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Contact:   Elissa Ruffino (NIAF) 202/939-3106202/939-3106 or elissa@niaf.org

Join Italy Italy Magazine and The National Italian American Foundation as they bring Italy to Washington DC at a tourism seminar. Topics for discussion include: Italy’s wonderful food, fine beauty spas, and an inside look at tours of its greatest sights. The conference is free and open to the public.

During the conference, travel agents, writers and tour operators can submit their business cards to win a week’s vacation to Italy including air and ground transportation. The winner will be announced at the event.

Speakers:

• Joseph LaPalombara, editor-in-chief, Italy Italy Magazine and professor, Yale University
• Eugenio Magnani, president, ENIT, the Italian Travel Bureau

The conference is presented in conjunction with the NIAF’s 27th Anniversary Annual Convention & Gala weekend. Please join us later in the day from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM in the Jefferson & Lincoln Rooms on the Concourse Level for another NIAF conference, “Flavors of Friuli-Venezia Giulia,” featuring wine tastings and workshops which will allow participants to taste some of the best wines from the region. For more information on the event, contact Michael Sanzi at 202/387-0600202/387-0600 or michael@niaf.org.

Italy Italy Magazine is a bimonthly English language magazine. It is available by subscription for $30.00 a year. Free Italian prints are offered with each issue to subscribers. Visit www.italyitalymagazine.com.