Lodging Industry Leaders to Hear From Prominent Speakers

At AH&LA Legislative Action Summit

. October 14, 2008

WASHINGTON, dc, March 1, 2006. Influential Members of Congress and high-level White House officials will address attendees at the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) 9th Annual Legislative Action Summit (LAS), March 7-8, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Topics on this year's agenda include immigration reform, small business health plans, and labor-related issues. On Tuesday, March 7, attendees convene at the White House for a briefing with Andrew Card and Allyson Ho. A HotelPAC Dinner with Members of Congress takes place Tuesday evening. On Wednesday attendees will hear from Members of Congress in the morning and spend the afternoon on Capitol Hill meeting with their legislators. The Summit concludes with a Congressional Reception. Confirmed speakers include:

Andrew H. Card, Jr., White House Chief of Staff

Allyson Ho, Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Domestic Policy

Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas)

Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)

Representative Charles Bass (R-N.H.)

Representative Sam Farr(D-Calif.)

Representative Katherine Harris (R-Fla.)

Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Susan Turnbull, and

Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman.

Immediately following the conference, on Thursday, March 9, the AH&LA Women in Lodging Council, comprised of top female executives in every segment and sector of the industry, hosts its first networking event. Kellyanne Conway, a Washington commentator and author of "What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live," will lead a discussion. The event is open to all members of the hospitality industry.

To register, please call (202) 289-3114, visit www.ahla.com, or contact [email protected]. To register for the HotelPAC dinner on March 7, contact Lisa Costello, AH&LA vice president for political affairs, at (202) 289-3124 or [email protected]. For reservations at the conference host hotel, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, call (202) 554-8588 or (888) 888-1778.

American Express is the Founding Sponsor for the 2006 LAS. Supporting sponsors are The Home Depot SUPPLY and the AH&LA Good Earthkeeping Alliance, a network of vendors including Trane, General Electric, Project Planet, Servidyne, and Whirlpool Corporation, who support the Good Earthkeeping Campaign.

AH&LA is a 96-year-old association of lodging properties and companies throughout the United States. Members are represented by AH&LA at the national level as well as by our partner state associations, which provide many additional cost-saving benefits. With some 10,000 members in the United States and internationally, AH&LA represents more than 1.3 million guest rooms. As the voice of the industry ensuring a positive business climate for hoteliers, AH&LA provides advocacy on Capitol Hill, education, marketing, information, and bottom-line benefits.

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