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Fleishman-Hillard Hosts Mobile Wednesday Event: View From the Hill to the Prairie
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Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich will weigh in on the critical importance and wide-reaching impact of wireless technology when he addresses several hundred participants at the upcoming Mobile Wednesday event hosted by the Chicago office of Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., the world's largest public relations firm.

WHAT: The Mobile Wednesday Series

WHEN: Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Event - 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Keynote - 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: The Westin, River North Hotel, 320 N. Dearborn Street

Known for his candor and dynamism as a speaker, Mr. Gingrich will discuss public policy as it relates to wireless technology and share his observations of successful technology initiatives in the private and public sectors. A distinguished member of Fleishman-Hillard's international advisory board, Mr. Gingrich served as a Member of Congress for twenty years and as Speaker from 1995-1999.

The Mobile Wednesday speaker and networking series was launched in January 2001 to more than 800 area business and civic leaders. Mobile Wednesday's sponsors and founders include Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Accenture, Exp@nets, Centerpost, and Fleishman-Hillard. The purpose of the wireless focus is to develop awareness and interaction among growth companies and technology executives in the Chicago area.

Fleishman-Hillard's Chicago office offers its clients communications counsel and services in the technology, corporate, public affairs, investor relations, consumer marketing, crisis communications and healthcare fields. The Thomas L. Harris/Impulse Research Survey has ranked the office number one in overall quality among PR firms in Chicago. Its major clients include: SBC, Land's End, Kellogg, Harley Davidson, CDW Computer Centers, Cobra Electronics Corporation, Abbott Laboratories and Office Depot.

Fleishman-Hillard Inc. is the world's leading public relations firm. Based in St. Louis, the firm operates throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, and South Africa through its 79 owned offices. For more information, visit the Fleishman-Hillard Web site at www.fleishman.com.

Fleishman-Hillard is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC), a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.