 TIME: 5:00 p.m.; followed by the Presentation of the Ronald H. Brown American Innovator Awards by Alma Brown at 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Main Lobby of the U. S. Department of Commerce, 14th/Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. *RSVP: To the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) (202) 466-2396 by COB, on Tuesday, October 14, 1997 ###