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NPC Young Members Committee
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Environmental Issues
Mr. Pope discussed how environmental issues influence the political process. He pointed out that the more educated people are, the more concerned they are with the environment and criticized the 104th Congress for doing little to help protect the environment. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
How CNN Engages with Visual Social Content "Get It Online" Lunch Discussion
NPC Young Members Committee
Type: Event
NPC Travel Committee
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NPC Luncheon with Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the outgoing commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on March 27. Dr. Hamburg, the FDA commissioner since May 2009, announced her retirement from the agency on Feb. 5. She will step down in late March. Dr. Stephen Ostroff, recently FDA chief scientist, will be the Acting Commissioner until Dr. Hamburg's successor is named. The Food and Drug Administration is charged with protecting the public health by making sure that the nation's food, drugs, biological products and medical devises are safe.…
Type: Event
42nd Annual NPC Journalism Awards Dinner
The National Press Club's 42nd Annual Journalism Awards Dinner will be held on Wednesday, July 29th beginning with a Reception in the Holeman Lounge at 6 p.m., followed by Dinner and a Program at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom. Tickets to this event are $50.00 per person. Reservations are required and MUST be made through Eventbrite.
Type: Event
Book Rap: Chen Guangcheng "The Barefoot Lawyer: A Blind Man's Fight for Justice and Freedom in China"
Chen Guangcheng will discuss and sign copies of his memoir “The Barefoot Lawyer: A Blind Man’s Fight for Justice and Freedom in China.” The event includes an author discussion, Q&A from the audience, and book signing. Tickets are $5 for NPC members; $10 public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. After years of being under house arrest, Chinese political activist Chen Guangcheng - a blind, self-taught lawyer -climbed over the wall of his heavily guarded home and escaped. Days later, he turned up at the American embassy in Beijing, and after a round of…
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NPC Luncheon with Senator Bernie Sanders, Vermont
NPC Luncheon with Senator Bernie Sanders, Vermont
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NPC Membership Committee
Type: Event
NPC Photography Committee
Type: Event