DEPUTY SECRETARY BODMAN TO OPEN BIO 2003 ANNUAL CONVENTION EXHIBITIONS AND TOUR EXHIBITS

U.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary Sam Bodman will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the 2003 Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Annual Convention exhibitions. Bodman, who will be joined by Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams, will deliver brief remarks. Deputy Secretary Bodman will then participate in a tour of the exhibits.

WHEN:	Monday, June 23, 2003 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Tour begins at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:	Washington Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW Washington, DC 20001
WHAT:	Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Tour of Exhibits