Campaign Finance, Inauguration Topics of Panels Dec. 4, Dec. 10

Here's a reminder about some professional development events taking place at the Club next month:

Dec. 4 -- Trevor Potter, former Federal Election Commission chairman; Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21 and a long-time advocate of overhauling campaign finance laws; Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics; and Jonathan Salant, money and politics reporter for Bloomberg News and a Club president, will discuss campaign spending in the 2012 elections and how to cover it going forward. The session is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. Space is limited. This event is free, but registration is required. Reserve space at www.press.org/events/money.

Dec. 10 -- Joe Keenan, director of the Senate Daily Press Gallery, and a panel of reporters will discuss covering the presidential inauguration, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The program is free but registration is required. Please reserve at www.press.org/events/covering-inauguration.