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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONFERENCE EXPECTED TO ATTRACT 600+

April 14 , 2005 -(Arlington, Va.) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) and Western Pension & Benefits Conference (WP&BC) announced today that they will jointly present Meeting Midway, an employee benefits conference from July 24-27, 2005, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA.

“Meeting Midway is a joint conference that combines ASPPA’s annual summer conference and Western Pension & Benefits Conference’s annual meeting to provide two great conferences in one. Session topics are both timely and varied, from the fundamentals to the latest in advanced benefits topics,” said WP&BC President, Ian Altman, EA, FSA.

This new educational conference covers retirement, health and welfare issues; fiduciary and investment issues; actuarial pension issues and legal issues. Session topics will include regulatory updates on newly released 401(k) regulations, national retirement income, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Post-Enron audits, IRS Q&A session focused exclusively on actuarial issues and legal workshops on abusive tax practices and improper ESOPs.

Speakers will include Dr. Jack Vanderhei of the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), who will speak about national retirement income adequacy and the results from EBRI’s latest study on Social Security reform. Other distinguished speakers will include representatives from the Department of Labor (DOL), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and Congressional staff.

“This is an ideal conference for employee benefit practitioners to immerse themselves in their specialty areas and learn from industry and government leaders,” said ASPPA Executive Director/CEO, Brian Graff, Esq., APM.

Meeting Midway is designed for retirement, health, welfare and benefits professionals including accountants, actuaries, attorneys, consultants, health benefit directors, human resource personnel, investment professionals, plan administrators, plan sponsors, practitioners and trust officers.

Online conference registration is available at www.asppa.org. Attendees can save $100 if they register by June 23, 2005; the final, advance registration deadline is July 15, 2005, and onsite registration will be available. The conference offers 20 hours of ASPPA continuing education credit and up to 19 Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (JBEA) credit hours for enrolled actuaries.

ASPPA, a national organization made up of more than 5,400 retirement plan professionals, is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the private retirement plan system in the United States.  ASPPA is the only organization comprised exclusively of pension professionals that actively advocates for legislative and regulatory changes to expand and improve the private pension system.  In addition, ASPPA offers an extensive credentialing program with a reputation for high-quality training that is thorough and specialized.  ASPPA credentials are bestowed upon administrators, consultants, actuaries and other professionals associated with the retirement plan industry.

Founded in 1954 in San Francisco, WP&BC has grown to 2,500 members located within twelve chapters throughout the western United States. The newest chapters include Hawaii, Idaho and Montana. WP&BC’s purpose is to educate, promote information and foster sound principals of benefit plan governance within the industry. Chapters offer extensive programming throughout the year tailored to the local benefits marketplace.

For more information, including registration fees, visit www.asppa.org or www.westernpension.org , or contact ASPPA’s Meetings Department by calling 703.516.9300 or by e-mail to meetings@asppa.org.