Anchors aweigh and welcome aboard! Please plan on
joining us on Wednesday evening, June 4th, on board the Battleship New
Jersey as we launch the 2008 Industry Leadership Conference with our
Welcome Reception. You won't want to miss this exclusive
opportunity to reconnect with old friends and acquaintances and
make new ones! The battleship, anchored in Camden, NJ, is located
just across the Delaware River from our headquarters hotel, The Hyatt
Regency at Penn's Landing. Complimentary transportation will be
provided to and from the hotel and the battleship.
The reception will be held on the Forecastle of the ship
with the gun turrets and superstructure as our backdrop, along with a
panoramic view of the Delaware River and the Philadelphia skyline.
The reception will take place from 6-8:30 pm to give you the opportunity
to view the sun setting over the city of Philadelphia while networking
with your colleagues. We've also made arrangements for those who
are interested to tour the battleship. NOTE: Due to the
wooden decks, ladies must wear flats, stacked or wedged-heeled
shoes.
With a total of 19 battle and campaign stars, the New
Jersey is America's most decorated battleship and surviving
warship. She received battle stars for World War II, the
Korean conflict, Vietnam and campaign stars for service off Beirut
and in the Persian Gulf prior to Operation Desert Storm.
Her last service occurred in Lebanon in 1984.
Decommissioned in February, 1991, she arrived in Philadelphia on
November 11, 1999. In January, 2000, Secretary of the Navy,
Richard Danzig, announced that the battleship would be donated to Home
Port Alliance of Camden, NJ for use as a museum. For more
information on the Battleship New Jersey visit www.battleshipnewjersey.org.
This promises to be an exceptional event, and we hope
you'll join us for this unique experience!
