[NEWS UPDATE] BIC ALLIANCE MAGAZINE FEATURES UPCOMING
                                AST CONFERENCE MAY 11-13 2005

TAMPA, FL - The National Institute for Storage Tank Management (NISTM) has sponsored an Annual International Aboveground Storage Tank Conference and Trade show -- an exciting venue for exchanging ideas, seeing new products, panel discussions and meeting old friends for the last seven years. The Eighth Annual International Conference on AST's will be held May 11-13 in Orlando at the Rosen Plaza Hotel.

Last year's International AST Conference and Trade show in Orlando was the largest and most successful to date. More than 400 people attended the 2004 conference, including everything from the EPA discussing the latest information about the spill prevention control and counter measure (SPCC) rules, to the Department of Transportation presenting the latest on pipeline regulations, and industry and regulatory experts speaking about the latest technology for storage tank management.

Having a trade show concurrent with the technical session, provides plenty of quality time for industry attendees to visit the booths or listen to the speakers at their convenience and in keeping with their own personal interests and demands.

NISTM is a non-profit educational institute dedicated to training, research and the development of innovative solutions to problems associated with managing underground and aboveground storage tank systems. The Tampa-based institute is in its 15th year of operation. (www.bicalliance.com)