The Commercial Division of the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Boston (TECOB)- This New England representative office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, R.O.C. is pleased to announce that the US-ROC (Taiwan) & ROC-USA Business Councils’ 25^th Annual Joint Business Conference will be taking place from September 17-19, 2001 at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA.  The conference will cover a wide range of industry topics with high-level government officials giving an overview of Taiwan’s investment climate.  Included topics:  Taiwan’s role in the global economy, Taiwan’s economy, Taiwan’s high-tech industries-IT, biotech/pharmaceutical, defense & aerospace, VC and science parks.  More information and registration can be found at www.us-roc.org.