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Press Release: Top Woman Leaders To Be Awarded National Awards At The LULAC 80th National Women’s Conference In Boston. Secretary of State Elect Hilary Clinton to be among those being honored. January 13, 2009 For more information contact: Washington, DC - The LULAC National Women’s Conference will be held on April 3-4 in Boston, Massachusetts at the beautiful Hyatt Regency located at 1 Avenue De Lafayette. The theme for the conference is “Latina Achievers Changing the Nation.” “Latinas have made tremendous strides in holding top level management positions of influence but more needs to be done,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. Incoming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and incoming Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will be receiving an award based on their tremendous contributions to the advancement of women around the world. Clinton and Solis have focused on advancing democracy about women’s rights on every continent. The keynote speaker at the Friday opening ceremony is Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Mayor of Boston Thomas M. Menino and the newly elected State Senator Sonia Diaz Chang. Local leaders will be recognized at the Saturday breakfast and the luncheon will be a salute to corporate sponsors. “We invite the public to attend our workshops focusing on empowerment, leadership, management,” said LULAC National Vice-President for Women Regla Gonzalez. “We will also be holding a silent auction.” The Conference is sponsored by Ford, Macy’s, The Coca-Cola Company, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. For registration information and to purchase tickets to meal events, please contact Carolina Munoz, LULAC Fiscal Officer at (915) 577-0726 or toll free at 866.577.0726. You can also reach her via email at cmunoz@lulac.org. The press conference will be January 26 at the State House Nurse’s Hall on 2nd floor at 11 a.m. featuring testimonies from women who have been victims of violence in Juarez. LULAC is also celebrating its 80th Anniversary this year in Puerto Rico on July 13-18th. Tickets can be purchased at www.lulac.org. The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest and largest Hispanic membership organization in the country, advances the economic conditions, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. # # # |