August 14-18, 2008; Washington, DC The Animal Rights 2008 National Conference will be held on August 14-18 at the Hilton Mark Center Hotel in Alexandria, VA (a suburb of Washington, DC). The hotel offers free shuttle service to the Metro and the Washington National Airport. This is our most attractive venue since we started hosting the conferences in 1981. The building has lots of sunlight, and we have the entire conference level. It adjoins a small lake and a botanical preserve with running trails. Here are some AR2008 program highlights: World's largest and oldest animal rights conference 100 sessions, including plenaries, workshops, raps, reports 90 speakers from 60 animal protection groups in 9 countries Sessions on personal skills, activism, organizing, outreach Presentations on whale wars and effects of global warming Presentations by leaders of other social justice movements Newcomer Orientation Networking Receptions Cruelty-free shopping Delicious vegan food See You There