The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) Spring Conference will take place May 5 – May 7, 2003, and will bring together CEOs and senior management from EIA's 2,500 member companies, which represent the entire scope of the high-tech industry. The annual conference gives business leaders an opportunity to network with government officials and senior-level policy makers, which is particularly important at a time when public-private cooperation is so critical to our nation's security and economic health.

This year's event will include two and a half days of meetings by EIA's legislative and governance committees, its board of directors and member sectors.   The highlight of the conference is the Annual Government/Industry Gala Dinner – open to non-members and press as well.  This year’s dinner will feature keynote speaker Senator Chuck Hagel and EIA’s Medal of Honor winner, Michael Birck of Tellabs, Inc.

Who:  Speakers include:

• Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion Subcommittee and the Senate Banking International Trade and Finance Subcommittee
• Dave McCurdy, President of the Electronic Industries Alliance
• Michael Birck, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Tellabs, Inc., and recipient of EIA’s Medal of Honor

What:  Spring Conference and Gala Dinner:      

Where:  Grand Hyatt, Washington DC

When:  Gala Dinner, Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Also open to press on May 6: The 2003 Legislative Affairs Council Spring luncheon (11:30-1:00) is open to press and will feature Al Martinez-Fonts Jr., Special Assistant to Secretary in the Office of the Private Sector at the newly established Department of Homeland Security. 

For more information, please visit www.eia.org/events. To arrange interviews with speakers, please call Allison Bozniak at (202) 302-5997. To register for the Government/Industry Dinner, please visit www.eiaeventregistration.org or contact Gail Tannenbaum at  gtannenbaum@eia.org or (703) 907-7590.