Mark your calendar - six family businesses conferences in Mar-Apr '96, including contact numbers - Brief Article

Nation's Business, March, 1996

March 3-5, Boca Raton, Fla.

"Family Businesses & Offices" is a forum on wealth and family-firm management for technical professionals such as investment consultants, trust- and estate-planning attorneys, and taxation specialists. Contact the Strategic Research Institute at (212) 302-1800 or 1-800-599-4950.

March 14, Weston, Mass.

"Strategy: Planning, Design and Implementation" is a presentation and round-table discussion that examines strategic planning. For information, call Paul I. Karofsky of the Northeastern University Center for Family Business at (617) 320-8015.

March 20, Houston

"Developing Reward, Compensation and Motivational Strategies" is a half-day workshop sponsored by the Baylor University Institute for Family Business. To be repeated March 27 in Dallas. Call Susan Meacham at (817) 755-2265.

March 21, Des Plaines, Ill.

"Estate Tax and Its Impact on the Financial Health of Your Family Business" is the topic of a dinner meeting of the Midwest Association of Family Business Owners. For information, call (708) 495-8900.

March 27-30, Eugene, Ore.

"Rejuvenation," a retreat for family-business members, covers such topics as leadership, succession, and teamwork. To be repeated July 14-17. Call the Oregon State University Austin Family Business Program at (541) 737-3326.

April 30, Cleveland

An "ESOP Workshop" on using employee stock-ownership plans for business continuity will be conducted in Cleveland and 11 other cities in April and May. For dates and locations, call the National Center for Employee Ownership at (510) 272-9461.

How To Get Listed

This list of family-business events features national and regional programs that are open to the public. Send your item three months in advance to Family Business, Nation's Business, 1615 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20062-2000.