OLYMPIA -- Gov. Mike Lowry will travel to Washington, D.C. Friday (Feb. 2) for the 68th National Governors' Association conference this weekend.

The nation's governors will meet to discuss state and national issues, including the economy, education and the environment during the four-day visit. Lowry also will visit the White House for a dinner with President and Mrs. Clinton Sunday evening.

The conference will begin Saturday morning with an opening press conference at the J.W. Marriott Hotel at National Place and conclude Tuesday afternoon.

Here is Gov. Lowry's schedule of meetings:

Date/Time	Event	Location
Saturday, February 3, 1996
	Meetings with Democratic Governors' Association (not public)	Washington, D.C.
Sunday, February 4, 1996
9:00 a.m. EST	NGA Plenary Session Update on Federal Budget	J.W. Marriott Hotel, Salon III, Grand Ballroom 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
11:30 a.m. EST	Governor's-Only Work Session/Luncheon (not public)	J.W. Marriott Hotel, Salon III, Grand Ballroom 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
2:30 p.m. EST	NGA Human Services Committee Meeting Roundtable discussion on urban schools Discussion for "Jobs for America's Graduates"	J.W. Marriott Hotel, Salon III, Grand Ballroom 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
7:30 p.m. EST	Governor's Dinner (not public)	The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
Monday, February 5, 1996
7:30 a.m. EST	Democratic Governors' Association Breakfast (not public)	J.W. Marriott Hotel 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
9:15 a.m. EST	Governors meet with President Clinton (not public)	The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
12:15 p.m. EST	Governor's-Only Work Session/Luncheon (not public)	J.W. Marriott Hotel, Salon E, Capitol Ballroom 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
1:30 p.m. EST	NGA Plenary Session The Changing Structure of the US Economy with Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Federal Tax Reform	J.W. Marriott Hotel, Salon III, Grand Ballroom 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
2:45 p.m. EST	Governor's-Only Work Session (not public)	J.W. Marriott Hotel, Salon III, Grand Ballroom 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Tuesday, February 6, 1996
7:00 a.m. EST	Western Governors' Association Breakfast Meeting	J.W. Marriott Hotel, Salon E, Capitol Ballroom 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
9:15 a.m. EST	NGA Plenary Session Remarks by Senator Bob Dole Remarks by President Bill Clinton	J.W. Marriott Hotel, Salon III, Grand Ballroom 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC