The Center for Individual Freedom’s Executive Director, Eric Schippers, will introduce Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson at CPAC 2002. Secretary Thompson is scheduled to deliver a speech to the conference at 1:05 pm on Thursday, January 31, the opening day of this year’s event.

"It is a great honor to introduce such a distinguished member of President Bush’s Cabinet," said Schippers. "The president made a great choice in appointing Governor Thompson to the HHS post. As governor, he was a pioneer of innovative programs that provide his state with school choice for parents and welfare-to-work for the unemployed."

The Center has joined over 70 of the nation’s leading policy organizations, think tanks and advocacy groups in co-sponsoring the 29^th annual CPAC, and will have a booth in the conference’s Exhibitor’s Hall. Staff will be on hand to discuss the Center and its activities.

CPAC is a project of the American Conservative Union Foundation, in association with Young America’s Foundation and Human Events. The conference consists of daily speeches and informative panels featuring many prominent political activists, members of the media, high-level executive branch officials and members of Congress.

CPAC 2002 will be held January 31 — February 2, 2002 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. Invited speakers include President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld, Senator Phil Gramm and Ambassador Alan Keyes, just to name a few.

For an up-to-date listing of confirmed speakers or to register for the conference online, visit www.cpac.org. For more information regarding the Center’s involvement, contact us at [email protected] or 703-535-5836.