Big 12 commissioner booked as Club luncheon speaker Sept. 21

Bob Bowlsby, commissioner of the Big 12 athletic conference, will discuss whether substantive change is possible in the current environment of college athletics at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, Sept. 21.

The Big 12 has two of the top four teams in the 2015 preseason football bowl subdivision poll.

Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m.; followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $23 for National Press Club members (National Press Club members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $36 for all other non-member tickets.

To purchase tickets, click here.

For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase.

Club members who wish to attend the pre-luncheon reception must RSVP separately to [email protected] 48 hours before the event. Space may be limited. You must have a paid reservation to the luncheon to attend the VIP reception.

To submit a question in advance, put BIG12 in the subject line and email to [email protected] before 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.

Upcoming luncheons:

August 18 – Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans mayor
September 2 – Nikki Haley, South Carolina governor
September 14 – NASA Astronauts Mark Kelly, Terry Virts (BREAKFAST)

Pat Host – [email protected]