A FREE Innovation and Technology conference is a feature of this year's Business Voice exhibition at the Reebok Stadium.

Business representatives are being invited to find out about success in the high tech future at seven seminars on Thursday, October 12 -- the second day of the popular exhibition.

The seminars will be programmed at 45 minute intervals and delegates will be able to attend as many as they wish.

Mr Stephen Singer, of Bury-based Infralogics, will give a preview of the new version of the ISO 9000 quality assurance standard, due for public release in November.

He will demonstrate painless and profitable use of performance management tools, such as ISO 9000 and Business Process Mapping.

Newsquest Digital Media, which has a local operation at the Evening News offices in Churchgate, Bolton, will give a demonstration on the future of the worldwide web as a news medium.

The other seminars are:

(Webmaster) Technopoly Ltd will show companies how to create winning web sites in their Advanced Internet Warfare presentation.

Creative Internet Marketing Ltd will focus on how to make websites pay. They will demonstrate what on-line marketing can do for businesses and provide essential advice on boosting traffic to websites.

Bolton and Bury Chamber will introduce its new ChamberSign service which provides a secure and trustworthy e-commerce system for less than £1 a week.

Pennine Telecom will focus on e-commerce in and out of the office.

AC Works Ltd will address ways of getting more out of business on the Internet.

Organisers are expecting the Business Voice exhibition to be another successful showcase for local enterprises of all sizes.

Free tickets for the Innovation and Technology Conference are available from the Business Voice Hotline on 01204 374695.

Companies interested in taking a stand at Business Voice can contact Paul Wild on 01204 361281.