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Cinco de Mayo celebration at Reliable Source tonight begins at 6 p.m.
Today is Cinco de Mayo (fifth of May in Spanish) –- a huge national holiday in Mexico that also is widely celebrated in the United States. If you want to join the celebration – or merely just want an occasion for some distinctive Mexican food – there’s no better place than the Club’s Reliable Source restaurant. The restaurant's Cinco de Mayo Night this evening will feature a special menu of soup, appetizers, entrees and dessert amid Mexican atmosphere. The fun kicks off at 6 p.m.
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Learn about Club goodies at choice of new member orientation sessions May 14
Are you a new member of National Press Club? Want to learn more about what the Club has to offer you? You can find out at a choice of two New Member Orientation sessions Wednesday, May 14. To fit members' schedules, the Club's Membership Department is offering sessions at both breakfast and lunch. The breakfast orientation will begin at 8:30 a.m., the lunch session at noon. Both will be in the Reliable Source restaurant. Please RSVP with your choice of session to Recruitment Manager Allyson Cannon at [email protected] by Monday, May 12.
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Neurosurgeon/author/potential presidential candidate Ben Carson is May 28 luncheon speaker
Benjamin Carson, M.D., prolific writer and former director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, will focus on the principles addressed in his new book, "One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future," at a National Press Club luncheon on May 28. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing immediately following the luncheon. A recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Dr. Carson is internationally known for his pioneering neurosurgical skills. He is also widely known for his conservative views on…
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Sen. Marco Rubio to speak at May 13 luncheon
Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who's considered a potential contender for the party's 2016 presidential nomination, will deliver a major policy address at a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, May 13. Rubio will discuss retirement security in the 21st century. A Cuban-American native of Miami, Rubio won election to the Senate in 2010 after serving as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Since then he has become a leading conservative voice on fiscal and foreign policy issues while helping craft the compromise immigration bill that passed the Senate last year. Lunch…
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Women stuck in mid-life change can reinvent themselves, Marlo Thomas says at Book Rap
Women who are forced to “reinvent” themselves because they are stuck in dead-end jobs, laid off or suddenly divorced don’t need to stop their dreams of living fulfilling lives, television icon and author Marlo Thomas told a National Press Club Book Rap May 2. Thomas, a multiple award-winning actress best known for starring in the 1966-71 TV sitcom “That Girl,” appeared at the Club to discuss her latest book, “It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over,” which details inspirational stories of women in their 40s who managed to start new careers using nothing but their inborn talent. Charming her audience…
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Library now has copy of three-volume 'Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics'
As journalists covering politics are gearing up for mid-term elections, the National Press Club's National Journalism Institute now has a resource to offer those interested in the latest available research on the impact of social media on the U.S. political process. "Its scope encompasses the disruptive technologies and activities that are changing basic patterns in American politics, and the amazing transformations that social media use is rendering in other political systems heretofore resistant to democratization and change," said Publisher Sage/CQ of the just-published three-volume set of…
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Press Club members can purchase advance tickets to NBA second-round playoff games
National Press Club members can purchase advance tickets to the second round of the NBA playoffs featuring the Washington Wizards versus the winner of Atlanta Hawks/Indiana Pacers series. Dates are yet to be determined. Please contact Vlady Entin at 202-527-7979 or email [email protected] about the following ticket packages: VIP Seating: Seats include access to unlimited gourmet food, beer, wine and soft drinks in our VIP club areas and currently start at $299 per seat. Executive Suite Rental: Our private suites are perfect for a corporate outing or a night out with family and…
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National Press Club podcast explores social-media usage while at work
Should people be allowed to use social media while they are on the job? For communication professionals, the answer may seem like a no-brainer, but National Press Club member and human resources expert Aliah Wright says more than 40 percent of the nation's companies don't let employees use sites like Facebook and Twitter at work. In the latest edition of the Press Club's podcast "Update-1," Wright tells Club member Jason Athony about why it's important to lower that number and the new book she's authored is an effort to do so. She also shares some entertaining anecdotes about how mingling…
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Photographers advised how to protect rights to their work
The instant a photographer presses the button to open the shutter, he or she creates a copyrighted "work" that no one can legally use without the photographer's permission, Mickey H. Osterreicher told approximately 70 attendees at the April 29 evening presentation on "Copyright and Social Media" in the National Press Club's First Amendment Lounge. Nevertheless, the Internet, social media, and myths about the rights of those who create online "content" are robbing photographers of these rights, said Osterreicher, who is general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).…
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Professor Levoy plans NPC speech on Google Glass, future of photography, May 12, noon
The use of Google Glass and the future of photographer is the expected topic of a speech by Stanford University Professor Marc Levoy at the National Press Club on May 12 at noon in the NPC's Conference Rooms. This event requires registration through Eventbrite. It's open to the public, free to Press Club members and one guest each; general admission for non-members is $5. Club members need to log in on that page with member number to get the member-discount code. Levoy is professor of computer science with a joint appointment in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He teaches computer…
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