Former FEC Chairman Michael E. Toner to Speak at Vocus Users' Conference
Industry Expert to Discuss Recent Events Affecting Government Relations and PAC Campaigns
Lanham, MD (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 8, 2007 -- Vocus, Inc., (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, today announced Former FEC Chairman Michael E. Toner will speak at the company's annual Users' Conference on June 7, 2007. Toner will offer his insight into recent headlines surrounding Government Relations efforts and Political Action Committees as well as the campaign finance issues impacting the upcoming Presidential race.
"I am honored to be a presenter at this year's Vocus User's Conference," said Toner. "I thoroughly enjoyed speaking at their 2006 event and discussing the innovative approaches Vocus' customers are employing in their Government Relations and PAC campaigns."
"Each year the Vocus Users' Conference brings together customers and industry experts to exchange cutting-edge techniques and best practices," said Bill Wagner Chief Marketing Officer at Vocus, Inc. "Michael Toner has important insights to offer our Government Relations and PAC customers that will help them stay ahead of the changing landscape.
The sixth annual Vocus Users' Conference will take place June 6-8, 2007 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. Vocus customers will gather to explore how their organizations are using Vocus to increase the effectiveness of their public relations, government relations and PAC campaigns. Through May 14, 2007, attendees can take advantage of a 10% early bird discount on normal conference registration rates. More information can be found by visiting www.vocus.com/uc2007.
Michael Toner chairs the Election Law and Government Affairs Practice Group at Bryan Cave LLP in Washington, DC. Mr. Toner previously served as chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in 2006 and as a Commissioner from 2002-2006. Prior to serving at the FEC, Mr. Toner was chief counsel of the Republican National Committee. Mr. Toner's writings on campaign finance matters have been featured in publications including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Washington Times, Hill Newspaper and Roll Call. He is a contributing author of an upcoming book on the 2006 midterm election entitled The Sixth Year Itch as well as Divided States of America: The Slash and Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election. In addition, he has appeared as a guest commentator on Fox News Channel, ABC News, CBS Evening News, Bloomberg News, C-SPAN and National Public Radio.
About Vocus, Inc.
Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used by over 1,700 organizations worldwide and is available in five languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information please visit www.vocus.com or call 800.345.5572.
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Vocus, Inc.
301-683-6022
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