Online Registration Begins for School Nutrition Association's 2010 Legislative Action Conference

December 23rd, 2009

Alexandria, Va., December 23, 2009 -- Online registration is now open for the School Nutrition Association's 2010 Legislative Action Conference (LAC), scheduled for February 28 to March 3, 2010 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Considered the premier legislative meeting on child-nutrition issues, LAC affords attendees the unique opportunity to hear from Washington insiders and learn more about the issues that shape and define national policy related to school nutrition.

Attendees will have the opportunity to visit Capitol Hill, where they can tell members of Congress about their priorities as school-nutrition experts.

Other program highlights for 2010 will include:

-- A political insider's reflection on the first year of the Obama Administration, as well as a look ahead at the mid-term 2010 General Election.

-- The opportunity to learn what the Administration, Congress and USDA have been doing and hear a forecast for the coming months.

-- Presentations from members of Congress and allied organization representatives will focus on child nutrition and related legislation.

The keynote speaker for LAC 2010 is Amy Walter, one of the nation's top political forecasters. As editor-in-chief of The Hotline, a popular daily news service, Walter is the publication's primary voice. She is widely known for giving frank yet genial interviews, which have gained her much airtime on the national television news circuit, and she has been frequently quoted as a congressional election expert in newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Times.

To learn more about LAC, visit www.schoolnutrition.org/lac. The special Early Bird registration rate closes January 15, 2010.