Alexander Graham Bell Association and WCA to Host Golf Event at WCA 2007 to Benefit Children with Hearing Loss

Washington, D.C., May 10, 2007 - In celebration of its twentieth anniversary, the Wireless Communications Association International has partnered with the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) and Blue Ridge Speech and Hearing to host a charity golf tournament in conjunction with the annual convention WCA 2007 with proceeds to benefit children with hearing loss. The tournament supports the AG Bell Hear from the Start, Talk for a Lifetime public education campaign to raise awareness of childhood hearing loss among health care professionals and parents of infants and toddlers.

The tournament will be held June 11 at the Golf Club at Lansdowne on the Robert Trent Jones, Jr., golf course with a tee-off scheduled for 1:30 pm. The tournament will be followed by a reception for all players, interested WCA 2007 attendees and wireless broadband industry representatives. Registration is $150 for early registrants and WCA members before May 20; after May 20 registration will be $175. Sponsors to date include Alvarion, DigitalBridge Communications, NextWave Wireless and Patton Boggs, LLP. 
The golf tournament will be the opening program for WCA 2007, the industry's premier event featuring leaders of the most advanced wireless broadband service providers in the United States and internationally, as well as major system integrators, financiers, solutions providers and enterprise applications. WCA's website lists more than 90 confirmed speakers, the agenda and other details.

About AG Bell

AG Bell helps families, health care providers and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. Through advocacy, education, research, and financial aid, AG Bell ensures that children and adults with hearing loss have the opportunity to listen, talk, and thrive in mainstream society. With chapters located in the United States and a network of international affiliates, AG Bell supports its mission: Advocating Independence through Listening and Talking!

About Blue Ridge Speech & Hearing Center

Blue Ridge Speech and Hearing is a not-for-profit community resource founded in 1964 offering speech, language, and hearing professional services at a very reasonable cost. Operating funds are derived from fees for service, donations, fund raising events, appropriations from the County of Loudoun, and to a lesser degree, the United Way. A sliding scale of fees is available for those whose financial situation warrants it, thus making services available to those who might otherwise be overlooked. The Center is located in Leesburg, Va., serving people in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C., areas.

About The Lansdowne Resort

The Lansdowne Resort boasts of having the most complete combination of golf facilities anywhere in the Mid-Atlantic region. The environment of the Robert Trent Jones, Jr. course showcases the master touch of golf course designer Robert Trent Jones, Jr. With views of the Virginia countryside, the 18-hole layout incorporates fields, woodlands, natural stone outcroppings and centuries- old rock walls. While friendly, the strategic layout of this par-72, 7,063-yard course will test the skills of both the accomplished and novice golfer. Lansdowne Resort's scenic location in Virginia's rolling Hunt Country is conveniently located less than an hour from the Nation's Capital. The resort is 20 minutes from the Capital Beltway and just 15 minutes from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). 

About the Wireless Communications Association International (WCA)

Founded in 1988, WCA is the non-profit trade association for the wireless broadband industry. Its 250 member companies on six continents represent the bulk of the sector's leading carriers, system integrators, vendors, educators and consultants. WCA is an established leader in government relations, technology standards and industry event organization. Its annual convention WCA 2007 will be from June 12-15 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The convention will feature more than 120 prominent speakers and an exhibit floor showing the latest advances by next-generation solutions providers.