Press Release  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2006

CONTACT: Tracy Tucker
Phone: (859) 514-9210
Fax: (859) 514-9188
E-mail: info@nagdca.org


2006 NAGDCA Annual Conference Registration is Now Open, as well as Speaker Solicitation

(Lexington, KY) - Registration for the 2006 National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc. (NAGDCA) Annual Conference is now available. Join NAGDCA September 23-27, 2006 for the annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri at the elegant Hyatt Regency Crown Center as we explore current changes in the defined contribution arena; plan structures, policies and regulations, and overall financial planning. This year's theme, Blazing the Trail to Retirement, is one that is sure to be an educational experience, and through the hard work of the 2006 planning committee, will offer clarification on many ongoing issues.

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;

  • Automatic Enrollment
  • The evolution of investment vehicle types - emerging investment choices
  • Appropriate use of revenue sharing
  • Current trends in RFPs
  • Fiduciary responsibility and legal issues
  • Are Defined Contribution plans now becoming the primary retirement vehicle?
  • Managed accounts and advice
  • Meeting the retiree healthcare challenge
The 2006 Annual Conference Committee is now seeking moderators, facilitators and panelists for the various available sessions identified above. Along with the eight concurrent sessions (offered twice during the conference), four government breakout sessions, as well as four general sessions will be offered, For more detail and descriptions of the conference topics please visit the following link: http://www.nagdca.org/meeting/speaker_interest.cfm. Forms must be submitted by April 30, 2006 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). You can access the speaker interest form by visiting the following link: http://www.nagdca.org/meetings/speaker_interest.cfm#form.

For information on hotel reservations at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center you may call 800-233-1234 or visit http://crowncenter.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/group-booking.jsp?_requestid=533800. The conference rate is $164/night, for single or double occupancy. The tax rate is 14.475%.

NAGDCA conferences get better every year! The Annual Conference Committee has worked hard to ensure this trend, and would like to thank you in advace for your interest and dedication in making sure this conference will rise above the rest.

NAGDCA is the country's leading organization of defined contribution retirement plan administrators and financial service providers. It represents state and local government defined compensation administrators nationwide. Its mission is to focus on retirement planning for public sector employees participating in 457, 403(b), 401(a) and 401(k) retirement plans; assets in these plans tripled during the 1990's.

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