End of an Era CUNA's GAC Says Farewell to Historic Hilton; Mica Looks to Reach 10,000 Attendees

WASHINGTON — CUNA President/CEO Dan Mica is torn between sentimentality and progress concerning the last Governmental Affairs Conference to be held at the Washington Hilton.

“This is our last year in the Hilton. It’s the end of an era, it’s the beginning of an era,” he said. Mica pointed out how the GAC evolved over the last 30-plus years from a few hundred attendees to the approximately 4,000 participants it has hosted in the last few years. The CUNA Board plans to pass a resolution commending the Hilton for housing the event over the last three decades. It will be framed and presented to the hotel’s senior management during the last general session. Visual mementos will run on the closed circuit TV and memorabilia will be placed around the conference area.