2008 NAGDCA Annual Conference Opens Registration and Call for Speakers

April 14, 2008

(Lexington, KY) – The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) is now seeking moderators, facilitators and panelists for its 2008 Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland on September 13-17, 2008. This year's theme is “O Say, Can you see…. a Secure Retirement”. Through the hard work of the 2008 planning committee, the conference is sure to be an educational experience, and will offer current trends and clarification of legislative activity on many ongoing issues within the defined contribution community.

Along with ten concurrent sessions (offered twice during the conference), five government breakout sessions and four general sessions will be offered. Knowing that our members want to be apprised on all issues, concurrent sessions at this year's conference will cover a wide range of topics including;

• Stable Value Funds
• 403b Plans
• Developing A Rollout Strategy
• So You're a New Trustee
• Participant Communication In Unstable Markets
• The Psychology of Investing
• Revenue, Expenses and Disclosure
• Meeting the Retiree Healthcare Challenge/The Future Choice - Saving for Retirement or Retiree Healthcare Premiums
• Payout Counseling
• Navigating to a New Destination: Retirement Income Adequacy

To access the speaker solicitation form, please visit the following link: http://www.nagdca.org/meetings/speakerInterest2008.cfm. Forms must be submitted by April 30, 2008 for consideration. If you have questions regarding the speaker selection process, call Robert T. Hansel at 859-514-9161 or e-mail (rhansel@amrms.com).

Conference registration and hotel reservations are currently open. The conference rate is $199/night, for single or double occupancy. Please stay tuned to the NAGDCA website at https://www.nagdca.org/meetings/2008annual.cfm for more information.

NAGDCA is the country's leading organization of defined contribution retirement plan administrators and financial service providers. It represents nearly every state deferred compensation plan, as well as numerous other governmental and public sector defined contribution plans, and over 150 companies in the financial services industry. Its mission is to focus on retirement planning for public sector employees participating in 457(b), 403(b), 401(a) and 401(k) retirement plans.