FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 1999
CONTACT: Deia Lofendo (847) 518-2519 [email protected]

MEDIA ADVISORY

Lance Armstrong to Speak at
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons 49th Annual Meeting

WHO: Lance Armstrong, winner of the1999 Tour de France bicycle race.

WHAT: Lance Armstrong will deliver a special presentation titled, "An Inspiration of Courage and Triumph." In his talk, Mr. Armstrong will describe how he battled back from testicular cancer that had spread to his abdomen, lungs and brain, to win the world's most prestigious bicycling competition - the 1999 Tour de France.

WHEN: Tuesday, November 2, 1999, 8:50 - 9:05 a.m.

WHERE: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center

900 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02115

The Annual Meeting press room, located in room 209 in the Hynes Convention Center, will be open Sunday, October 31 - November 4. To cover Mr. Armstrong's presentation, contact Deia Lofendo in the press room, at (617) 954-2595.

To view the online press room, visit http://www.neurosurgery.org/pubpages/news/cn99mediakit.html.