LOS ANGELES--Aug. 6, 2001--Key3Media Group, Inc. (NYSE:KME) today announced Seybold San Francisco 2001, one of the largest gathering of creative professionals and content producers. This much-anticipated event for publishing, graphic arts, marketing, entertainment and other communications experts world-wide, will focus on the challenges of cross-media publishing and how professionals create, manage and deliver content with impact across print, Web and digital media products. The week-long conference and exposition convenes at the Moscone Center, September 23-28, 2001. "Seybold San Francisco has always focused on the publishing business models and work methods that lead to long-term success," said Gene Gable, president Seybold Seminars and Publications. "As companies continue to struggle with finding the right mix of Web, print, video and other media technologies, it's more important than ever for folks to get together and share their experiences and learn from each other. That's what Seybold is all about." Seybold San Francisco's 2001 rich educational forum addresses the challenges today's fast-paced information world presents, including how content owners can protect their digital rights, how production departments can manage large amounts of data, and how quality control can be applied across a wide range of output media. These topics are addressed in a series of three main conferences in the areas of Web, print and cross-media publishing. New to the educational program is the one-day Seybold Summit, which is designed to help professionals comprehend the future of information design, production, delivery and new tools to help them accomplish their goals and make money. Supporting these areas of interest in their keynote addresses are the following industry leaders:     Mark Anderson, Founder Technology alliance partners, Strategic News Service     Dick Brass, vice president, technology development, Microsoft     Martin Brauns, president and CEO, Interwoven     Bruce Chizen, president and CEO, Adobe Systems, Inc.     Fred Ebrahimi, president and CEO, Quark, Inc.     Roger Fidler of Kent State University     Donald Van de Mark, cofounder and vice president programming, Myprimetime, Inc.     Dave Winer, Userland Included in this line-up is a special Apple keynote given by Phil Schiller, Apple's vice president of worldwide marketing, who will be joined by chief executive officer, Steve Jobs, live via satellite from an undisclosed location. Complementing the keynote and conferences are 49 in-depth tutorials and 14 Hot Technology Days covering subjects such as digital rights management, wireless publishing, content management, broadband media and on-demand printing. All of Seybold San Francisco 2001 education content is designed to give attendees an in-depth analysis of the processes, business issues and technology challenges facing today's communication professional. "There is no question economic conditions are challenging this industry," said Gable, "but in the end there will always be commerce opportunities around the distribution of valuable information. That's what our audience does best, and that's why we are expecting one of our most interesting events ever."