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Upcoming National Press Club luncheons
NPC Luncheons are open to credentialed members of the media. Luncheon tickets are open to the public except where noted as "members and guests only". For more information go to www.press.org or email [email protected] All NPC Luncheons are held in the National Press Club Ballroom unless otherwise noted. The upcoming series includes: Aug. 29: Ben Jealous, President and CEO, NAACPTopic: The Trayvon Martin case and stand your ground laws. Sept. 10: Thomas R. Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTopic: Rapidly-growing health threats to America and the global community…
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CDC Director to discuss U.S. and global health threats Sept. 10
Tom Frieden, M.D., director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will update his audience about major health issues and challenges at a Tuesday, September 10 National Press Club luncheon. The title of his talk will be “The Cough Heard ‘Round the World: CDC and Health Security.” He will discuss new and deadly pathogens that can “hitch-hike rides and crisscross the globe in a day,” creating a growing global threat. The CDC, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is charged with protecting public health and safety via the control and prevention of…
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Mission in a bottle: The honest guide to doing business differently
The founders of Honest Tea will discuss their new book on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. in the National Press Club's Conference Rooms. Join Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff, founders of Honest Tea, a local business phenomenon that has successfully maintained a mission-driven brand in a profit-driven world, for a lively discussion about their new book, “Mission in a Bottle: the Honest Guide to Doing Business Differently – and Succeeding.” Goldman and Nalebuff tell their story in a fun and accessible comic-book format and offer a wealth of insight and advice about the challenges and hurdles of…
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North Coast micro brews with dinner at NPC's Fourth Estate, Sept. 12
National Press Club members and their friends are invited to experience the California micro-brewery explosion on Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Fourth Estate. Try craft beers produced by North Coast Brewing Company paired with a five course dinner. North Coast was founded in 1988, making it one of the oldest micro-breweries in the country. To purchase tickets, click here. Six beers will be poured: Scrimshaw Pilsner with hors d’oeuvres including barbeque pork sliders and cheese gougères; Blue Star Wheat Beer with a cilantro mushroom and arugula salad; and PranQster Belgian Golden Ale with…
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Women media entrepreneurs summit: Making new ideas happen, Sept. 12
A day-long summit featuring women media entrepreneurs who have launched media projects, large and small, is set for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 12, in the Conference Rooms of the National Press Club. The women will share how they are moving their ideas forward and offer advice on the best digital tools and strategies that can be used for media projects. Registration is required. The cost, including breakfast and lunch, is $35 for the public and $25 for NPC members. To register and view the agenda click. Club members should log in to view the discount code. This summit is co-sponsored by J-…
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Beat the deadline DEADLINES approaching for Sept. 7 race
We are only 3 weeks away from the 16th Annual National Press Club BEAT THE DEADLINE 5K on Saturday, Sept. 7. The early bird registration deadline has been extended to Aug. 20. After that, the registration rate for runners goes up to $35, and will be $40 on race day. If you want to spend a relaxing weekend at Hotel Monaco before the race, runners have until Aug. 23 to make reservations. Hotel Monaco, only blocks away from the NPC, is offering a special rate of $169 for a Friday or Saturday night stay to all BEAT THE DEADLINE registrants until Aug. 23. Click here for the special code at the…
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Screening of PBS landmark series Latino Americans with book signing on Sept. 11
The National Press Club will hold an advance screening of the PBS landmark series, Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped A Nation, with companion book signing by PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez. The event is on Sept. 11, 2013, at 6 p.m. in the Club's Ballroom. This is a ticketed event: general admission $5, free for members. Click here to jump to the ticket form http://www.press.org/events/pbs-screening-latino-americans-companion-bo…. Books are $18 and must be purchased at the NPC on Sept. 11. No outside books are permitted. Book sale proceeds support the National…
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Lewis and Young join "Kalb Report" on March on Washington
Civil rights leaders Rep. John Lewis of Georgia and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young have been added to the panel for the Aug. 27 “Kalb Report” to talk about the 1963 March on Washington and the significance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Lewis also spoke during the march, and Young was an assistant to King. They join the already scheduled panel members, civil rights leader Julian Bond, PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill, Morehouse College President Dr. John Wilson and Dorothy Gilliam, the first African-American woman reporter for the Washington Post. This Kalb Report marks…
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Lithuanian Ambassador to discuss Lithuania’s first presidency of European Union
The Ambassador of Lithuania to the U.S., Zygimantas Pavilionis, will discuss Lithuania’s first presidency of the Council of the European Union at a Newsmaker news event on Aug. 22. He will also discuss the August 23 anniversary of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact which divided the territories of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Poland, and Finland into Soviet and Nazi "spheres of influence." He also will celebrate the l992 withdrawal of forces of the former Soviet Union from the Baltic states. The Newsmaker news conference is scheduled for 2:00 pm, Thursday, Aug. 22, in the Club’s…
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Rejuvenating America's Economy: NPC Newsmakers panel on Aug. 21
More than four years after the recession officially ended, the U.S. economy is stuck in second gear. A panel of financial experts will address the state of the economy and financial system now and what needs to be done to pull America out of this tepid period of growth at a Newsmakers news conference in the Zenger Room at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Panelists include Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive and chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Co.; Sheila Bair, senior advisor to The Pew Charitable Trusts, chair of the Systemic Risk Council and former chair of the Federal…
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