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Tom Regan Cancellation

We have recently been informed that Tom Regan, one of our keynotes, will be unable to speak at TLOV due to pressing personal circumstances. Our condolences go out to Mr. Regan and we are of course saddened that he will not be able to join us, but this is one of those "stuff happens" situations. We are aiming to air a DVD recording of his presentation during a later workshop slot on Saturday.

Nathan Runkle has graciously agreed to step in and fill the keynote slot that Tom Regan had. Runkle is the Executive Director of Mercy For Animals (MFA), a national non-profit animal advocacy organization he founded in 1999. He has played a leading role in the organization's groundbreaking undercover investigations at Ohio's four largest egg factory farms, rodeo events, and a North Carolina poultry slaughterhouse. Through his work with MFA, Nathan has appeared in stories by dozens of newspapers and radio programs, as well as on PBS, NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX affiliates. In 2007 VegNews Magazine named Nathan one of the "25 Most Fascinating Vegetarians."

We're very grateful that he can fill in on such last-minute notice!