Note to Media: Preregistration Required for Hillary Clinton and Alonzo Mourning Press Conferences at World Transplant Congress 2006

Business Wire, July 22, 2006

BOSTON -- *Important breaking information: all Press who are interested in attending this Press Conference must be registered no later than noon on Sunday, July 23, 2006 (no exceptions). Go to www.wtc2006.org/registration.htm, then "Media/Press Registration" to register in advance or call Steven Schiff 617-954-2823 or 610-220-5120. Preregistration is not required for other press conferences throughout the week.

EVENT:  SEN. HILLARY CLINTON TO ADDRESS WORLD TRANSPLANT CONGRESS 2006
        ALONZO MOURNING WILL SPEAK DIRECTLY FOLLOWING SENATOR CLINTON

TIME:   Sunday, July 23 - 5:00 p.m. (sharp)

PLACE:  John B. Hynes Convention Center, Veterans Memorial Auditorium
        900 Boylston St., Boston, MA

DETAILS: Sen. Clinton will address more than 6,000 worldwide delegates
         who are attending the World Transplant Congress 2006 (WTC),
         the first international joint-organizational transplant
         conference, focusing on the latest and most important topics
         in the field of transplantation medicine. This premiere
         conference and meeting will be held July 22-27 at the Hynes
         Convention Center.

Immediately following Sen. Clinton...NBA World Champion, Alonzo Mourning, will discuss his personal battle with kidney disease. Mourning has personally lead a campaign to raise $4 million to aid in the research, education and financial relief to patients who can not afford medication and has named the foundation Zo's Fund for Life (www.zosfundforlife.org).

The goal of this joint meeting, sponsored by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), the American Society of Transplantation (AST), and The Transplantation Society (TTS) is to expand and share new worldwide research and discoveries in the field. Sessions scheduled for WTC will educate, inform and create an arena to exchange new scientific and clinical information, and support an interchange of ideas focusing on transplantation care and management issues. Visit www.wtc2006.org for a complete meeting schedule, key speakers, information, and meeting times.