Schedule of Upcoming Luncheons at the National Press Club
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a schedule of upcoming luncheons at the National Press Club. National Press Club events are open to NPC members and their guests only. Credentialed press may cover Luncheons and Newsmakers. Events listed are subject to last-minute changes. Space may be reserved at any NPC Luncheon by calling 202-662-7501. To save time and avoid waiting in line, tickets can be paid for in advance by using a credit card or putting tickets on a house account if there is a credit card on file with the Club. Reservations are not required for Newsmakers, unless otherwise noted. To find out more about what's happening at the National Press Club, check out the National Press Club's Web site at http://npc.press.org NPC Luncheon are open to all credentialed members of the media. Luncheon tickets are open to the public except where noted as "members and guests only". For more information go to www.press.org or email mcooke@press.org. ******* indicates new or updated items September 9, 2008 Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University vice chair of the Council on Competitiveness and Co-chair of the Council's energy initiative. TOPIC: 100-Day Energy Action Plan for the next Administration and Congress September 10, 2008 Secretary Michael Chertoff, U.S. Department of Homeland Security ****** TOPIC: "All of the Above: Our Strategy Against Terrorism" September 19, 2008 H.E. Alvaro Uribe, President of Colombia TOPIC: "Colombia, a success story." ******* September 22, 2008 - THIS EVENT IS IN BALLROOM T. Boone Pickens, Chairman, BP Capital Management, TOPIC: TBA Book Signing to Follow September 29, 2008 Michelle A. Rhee, Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools TOPIC: Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee will speak about national education reform and her drive to fix the dysfunctional school system in the nation's capital October 3, 2008 James Glassman, Under- Secretary, U.S.State Department TOPIC: "The New Age of Public Diplomacy." October 7, 2008 Christo and Jeanne - Claude, world - renowned contemporary artists ****** TOPIC: Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Two Works in Progress: Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado and The Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates. October 23, 2008 - members and their guests only Billy Joel, grammy - award winner singer/ song - writer TOPIC: TBA October 24, 2008 Dan Hesse. CEO, Sprint TOPIC: TBA November 17, 2008 Marin Alsop, Music Director, BaltimoreSymphony Orchestra TOPIC: TBA December 3, 2008 -THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Scott Davis, Chairman and CEO ,UPS TOPIC: TBA December 16, 2008 Bishop Katherine Jeffert Schori, Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church TOPIC: TBA 2009 January 13, 2009 James Mulva, President and CEO, ConocoPhillips TOPIC: "Achieving Energy Security and Addressing Climate Change." SOURCE National Press Club Melinda Cooke of the National Press Club, +1-202-662-7516, mcooke@Press.org
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