FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    2000-160

                          Media Advisory

Washington, DC, October 19, 2000

      Chairman Levitt to Deliver Address at AICPA Conference

What:  Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt
       will deliver an address at the American Institute of
       Certified Public Accountants' Fall Meeting of Council/Annual
       Members' Meeting.

When:  Tuesday, October 24, 2000, 3:20 p.m. MDT

Where: Venetian Resort Hotel
       3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
       Las Vegas, Nevada

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