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Aneesh Chopra "Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government"
NPC Luncheon with Dr. Tom Frieden, Director, Centers for Disease Control
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NPC Luncheon with M.Night Shyamalan, writer, director
Hollywood writer-director M.Night Shyamalan will discuss his off-screen campaign to close America’s education achievement gap at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, June 11. Known for such supernatural thrillers as “The Sixth Sense” and more recently the sci-fi action film “After Earth,” he recently published a book, “I Got Schooled,” about the work of the foundation he and his wife founded to help inner-city students succeed. 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 $22 for Press…
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"Farmland" Screening
NPC History & Heritage Committee
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NPC Breakfast with Deborah Hersman, chairman, the National Transportation Safety Board
Deborah Hersman, the outgoing chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, will give her farewell address at a National Press Club Speakers Breakfast. Hersman will speak on Monday April 21. Hersman is stepping down during her third term as NTSB chairman to lead the National Safety Council. The safety board is helping probe the disappearance of a Malaysian Air plane. As chairman, Hersman has focused on distraction in drivers, pilots and other transportation operators and presided over the longest period without a crash in the history of U.S. commercial aviation. Breakfast will be…
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NPC Breakfast with General Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh will discuss the future of the Air Force at a National Press Club breakfast on Wednesday, April 23. General Welsh took the helm for the Air Force in August 2012. Before his appointment, he was Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and oversaw the operations of the Air Force base in Ramstein, Germany. Breakfast will be served at 9 a.m., with remarks beginning at 9:30 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 10:30 a.m. Tickets cost $22 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $36 for non-…
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NPC Summit
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The National Press Club Vivian Awards
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A Celebration of the Late John Cosgrove
The National Press Club will honor the late John Cosgrove, a former NPC president who passed away in October, on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. A reception for Press Club members and his family and friends will follow. Cosgrove, who presented President John F. Kennedy his NPC membership card, served the club for decades and was the NPC's longest-surviving president. The Board of Governors renamed the newly-renovated Games Room as the "John Cosgrove Members' Lounge" in September. The wake is open to members; no tickets are required, but we kindly ask that you RSVP below.
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Peter Thiel
Livestream will begin October 31 at 11:00am EDT. Billionaire venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel has rocked Silicon Valley with his support for Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump. Thiel will discuss that political endorsement and the 2016 election at a National Press Club speakers newsmaker event on Monday Oct. 31. Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and Palantir Technologies Inc., endorsed Trump at the Republican National Convention in July and pledged a $1.25 million campaign donation in support of the candidate. Remarks begin at 11 a.m. in the Holeman Lounge, followed…
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NPC Luncheon with WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will reflect on the state of Metro and announce actions for 2017 to get Metrorail service "back to good" at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Wiedefeld will discuss ongoing efforts to improve safety, reliability and financial health, as well as restore public trust in Metro. Wiedefeld is entering a challenging time as he fights off bankruptcy while addressing safety and service issues with sometimes hostile jurisdictional masters and a beleaguered governing structure. Lunch will be…
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