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Plan To Attend the 7th National Conference on Preventing Crime: Silver Successes, Golden Opportunities, October 8-11, 2005

Calling all crime prevention practitioners, community-based leaders, policymakers, law enforcement officials, military personnel, volunteers, youth leaders, faith-based leaders, and other concerned citizens to attend the 7th National Conference on Preventing Crime!

Conference highlights include the following:

• Presentations by national leaders on strategies to prepare local communities to prevent and respond to threats of crime and terrorism
  
• More than 65 educational sessions presented by the nation's leading specialists on such topics as emerging trends in crime prevention, bullying prevention, Internet safety, community preparedness, and program evaluation
  
• Professional Development Institutes for in-depth learning
  
• Opportunities to network with colleagues from across the country
  
• Hall of Discovery, featuring more than 75 exhibitors, along with crime prevention demonstrations and daily door prizes
  
• The McGruff® Store with new McGruff products and NCPC publications at discount prices
  
• McGruffs Across America Convention
  
• McGruff 25th Anniversary Celebration

There are several ways to request a registration packet: visit www.ncpc.org/pop and complete the form, email conference@ncpc.org., or call 202-261-465 and give your complete mailing address, or fax your name and complete mailing address to 202-785-2134.

Registration Fees

Individuals:

$375 if you register by August 1, 2005
$425 if you register by September 7, 2005
$525 if you register on-site beginning October 7, 2005

Groups of three or more (prices are per person):

$350 If you register by August 1, 2005
$400 If you register by September 7, 2005
$525 If you register on-site beginning October 7, 2005

*Groups of 25 or more persons are eligible for special discounts. Please inquire at conference@ncpc.org.

Please note that the $50 discount off the regular conference registration fee may be applied to only one individual registration per full or associate Crime Prevention Coalition of America member group.

Attendees at NCPC's 2004 Regional Conferences receive $50 off the regular conference registration fee.

Discounts:
$10 discount if you register online. This discount is automatically taken off the registration fee when you register online.

Discounts cannot be combined or transferred and are not valid at on-site registration.

The conference is sponsored by the National Crime Prevention Council in partnership with the Crime Prevention Coalition of America and is brought to you in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

Conference Hotel

Hilton Washington
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009

Reservations:
www.ncpc.org/pop
202-797-5820 or 888-DCHilton
Ask for the group code NCP to reserve the conference rate.

Rates:
$173, standard room, plus taxes
$203, executive room, plus taxes
Parking: $21 per day (subject to change)