La Raza plans conference in Chicago this week

NCLR ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO WILL FEATURE
POLICYMAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, CELEBRITIES, AND MORE
PRESS RELEASE

White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett; Cabinet Secretaries Solis, Donovan, and Duncan; Bank of America President and CEO Ken Lewis, and Philanthropist Melinda Gates to Speak at Largest National Latino Event of the Year

Washington, DC— NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, will draw some of the nation’s foremost business and community leaders, government officials, and entertainers to participate in the 2009 NCLR Annual Conference held July 25–28 at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Illinois.

Workshops, Town Halls, and Latino Expo USA are free and open to the public. Members of the general public can register for all other events on site at McCormick Place West, located at 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. All members of the media interested in attending any of the following events at no cost can register on site or online at www.nclr.org/pressregistration. For a complete list of workshops, including speakers, dates, and times, please visit http://www.nclr.org/conferenceworkshops.