34th Annual CPAC Concludes With Address from

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) announced that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will close the 34th Annual CPAC, at the conference’s Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 4:45 p.m. at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

CPAC is the nation’s oldest and largest annual gathering of conservative activists, leaders, and policymakers. 

"Newt Gingrich is the intellectual cornerstone of our modern conservative movement," said J. William Lauderback, Executive Vice President of the American Conservative Union (ACU), CPAC’s chief sponsor. "Perhaps best known as the architect of the historic 1994 charge that led to a 12-year Republican majority in the U.S. House, conservatives look to Newt as one of our movement’s foremost public policy innovators.  CPAC’s 5,000 grassroots activists appreciate his decidedly conservative approach to government, his substance, and the keen eye he turns to the problems facing America today. We are very pleased to welcome him back to CPAC," concluded Lauderback.

CPAC is an annual event that brings together over 5,000 conservatives from across the nation and dozens of other countries.  The three-day conference includes issue debates, panel discussions, speeches and training seminars featuring the brightest stars in the conservative movement.  This year the conference will run March 1-3, 2007.

In addition to speeches and debates, CPAC features a Radio Row for syndicated and local talk radio shows, exhibitor booths for organizations and campaigns to recruit members and exchange ideas, a job fair and activist training opportunities.  At the end of the conference the results of a straw poll will be announced indicating the conservative’s choice for president in 2008. A complete schedule of events can be found at www.cpac.org.

CPAC is a project of the American Conservative Union Foundation, in association with Young America's Foundation and Human Events. The conference is co-sponsored by over 70 of the nation's leading conservative organizations. For continued updates on the program or to register online, visit www.cpac.org