Women veterans conference to be held Saturday in Spokane

Some 350 to 400 women veterans are expected Saturday in Spokane at the 2014 Women Veterans Summit to be held at the Convention Center. The keynote speaker for the free conference is retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Rebecca Halstead. The conference will also include six workshops touching on the opportunities and challenges women veterans face today, along with providing information about benefits and services they might be entitled to, a news release from the Department of Veterans Affairs said. The conference goes from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Online registration is closed but on-site registration is still available. The Spokane Convention Center is located at 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. To find out more, call (360) 725-2227 or email barb@dva.wa.gov.