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President's Message
Dear Friends of LULAC,
 The League of United Latin American Citizens
invites you to participate in the 78th
Annual LULAC National Convention and
Exposition, Empowering Latinos: Building
Prosperity through Partnerships, from July 9
through July 14, 2007 at the Historic Navy
Pier in Chicago, Illinois. As the most
exciting event in the Hispanic community,
the LULAC National Convention draws over
15,000 participants including top
government, business, labor and community
leaders for a week filled with celebrity
speakers, important seminars and top-notch
entertainment.
Our
78th annual convention presents LULAC with
the unique opportunity to address issues of
critical importance to our community in the
third largest Hispanic market in America
with over 1.8 million Latino residents. You
can expect to hear from Presidential
candidates, members of Congress, cabinet
secretaries, local elected officials,
academic experts, and respected business and
community leaders.
Excitement will build during the convention,
as the LULAC delegates prepare to elect our
national leadership and establish our policy
priorities. Seminars and workshops will
feature expert panelists addressing the
issues that affect our communities the most,
from immigration reform and education to
women’s health and civil rights. The LULAC
Youth and Young Adults will conduct their
own workshops and also elect their
leadership.
The 2007 LULAC Expo will be one of our
largest ever, featuring over 400 corporate
partners, government agencies, colleges and
universities, labor unions and non-profit
organizations displaying their products and
services while recruiting Latino employees
at the LULAC career fair.
In addition, the
LULAC Convention also hosts the Federal
Training Institute—an intensive and
structured career development program for
government and public sector employees.
And it will all take place at Chicago’s most
popular community destination, the Navy
Pier, which attracts more than 8.6 million
visitors a year. Featuring a historic
ballroom with breathtaking views of Lake
Michigan and Festival Hall with over 200,000
square feet of meeting space, the Navy Pier
is the perfect venue for the LULAC National
Convention. From rides to restaurants,
exhibitions to entertainment, shopping to
dining cruises and tour boats, the Navy Pier
has plenty of options for your entire
family.
I personally look forward to hosting you in
the Windy City as Latinos take center stage
in what promises to be our most successful
convention ever!
Sincerely,
Rosa Rosales
LULAC National President |
