When:  Tuesday, March 27, 11:30- 1:30 am

Where: Copernicus Foundation, Chicago, Illinois

What: Media Briefing and Lunch

Contact: Larry Jacobs, World Congress of Families, 815-964-5819, 513-515-3685 cell, larry@worldcongress.org

CHICAGO, Mar. 27 /Christian Newswire/ -- Participants will discuss World Congress of Families IV -- the largest international gathering of pro-family leaders, activists, scholars and parliamentarians.  The theme of the Congress -- which will take place in Warsaw, May 11-13 -- is "Beyond Demographic Winter: The Natural Family As The Springtime of Nations."  President Lech Kaczynski of Poland is the Honorary Patron of the Congress and will address the delegates at the opening ceremony in Warsaw.

More than 3,500 delegates from over 70 countries will participate in the Warsaw Congress. Co-sponsors include many of the largest pro-family groups in America. (Go to www.worldcongress.org for a complete list of co-sponsors.)

Speakers at the Press Conference will include:

• Dr. Allan Carlson – founder and International Secretary of the World Congress of Families and president of The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society

• Milt Rosenberg – Radio Host of WGN's Extension 720, professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago

• Lawrence Jacobs – Vice President and Global Coordinator, The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society and the World Congress of Families

• Joseph A. Morris – partner in the law firm of Morris & De La Rosa, with offices in Chicago and London 

At the briefing, there will be a special announcement regarding Polish President Lech Kaczynski's participation in the Warsaw Congress.

To schedule an interview or for more information, contact: Larry Jacobs, Vice President, at cell (513) 515-3685.

The Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society located in Rockford, Illinois is an independent, non-profit research and education center that strives to be the leading source of fresh ideas and new strategies for affirmation and defense of the natural family, both nationally and globally.  The Howard Center is also the organizer of the World Congress of Families project which unites people of goodwill who recognize that the family is the fundamental unit of society and coordinates the efforts of pro-family groups from more the 60 countries worldwide.

The World Congress of Families (WCF) is an international network of pro-family organizations, scholars, and leaders that seeks to restore the natural family as the fundamental social unit and the 'seedbed' of civil society.  The WCF was founded in 1997 by Allan Carlson, president of The Howard Center.  To date, there have been three World Congresses of Families – Prague (1997), Geneva (1999) and Mexico City (2004). WCF IV will be in Warsaw, Poland, May 11-13, 2007.