DATA TRACE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC, AWARDED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT BY THE SOUTHERN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION

Data Trace Management Services, LLC, agrees to provide conference and membership services, operations and other management activities for the Southern Orthopaedic Association.

BALTIMORE, MD-JANUARY 27, 2004 - Data Trace Management Services, LLC , a comprehensive association management organization, announced it has been selected to provide management services for the Southern Orthopaedic Association. Data Trace Management Services specializes in professional and association management services relative to implementation of policy decisions, strategic direction, administrative management, and day-to-day operations. Data Trace Management Services is headquartered in Baltimore , MD and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Data Trace Publishing Company, a leading medical, scientific and legal publisher.

Data Trace Management Services will provide the Southern Orthopaedic Association with administrative services and overall management support; a complete membership processing system; educational development support; marketing and public relations services; contract negotiations; fundraising support; coordination of meetings and conferences; publication preparation and distribution; and accounting and financial support.

Data Trace Management Services also announced plans to hold the 21 st Annual SOA Meeting July 21-24, 2004 at the Westin Resort, Hilton Head Island , South Carolina . Highlighted by Presidential Guest Speakers Dempsey Springfield MD and Charles Engh MD (2004 Distinguished Southern Orthopaedist), the Annual Meeting will offer attendees the opportunity to interact with other medical professionals and earn CME hours.

Additional information about Data Trace Management Services and the Southern Orthopaedic Association can be found on their respective websites at www.datatrace.com and www.soaassn.org.

About the Southern Orthopaedic Association

The Southern Orthopaedic Association, (SOA), is a regional membership association comprising the states of Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , Missouri , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , West Virginia , and the District of Columbia . It was established in 1983 to develop and foster the art and science of medicine in the specialty of orthopaedic surgery and has more than 1,000 orthopaedic physician members. SOA operates exclusively for scientific and educational purposes. The Southern Orthopaedic Association membership includes a free subscription to the Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances , substantial discounts to the SOA Annual Meeting, and other awards and professional recognition.

About Data Trace Management Services

Data Trace Management Service's parent company, Data Trace Publishing Company, is a full-service publishing, marketing and information services company whose products include books, journals, electronic and web-based media, programs in continuing education, risk management and practice management, interactive training modules, professional seminars and other complementary products and services.

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