WHO: Rob Masri, Vice President of Corporate Development & General Counsel, Multicity.com, will give a workshop presentation titled: "Spice it Up: The Recipe for a Successful Portal Site."

The workshop will feature the most innovative and effective products, services and technologies for increasing visitor traffic, interaction and retention on portal sites, including Multicity's communications and community-building products, plus news feeds, traffic analyzers and other similar services.

WHEN: September 26th at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Nichols Hall, at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia

WHAT: The Commonwealth of Virginia Information Technology Symposium (COVITS) 2001—My Virginia: Connecting Every Citizen, Every Community, Every Business Everywhere

This symposium will highlight Virginia's vision for seamless integration of government, community and business services at the community level. COVITS Symposium guests include state government agency heads, local government and community leaders, and high-technology company executives. When: September 25-26 at Virginia Military Institute. Visit www.covits.com for more information on the COVITS Symposium.

WHY: Multicity.com has created technology for a borderless world.

• Multicity's live linked network of more than 600,000 registered product users provides access to a global Internet audience.
  
  
• Multicity's hosted communications products promote visitor interaction and retention and a strong sense of community on Web sites, thereby facilitating increased e-commerce revenue for online businesses and organizations.
  
  
• Multicity's multilingual products break down communication barriers on the Internet and provide a forum for businesses, governments and consumers to engage in a global dialogue.

CONTACT: To make an appointment for a private interview with Rob or to speak to a Multicity executive, please contact Stacey Wells at swells@hillandknowlton.com or 202-944-3377.

ABOUT MULTICITY.COM: Multicity.com empowers the world to meet and communicate on the Internet. Multicity's hosted communications and e-commerce products allow businesses and consumers around the globe to interact, collaborate and create instant virtual communities. Available in up to 17 different languages, Multicity's Web-based product suite includes chat rooms, instant messaging, message boards and auctions, each of which has an integrated instant translation capability, and Web polls. For more information, please visit www.multicity.com.