Details for all April 27, 2006 events
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| Charting Policy Landscape |
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8:00 AM |
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Meeting |
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American College of Sports Medicine |
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Holeman Lounge |
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Charting and Changing the Policy Landscape: Promoting Physical Activity and Reversing Physical Inactivity through Policy Solutions contact: Stephanie Garwood at 317-637-9200, sgarwood@acsm.org
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| Mongolias Free Trade Zone |
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9:00 AM |
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News Conference |
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GolinHarris |
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Zenger Room |
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Mongolia's International Free Trade Zone contact: Robert Six at 703-741-7536, rsix@golinharris.com
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| May 1 Boycott |
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9:30 AM |
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News Conference |
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International May 1 Coalition |
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Murrow room |
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May 1 Boycott: Immigrant Rights Now contact: Sarah Sloan: 202/904-7949
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| ACT-AD Coalition Launch |
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9:30 AM |
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News Conference |
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Hill & Knowlton |
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First Amendment Lounge |
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Press conference for the launch of ACT-AD (Accelerating Cures and Treatments Alzheimers Disease), the largest coalition of third party organizations ever mobilized to spearhead recognition of Alzheimers as an urgent national health crisis and to accelerate the approval of Alzheimers treatments. Definitive survey of Baby Boomers' attitudes on Alzheimer's shows profound concerns about declining quality of life, cost of care, and the slow response to the coming crisis will be presented. The media briefing will feature a distinguished panel of leading Alzheimer's researchers and others who will address promising new treatment options and what ACT-AD is planning to do to get them to patients: o MERYL COMER, Reporter, Producer, Talk Show Host, Caregiver.
o STEVEN H. FERRIS, Ph.D., Executive Director of the NYU Silberstein Aging and Dementia Research Center
and Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine
o SAMUEL GANDY, M.D., Director of the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University
o PHYLLIS GREENBERGER, M.S.W., President and CEO of the Society for Women's Health Research
o DANIEL PERRY, Executive Director, Alliance for Aging Research LOCATION: National Press Club - 1st Amendment Room, 529 14th St. NW, Washington D.C. DATE: Thursday, April 27, 2006, 9:30am-11:00am. CONTACT: Jeff Levine (202)-944-5188, jeff.levine@hillandknowlton.com
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| The Dropout Debate |
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10:00 AM |
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News Conference |
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CommunicationWorks |
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Ballroom |
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Contact: Albert Lang @202-955-9450 x317
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| GMU President Alan Merten |
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12:00 PM |
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NPC Newsmaker |
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National Press Club |
| Event Location: |
Zenger room |
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George Mason University President Alan Merten
and Other University Presidents, will discuss
The Role University Research Plays in the Future Competitiveness of the American Economy University presidents are embracing President Bushs new emphasis on American competitiveness, spelled out in this years State of the Union address. The president is calling for additional funding to support university research, with bigger budgets for the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and other research agencies. University presidents Alan Merten, George Mason University; Charles Steger, Virginia Tech; and David Roselle, University of Delaware will discuss groundbreaking research as well as their lobbying effort to obtain the additional resources.
CONTACTS: National Press Club: Mary Ledwin Bean: (202) 898-3750; MBean@FDIC.gov
GMU: Lori Jennings: (703) 993-8781; LJenning@GMU.edu
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| George Clooney |
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12:15 PM |
| Event Type: |
NPC Newsmaker |
| Sponsored by: |
National Press Club |
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Conference Rooms |
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ACADEMY AWARD WINNER GEORGE CLOONEY, will address the National Press Club on "HIS RECENT VISIT TO WAR-TORN DARFUR" and will release "VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM HIS TRIP TO SUDAN." Clooney will be joined by U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sam Brownback (R-KS), co-sponsors of S. 1462, The Darfur Peace and Accountability Act, and co-sponsors of amendments to increase funding for peacekeeping operations in Sudan. The Senators also co-authored a Washington Post op-ed (12/27/05) calling on the Bush Administration to take a more proactive strategy to put a stop to the atrocities in Darfur. Clooney has been heavily engaged as an advocate for Africa over the past year. As a spokesperson for ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History, Clooney took part in an Emmy-nominated public service announce-ment. In 2005, he traveled to the Gleneagles G8 Summit to lobby world leaders alongside Bono and Bob Geldof. This weekend, Clooney will attend the SaveDarfur.org rally on the Capitol Mall.
OPEN TO CREDENTIALED PRESS AND NATIONAL PRESS CLUB MEMBERS ONLY LOCATION: Conference Rooms, 13th Floor, National Press Building, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. CONTACTS: National Press Club: Melissa Charbonneau 202-236-8472, melissacharbo@gmail.com
Clooney: Chris Lagan, 202-494-5755, christopher@data.org
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| Combatting Trafficking |
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12:30 PM |
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Lunch |
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Winners' Room |
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Combatting Trafficking in Persons Luncheon
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Outlook Reminder |
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| Christina Norman |
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12:30 PM |
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NPC Luncheon |
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Speakers Committee |
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Ballroom |
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Christina Norman, President, MTV Networks will address a Luncheon on April 27.
For copies of this luncheon event, please contact the NPC Archives -
Phone: 202-662-7598
E-mail: archives@press.org
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| Liberty & Justice Denied |
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1:00 PM |
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News Conference |
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Rights Working Group |
| Event Location: |
First Amendment Lounge |
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Liberty and Justice Denied: Hidden Traps Within the Senate Immigration Bill contact: Krishna Bhavsar at 202-296-2300 x119, kbhavsar@rightsworkinggroup.org
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| DCBIA Meeting |
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3:00 PM |
| Event Type: |
Meeting |
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DCBIA |
| Event Location: |
Lisagor Room |
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Contact: Gail Edwards @966-8665
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| BNA Advisory Board |
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5:30 PM |
| Event Type: |
Meeting |
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BNA |
| Event Location: |
Murrow Room |
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BNA Advisory Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m. - Murrow Room
BNA Dinner - 7 p.m. - Zenger Room Contact: Sheldon Richman @452-4527
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| The Washington Campus |
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6:00 PM |
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Dinner |
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Washington Campus |
| Event Location: |
Holeman lounge |
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contact: Courtney Madden @234-4446
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| Cocktails with Champions |
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| Time: |
6:30 PM |
| Event Type: |
Reception |
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Young Members Committee |
| Event Location: |
The McClendon Room |
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Legendary radio host Bob Edwards, the former baritone voice of NPR's Morning Edition, stays up late for Cocktails with Champions on THURSDAY, APRIL 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Edwards, who left NPR in 2004 after 30 years and nearly 20,000 interviews, now hosts The Bob Edwards Show for Washington, DC-based XM Satellite Radio. He's also the author of two books: Fridays with Red: A Radio Friendship, based on a series of well-know interviews with retired sportscaster Red Barber, and Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. In November 2004, he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Seating for this MEMBERS-ONLY event is limited to the first dozen Young Members who RSVP with their member number to Susan Heavey at 202-354-5848.
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| Introduction to Photoshop |
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| Time: |
6:30 PM |
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NPC Professional Development |
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Professional Development Committee |
| Event Location: |
Library Classroom |
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The NPC Professional Development Committee will sponsor a class, "Introduction to Photoshop", April 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Eric Friedheim Library Classroom. Presented by photojournalist Jim Wallace, the class will introduce the basic technology of digital image processing, color correction and file management using the latest Adobe Photoshop CS-2 software. Space is limited to 15; this event is free and is for NPC members only. Reserve at 662-7501.
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| Happy Birthday Cassandra |
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| Time: |
6:30 PM |
| Event Type: |
Dinner |
| Event Location: |
Winners' Room |
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Outlook Reminder |
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| Karaoke Night |
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| Time: |
7:00 PM |
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Social Event |
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Events Committee |
| Event Location: |
Truman Lounge |
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Come sing your heart out as the Events Committee brings back this popular member event to the Truman Lounge. Sing anything from Brittany Spears to Frank Sinatra.
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| Close Up Foundation |
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| Time: |
7:30 PM |
| Event Type: |
Reception |
| Sponsored by: |
Close Up Foundation |
| Event Location: |
Ballroom |
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Contact: David Bailor @703-706-3518
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