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May 12, 2000 JOURNALISTS: Here's a story idea and some selected Purdue events during the next two weeks. New training for pesticide applicators The most extensive changes in the past 20 years in the training of pesticide applicators will affect about 17,000 farmers across Indiana who have pesticide applicator permits. Purdue Extension Service specialists will conduct a news briefing about the changes at 10 a.m. Friday, May 19, in Room 116 of the Whistler Hall of Agricultural Research at Purdue. CONTACT: Beth Forbes, Ag Communication Service news coordinator, (765) 494-2722, bforbes@aes.purdue.edu Events • Friday-Sunday, May 25-28.  "All-American" Marching Band performs at Indianapolis 500 Race festivities. The band will entertain at 6 p.m. May 26 at the Indianapolis 500 Staff Dinner; at 6 p.m. May 27 at the Indianapolis 500 Banquet and at 7 p.m. that day during the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade; and at 5 a.m. May 28 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the race. CONTACT: Kathy Matter, Purdue Bands publicist, (765) 496-6785, kmatter@purdue.edu • Thursday, June 1.  Board of Trustees meeting. 10:30 a.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. CONTACTS: Jeanne V. Norberg, director, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2084; jeanne_norberg@purdue.edu, or Joseph L. Bennett, vice president for university relations, (765) 494-2082; joe_bennett@purdue.edu • Monday-Tuesday, June 12-13.  Internationally known marketing professor Patrick Duparcq will be at the Krannert Center on the West Lafayette campus to conduct a special conference about "Creating Successful E-Business Strategies for the Future" for budding Internet entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. The program will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. CONTACT: Michael Sheahan, associate director of Krannert Executive Education Programs, at (765) 494-7700; sheahan@mgmt.purdue.edu. To the Purdue News and Photos Page