MEDIA ADVISORY

The ESOP Association to Hold 32nd Annual Conference

WHAT: The ESOP Association’s 32nd Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
All members of the media are invited to attend.

BACKGROUND: The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the leading voice on employee ownership in America. Approximately 650 persons are expected to attend the 32nd Annual Conference.

This conference is the premier gathering of ESOP advocates in America and the most comprehensive meeting covering both the technical and human aspects of employee ownership.

On the eve of the Conference, the Association will host the 18th Annual Awards Banquet to celebrate corporate and individual contributions to making ownership “real.” Attend the banquet and see the true story of what it means to be an employee owner.

WHEN: 32nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 6 – 7, 2009

18th ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
7:00 pm, Grand Ballroom Central

WHERE: The Renaissance Washington Hotel
999 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC

For additional information on The ESOP Association’s Annual Conference, please visit the website at http://www.esopassociation.org/meetings/meetings_annual_Conference.asp.

The core cause of The ESOP Association is the belief that employee ownership will improve American competitiveness, increase productivity through greater employee participation, and strengthen our free enterprise economy.