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2019 Goldziher Prize for Journalists
Master of Ceremonies:Wajahat AliJournalist, writer, lawyer, playwright 6:00 Welcome Reception 6:30 Joseph Kelley, Director, Center for Jewish-Christian-Muslim RelationsMerrimack College A taste of excellence in journalism Presentations and conversation with 2019 awardeesHannah Allam, printAymann Ismail, videoLeila Fadel, audioAnd with awardees for work as journalism studentsZainab Sultan & Si Chen, videoSana Ullah, photography. 7:40 Goldziher Prize presented by John W. Kiser, Chair of the William and Mary Greve Foundation and Emily Churchill, Audience Outreach and Development Associate,…
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“Want a Democracy? Let’s Start with Observable Vote Counting”
“Want a Democracy? Let’s Start with Observable Vote Counting” A presentation by Jonathan Simon, author of CODE RED: Computerized Elections and the War on American Democracy Please join us at the National Press Club, Tuesday April 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., for a glass of wine and a presentation on the true national emergency that is electronic voting. While voter suppression and gerrymandering are now on the national radar, the counting process itself – and the implications for our democracy of its manifest vulnerability to manipulation – continues to be given a virtual free pass. Every election…
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NPC Newsmaker: Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to announce new initiatives
Following President Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday evening, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5 to announce new initiatives designed to better serve America’s veterans and their families. Secretary Wilkie will discuss the Trump Administration’s plan to prevent veteran suicide, and will outline how the VA will implement the kinds of sweeping organizational changes needed to optimize new technologies and innovations and provide veterans with modern services. This news conference is open to…
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DC IP Forum Edge Computing & Cryptocurrency
DC IP Forum Edge Computing & Cryptocurrency
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CXL - A Different View of Geopolitics in the Gulf
[CANCELLED] What: A Different View of Geopolitics in the Gulf: Do some Arab States Promote Islamophobia in the Name of Fighting Extremism? When: Thursday, February 6. Noon to 2:30 pm (Lunch will be served) Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington DC Sponsors: Inside Arabia and Gulf States Analytics, two Washington-based organizations focusing on the Middle East Speakers: Elise Labott, former CNN correspondent Jonathan Brown, Associate Professor, Georgetown University Wajahat Ali, New York Times contributing writer Hassan Hassan, scholar, Center for Global Policy David…
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Press Breakfast Concentrates on Utility Future
"White House Chronicle," the weekly news and public affairs program on PBS and SiriusXM Radio, is reviving a series of press breakfasts in Washington, dating back to 1974 when they were held for energy reporters. The first press breakfast in the series -- called "White House Chronicle Presents," will be held at the National Press Club on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 9 a.m. It will feature three Guidehouse (formerly Navigant) experts who will outline the year ahead -- this year of change -- and beyond for the electric utility industry. Llewellyn King, executive producer and host of the program,…
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Beyond Neoliberalism
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Press Conference on India
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Senator Mike Rounds At Press Club Event With AKCA
Senator Mike Rounds At Press Club Event With AKCA Please join U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) and the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) for an on-the-record discussion about U.S. – China trade and one of the largest trade cases ever filed against China at the U.S. Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission (ITC). The more than $9.5 billion American kitchen cabinet industry supports more than 250,000 American jobs. Who: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), Member, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee & U.S. Senate Banking Committee Mark Trexler, President and CEO at…
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County Executives Opioid Press Conference
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