The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) and the Venetian Hotel and Sands Expo Center have agreed for NATPE to host its annual conference in Las Vegas in 2004. Under the terms
of the multiyear agreement, NATPE 2004 will be held Jan. 13-16, 2004, at the adjoined Venetian/Sands complex. Television and production companies will be afforded the opportunity to select suites
and/or exhibition space. The arrangement is in response to recent changes in the television marketplace and meets the needs of the global content distribution community has expressed to NATPE, the
organization said.