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NPC Luncheon with Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, will address the National Press Club at a luncheon on February 3, 2011. The head of the Federal Reserve is often called the “second most powerful position in the country.” Bernanke has steered the economy through the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and will discuss the burgeoning economic recovery. This luncheon is open only to National Press Club members and their guests. The National Press Club luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and remarks will begin just after 1:00 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer…
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NPC Board of Governors Meeting
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Address the National Press Club
Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, will talk about accelerating innovation to help meet our energy and climate goals at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, November 29. As United States Secretary of Energy, Chu, is charged with helping implement President Obama’s agenda to invest in clean and renewable energy, end the nation’s addiction to foreign oil and address the global climate crisis. Chu was co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997. Prior to his appointment, Chu was director of DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and professor of physics and molecular and cell biology…
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NPC Board of Governors Meeting
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Senator Jim Webb
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Senator Webb to Speak on Governing Principles for U.S. National Security U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Pearl Harbor Day, Tuesday, December 7, in the Zenger Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. He will speak on the need for a set of governing principles to be put into place that will clearly define the strategic objectives of the United States. Sen. Webb, who chairs Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, will outline…
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90 Writing Secrets in 90 Minutes
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS. Save the date for this exciting workshop by one of the nation's top prose experts. On Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 9:30 a.m., writing instructor Roy Peter Clark leads "Writing Tools: Essential Strategies for Every Writer," a session geared toward giving writers specific strategies and tools to improve their craft. The 90-minute session, hosted by the Eric Freidheim National Journalism Library's Professional Development Committee, offers attendees 90 writing secrets in 90 minutes. Clark is a senior scholar at the Poynter Institute.…
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Class on Database Use for Investigative Reporting
Award-winning journalists will demonstrate how to creatively use databases for enterprise reporting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the Bloomberg classroom. There is no admission fee. Robert Benincasa, NPR's computer-assisted reporting producer, and Chris Adams, an investigative reporter for McClatchy newspapers, will share tricks of the trade in a program designed for students and working professionals alike. Reservations are required for the 90-minute presentation, [email protected]. Benincasa has been with NPR's investigative unit since 2008 and previously served as…
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NPC Board of Governors Dinner
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Stomp The Presses!
Samples of wines, beer and spirits from around the world will be offered at "Stomp the Presses" at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, in the ballroom. Admission is $25; NPC members receive a 15 percent ticket discount. Tickets can be purchased online at www.press.org/events/stomp-presses, For the NPC member discount code, email Joshua Funk,[email protected] from Bell Wine and Spirits will guide attendees in tasting the more than 60 wines, cognacs, beers and spirits that will be available, including Flying Dog beer, Piper Heidsieck Champagne, selections from Charles Smith Winery, Cameron Hughes…
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Federal Judges to Discuss Growing Personal Threats and Security Concerns
Federal Judges to Discuss Growing Personal Threats and Security Concerns at National Press Club Newsmaker Event, 10 a.m., Monday, August 30th Federal Administrative Law Judges Who Handle Immigration Cases and Social Security Disability Claims Will Discuss Threats and Attacks on Judges and Lax Security in Federal Courtrooms and Facilities, Suggest Improvements Contact: Jamie Horwitz of the National Press Club Newsmaker Committee at 202/549-4921, [email protected]; Tejinder Singh, 202/503-8052, [email protected] (chair); or Sara Norman at the Assn. of Administrative Law Judges at 202…
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