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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Pecanne Jennings
Chief Marketing Officer
703.516.9300
pjennings@aspa.org

ASPPA AND THE IRS TO HOST EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONFERENCE CONGRESSMAN ROB ANDREWS TO KEYNOTE

April 1, 2004 - (Arlington, Va.) – ASPPA and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are presenting the 2004 Mid-Atlantic Area Benefits Conference in Philadelphia, PA, May 23-25, 2004, at the Park Hyatt Hotel. The highlights of this year’s conference will include a luncheon keynote address by Representative Rob Andrews (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the ERISA Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee; the very popular Washington Update, to be presented by ASPPA’s executive director, Brian H. Graff, Esq., and, new this year, a pre-conference, interactive session with representatives from the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor.

The conference will also feature a variety of panel discussions on the latest employee benefits issues featuring local, regional, and national government and private sector experts. Designed for all pension professionals, the program will focus on exchanging information and educating attendees on current regulatory, legislative, administrative and actuarial topics. The conference will close with a question and answer session.

Stephen H. Rosen, MSPA, CPC, ASPPA’s President-Elect and co-chair of the Mid-Atlantic Conference, said, “What makes the conference so valuable is attendees will interact directly with the local government officials who are responsible for forming, implementing, and enforcing government policy that affects their businesses. We are particularly pleased to have Rob Andrews, who has been a reasoned voice in Congress on a number of retirement plan matters, as our keynote speaker. In addition, Paul Shultz, another good friend to the pension industry, who has extended his role as director, employee plans rulings & agreements, will share his experiences, both professional and personal, with the attendees over lunch. ”

All employee benefits professionals are encouraged to attend including accountants, actuaries, attorneys, benefits directors, consultants, human resource personnel, investment professionals, paralegals, plan administrators, trust officers and others. The conference offers up to 13 core and nine non-core JBEA (Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries) credit hours and 15 hours of ASPPA continuing education credit. Attorneys, insurance professionals and CPAs may also earn continuing education credit upon request.

The Conference is jointly sponsored by ASPPA and the Mid-Atlantic Area Employee Plans, Tax Exempt/Government Entities Division of the Internal Revenue Service. For more information, including registration fees, early registration dates and online registration please visit http://www.aspa.org/conf. Interested participants can also contact ASPPA’s meetings department by calling 703.516.9300.

ASPPA is a national organization of retirement plan professionals dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the private pension system in the United States. ASPPA offers education and professional credentials for actuaries (FSPA, MSPA), pension consultants (CPC), 401(k) administrators (QKA), pension administrators (QPA), and other benefits professionals (APM). Its 5,300 members provide consulting and administrative support to over half of the private retirement plans in the country.