Dear bobby:

The ALS Association is pleased to announce that online registration is now available for the 2007 National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference, which will take place in Washington, DC May 14-16, 2007. Please click here to register to attend the conference and to find additional information, including a printable registration brochure that provides a detailed schedule of events for this year’s conference.

In addition to Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill, this year’s conference includes the 5th annual candlelight vigil and exciting sessions on ALS research and initiatives designed to speed access to new treatments for the disease. We encourage you to register before April 13, 2007 in order to receive the discounted registration rate of $75 ($150 if you are not affiliated with an ALS Association Chapter) and to ensure that you receive additional materials from the Advocacy Department prior to arriving in Washington. After April 13, registration fees will be $150 ($300 for non-affiliates). Registration fees are waived for all people with ALS. Fees also are waived for a caregiver attending with a PALS (waiver applicable to one caregiver per PALS).

This year’s host hotel will be the Renaissance, Washington DC Hotel. Contact information for the hotel is provided on the registration site so that you can make your hotel reservations when you register to attend the conference. In order to receive the reduced room rate, you must reserve your room directly with the hotel by April 13, 2007. To request an ADA accessible hotel room, please contact Mary Wisniewski, event planner for The ALS Association’s 2007 National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference, at marywisniewski@comcast.net, or by phone, 202-746-0043.

The ALS Association looks forward to seeing you in Washington this May!