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B rooklyn,____ meRick Raym ondWe talked to exhibitors afterlast year %u2019s show to getcomplaints. We listened tothem to try and make thisshow better.for several days after the show is over. Theactual terms of the agreement are up to theindividual companies, he says, butBrooklyn Works is providing large signs anddiscount cards that can be distributed at theshow for companies that want to participate. %u201cIt%u2019s entirely voluntary,%u201d he says.%u201cBut I%u2019ll probably wait until the next computer show to buy that computer. If theyhad had this program I would have boughtit this year. I think the program will beuseful to our exhibitors.%u201dAlso improved this year is an increasednumber of phones available to exhibitorsand a streamlining of the parking situation.%u201c W p tallroH tn th o e rh ih itn rc a ftp r th p la stshow to get their complaints,%u201d Raymondsays. %u201cAnd we listened to them and tried tomake this show better. Phones were the biggest complaint.%u201dThe schedule for this year%u2019s show includeswelcoming ceremonies September 23 to snipthe ribbon on the exhibition, a Chamber ofCommerce Marketplace Luncheon withState Assembly Majority Leader StanleyFink as the principal speaker on Wednesday.Three seminars have also been planned.There will be a program on communications systems and business presented byAT&T. The Lutheran Medical Centerspecialists will discuss business andmedicine. And Long Island University experts will conduct a seminar on insurancefor businesses.The show will also be open to the publicfor more hours, in response to suggestionsfrom last year%u2019s participants, says Raymond. Last year the exposition was open tobusinesses on two days, and opened to thegeneral public only on the last day. Thisyear, the show will also be open to thepublic on the last day (Sept. 25), in additionto 5-9pm on September 24.%u201cWe have made some changes in this year%u2019sshow,%u201d says Raymond. %u201cI think they willmake for a quality show, and I think we%u2019llreally hit our stride this year.%u201dNew York Is For SaleTwo New York City-held leases onBrooklyn property were auctioned July 31by the New York City Department ofGeneral Services%u2019 Division of Real Property.Rosalyn Knox bought the lease for 1573East New York Avenue, and is to pay$601/month rent on it. Fred Musser boughtthe lease to the property on the northwestcomer of Washington Avenue and ProspectStreet, and is to pay $8,528 per month. Thecombined rent previously paid was $3,102.50.For information on other City auctions, call(212) 566-7552.BROOKLYNWORKS!M A N U F A C T U R E R SH A N O V E RInvites you to visit our booths 119 and 121.W e will be happy to discussyour commercial banking needs and personal finance requirementsW e W ould Like to Take This Opportunity To W elcome the Brooklyn Business Community T o The Third Business to Business ExpositionThe Total Committment We All Show Is What Makes ...I I V - ' MANUFACTURERS HANOVERThe Financial Source Worldwide ^Member FD1C. Further information about our savings plans is available at any branch. Equal Opportunity Lender. teui _LENDERPage 7, The Phoenlx/Brooklyn,lnc Section Two, September 18,1986