Have you registered to attend the 2008 National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference? Please register and reserve your hotel room today if you are planning to attend the conference as several important deadlines are fast approaching.



Early Bird Registration Deadline: Monday, April 14
You must register by MONDAY, APRIL 14 in order to receive the reduced conference registration rate of $125 ($250 for non-affiliates). Fees for registrations submitted after April 14 are $250 for attendees affiliated with The ALS Association, an ALS Association Chapter or other affiliated organization and $500 for non-affiliates.
Conference registration fees are waived for all people with ALS and for a caregiver traveling with them to the conference.
Click here to register: 2008 National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Monday, April 14
April 14 is the deadline to reserve a hotel room at the reduced conference rate of $209 + tax/night. After the deadline, this special rate no longer will be available to attendees. Moreover, the hotel no longer will hold rooms specifically for conference attendees and it is possible that, after the deadline, the hotel will not have rooms available during the conference dates.
To reserve a hotel room, please contact the hotel directly:


Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel

999 Ninth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (202)-898-9000


ADA Rooms

The ALS Association has reserved ADA rooms at seven different hotels in Washington DC to help ensure that all PALS who want to attend the conference have access to ADA accessible accommodations. However, our room block is nearly sold out! If you or your chapter wish to request an ADA hotel room, please contact Mary Wisniewski, event planner for The ALS Association’s 2008 National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference. She can be reached at marywisniewski@comcast.net or by phone, (202) 746-0043. Please do not contact the hotel to request an ADA room as the hotel will not be able to guarantee your request.

Baseball Game Information
The DC/MD/VA Chapter of The ALS Association is organizing a group of PALS and families to attend a Major League baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Florida Marlins, which will be played at the Nationals' NEW stadium on Friday, May 9. Gates open at 5:30 PM and the game starts at 7:05 PM. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the “Will Call” window. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact Christine Kirkley at the DC/MD/VA Chapter. She can be reached at ckirkley@alsinfo.org or at (301) 978-9855. Please see the Chapter’s website for more information, including a link to purchase tickets.



If you have any questions about this year’s National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference, please contact the Advocacy Department at advocacy@alsa-national.org or toll-free at 1-877-444-ALSA.


We look forward to seeing you in Washington this May!


The Advocacy Department