Craigslist Founder, Ning CEO To Participate in Press Conference to Show How Technology is Supporting Troops and Veterans

Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s first and largest non-partisan, nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, announced it will host a press conference on Monday, June 29^th, 10:15AM EST with Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark and Ning CEO Gina Bianchini at the 2009 Personal Democracy Forum [1] (PdF) in New York City. PdF is the world's largest and best known conference on the intersection of technology and politics, attracting the highest level of speakers and participants. The press conference will directly follow a keynote address from NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and it will highlight how the Ning social network model is transforming outreach to new veterans.  Read below for more details.

What: National Press Conference to introduce groundbreaking Veteran Support Campaign, www.CommunityOfVeterans.org [2].
When: Monday, June 29 2009 at 10:15 AM EST
Where: Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Breakout room A, Broadway at 60^th Street, Map here [3].  

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is one of the leading non-profits utilizing technology and social media to reach its members and achieve its mission. Our recently launched Veterans Support Campaign, anchored by Ning-based CommunityofVeterans.org [4], is the first social network exclusively for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. In its short existence, the network is already transforming how the nations newest generation of veterans explore resources, interact with their peers, and cope with the transition from combat to civilian life.

• Are you an Iraq or Afghanistan Veteran?  Click here to learn more about www.CommunityofVeterans.org [5].
• Interested in attending the 2009 Personal Democracy Forum (PdF)? Click here [1] for details.  
• Want to learn more about Ning and Craigslist? Visit the official Ning Blog [6] and Craigslist.org [7] community.
• Do you tweet?  Follow IAVA's live updates from the PdF conference on Monday at Twitter.org/iava [8].