NGAUS members are invited to attend the 130th annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland 20-22 September 2008.

NGARI has reserved sixteen hotel rooms at the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for $160 per night.

Conference registration is $125, the hotel deposit is $100 and transportation to the hotel from the airport is $20, for a total deposit payable to NGARI of $245. You will receive a detailed receipt upon payment. This covers admission to all business sessions, the exhibition, the Governor's Reception, the Company Grade/Warrant Officer Mixer and the States Dinner. Most other activities are extra. Members who choose to attend are responsible for their own airfare.

American Airlines is offering a 5-percent discount on airfare to Baltimore. The discount can be booked online at www.aa.com or by calling 1-800-433-1790 using Promotion Code A1399AA.

Those wanting to use other airlines should consider www.ngaustravel.com,

For more information, or to register, contact ngarinews@gmail.com

Here is a description of the conference from National Guard Magazine - to read the full article, visit http://www.ngaus.org/NGAUS/files/ccLibraryFiles/FILENAME/000000003716/StarSpangledArticleMarch08.pdf
 

Major events begin at 4 pm, Sept. 19, with the tradeshow Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony. Other activities that evening include the Adjutants General Reception in the convention center, followed by the Adjutants General Dinner at the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum. The annual Company Grade/Warrant Officer Mixer will be aboard the Bay Lady cruise ship. Events begin early Sept. 20 with the 5K Fun Run at 6:30 a.m. The route is a figure-eight loop in between Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, and M&T Bank Stadium, where the Baltimore Ravens play.

The annual area meeting and caucuses begin at 9 a.m., followed by brunch and the first business session. As always, NGAUS will invite key lawmakers and defense leaders to speak. There's also a presidential election this year and the major-party candidates have spoken to the conference every election year since 1992. Given the year and the conference's proximity to Washington, D.C., attendees can expect a marquee group of speakers.

 

The Governor's Reception on Sept. 20 should be equal parts history lesson and fun. It's set for the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. Festivities include a re-enactment of the Battle of Baltimore and fireworks. The Spouse's Luncheon will be held the next day in the convention center. Later that evening is Hospitality Night held in several state hotel suites all around town. Shuttle buses will be running between the hotels until 11 p.m. The annual States Dinner will conclude the conference Sept. 22.