MARK THESE DATES

Dec. 2: Congressional Quarterly, "Under-standing Congress," Washington, 202/887-8620.

Dec. 3: Effective Communications Group, "Feature Writing," Princeton, N.J., 800/444-2942.

Dec. 3: Boston Chapter of PRSA, "The Business of On-Line Media, New Opportunities for Public Relations," Boston, 3-6 p.m., 617/292-0470.

Dec. 3: Congressional Quarterly, "Researching Congressional Documents," Washington, D.C., 202/887-8620.

Dec. 3-4: Amer. Ass'n of Advertising Agencies, "Middle Managers Program," San Francisco, 212/682-2500.

Dec. 3-4: Clemson Univ., "Communicating Change," Orlando, Fla., 864/656-2200.

Dec. 3-6: National Association of Government Communicators, "Annual Conference," Austin, Texas, 703/519-3902.

Dec. 4: Congressional Quarterly, "Using Internet to Find Free or Low-Cost Federal Info," Washington, D.C., 202/887-8620.

Dec. 4: Southwest Newswire, "Using the Newswires," San Antonio, 713/465-2203.

Dec. 4: Amer. Ass'n of Advertising Agencies, "Gaining & Retaining Clients," Kansas City, Mo., 212/682-2500.

Dec. 5: Effective Communications Group, "Feature Writing," Baltimore, 800/444-2942.

Dec. 5: Congressional Quarterly, "Congress and the Legislative Process," Washington, D.C., 202/887-8620.

Dec. 8-10, American Society of Associa-tion Executives, "Management Conference/Exposition," Washington, D.C., 202/371-0940.

Dec. 8-10: Ragan Communications/Int'l Ass'n of Business Communicators, "Corp Comns, PR & Marketing on Internet," Atlanta, 312/335-0037.

Dec. 8-11: Software Marketing Journal, "Software Marketing Executive Forum '96," Aspen, Colo., 415/546-5585.

Dec. 9: Congressional Quarterly, "Under-standing Budgeting," Washington, 202/887-8620.

Dec. 9: Effective Communications Group, "Feature Writing," Stamford, CT, 800/444-2942.

Dec. 9-10 (tentative): PROMAX International, "Annual Sales Promotion Conference," Chicago, 310/788-7600.

Dec. 10: Congressional Quarterly, "Working With Congressional Staffs," Washington, D.C., 202/887-8620.

Dec. 10: Public Relations Society of America/Int'l Committee, "E. Europe: From Marx to Marketing," Washington, 703/691-9212.

Dec. 10: Public Affairs Council, "Public Affairs and the Internet," Washington, D.C., 202/872-1790.

Dec. 10-11: Ennis Associates, "Build Brand Equity Thru Positioning/Advertising," Tarrytown, N.Y., 800/914-4194.

Dec. 11-12: Int'l Quality & Productivity Ctr., "Aligning Internal, External Communications," San Francisco, 800/420-2145.

Dec. 11-13: Direct Marketing Association, "National Center for Database Marketing," Orlando, 212/768-7277.

Dec. 12-13: Bureau of Business & Technology, "Understanding Investor Relations," New York, 516/868-5757.

Dec. 12-13: Bureau of Business & Technology, "Managing Media Placement," New York, 516/868-5757.

Dec. 12-13: Bureau of Business & Technology, "Strategies for PR Programming," New York, 516/868-5757.

Dec. 12-13: Bureau of Business & Technology, "Effective PR Writing," New York, 516/868-5757.

Dec. 13: Nat'l Investor Rels Insti-tute, "Nasdaq Seminar," New York, 703/506-3570.