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GO Campaign, P90X's Tony Horton
GO Campaign, P90X’s Tony Horton, and Lemelson-MIT to Launch Global Search for Innovators2011 GO Innovation Awards Inspire Youth to Combat Poverty in Developing Nations Panelists: Scott Fifer, Exec. Director, GO CampaignTony Horton, GO Campaign Board Member, P90X Creator and Fitness Trainer Joshua Schuler, Exec. Director, Lemelson-MIT, Massachussetts Institute of TechnologyBernard Kiwia, Inventor/2011 Go Innovation Award Recipient.Washington, D.C./ May 25, 2011 – The GO Campaign, a non-profit organization supporting orphans and vulnerable children by partnering with local leaders throughout…
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Renewable Energy
APS Physics to Look at Renewable Energy, Electricity Grid at Newsmaker Jim Misewich, Associate Director for Basic Energy Sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Kathryn Clay, Vice President of Research and Technology Policy for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference to release a new report, Integrating Renewable Electricity on the Grid, at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 16th, in the 4th Estate Room at the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. The report, sponsored by the American Physical Society…
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Celebrity Chef Pati Jinich of PBS' "Pati's Mexican Table" Cookbook Dinner
Jeb Bush & Clint Bolick "Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution"
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Visit of Jordanian King to White House
Jordanian Political Activists Abroad Press Event King Abdullah’s Visit to White House Washington - Jordanian political activists in coordination with their counterparts from North America will gather to protest King Abdullah II planned visit to the White House on July 19, 2021 and it will be followed by a press conference in the press club- Washington DC. Jordan has been largely left out of global trends toward democratization. Authoritarianism is how the monarch rules Jordan, through many unpopular changes to the constitution in 2014 and 2016. King Abdullah rules through absolute power,…
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Baseball Lunch Talk w/ Dave Jageler, Barry Svrluga & Christine Brennan (CANCELLED)
Come enjoy bratwurst, hot dogs, burgers, Cracker Jack and beer at the Press Club at noon, March 24, to gain insights about the upcoming season for the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball from three of the nation's most esteemed chroniclers of the national pastime. National Press Club President Michael Freedman will moderate a lively discussion with Dave Jageler, the Washington Nationals' radio play-by-play broadcaster; Barry Svrugla, a long-time baseball writer, columnist at the Washington Post and author; and Christine Brennan, a columnist for USA Today and a commentator for…
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NPC Jazz and Journalism Night: The Music of Trumpet Legend Chet Baker (POSTPONED)
The National Press Club is hosting a Jazz jam session featuring the works of legendary trumpeter Chet Baker on Thursday, March 19 at 7:00 pm, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. It’s an evening of live music in the tradition of a jazz night club. Trumpeter Stan Engle, who hails from Baker’s home state of Oklahoma, will headline a quartet featuring acclaimed D.C. jazz musicians including bassist Herman Burney and pianist Peter Edelman. Burney, who has performed internationally and with such notable jazz and popular musicians including Natalie Cole, the Marsallis family (Ellis, Wynton and…
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News Conference On FTC Complaint Against Facebook
Andy Parker, the father of slain television journalist Alison Parker has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Facebook. The complaint raises questions about Facebook’s role in allowing moment-of-death video of Alison Parker’s August 26, 2015 murder to be posted and reposted on the network. The complaint was prepared by Georgetown Law Clinic. Parker will give details of the FTC filing and answer reporters questions at a news conference with details below. Last year, Mr. Parker and Georgetown Law Clinic filed a similar complaint against Google/Youtube, which is…
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Asylum Reform and the Border
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NPC Newsmaker: Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin President
Mary Lou McDonald, president of the Sinn Féin political party, will speak at a National Press Club’s in-person Headliners newsmaker on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Fourth Estate. McDonald will discuss Brexit’s effect on the island nation’s economic and political stability, the rise of Sinn Féin and the prospects for reunification of Ireland. McDonald in 2018 assumed the top post after long-time Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams retired after 34 years as president. McDonald made history in June 2020 when she became the first woman to lead the opposition in the Irish parliament…
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NPC Newsmaker: Leaders of Actors’ Equity and Broadway Advocacy Coalition on challenges of reopening theater and creating more diversity onstage
Actors’ Equity Association president and actor Kate Shindle and actor Britton Smith, president of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, will discuss the challenges of reopening live theater amid the COVID-19 pandemic and progress toward making American theater more diverse and inclusive at National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. Actors’ Equity will also release a new report on how state and local grant policies and weaknesses in the National Endowment for the Arts guidelines affect efforts to increase diversity at arts organizations. Arts and cultural productions…
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