National Association of Attorneys General Annual Summer Meeting Starts Tomorrow

The National Association of Attorneys General is having its annual summer meeting this week. Starting tomorrow in Providence, R.I., the meeting of attorneys general, their staffs, federal and foreign officials, private industry chief executive officers and executives, trade groups and academics will convene to discuss a number of issues.

The meeting will run until Friday and topics of discussion will include technology and crimefighting, rising energy and fuel costs and the environment, challenges law enforcement faces in protecting children, international cross-border issues, the digital television transition, constitutional law, tobacco, federal legislation and other legal issues.

Highlights of what is planned for the event include the following:

• Attorneys General from the United States, Mexico and Canada will hold a panel on North American cross-border issues.
• Journalist Robert Bryce, author of "Gusher of Lies," will discuss the myths of energy independence.
• Other guests include U.S. Department of Energy General Counsel David Hill; Federal Communications Commission Special Counsel Emmitt Carlton; Rick Cimerman, vice president for state government affairs of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association; national Baseball Hall of Fame member Cal Ripken; and a delegation of special prosecutors from Taiwan, Canada and Mexico.

In addition, NAAG will elect its new slate of officers for 2008-2009 and host its annual awards ceremony to recognize the work of those who contribute to the Offices of the Attorneys General, including its most prestigious honor, the Kelley-Wyman Award, bestowed upon an Attorney General who has done the most to achieve the Association's objectives.

 

The meeting will be held at the Westin Hotel on One Exchange Street in Providence, Rhode Island.