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Registration is still open for those who wish to attend the Aug. 19 Americans for Prosperity summit at the Richmond Marriott featuring Vice President Mike Pence.

Pence will be the keynote speaker for the 11th annual volunteer conference of the national conservative policy advocacy organization backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch.

The event is set for 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Marriott at 500 E. Broad St. Americans for Prosperity says a $50 general admission ticket will give attendees access to programming and a boxed lunch will be included. People who wish to attend can register at www.defendingthedream.com.

The event, coming less than three months before Virginia’s general election, also will feature Ed Gillespie, the GOP nominee for governor. Pence also will speak at a Gillespie fundraiser elsewhere in Richmond that Saturday.

In recent weeks, AFP has reported spending more than $288,000 in an effort to defeat Gillespie’s Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam, paying for items such as mailers and door hangers, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan tracker of money in state politics.