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NPC Luncheon with Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 Commissioner
Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby 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 Press Club members (NPC members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $37 for all other non-member tickets. For questions, please email reservations @press.org…
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NPC Breakfast with Jane Chu, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
Jane Chu, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, will outline her plans for the Arts Endowment’s 50th anniversary activities at a National Press Club Newsmaker Breakfast on Sep. 28. The eleventh chairman of the NEA, Chu will use her talk to launch a number of new initiatives, including “Creativity Connects.” The Press Club breakfast begins at 9:00 a.m. Chu’s talk will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session that ends at 10:30 a.m. The cost of breakfast admission is $23 for NPC members and $37 for non-members. Tickets must be purchased at time of…
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NPC Luncheon with Ray Mabus, Secretary, U.S. Navy
Mabus will discuss the state of America’s sea services and the maritime, budgetary and resource challenges facing the force in the 21st century. 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 Press Club members ( NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $37 for all other non-member tickets. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662 – 7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. Credentialed media may cover with ID. NPC Members who wish…
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New NPC Member Mixer
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Defense Industry CEOs to discuss Sequestration and National Security
Defense Industry CEOs to Discuss Sequestration and National Security A panel of chief executive officers from the defense industry will discuss their views on the effects of budget cuts and the threat of sequestration on national security at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3 in the National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.Panelists:• Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corp.• David P. Hess, president, Pratt & Whitney• Dawne S. Hickton, vice chair, president and chief executive officer, RTI…
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NPC Luncheon with Ken Salazar
Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversees energy development on the nation's public lands and oceans, will speak to a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, April 24. Salazar is expected to discuss gas prices, offshore drilling, domestic energy development and other energy-related issues. The Press Club luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. Remarks will begin at 1:00 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session, ending at 2 p.m. Advance reservations should be made through (202) 662-7501 or [email protected]. The cost of luncheon admission is $19 for…
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Surveillance in America
This Event has been canceled until further noticeThe Events Committee presents “Surveillance in America: Its Ramifications and Proliferations; Their Impact on You and Everyone, Everyday” on March 30th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. This event is a scientific, non-partisan overview of the who, what, when, where and why of surveillance in the United States by global expert and longtime member of the intelligence community, William F. Eyre, Ph.D. Dr. Eyre will discuss the volume and complexity of thousands of pages of statutes and arcane regulations relating to citizens’ privacy,…
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NPC Communicator Debate
This event will be moderated by Immediate Past President Alan Bjerga.
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NPC Luncheon with Natalie Cole
GRAMMY® Winner Natalie Cole to Speak on Hepatitis C at Luncheon, Oct. 19 GRAMMY® award winning entertainer Natalie Cole, daughter of singing legend Nat King Cole, will address a Press Club Speakers luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Ms. Cole, diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C in 2008, is lending her voice to Merck and the American Liver Foundation’s national public health initiative, Tune In to Hep C. Cole will visit Washington, D.C., to meet with leading patient advocates and will address the National Press Club to help elevate the discussion around chronic hepatitis C and encourage others…
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