Many business leaders are expected to attend the meeting and tune in to
the panel's projections concerning Michigan 's economy as well as the health of
the American economy overall.

Ukraine is Part of Europe

YES is going now to publicise this survey widely and to organize a
real European debate about Ukraine and the EU all along the year 2005,
by:

-- organizing four conferences: in Brussels on the 24th of May
with President Kwasnievski, in Yalta from the 21st to the 24th of
July, in London and in Berlin in the fall. today announced a new strategic partnership
designed to help both companies grow their share of the corporate
strategic meetings management business in the burgeoning European
market. This agreement,
combined with StarCite's growing global customer deployments , will
make StarCite the largest electronic lead generator in Europe. Its StarCite Online Marketplace last
year delivered nearly 31,500 unique requests for proposals,
representing $1.
"With global demand growing significantly, StarCite is committed
to advancing our sales and servicing capabilities around the world. Thousands of industry suppliers rely
on the StarCite Online Marketplace, Supplier Marketing Programs and
Enabling Technologies to increase meeting revenues.

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Claes Fornell, chairman + founder, CFI
Group + ACSI
* Auto Industry Analyst Paul Ballew, executive director, GM Global Market
+ Industry Analysis

The economic outlook meeting provides a forum for the business community
to examine certain economic indicators that may suggest what is in store for
2006.

Maritz Europa StarCite Announce Strategic Partnership; Strengthens StarCite Marketplace As Largest In Europe North America

StarCite also will rely on Maritz Europa's 30-year expertise in
the European market to help it expand its presence in Europe and
service an expanding client base.
Whilst Europe presents a more complex cultural business environment
than the U. "We are all very
excited about the partnership with StarCite in Europe as it allows
Maritz to reinforce its position as market leader in Meetings
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Conferences and meetings sponsored by the European Economic Association

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"Its importance lies in the
unique opportunity for our members to hear from industry experts as they look
ahead.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, StarCite, Inc.
Headquartered in Marlow, with offices in Germany, Spain and
France, Maritz Europa is a division of Maritz, Inc. Having worked in several of these Continental European
markets, Casey has gained a thorough understanding of marketplace
realities.

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With more than
2,800 members, the DEC is about vital issues, prominent voices, a commitment
to education and inspiring leadership. Ukraine was the first to be quoted in four European
countries (Poland with 77% in favour, Italy with 62%, Spain with 60%,
France with 58%) and second in two other countries (UK with 49%,
Germany with 41%). Investors in
StarCite include Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq: ICGE); Maritz Travel
Company; Seaport Capital; Starwood Hotels + Resorts Worldwide, Inc .

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5, 2005, the Detroit
Economic Club (DEC) will host its 40th Annual Economic Outlook Meeting to
provide a platform for industry experts to forecast economic trends likely in
the coming new year. A press gathering will immediately
follow. With more than 400 employees
in the UK, France, Germany and Spain, Maritz Europa provides
customized marketing communications solutions to local, regional and
global companies within EMEA.;
and TL Ventures.

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-- carrying out three different studies: "perception of European
business community about Ukraine and recommendations to foster
economic development," "perception of European political leaders about
Ukraine and recommendations to bring the country closer to the
European Union," "benchmark on membership strategy: what can we learn
from Turkey and Poland?"

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We're delighted to be partnering with Maritz Europa, one of the
leading service providers in Europe, that shares our values and
passion for improving meeting management in global corporations," said
John Pino, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of StarCite, Inc. With more than 30 years' operating
experience in Event Management alone in Europe, Maritz Europa provides
local language support for a whole range of meetings, conferences ,
product launches and incentive travel worldwide.

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, the partnership with StarCite in Europe will allow us
to mirror our successful strategy in the U.S."

About Maritz Europa

Maritz Europa is one of Europe's market leaders in communications,
event management and research services.

StarCite, Inc.

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Whilst not limited to the pharmaceutical market by any
means, a number of our clients in this sector have already expressed a
keen desire to adopt the technology as part of their pan -European
approach to strategic sourcing.

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President since Richard Nixon.
For additional information about the DEC, visit http://www.
Admission: $35 for DEC members, $40 for guests of members and $50 for
nonmembers.

This survey has been conducted in the six biggest countries of the
EU (Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain and Poland, which represent 75%
of the EU population ) from February 24th to March 8th with national
representative samples of the population aged 18 and over in all
countries (1 000 interviews in each country). Stephen Byers

Victor Pinchuk

Marek Siwiec

Stephane Fouks

Alexander Rahr

Jean-Pierre Saltiel

The full results of the survey and some more information about YES
are available on the website: www. is the leading
provider of technology and services for the $300 billion global
meetings and events industry . StarCite offers the industry's leading online attendee
management tools with more than 1 million transactions a year. provides the most comprehensive suite of
applications and services to the $300 billion meeting and events
industry. More than 400 corporate, association
and third-party meeting buyers rely on StarCite's Enterprise Meeting
Solutions for workflow, procurement, supply chain management , spend
analysis and attendee management. Its StarCite
International division represents destination management companies and
other premier international travel suppliers using both technology and
traditional means.com

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Industry Experts Forecast Economic Trends for Coming Year; Detroit Economic Club hosts 40th Annual Economic Outlook Meeting Mon. Dec. 5

"
Included among the panelists speaking during this timely discussion are:
* Financial Executive Sandra Pierce, president + CEO, Charter One Bank,
Michigan
* Construction Industry Expert Odell Jones, II, president, Jomar Building
Company
* Customer Satisfaction Expert Dr. The Club is proud to have hosted every
U.

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KIEV, Ukraine----YES (Yalta
European Strategy), an international network established to open
Ukraine to the rest of the world and to support Ukraine's EU
membership, has ordered a survey to TNS Sofres about the perception of
Ukraine in the EU. The StarCite Online
Marketplace is currently the largest, global marketplace for meetings
and events with 77,000 suppliers. The technology allows enterprises to
identify and manage sourcing to preferred suppliers, create a central
calendar of all meetings and effortlessly consolidate data by business
unit, vendor or enterprise.,
Philadelphia . "We look forward to working together to capitalize on
the tremendous synergies that come from this partnership, which will
allow us both to better serve our respective customers.co.

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DETROIT, On Monday, Dec.
"Our annual economic outlook meeting is one of the most important meetings
of the year," DEC President Beth Chappell said.

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LONDON + PHILADELPHIA----Maritz
Europa and StarCite, Inc. By using one common tool
we can now move decisively towards meeting our clients' corporate
objectives on an in-country, regional and global basis," said Dave
Watkins, Chief Operating Officer of Maritz Europa. StarCite is based in Philadelphia.StarCite .

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It is known nationwide as a
top speaking forum for prominent business and government leaders, who address
members and their guests at the Club's 35 meetings a season.yes-ukraine.
For more information about Maritz Europa, please visit
www.

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DEC was formed in 1934 as a platform for the discussion and debate of
important business, government and social issues. Hon.
Internally, Maritz Europa plans to use StarCite's leading
sourcing, marketplace and attendee management technologies for the
meetings and events it manages for clients."
Shaun Casey, Director of Maritz Europa, will lead this
pan-European service with strategic sourcing centers in the UK and
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About StarCite, Inc. StarCite helps drive efficiencies and cost savings to both
corporate buyers and suppliers .

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The discussion will take place at noon at Cobo Center in
downtown Detroit, One Washington Blvd .S.

First conclusion: concerning the future, supposing that these
countries were to apply to join the EU and met all the conditions for
accession, Ukraine is the country for which Europeans are the most in
favour of accession (55% in favour, 31% in disfavour) before Russia
(with respectively 50% and 38%), Turkey (45% and 43%) and Morocco (35%
and 50%).org

StarCite is recognized as the largest North American,
electronic lead generator for European-bound meetings.
The technology , distribution and marketing agreement is designed
to help StarCite expand its sales, use and service capabilities in
Europe and help Maritz Europa leverage leading edge technology for
both client and internal use.

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Second conclusion: concerning the present official position of the
EU, which agreed to open negotiations with Turkey but is still against
the possible accession of Ukraine, Europeans:

are only 9% to consider that it is right


Ukraine (43% with both countries, 14% only with Ukraine)

Third conclusion: regarding the arguments about Ukraine, we can
see that:

-- Europeans in favour of the accession of Ukraine explain their
position because "Ukraine is part of Europe" (39%) and because "this
accession would strengthen democracy in Ukraine" (36%)

-- Europeans against the accession of Ukraine explain their
position because "Ukraine will have to strive harder in terms of
democracy" (40%) and because "Ukraine is a poor country, its accession
would be a handicap for the EU" (36%) but also because "I'm against
the enlargement of the EU " (31%).
Acting as a general sales agent for StarCite, Maritz Europa will
bring StarCite's leading meeting management technology to its
customers, suppliers, and other enterprises in the region. Additionally , Maritz Europa will
encourage and promote the adoption of StarCite's technology in the
European Supplier Community.3 billion worth of lead opportunities to suppliers in
2004., the world's
largest source of integrated performance improvement, travel and
marketing research services. Clients include 28 of the 50 largest
companies in the world. For more information about StarCite, or its
technologies and services, please visit www.

by association

org . Maritz
Europa serves clients in the automotive, pharmaceutical , technology,
consumer products and other sectors. More
than 400 corporations, associations and third-parties rely on its
technologies, processes and services to gain a competitive edge by
more effectively managing their meetings and events spend.
"More and more European companies are embarking on the road to
drive through efficiencies and take costs out of their business.S.

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