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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

IRS, ASPPA AND WP&BC TO HOST ANNUAL CENTRAL AND MOUNTAIN STATES BENEFITS CONFERENCE

July 26, 2004 - (Arlington, Va.) – the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ASPPA and the Western Pension & Benefits Conference (WP&BC) are presenting the 2004 Central and Mountain States Benefits Conference in Denver, CO, on September 13-14, 2004. The conference features interactive panel discussions on the latest employee benefits issues with 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.

"This year's conference promises to be even better than ever,” says Sal L. Tripodi, Esq., APM, President, TRI Pension Services and Co-chair of the Central and Mountain States Benefits Conference. “There will be more breakout sessions, including several double-session topics that will feature practical case studies in the second session, and a number of very timely topics, such as other laws (e.g., Patriot Act) affecting employee benefit plans, and the impact of domestic partner issues on employee benefit plans. To celebrate ERISA's 30th Birthday, Alan Leibowitz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations at EBSA, will speak at the September 14th luncheon."

Conference sessions with IRS, Department of Labor, and private sector experts will educate attendees on the following: Aggressive Tax Practices; Voluntary Compliance on the EBSA Side; Treasury Initiatives; TEGE Update; Preparing Your Client for an IRS Plan Audit; Responsibilities of the Employer as Plan Sponsor and Plan Administrator; Beyond ERISA and the Code; Health Planning for Retirement; IRS Guidance; Preparing Your Client for an EBSA Audit; Protecting Your Administrative/Investment Committee; Fiduciary Duties and What We Have Learned from Enron; Same-Sex Marriages and Domestic Partners--Impact on Benefit Plans, and much more.

The conference is also an excellent opportunity to network with other practitioners, plan sponsors and plan administrators, and browse tabletop exhibits displaying the latest technologies and services in the industry.

All employee benefits professionals are encouraged to attend including accountants; actuaries; attorneys; benefits directors; consultants; human resource personnel; investment professionals; plan administrators; practitioners; trust officers; and others. The conference offers core and noncore JBEA (Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries) credit and 15 hours of ASPPA continuing education credit. CE credit is also available for attorneys, insurance professionals and CPAs upon request.

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 401(k) administrators (QKA), actuaries (FSPA, MSPA), pension consultants (CPC), pension administrators (QPA), and other benefits professionals (APM). Its 5,000+ members provide consulting and administrative support to over half of the private retirement plans in the country.

For more information, including registration fees and early registration dates, visit http://www.aspa.org/conf or contact ASPPA’s Meetings department by calling 703.516.9300.