Promise Keepers has canceled its Los Angeles men's conference scheduled for Oct. 20 and 21. The L.A. cancellation is only the second time in 16 years and 220 events that a scheduled conference has been canceled.

"Irreconcilable scheduling issues with the venue forced the cancellation," said Tom Fortson, president and CEO of Promise Keepers. "We are extremely disappointed, but we fully expect to present a conference in Southern California in the future."

Men holding registrations for the October 2006 Los Angeles conference may apply their admission in any of four ways:

+Apply their registration to another event this year (such as Sacramento on Oct. 6 and 7 or Glendale, Ariz. on Oct. 13 and 14) and receive a free bonus registration.

+Apply their registration to any event next year (such as Tucson on Sept. 28 and 29 or Fresno on Oct. 12 and 13), plus a free bonus registration.

+Request a refund.

+Donate their registration to Promise Keepers, a nonprofit organization, as a tax-deductible contribution to the ministry.

All Los Angeles registration holders must contact Promise Keepers with their new registration preferences by calling (866) 776-6473. The reassignment deadline is Oct. 31. Promise Keepers' mission is to ignite and unite men to become passionate followers of Jesus Christ.Their motto is "Men Transformed Worldwide."

Find out more at the official Promise Keepers website, www.promisekeepers.org.