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POSTPONED: Today’s Headliners Luncheon with FDA Commissioner
The National Press Club Headliners Luncheon featuring Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, scheduled for today, Friday, Sept. 29, has been postponed to a later date. The Club has issued full refunds to all ticket holders and will announce a new date as soon as one can be arranged. Please contact Lindsay Underwood at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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Last day to submit author applications to NPC Book Fair
Today is the last day to submit your author applications for the National Press Club’s annual Book Fair and Author’s Night. Applications received after the Friday Sept. 29, 5 p.m. deadline will not be reviewed. All literary genres are considered, however self-published books and books only available in e-format will not be accepted. The application fee of $75 for Club members and $150 for non-members is due and payable upon acceptance to the Book Fair. Authors are expected to be available for the entirety of the event on Friday, Nov. 10, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information and to…
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Tonight: Show your school colors at First Friday Taco Night
In the spirit of homecomings taking place all over the country, show some school pride at First Friday Taco Night on Oct. 6 in the Reliable Source. Wear your favorite school colors or support your favorite team. As a reminder, members and their guests can still come to Taco Night every Friday as usual, nothing changes here. The first Friday of each month, for those interested, can be a designated night to connect with other members, introduce potential members to the Club, get a tour of the Club facilities or meet some team leaders to learn more about how to get involved in programming and…
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Know Your Reporting Rights: Learn when to not back down, Oct. 20
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute during Free Speech Week on Friday, Oct. 20, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., for an important discussion on the First Amendment and reporters’ rights that will be streamed on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/RTDNA.RTDNF. This event in the Club's Murrow Room is free to attend but reservations are required. Tickets can be reserved online. The Radio Television Digital News Association, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and Reel Media Group are co-sponsoring the event, at which…
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Club members receive 20% discount for COMMIT!Forum, Oct. 11-12
More than 200 of the world’s leading corporate responsibility (CR) and sustainability practitioners will convene for COMMIT!Forum to network, share best practices and tools, engage in debate and celebrate success on Oct. 11-12 at MGM National Harbor. The event, hosted by The Corporate Responsibility Association and CR Magazine, will feature a packed schedule of keynote speakers, panels, interviews and roundtables under the theme “Brands Taking Stands.” National Press Club members receive a 20% discount off the registration for this event. For more information and to register, click here and…
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Changes in transportation come to American cities
Web-based technology is driving major changes in transportation across American cities, said two transit experts at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Tuesday. “My job is to look at the future,” said Vincent Valdes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration. In a new transportation environment, cities are innovating their transit systems with public and private partnerships. Those partners are shaping the cities of the future, already producing lifestyle changes. Think Uber and Lyft. Now imagine ride-sharing in driverless cars. Diana Mendes,…
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Members get discount to National Geographic event with Martha Raddatz, Oct. 11
National Geographic Editor in Chief Susan Goldberg will ask Emmy-winning reporter Martha Raddatz about what inspires her to report from conflict zones across the world in a discussion at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St., N.W. National Press Club members can use the code NGQuestion for $5 off tickets to the event. More information about the event is available online.
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Freelancers Sought to Cover Neuroscience 2017 Nov. 10-15
BrainFacts.org is on the hunt for interesting, surprising, and engaging news stories coming out of Neuroscience 2017 Nov. 10-15 in at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, the largest gathering of neuroscientists in the world. It is looking to commission original stories in the following topic areas: The teen brain The opioid crisis and mental health Sleep Prostheses and robotics Animals in research The neuroscience of decision-making The immune system, the microbiome, and the brain TBI Stress The brain and motherhood These stories…
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Make your reservations now for Club's Oktoberfest buffet, Oct. 12
Celebrate Germany’s famed festival on Thursday, Oct. 12, when the Reliable Source turns into a bierhaus, starting at 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the National Press Club’s Events Committee, Oktoberfest will feature a variety of German and domestic beers, authentic German foods served buffet-style, and music performed live by Die Kleine Kapelle beginning at 6:30 p.m. The price is $24 for Club members and $28 for nonmembers plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are highly recommended because this event usually sells out. Please contact [email protected] or 202-662-7443. The evening menu is listed below.…
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Washington Post and New York Times executive editors on Kalb Report Monday, Oct. 16
As the President of the United States has challenged the legitimacy of journalism, moderator Marvin Kalb has invited Marty Baron and Dean Baquet, the executive editors of The Washington Post and The New York Times, to talk about how the news media should respond on TV's The Kalb Report. The program begins at 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, and guests should plan to be in their seats several minutes before then. Admission is free, but seats are limited. National Press Club members should click here and enter the special code NPCmember to get one of the seats reserved for Club members. Tickets also…
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