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Board Approves 2011 Budget With Goal of $1.54 Million Profit
The Board of Governors unanimously approved on Dec. 13 the 2011 budget that aims to generate $1.54 million in profit, build up reserves of $1.5 million by Sept. 1 and reduce long-term debt. "If we can meet this budget, we will have made substantial progress toward our long-term financial goals by generating about $4 million in profits over three years," Executive Director William McCarren told the board. "That will have a transformational effect on this organization." In other favorable financial news: -- McCarren said the Broadcast Operations Center is now "fully profitable and should finish…
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November Board Minutes Posted Online
The minutes of the Nov. 22 Board of Governors meeting are at: http://cfc.press.org/members/secureDocument.cfm?docID=445 -- Myron Belkind, Club secretary, [email protected]
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Official NPC Election Results
Following are the official results of the NPC elections held on Dec. 10: Journalist members cast 176 votes, of which 87 were absentee. For president: Mark Hamrick, 172 votes, and 1 write-in For vice president: Keith Hill, 164 votes, and 5 write-ins For secretary: Joel Whitaker, 162 votes, and 1 write-in For treasurer: Myron Belkind, 166 votes, and 0 write-ins For membership secretary: Angela Greiling Keane, 165 votes, and 1 write-in For Board of Governors (Journalist) (three-year terms, top two elected):Patrick McGrath, 123 votes; John Hughes, 107 votes; Ken Mellgren, 98 votes; 9 write-ins.…
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NPC Board Meets 6:30 pm Dec. 13
The NPC Board of Governors will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, in the Zenger Room. The main item on the agenda will be approval of the Club's 2011 budget. Board meetings are open to NPC members. -- Myron Belkind, Club secretary, [email protected]
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NPC Elections Today, 8 am to 7 pm
Vote for Club leadership candidates from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, Friday, Dec. 10. Polling is in the Bloomberg classroom between the Library and the First Amendment Lounge on the 13th floor. The elections are for president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, nembership secretary, two three-year terms on the Board of Governors representing the Journalist membership category (members must designate two choices), and one three-year term on the Board of Governors for the Communicator membership category. If you requested an absentee ballot, make sure it arrives at the NPC by mail, messenger or…
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NPC Board Meets Dec. 13
The NPC Board of Governors will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, in the Zenger Room. The main item on the agenda will be approval of the Club's 2011 budget. Board meetings are open to NPC members. --Myron Belkind, Club Secretary, [email protected]
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Nieman Program on Secrecy Open to Club Members
NPC members have been invited to attend a one-day conference, “From Watergate to WikiLeaks: Journalism and Secrecy in the New Media Age,” Thrusday, Dec. 16, at Walter Lippmann House in Cambridge, Mass. The Nieman foundation for Journalism at Harvard-sponsored event will explore how secrets are investigated, shared and filtered (or not) in an era of self-publishing, online whistle-blowing, data mining and social media websites. It will discuss journalism’s role—what it traditionally has been and what it can or should be in this new environment. There is no charge for NPC members. RSVP requird…
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ISO New Editor for Wire
Almost as if by magic since mid-2008, The Wire has been arriving in Press Club member in-boxes, a tribute to the work of editor Sylvia Smith and other volunteers who have kept membership up to date on the latest happenings at the National Press Club. But Smith, the 2008 president and founder and guiding force behind The Wire, is transitioning to other challenges in 2011, which means other Club members are needed to seize the opportunity to continue this vital contribution to the life and membership of the National Press Club beginning Jan. 1. The editor of The Wire edits and formats all the…
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Holiday Buffet at Reliable Source, 5:30 pm Dec. 16; $17
The holiday buffet is from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, in the Reliable Source Restaurant. The buffet will feature traditional holiday favorites and music from the Maureen Mullaney Quartet. The buffet is $17, not including beverage, tax and tip. The menu includes butternut squash and apple soup; pomegranate, spinach and pecan salad with ginger-lime dressing; dill and sour cream peas; potato and cucumber salad; green salad with tomatoes, carrots and croutons; roast goose with three-nut stuffing; baked shrimp with feta and tomatoes; Pennsylvania smoked ham with ginger glaze; roast beef…
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Head Table Openings for Red Cross Luncheon, Jan. 12
There are several openings for Club members to sit at the head table for the luncheon address of Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern on Wednesday Jan. 12. NPC members in good standing who are interested in reporting on the one-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, relief efforts in the region, and/or the Red Cross should submit their names and publications for consideration to [email protected]. McGovern will speak about relief progress and challenges in Haiti over the past year. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Reserve at 202-662-7501 or [email protected]. Cost of the luncheon is $17…
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