Charles Mahtesian to serve as keynote speaker at Armenian Cause 2.0 seminar

PanARMENIAN.Net - Nationally respected journalist and political expert Charles Mahtesian will serve as a keynote speaker at Armenian Cause 2.0, an innovative weekend-long training and educational seminar aimed at taking Armenian American advocacy to the next level, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA.)

"We are pleased to share that Charlie Mahtesian will be featured as our keynote speaker for Armenian Cause 2.0, our national conference," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "There is simply nobody better in Washington - or anywhere else – at understanding the big picture and explaining all the complex issues and interests at stake in the 2012 election season. His presentation promises to be a highlight of a truly remarkable program."

Mahtesian's talk will be part of an array of insider presentations, interactive and hands-on training sessions, and visits to Capitol Hill, planned for Armenian Cause 2.0: Social Networks, Grassroots Power and Smart Advocacy, organized by the ANCA and ANCA Endowment Fund, Inc. The Washington, DC conference will be held June 24-27 at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. Mahtesian will discuss the political landscape of the 2012 elections and the challenges and opportunities of the coming electoral cycle. His remarks will be delivered on Sunday, June 26th, during the main conference luncheon.

Mahtesian is the national politics editor of POLITICO, the leading political news publication covering Congress and the Administration. Previously he served as editor of National Journal's Almanac of American Politics, the biennial book often referred to as "the bible of American politics."