The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty will hold its national conference at the Fair Lakes Hyatt Hotel in Fairfax, Virginia, October 26 – 29, 2006. The NCADP consists of a wide spectrum of groups and individuals opposed to the death penalty. Among the speakers at this year’s event are Theodore Shaw, President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Hugo A. Bedau, author and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Tufts University, and numerous individuals who were exonerated and freed from death row. The NCADP will honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the death penalty field at an awards dinner on Saturday.