July 14, 2008

FFVA’S 65TH ANNUAL CONVENTION FEATURES NOTED COLUMNIST AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER

In addition to offering educational sessions with noted industry experts, this year’s Annual Convention will offer the insights of keynote speaker Howard Fineman, senior Washington correspondent and political columnist for Newsweek.

Fineman has appeared on the Today show, MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. He is the author of scores of Newsweek cover stories, and has interviewed and written about every major presidential contender since 1987. Fineman just recently published his first book, The Thirteen American Arguments.

The convention will be held Sept. 21-23 at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples. To register, click here. Or, if you received a registration form in the mail, fax it to (407) 839-8894. If you have any questions, please call In The Event, Inc. at (407) 839-8811.



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