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NAGDCA To Award Member of Media With 2007 Media Recognition Award

NAGDCA is currently accepting nominations for its 2007 Media Recognition Award. Nominations are due on July 13, 2007 and can be submitted online at http://www.nagdca.org/media/media_award.cfm. This annual award is presented to a member of the media for outstanding coverage of pension and retirement issues in newspapers, magazines, national newsletters or research reports.

"NAGDCA established the Media Recognition Award in 2001 as a way of recognizing members of the media that do a great job of covering the government defined contribution industry," says Ralph Marsh, NAGDCA President. "Public sector plans have unique features that are often misunderstood and NAGDCA believes it is important to recognize the efforts of the media to clearly and accurately report our issues."

Nominations may be made by media publishers and/or reporters, or directly from the NAGDCA membership. The award is given for a specific article or outstanding cumulative coverage over the fiscal year, July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. NAGDCA members and the members of the media have been encouraged to submit published articles or reports that they believe have been particularly effective in discussing issues or concepts related to retirement issues generally and/or administration of defined contribution plans that relate to state or local governments and their employees.

The 2007 award will be presented at this year's annual conference which is being held September 15 - 19, in Indian Wells, CA.

NAGDCA's 2nd Webcast for 2007 will highlight the use of Target Date Funds within Defined Contribution Plans

The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc. (NAGDCA) has opened registration for NAGDCAST #2 on Target Date Funds withing Defined Contribution Plans. This upcoming webcast, scheduled for July 17, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.

Confirmed speakers include: Moderator, Ed Lilly, State of New York Deferred Compensation Program; Georgette Gestely, New York City, NY; Keith Hocter, Bellwether Consulting; John Poth, State of Texas; Kandi Hicks Winters, State of Florida. The webcast will cover aspects of implementing target date funds into state and local government defined contribution plans. These funds were designed to make retirement investing easier. For many plans they have succeeded in doing so, but there are considerations that must be taken when researching, evaluating and implementing these funds into a retirement plan. This webcast has been geared to provide an in-depth look at target date funds and how they are evaluated for certain plans. The panelists will be sharing their experiences on evaluating fund options; working with and without consultants; implementing target date funds; and educating and promoting these funds to participants.

Registration for NAGDCAST #2: Target Date Funds is free for government members and $100.00 for non-members. More than 200 participants are expected to participate.

The PowerPoint presentation for Target Date Fund webcast will be available at www.nagdca.org by 11:00am EDT the morning of July 17. Register at www.nagdca.org (Latest News section, in the middle of the homepage) or by going directly to: https://nagdca.on.raindance.com/confmgr/event_register.jsp?eventId=43729&invitationId=867159. Advance registration is required prior to the start of the event.