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TO ALL RUG NOTES READERS:

I would like to invite you to attend a very special event that occurs only once every 6 years in the US.

THE 10th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORIENTAL CARPETS (I.C.O.C.) welcomes you to Washington, DC, April 17-21, 2003

See our big preview in the upcoming issue of HALI. You can also visit our website and register on-line at:

www.icoc-orientalrugs.org

International Conference on Oriental Carpets

Advancing the understanding of carpets and related textile arts

Tenth International Conference on Oriental Carpets

* SEE HUNDREDS OF FABULOUS ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS FROM MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS…

* MEET EXPERTS FROM 18 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD…

* ENJOY THE CAMARADERIE OF COLLECTORS AND AFICIONADOS WHO LOVE THIS EXOTIC ART FORM&

* ATTEND RECEPTIONS, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS, TOURS…

* BUY AUTHENTIC, ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS FROM THE BEST DEALERS IN THE WORLD AT OUR ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL DEALERS' FAIR…

Please join us in Washington, DC. I know that you will find this an unforgettable, enjoyable, and enriching experience. If you can't make this one, our next US conference will be held in 2009.

Dennis R. Dodds, Secretary-general, ICOC

(ICOC is a registered, 501-C-3, non-profit US corporation)

For Further Reading:

Persian Rugs and Carpet

Turkish Rugs

Turkmen Rugs

JBOC's Notes on the Bible

Southwest Asia Time Line

Caucasian Rugs

Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

Persian Rugs the O'Connell Guides