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212-273-5301(office); 201-788-7182 (cell);
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JASA Seminars Focus on New York’s Changing Political and Cultural Landscape
New York Then and Now: Politics, Media and Changing Landscapes in the City That Never Sleeps is a series of lively and engaging lectures presented by JASA’s NextAct. “You’re never too old to learn,” said Aileen Gitleson, JASA CEO. “NextAct is one of many opportunities JASA offers to help quench the thirst for learning that exists in our the 55+ community.”
The Thursday evening programs debut on November 4 with Alan Weisman, former producer for 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning and CBS Evening News, who will address After Tammany: New York City Politics From the Post-War to the New Millennium.
Weisman, Sanford Socolow, and Philip Scheffler, will jointly present “Breaking News: How Media Impacts Politics and Life in New York City” on November 11. Socolow is executive producer of Cronkite Productions, Inc., a video production company founded and chaired by Walter Cronkite and former executive producer of The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. Scheffler, an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University’s Journalism School, is also a former executive producer of 60 Minutes.
Wrapping up the series on November 18 is Roberta Brandes Gratz, an award-winning journalist and urban critic, lecturer and author, who will speak on “The Battle For Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs.”
NextAct will be held at UJA, 130 E. 59th Street, 7th floor, at 6:00 p.m. A wine and cheese reception follows each event. Pre-registration is required. Contact Sara Tornay, Coordinator, Sundays@ JASA at (212) 273-5304 or stornay@jasa.org to register.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
FOOD TO GO “TARGETS” KIDS AT RISK OF HUNGER WITH HEALTHY FOODS
FROM: Food Bank For New York City
MEDIA CONTACTS: Food Bank
Carol Schneider 212-566-7855, ext. 2231 cell: 646-831-3645
Lauren Peteroy 212-901-3937
Union Settlement Association
Sara Stuart 212-828-6024 or 917-566-1462
* * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *
FOOD TO GO “TARGETS” KIDS
AT RISK OF HUNGER WITH HEALTHY FOODS
Food Bank For NYC & Union Settlement Assoc. Launch ‘Open Market’ BackPack Program to Feed Kids at Risk of Hunger on Weekends and Holidays While Teaching Good Nutrition
Unique Program Model is Supported by a Grant from Target
More than 60 children (aged 6 -12) will “shop” for their supper — and their breakfast and lunch — assisted by a dozen Target volunteers, at the launch the Food Bank For New York City’s “Open Market” BackPack Program, in partnership with Union Settlement Association. The program —the only one of its kind in the U.S. to feature the Open Market format — is designed to alleviate hunger among low-income children throughout New York City, and provides bags filled with healthy ‘take home’ food items to make balanced nutritious meals when other resources are not available, such as on weekends and holidays, and to educate kids about healthy food choices on Wednesday, October 27, 4pm, at Union Settlement Foundation, 237 East 104th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues), Manhattan.
Youngsters will shop for favorite foods up and down the Open Market aisles which are labeled — protein, dairy, fruit, vegetable, grain — to assist with nutrition education. Kids will also try their hand at cooking up a favorite recipe and participate in a physical activity.
More than one out of every four children in NYC (ages 17 and younger) lives below the poverty level. In East Harlem, 47% of children live in poverty. One in five New York City children relies on emergency food programs such as a soup kitchen or food pantry.
WHAT: Launch of “Open Market” BackPack Program to Address Childhood Hunger at Child’s Place of Residence.
WHO: 60 Children + Volunteers from Target
David Nocenti, Executive Director,Union SettlementAssociation
Carlos Rodriguez, Food Bank For New York City, VP Agency Relations & Benefit Access
WHEN: Wednesday, October 27, 4pm-5pm
WHERE: Union Settlement Association, 237 East 104th Street, Manhattan
MEDIA CONTACTS: Food Bank
Carol Schneider 212-566-7855, ext. 2231 cell: 646-831-3645
Lauren Peteroy 212-901-3937
Union Settlement Association
Sara Stuart 212-828-6024 or 917-566-1462
* * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *
FOOD TO GO “TARGETS” KIDS
AT RISK OF HUNGER WITH HEALTHY FOODS
Food Bank For NYC & Union Settlement Assoc. Launch ‘Open Market’ BackPack Program to Feed Kids at Risk of Hunger on Weekends and Holidays While Teaching Good Nutrition
Unique Program Model is Supported by a Grant from Target
More than 60 children (aged 6 -12) will “shop” for their supper — and their breakfast and lunch — assisted by a dozen Target volunteers, at the launch the Food Bank For New York City’s “Open Market” BackPack Program, in partnership with Union Settlement Association. The program —the only one of its kind in the U.S. to feature the Open Market format — is designed to alleviate hunger among low-income children throughout New York City, and provides bags filled with healthy ‘take home’ food items to make balanced nutritious meals when other resources are not available, such as on weekends and holidays, and to educate kids about healthy food choices on Wednesday, October 27, 4pm, at Union Settlement Foundation, 237 East 104th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues), Manhattan.
Youngsters will shop for favorite foods up and down the Open Market aisles which are labeled — protein, dairy, fruit, vegetable, grain — to assist with nutrition education. Kids will also try their hand at cooking up a favorite recipe and participate in a physical activity.
More than one out of every four children in NYC (ages 17 and younger) lives below the poverty level. In East Harlem, 47% of children live in poverty. One in five New York City children relies on emergency food programs such as a soup kitchen or food pantry.
WHAT: Launch of “Open Market” BackPack Program to Address Childhood Hunger at Child’s Place of Residence.
WHO: 60 Children + Volunteers from Target
David Nocenti, Executive Director,Union SettlementAssociation
Carlos Rodriguez, Food Bank For New York City, VP Agency Relations & Benefit Access
WHEN: Wednesday, October 27, 4pm-5pm
WHERE: Union Settlement Association, 237 East 104th Street, Manhattan
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation’s (HCEF) 12th International Conference and Palestine Business and Investment ForumForum to Unite Palestinian and U.S. Business Leaders to Explore Opportunities To Stimulate Investment and Job Growth in Palestine
Media Advisory - For Immediate ReleaseRelease Date: October 27, 2010
Contacts:
Barbara Zadina, (202) 997-9632, bzadina@msn.comRula Dababneh, (301) 283-1600, rdababneh@hcef.org
What: Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation’s (HCEF) 12th International Conference and Palestine Business and Investment ForumForum to Unite Palestinian and U.S. Business Leaders to Explore Opportunities To Stimulate Investment and Job Growth in Palestine
HCEF is committed to building bridges of peace through interreligious dialogue and action. Our conference theme this year is “Living the Faith: Promoting Peace and Human Security in the Holy Land.” The conference is a call to encourage people to become more proactive in the pursuit of peace and human security in the Holy Land through the development of programs for education, job creation, training, skills, home rehabilitation, health and solidarity.
As a special focus, this year’s conference will take a practical approach to strengthening Palestinian economic growth as a key contributing element to Middle East Peace. Saturday’s forum on “Business Opportunities and the Investing Environment in Palestine” will unite Palestinian and U.S. business leaders to examine how increasing private investments and business opportunities will positively impact human security in Palestine with a special focus on: investments available in specific sectors; growth of private sector businesses; private sector impact on job creation, sustained community development, and improved living conditions for Palestinians. Participants include the Bank of Palestine, Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce, Paltel, World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and several Palestinian businesses and institutions.
Who: Most Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, S.T.D., Archibishop of Washington
Most Rev. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, Custos of the Holy Land (via video link)
Father Emil Salayta, Head of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal Court of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Ambassador Maen Areikat, Chief of Mission, General Delegation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to the U.S.
Hashim Hani Shawa, Chairman and General Manager, Bank of Palestine
Juan José Daboub, Former Managing Director, World Bank; Former Finance Minister, El Salvador
Rabbi Gerald Serotta, Shirat HaNefesh Congregation, Clergy Beyond Borders
Samir Hazboun, Chairman, Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Ammar Aker, CEO, Paltel Group
Amira Hass, Correspondent, Ha’aretz Newspaper
Interview Opportunities Available
When: November 5-6, 2010
Friday, Nov 5 – 12:00-4:00 pm
Saturday, Nov 6 – 8:00am-7:00 pmWhere: The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
3900 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC 20017
Live conference video stream at www.HCEF.org.
For more information, please go to: http://www.hcef.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=790792808&catid=133&Itemid=251
Contacts:
Barbara Zadina, (202) 997-9632, bzadina@msn.comRula Dababneh, (301) 283-1600, rdababneh@hcef.org
What: Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation’s (HCEF) 12th International Conference and Palestine Business and Investment ForumForum to Unite Palestinian and U.S. Business Leaders to Explore Opportunities To Stimulate Investment and Job Growth in Palestine
HCEF is committed to building bridges of peace through interreligious dialogue and action. Our conference theme this year is “Living the Faith: Promoting Peace and Human Security in the Holy Land.” The conference is a call to encourage people to become more proactive in the pursuit of peace and human security in the Holy Land through the development of programs for education, job creation, training, skills, home rehabilitation, health and solidarity.
As a special focus, this year’s conference will take a practical approach to strengthening Palestinian economic growth as a key contributing element to Middle East Peace. Saturday’s forum on “Business Opportunities and the Investing Environment in Palestine” will unite Palestinian and U.S. business leaders to examine how increasing private investments and business opportunities will positively impact human security in Palestine with a special focus on: investments available in specific sectors; growth of private sector businesses; private sector impact on job creation, sustained community development, and improved living conditions for Palestinians. Participants include the Bank of Palestine, Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce, Paltel, World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and several Palestinian businesses and institutions.
Who: Most Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, S.T.D., Archibishop of Washington
Most Rev. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, Custos of the Holy Land (via video link)
Father Emil Salayta, Head of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal Court of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Ambassador Maen Areikat, Chief of Mission, General Delegation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to the U.S.
Hashim Hani Shawa, Chairman and General Manager, Bank of Palestine
Juan José Daboub, Former Managing Director, World Bank; Former Finance Minister, El Salvador
Rabbi Gerald Serotta, Shirat HaNefesh Congregation, Clergy Beyond Borders
Samir Hazboun, Chairman, Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Ammar Aker, CEO, Paltel Group
Amira Hass, Correspondent, Ha’aretz Newspaper
Interview Opportunities Available
When: November 5-6, 2010
Friday, Nov 5 – 12:00-4:00 pm
Saturday, Nov 6 – 8:00am-7:00 pmWhere: The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
3900 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC 20017
Live conference video stream at www.HCEF.org.
For more information, please go to: http://www.hcef.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=790792808&catid=133&Itemid=251
Monday, October 25, 2010
Are Countries Making the Grade? A 2009-2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation & Disarmament Report Card
Are Countries Making the Grade? A 2009-2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation & Disarmament Report Card
Press Conference and Report Release
Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 9:00 am - 10:30 am
The National Press Club Murrow Room
529 14th St NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045
Click here to RSVP: https://www.armscontrol.org/civicrm/event/register?id=15&reset=1
World leaders including President Barack Obama have devoted significant attention and political capital to advancing progress on nuclear nonproliferation, disarmament, and nuclear security. However, progress is often difficult to measure, in part because of differing perceptions of the threat posed by nuclear weapons and what constitutes the nuclear nonproliferation "mainstream."
On October 27, the Arms Control Association will present the findings of a new study, Assessing Progress on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: 2009-2010 Report Card. This 65-page research report assesses the performance of 11 key states in 10 universally-recognized categories of nonproliferation, disarmament and nuclear security:
• nuclear testing;
• the production of fissile material for weapons;
• nuclear weapons alert levels;
• reducing nuclear forces;
• nuclear weapons use policy;
• nuclear-weapon-free zones;
• international safeguards;
• controls on nuclear weapons-related exports;
• measures to improve the security of nuclear material and facilities; and
• measures to prevent illicit nuclear trafficking and nuclear terrorism.
The report grades the states on an A through F scale and describes in detail the basis for each grade. The Report Card provides country-by-country assessments for China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, India, Israel, Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, and Syria, and developments elsewhere.
ACA executive director Daryl Kimball and nonproliferation analyst Peter Crail will present and discuss the Report Card, and George Perkovich, vice-president for studies and director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will comment on the report and its implications for policy makers. Copies of the report will be available at the event.
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The Arms Control Association (ACA) is an independent, membership-based organization dedicated to providing information and practical policy solutions to address the dangers posed by the world's most dangerous weapons.
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Tom Z. Collina
Research Director
Arms Control Association
202.463.8270 x104
Current Arms Control Today subscriber? Get access to your digital magazine today at www.armscontrol.org/requestlogin.
Press Conference and Report Release
Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 9:00 am - 10:30 am
The National Press Club Murrow Room
529 14th St NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045
Click here to RSVP: https://www.armscontrol.org/civicrm/event/register?id=15&reset=1
World leaders including President Barack Obama have devoted significant attention and political capital to advancing progress on nuclear nonproliferation, disarmament, and nuclear security. However, progress is often difficult to measure, in part because of differing perceptions of the threat posed by nuclear weapons and what constitutes the nuclear nonproliferation "mainstream."
On October 27, the Arms Control Association will present the findings of a new study, Assessing Progress on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: 2009-2010 Report Card. This 65-page research report assesses the performance of 11 key states in 10 universally-recognized categories of nonproliferation, disarmament and nuclear security:
• nuclear testing;
• the production of fissile material for weapons;
• nuclear weapons alert levels;
• reducing nuclear forces;
• nuclear weapons use policy;
• nuclear-weapon-free zones;
• international safeguards;
• controls on nuclear weapons-related exports;
• measures to improve the security of nuclear material and facilities; and
• measures to prevent illicit nuclear trafficking and nuclear terrorism.
The report grades the states on an A through F scale and describes in detail the basis for each grade. The Report Card provides country-by-country assessments for China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, India, Israel, Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, and Syria, and developments elsewhere.
ACA executive director Daryl Kimball and nonproliferation analyst Peter Crail will present and discuss the Report Card, and George Perkovich, vice-president for studies and director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will comment on the report and its implications for policy makers. Copies of the report will be available at the event.
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The Arms Control Association (ACA) is an independent, membership-based organization dedicated to providing information and practical policy solutions to address the dangers posed by the world's most dangerous weapons.
+++++++++++++++++++
Tom Z. Collina
Research Director
Arms Control Association
202.463.8270 x104
Current Arms Control Today subscriber? Get access to your digital magazine today at www.armscontrol.org/requestlogin.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Equal Justice Works Honors UPS's Teri Plummer McClure & Dean Blake Morant of Wake Forest Law School
Equal Justice Works Honors UPS's Teri Plummer McClure & Dean Blake Morant of Wake Forest Law School
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, D.C. - Equal Justice Works will recognize the contributions of leaders in public interest law at its Annual Awards Dinner, to be held on Thursday, October 21. Award recipients at this year’s event are Teri Plummer McClure, Senior Vice President for United Parcel Service (UPS); Blake D. Morant, Dean and Professor of Law at Wake Forest University Law School; and Jessica Stein, a student at the University of Connecticut Law School. David Gregory, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, will serve as emcee for the evening.
The Equal Justice Works Annual Awards Dinner is one of the largest gatherings of public interest law supporters in the country and recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to achieving equal justice on behalf of underserved communities and causes.
Teri Plummer McClure will receive the organization’s Scales of Justice Award for her record of promoting equality, justice and diversity as well as public service and pro bono service. A 15-year employee of UPS, Ms. Plummer McClure oversees the company’s legal, compliance and public affairs activities worldwide. She is also known for her service on various bar associations and boards including the UPS Foundation, the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights.
The John R. Kramer Outstanding Law School Dean Award will be given to Wake Forest Law School’s Blake Morant. This honor recognizes Morant’s efforts to instill public service values and create opportunities for future public interest lawyers on Wake Forest’s campus. Since Dean Morant began his tenure in 2007, the school’s public interest law clinics have tripled from two to six; public interest internships for students have expanded; and the school’s Public Interest Retreat, designed to connect students with alumni involved in public interest and public service, was launched.
University of Connecticut Law School student Jessica Stein is the recipient of the Exemplary Public Service Award. A third year law student, Ms. Stein is receiving the award in recognition of her efforts to launch the Hartford, CT chapter of the Homeless Experience Legal Protection (H.E.L.P.) Project.
The Equal Justice Works Award Dinner will be held on Thursday, October 21 at the Ronald Reagan Building, beginning with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and awards presentation at 7 p.m. For tickets and additional information, please visit www.equaljusticeworks.org.
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Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 1986 by law students dedicated to working for equal justice on behalf of underserved communities and causes. Today, Equal Justice Works is the national leader in creating summer and postgraduate public interest opportunities for law students and lawyers as well as in urging more public interest programming at law schools. For more information, visit www.equaljusticeworks.org.
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, D.C. - Equal Justice Works will recognize the contributions of leaders in public interest law at its Annual Awards Dinner, to be held on Thursday, October 21. Award recipients at this year’s event are Teri Plummer McClure, Senior Vice President for United Parcel Service (UPS); Blake D. Morant, Dean and Professor of Law at Wake Forest University Law School; and Jessica Stein, a student at the University of Connecticut Law School. David Gregory, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, will serve as emcee for the evening.
The Equal Justice Works Annual Awards Dinner is one of the largest gatherings of public interest law supporters in the country and recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to achieving equal justice on behalf of underserved communities and causes.
Teri Plummer McClure will receive the organization’s Scales of Justice Award for her record of promoting equality, justice and diversity as well as public service and pro bono service. A 15-year employee of UPS, Ms. Plummer McClure oversees the company’s legal, compliance and public affairs activities worldwide. She is also known for her service on various bar associations and boards including the UPS Foundation, the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights.
The John R. Kramer Outstanding Law School Dean Award will be given to Wake Forest Law School’s Blake Morant. This honor recognizes Morant’s efforts to instill public service values and create opportunities for future public interest lawyers on Wake Forest’s campus. Since Dean Morant began his tenure in 2007, the school’s public interest law clinics have tripled from two to six; public interest internships for students have expanded; and the school’s Public Interest Retreat, designed to connect students with alumni involved in public interest and public service, was launched.
University of Connecticut Law School student Jessica Stein is the recipient of the Exemplary Public Service Award. A third year law student, Ms. Stein is receiving the award in recognition of her efforts to launch the Hartford, CT chapter of the Homeless Experience Legal Protection (H.E.L.P.) Project.
The Equal Justice Works Award Dinner will be held on Thursday, October 21 at the Ronald Reagan Building, beginning with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and awards presentation at 7 p.m. For tickets and additional information, please visit www.equaljusticeworks.org.
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Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 1986 by law students dedicated to working for equal justice on behalf of underserved communities and causes. Today, Equal Justice Works is the national leader in creating summer and postgraduate public interest opportunities for law students and lawyers as well as in urging more public interest programming at law schools. For more information, visit www.equaljusticeworks.org.
American Society of Human Genetics to Host 60th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on Nov. 2-6, 2010
American Society of Human Genetics to Host 60th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on Nov. 2-6, 2010
World's top genetic scientists to present latest research findings at ASHG 2010 Meeting, on Nov. 2-6, at DC Convention Center
The world's top scientists and clinicians in the human genetics field will gather in Washington, DC, to present their latest research findings at the American Society of Human Genetics 60th Annual Meeting (http://www.ashg.org/2010meeting), from Tuesday, November 2, through Saturday, November 6, 2010, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Founded in 1948, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide, representing nearly 8,000 researchers, academicians, clinicians, genetic counselors, nurses and others with a special interest in this area. The Society's Annual Meeting is the world's largest gathering of human genetics professionals and a forum for renowned experts in the field to share their latest research results.
With more than 260 platform and plenary presentations, 2,828 posters, 24 invited sessions and special symposia, as well as press briefing events that will be webcast to the media, the ASHG 2010 Annual Meeting will provide journalists with significant information about cutting-edge developments in human genetics and genomics research. In addition, nearly 250 U.S. and international exhibitors will offer an unprecedented opportunity to view the latest advances in genetics-related products and services derived, in part, from work presented at previous ASHG meetings.
PRESS REGISTRATION INFORMATION & GUIDELINES
The ASHG 2010 Annual Meeting is open to print, online and broadcast news media, as well as health, medical and science reporters, and freelance writers on a verifiable assignment from an established news source. Complimentary meeting registration will be available to members of the media who provide appropriate press credentials and identification. Press attendees are strongly encouraged to pre-register online for the 2010 meeting in advance; however, we also continue to offer onsite press registration in the ASHG Press Office as well (located on the first level of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Room 102B).*
To pre-register to attend the ASHG 2010 meeting as a member of the media, please complete the online press registration application form at: http://www.ashg.org/2010meeting/pages/press_register.shtml
For more information about ASHG's press guidelines, policies, and online press registration for the 2010 Annual Meeting, as well as details about this year's press briefing sessions, webcasts, speakers and experts available for interview, and other special media events and opportunities at the meeting, please visit: http://www.ashg.org/2010meeting/pages/press.shtml
ABOUT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HUMAN GENETICS
Founded in 1948, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide. The nearly 8,000 members of ASHG include researchers, academicians, clinicians, laboratory practice professionals, genetic counselors, nurses and others with a special interest in human genetics. The Society's mission is to serve research scientists, health professionals and the public by providing forums to: (1) share research results through the Annual Meeting and in The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG); (2) advance genetic research by advocating for research support; (3) educate future genetics professionals, health care providers, advocates, teachers, students and the general public about all aspects of human genetics; and (4) promote genetic services and support responsible social and scientific policies. For more information about ASHG, please visit http://www.ashg.org.
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*Please note that all onsite press registrants will be required to provide appropriate media credentials and identification to ASHG Press Office staff before receiving a press badge to access meeting events.
World's top genetic scientists to present latest research findings at ASHG 2010 Meeting, on Nov. 2-6, at DC Convention Center
The world's top scientists and clinicians in the human genetics field will gather in Washington, DC, to present their latest research findings at the American Society of Human Genetics 60th Annual Meeting (http://www.ashg.org/2010meeting), from Tuesday, November 2, through Saturday, November 6, 2010, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Founded in 1948, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide, representing nearly 8,000 researchers, academicians, clinicians, genetic counselors, nurses and others with a special interest in this area. The Society's Annual Meeting is the world's largest gathering of human genetics professionals and a forum for renowned experts in the field to share their latest research results.
With more than 260 platform and plenary presentations, 2,828 posters, 24 invited sessions and special symposia, as well as press briefing events that will be webcast to the media, the ASHG 2010 Annual Meeting will provide journalists with significant information about cutting-edge developments in human genetics and genomics research. In addition, nearly 250 U.S. and international exhibitors will offer an unprecedented opportunity to view the latest advances in genetics-related products and services derived, in part, from work presented at previous ASHG meetings.
PRESS REGISTRATION INFORMATION & GUIDELINES
The ASHG 2010 Annual Meeting is open to print, online and broadcast news media, as well as health, medical and science reporters, and freelance writers on a verifiable assignment from an established news source. Complimentary meeting registration will be available to members of the media who provide appropriate press credentials and identification. Press attendees are strongly encouraged to pre-register online for the 2010 meeting in advance; however, we also continue to offer onsite press registration in the ASHG Press Office as well (located on the first level of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Room 102B).*
To pre-register to attend the ASHG 2010 meeting as a member of the media, please complete the online press registration application form at: http://www.ashg.org/2010meeting/pages/press_register.shtml
For more information about ASHG's press guidelines, policies, and online press registration for the 2010 Annual Meeting, as well as details about this year's press briefing sessions, webcasts, speakers and experts available for interview, and other special media events and opportunities at the meeting, please visit: http://www.ashg.org/2010meeting/pages/press.shtml
ABOUT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HUMAN GENETICS
Founded in 1948, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide. The nearly 8,000 members of ASHG include researchers, academicians, clinicians, laboratory practice professionals, genetic counselors, nurses and others with a special interest in human genetics. The Society's mission is to serve research scientists, health professionals and the public by providing forums to: (1) share research results through the Annual Meeting and in The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG); (2) advance genetic research by advocating for research support; (3) educate future genetics professionals, health care providers, advocates, teachers, students and the general public about all aspects of human genetics; and (4) promote genetic services and support responsible social and scientific policies. For more information about ASHG, please visit http://www.ashg.org.
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*Please note that all onsite press registrants will be required to provide appropriate media credentials and identification to ASHG Press Office staff before receiving a press badge to access meeting events.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
EPA, Environmental & Industry Representatives to Highlight New 2010 Generation of Clean Diesel Power in Trucks & Buses
Contact: Steve Hansen (Manager of Media Relations) (301) 668-7230 office or (202) 355-3664 cell
shansen@dieselforum.org
October 14, 2010
Media Advisory
Press Conference
EPA, Environmental & Industry Representatives to Highlight
New 2010 Generation of Clean Diesel Power in Trucks & Buses
Tuesday, October 19th, 10 a.m.
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Over the last 10 years, emissions have been reduced by 99 percent for nitrogen oxides
And 98 percent for particulate emissions
Washington, D.C. – With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) preparing to establish a national program on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for commercial trucks, EPA, environmental and industry representatives hold a press conference Tuesday morning to outline the significant technological and environmental advances in the new generation of 2010 diesel trucks and buses.
A sampling of 2010 heavy duty trucks and buses which feature the most modern clean emissions technology in existence will be on display. The press conference will also include a “clean hanky” test where a new white handkerchief is placed over a running truck’s tailpipe to illustrate the low emissions of 2010 truck technology.
Time: 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
“L” Street between 7th and 9 Avenue (Trucks will be onsite)
(In case of bad weather, press conference will be in Room 154 A of convention center)
801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Washington, DC 20001
Participants:
§ Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum
Margo Oge, Director, Office of Transportation And Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
§ Richard Kassel, Natural Resources Defense Council
§ Srikanth Padmanabhan, Cummins
§ Patrick Charbonneau, Navistar
§ Brad M. Williamson, Daimler Trucks North America
On Monday, October 18, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., company representatives will be available with their trucks and buses to meet with the media for one-on-one interviews.
The Cleanest and Most Modern 2010 Diesel Trucks
And Buses in the World to be on Display
“These are the cleanest and most modern commercial vehicles in the world,” said Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum. “The new 2010 generation of clean diesel power is winning support among America’s commercial truck and bus fleets on a platform of near-zero emissions and higher fuel economy.
“The historic progress in clean diesel technology is remarkable. Consider that it would take 60 of these 2010 trucks to equal the same emissions from one pre-1988 truck. A 60-1 ratio is amazing.
“While continuously making commercial trucks more fuel efficient, diesel engine and truck manufacturers have also been making them dramatically cleaner. Today’s new 2010 heavy-duty diesel truck deploys the most state-of-the-art engine and emissions control systems and has near zero emissions; a considerable accomplishment considering that increased fuel efficiency and lower emissions are near opposite and competing forces in diesel engine design,” Schaeffer said.
Clean Diesel 10 Conference
After the press conference, the US EPA Clean Diesel 10 conference will begin its two days of meetings and exhibitions at the convention center to highlight 10 years of cleaner air and clean diesel through improvements in aftertreatment technology and fuel types. More information on the conference is at (LINK)
About the Diesel Technology ForumThe Diesel Technology Forum is a non-profit national organization dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of diesel engines, fuel and technology. Forum members are leaders in clean diesel technology and represent the three key elements of the modern clean-diesel system: advanced engines, vehicles and equipment, cleaner diesel fuel and emissions-control systems. For more information visit www.dieselforum.org.
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Steve Hansen
Manager, Media Relations
Diesel Technology Forum
5291 Corporate Drive, Suite 102
Frederick, MD 21703
(301) 668-7230 office
(202) 355-3664 cell
shansen@dieselforum.org
www.dieselforum.org
shansen@dieselforum.org
October 14, 2010
Media Advisory
Press Conference
EPA, Environmental & Industry Representatives to Highlight
New 2010 Generation of Clean Diesel Power in Trucks & Buses
Tuesday, October 19th, 10 a.m.
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Over the last 10 years, emissions have been reduced by 99 percent for nitrogen oxides
And 98 percent for particulate emissions
Washington, D.C. – With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) preparing to establish a national program on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for commercial trucks, EPA, environmental and industry representatives hold a press conference Tuesday morning to outline the significant technological and environmental advances in the new generation of 2010 diesel trucks and buses.
A sampling of 2010 heavy duty trucks and buses which feature the most modern clean emissions technology in existence will be on display. The press conference will also include a “clean hanky” test where a new white handkerchief is placed over a running truck’s tailpipe to illustrate the low emissions of 2010 truck technology.
Time: 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
“L” Street between 7th and 9 Avenue (Trucks will be onsite)
(In case of bad weather, press conference will be in Room 154 A of convention center)
801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Washington, DC 20001
Participants:
§ Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum
Margo Oge, Director, Office of Transportation And Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
§ Richard Kassel, Natural Resources Defense Council
§ Srikanth Padmanabhan, Cummins
§ Patrick Charbonneau, Navistar
§ Brad M. Williamson, Daimler Trucks North America
On Monday, October 18, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., company representatives will be available with their trucks and buses to meet with the media for one-on-one interviews.
The Cleanest and Most Modern 2010 Diesel Trucks
And Buses in the World to be on Display
“These are the cleanest and most modern commercial vehicles in the world,” said Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum. “The new 2010 generation of clean diesel power is winning support among America’s commercial truck and bus fleets on a platform of near-zero emissions and higher fuel economy.
“The historic progress in clean diesel technology is remarkable. Consider that it would take 60 of these 2010 trucks to equal the same emissions from one pre-1988 truck. A 60-1 ratio is amazing.
“While continuously making commercial trucks more fuel efficient, diesel engine and truck manufacturers have also been making them dramatically cleaner. Today’s new 2010 heavy-duty diesel truck deploys the most state-of-the-art engine and emissions control systems and has near zero emissions; a considerable accomplishment considering that increased fuel efficiency and lower emissions are near opposite and competing forces in diesel engine design,” Schaeffer said.
Clean Diesel 10 Conference
After the press conference, the US EPA Clean Diesel 10 conference will begin its two days of meetings and exhibitions at the convention center to highlight 10 years of cleaner air and clean diesel through improvements in aftertreatment technology and fuel types. More information on the conference is at (LINK)
About the Diesel Technology ForumThe Diesel Technology Forum is a non-profit national organization dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of diesel engines, fuel and technology. Forum members are leaders in clean diesel technology and represent the three key elements of the modern clean-diesel system: advanced engines, vehicles and equipment, cleaner diesel fuel and emissions-control systems. For more information visit www.dieselforum.org.
# # #
Steve Hansen
Manager, Media Relations
Diesel Technology Forum
5291 Corporate Drive, Suite 102
Frederick, MD 21703
(301) 668-7230 office
(202) 355-3664 cell
shansen@dieselforum.org
www.dieselforum.org
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Israeli Ambassador to Speak at the University of Maryland Thursday
Israeli Ambassador to Speak at the University of Maryland Thursday
Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. – Dr. Michael B. Oren - will speaking about “The U.S.-Israeli Relationship: A Historical and Personal Perspective" at the University of Maryland on Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Media coverage is welcome. The speech will be streamed and available on the AVOC switch through Crawford Communications. Information at: http://bit.ly/bngmlw or 301-405-4076.
Dave Ottalini
Senior Media Relations Associate
University of Maryland
301-405-4076
University News: http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu
Studio/ISDN: http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/studio/studioinfo.cfm
UMDNews Twitter: http://twitter.com/umdnews
UM Twitter: http://twitter.com/uofmaryland
Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. – Dr. Michael B. Oren - will speaking about “The U.S.-Israeli Relationship: A Historical and Personal Perspective" at the University of Maryland on Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Media coverage is welcome. The speech will be streamed and available on the AVOC switch through Crawford Communications. Information at: http://bit.ly/bngmlw or 301-405-4076.
Dave Ottalini
Senior Media Relations Associate
University of Maryland
301-405-4076
University News: http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu
Studio/ISDN: http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/studio/studioinfo.cfm
UMDNews Twitter: http://twitter.com/umdnews
UM Twitter: http://twitter.com/uofmaryland
Thursday, October 7, 2010
PublicityHound.com Offers Webinar Oct. 19 for PR Pros, Publicists and Event Planners on How to Promote Events Online
PublicityHound.com Offers Webinar Oct. 19 for PR Pros, Publicists and Event Planners on How to Promote Events Online Port Washington, WI Thursday, October 07, 2010
Port Washington, WI, Oct. 7 – Event promotion are easier when your marketing and event publicity includes online calendar sites and niche sites to promote your live or virtual events.
Joan Stewart of http://www.PublicityHound.com, will host a webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, from 3 to 4:10 p.m. Eastern Time, on "50+ Places to Promote Your Live & Virtual Events to Reach Your Target Market & Pull Sell-out Crowds." Registration is $39.95 per person. Register for the webinar on event publicity here
"Targeting high-traffic websites like Craiglist--as well as smaller niche sites where you can reach people who are passionate about certain topics, issues and causes, or are dying to know how to solve a specific problem-- can help you boost attendance and result in sell-out crowds," Stewart says.
She offers five examples of high-traffic or niche websites that are perfect for event marketing, publicity and promotion. She'll discuss these and more than 40 others during her webinar:
Craigslist – This high-traffic site which has more than 20 billion page views per month offers event planners and promoters a Community category that includes six sub-categories: activities, events, classes, musicians, politics and artists. It also has more than 100 discussion forums devoted to niche topics. Users can post only to the city closest to where they live, and only to only one category or sub-category.
MeetUp – People doing event promotion can use this online social networking portal to draw people to offline events such as book clubs, dog shows, garden walks, health forums or job fairs. Users enter their ZIP code and the topic they want to meet about, and the website helps them arrange a place and time to meet.
ArtistData – More than 25,000 musicians have used the free account to promote more than 4.9 million shows, events and other news across MySpace, Twitter, Facebook and other websites that reach their niche audiences. Upload a music-related calendar listing and it will automatically be posted to more than 25 sites.
Upcoming.Yahoo.com – Special events on this site show up in search engines like Yahoo very quickly, sometimes in a few minutes. Categories include comedy, commercial, education, family, festivals, media, music, performing/visual arts, political and sports.
TeleseminarLive – Authors, speakers, experts and anyone who hosts teleseminars or webinars can post calendar listings to this site.
Stewart also has provided event planners and promoters with a list of 27 questions that will help them generate excellent story ideas and pitches for the media when seeking event publicity. You can find her event marketing ideas here
The webinar will be recorded and sold afterward as a video, with accompanying handouts.
For more information, contact Stewart at 262-284-7451 at JStewart (at) PublicityHound.com
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Joan Stewart
The Publicity Hound
Port Washington, WI
262-284-7451
Port Washington, WI, Oct. 7 – Event promotion are easier when your marketing and event publicity includes online calendar sites and niche sites to promote your live or virtual events.
Joan Stewart of http://www.PublicityHound.com, will host a webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, from 3 to 4:10 p.m. Eastern Time, on "50+ Places to Promote Your Live & Virtual Events to Reach Your Target Market & Pull Sell-out Crowds." Registration is $39.95 per person. Register for the webinar on event publicity here
"Targeting high-traffic websites like Craiglist--as well as smaller niche sites where you can reach people who are passionate about certain topics, issues and causes, or are dying to know how to solve a specific problem-- can help you boost attendance and result in sell-out crowds," Stewart says.
She offers five examples of high-traffic or niche websites that are perfect for event marketing, publicity and promotion. She'll discuss these and more than 40 others during her webinar:
Craigslist – This high-traffic site which has more than 20 billion page views per month offers event planners and promoters a Community category that includes six sub-categories: activities, events, classes, musicians, politics and artists. It also has more than 100 discussion forums devoted to niche topics. Users can post only to the city closest to where they live, and only to only one category or sub-category.
MeetUp – People doing event promotion can use this online social networking portal to draw people to offline events such as book clubs, dog shows, garden walks, health forums or job fairs. Users enter their ZIP code and the topic they want to meet about, and the website helps them arrange a place and time to meet.
ArtistData – More than 25,000 musicians have used the free account to promote more than 4.9 million shows, events and other news across MySpace, Twitter, Facebook and other websites that reach their niche audiences. Upload a music-related calendar listing and it will automatically be posted to more than 25 sites.
Upcoming.Yahoo.com – Special events on this site show up in search engines like Yahoo very quickly, sometimes in a few minutes. Categories include comedy, commercial, education, family, festivals, media, music, performing/visual arts, political and sports.
TeleseminarLive – Authors, speakers, experts and anyone who hosts teleseminars or webinars can post calendar listings to this site.
Stewart also has provided event planners and promoters with a list of 27 questions that will help them generate excellent story ideas and pitches for the media when seeking event publicity. You can find her event marketing ideas here
The webinar will be recorded and sold afterward as a video, with accompanying handouts.
For more information, contact Stewart at 262-284-7451 at JStewart (at) PublicityHound.com
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Joan Stewart
The Publicity Hound
Port Washington, WI
262-284-7451
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
NCQA Report: Quality and Spending Not Linked; Rich and Poor Spilt on Childhood Vaccinations
NCQA Report: Quality and Spending Not Linked; Rich and Poor Spilt on Childhood Vaccinations
Apoorva Stull, Stull@ncqa.org (202) 955-3567
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Committee for Quality Assurance will release the 2010 edition of The State of Health Care Quality at a news briefing Wednesday, October 13. Subtitled Reform, the Quality Agenda and Resource Use, the report includes NCQA's latest analysis of the American health care system and the implementation of reform policies that can improve quality.
WHAT: The State of Health Care Quality is NCQA’s main, annual analysis of American health care. This year’s report documents two significant divergences in the health care system:
Health plans that spend the most in care don’t always deliver the best quality
Vaccination rates are headed in opposite directions for wealthy and poor children
During the briefing, NCQA will discuss ways to address the critical topics of inefficiency, waste and costs, as well as:
How reform expands coverage and choice
How public reporting on quality will help consumers choose among plans
How Medicare Advantage plans with higher quality scores will receive higher payments
How reform calls for funding new measure development and setting a national quality measurement agenda
WHO: Speakers at the 2010 State of Healthcare Quality news briefing will be:
Margaret E. O’Kane, NCQA President
George Halvorson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Roberta Herman, Chief Operating Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Dr. Jeffery Kang, Chief Medical Officer, CIGNA Corporation
Dr. Lance Rodewald, MPH, Director of Immunization Services Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cristie Travis, Chief Executive Officer, Memphis Business Group on Health
WHEN: Wednesday, October 13, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Barbara Jordan Conference Center
Kaiser Family Foundation
1330 G St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Continental breakfast will be served to all attendees and begins at 8:00 a.m. To RSVP, please contact Apoorva Stull at stull@ncqa.org. For more information, visit www.ncqa.org.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2010, NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information for consumers, purchasers, health care providers and researchers.
Apoorva Stull
Communications Manager
NCQA
1100 13th Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
Direct: (202) 955-3567
Fax: (202) 955-3599
stull@ncqa.org
www.ncqa.org
Follow us http://twitter.com/ncqa
Celebrating 20 years of improving the quality of health care.
Follow NCQA on Twitter: @NCQA.
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Apoorva Stull, Stull@ncqa.org (202) 955-3567
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Committee for Quality Assurance will release the 2010 edition of The State of Health Care Quality at a news briefing Wednesday, October 13. Subtitled Reform, the Quality Agenda and Resource Use, the report includes NCQA's latest analysis of the American health care system and the implementation of reform policies that can improve quality.
WHAT: The State of Health Care Quality is NCQA’s main, annual analysis of American health care. This year’s report documents two significant divergences in the health care system:
Health plans that spend the most in care don’t always deliver the best quality
Vaccination rates are headed in opposite directions for wealthy and poor children
During the briefing, NCQA will discuss ways to address the critical topics of inefficiency, waste and costs, as well as:
How reform expands coverage and choice
How public reporting on quality will help consumers choose among plans
How Medicare Advantage plans with higher quality scores will receive higher payments
How reform calls for funding new measure development and setting a national quality measurement agenda
WHO: Speakers at the 2010 State of Healthcare Quality news briefing will be:
Margaret E. O’Kane, NCQA President
George Halvorson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Roberta Herman, Chief Operating Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Dr. Jeffery Kang, Chief Medical Officer, CIGNA Corporation
Dr. Lance Rodewald, MPH, Director of Immunization Services Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cristie Travis, Chief Executive Officer, Memphis Business Group on Health
WHEN: Wednesday, October 13, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Barbara Jordan Conference Center
Kaiser Family Foundation
1330 G St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Continental breakfast will be served to all attendees and begins at 8:00 a.m. To RSVP, please contact Apoorva Stull at stull@ncqa.org. For more information, visit www.ncqa.org.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2010, NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information for consumers, purchasers, health care providers and researchers.
Apoorva Stull
Communications Manager
NCQA
1100 13th Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
Direct: (202) 955-3567
Fax: (202) 955-3599
stull@ncqa.org
www.ncqa.org
Follow us http://twitter.com/ncqa
Celebrating 20 years of improving the quality of health care.
Follow NCQA on Twitter: @NCQA.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Library of American Broadcasting to Present Eighth Annual Giants of Broadcasting Awards
Library of American Broadcasting to Present Eighth Annual Giants of Broadcasting Awards
The national Library of American Broadcasting will present its Eighth Annual GIANTS OF BROADCASTING Awards at a ceremony and luncheon to be held on October 6, 2010 in New York City. The event, which will be attended by prominent members of the broadcasting, media and corporate communities, serves as a tribute to those individuals who have played pivotal roles in creating and advancing the electronic arts. Charles Osgood of CBS Sunday Morning and CBS Radio will continue in his role as Master of Ceremonies of the event.
HONOREES: Dick Clark, Host of American Bandstand and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
Norman Corwin, Writer and Director of We Hold These Truths, An American in England and On A Note of Triumph
Sam Donaldson, ABC News Veteran, former Chief White House Correspondent
Eddie Fritts, former President & CEO, National Association of Broadcasters
Hal Jackson, Co-founder and Chairman, Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, and Pioneering African-American Radio Personality
Agnes Nixon, “Queen of the Modern Soap Opera”
Lesley Stahl, Correspondent, 60 Minutes and Face the Nation
Posthumous
Art Linkletter, Host of House Party and People Are Funny
Rue McClanahan, Actress, Golden Girls, Maude and All in the Family
Daniel Schorr, One of CBS’ “Murrow Boys” and NPR Senior News Analyst
David Wolper, Award-winning Television and Film Producer, Roots
WHEN: Wednesday, October 6
11:30 a.m. (Reception)
Noon – 2:30 p.m. (Luncheon and Awards Ceremony)
WHERE: New York’s Grand Hyatt Hotel, 42nd Street and Grand Central Station
TICKETS: Reservations for tables and individual tickets to the event may be arranged through Jessica Wolin at 212-685-4233 212-685-4233 or by e-mail through jessicawolin@hotmail.com.
PRESS: All members of the press can RSVP by
contacting Ellyn Fisher at 212-984-1964 or ellynjfisher18@hotmail.com
Library of American Broadcasting
Located at the University of Maryland, the Library of American Broadcasting is a 38-year-old institution serving as the national information resource for the radio and television industries and the academic communities that rely upon it for depth and expertise. Its collections of historic documents, professional papers, oral and video histories, books and photographs are the nation’s most extensive. LAB is evolving from a conventional library into a “homepage” for the world at large, no longer confined to responding to constituents one at a time but reaching thousands simultaneously through the Internet. Industry outreach includes lectures, symposia, print and the broadcast media themselves. LAB’s chairman is Ramsey Woodworth, veteran Washington communications attorney; the president/CEO is Donald West, veteran broadcast journalist and former assistant to the president of CBS Inc.; the dean of libraries at the University of Maryland is Patricia Steele and the curator is Chuck Howell.
The Library has been honoring leaders in the broadcasting industry annually since 2003 – its list of Giants now totals 116. Previous honorees include CBS Evening News’ Katie Couric, PBS’ Charlie Rose, Dennis Swanson of the Fox Television Stations Group, Walter Cronkite, CBS’ Frank Stanton, Bob Schieffer of CBS News, former president of Hearst Frank Bennack Jr. and the late Tim Russert of NBC.
The national Library of American Broadcasting will present its Eighth Annual GIANTS OF BROADCASTING Awards at a ceremony and luncheon to be held on October 6, 2010 in New York City. The event, which will be attended by prominent members of the broadcasting, media and corporate communities, serves as a tribute to those individuals who have played pivotal roles in creating and advancing the electronic arts. Charles Osgood of CBS Sunday Morning and CBS Radio will continue in his role as Master of Ceremonies of the event.
HONOREES: Dick Clark, Host of American Bandstand and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
Norman Corwin, Writer and Director of We Hold These Truths, An American in England and On A Note of Triumph
Sam Donaldson, ABC News Veteran, former Chief White House Correspondent
Eddie Fritts, former President & CEO, National Association of Broadcasters
Hal Jackson, Co-founder and Chairman, Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, and Pioneering African-American Radio Personality
Agnes Nixon, “Queen of the Modern Soap Opera”
Lesley Stahl, Correspondent, 60 Minutes and Face the Nation
Posthumous
Art Linkletter, Host of House Party and People Are Funny
Rue McClanahan, Actress, Golden Girls, Maude and All in the Family
Daniel Schorr, One of CBS’ “Murrow Boys” and NPR Senior News Analyst
David Wolper, Award-winning Television and Film Producer, Roots
WHEN: Wednesday, October 6
11:30 a.m. (Reception)
Noon – 2:30 p.m. (Luncheon and Awards Ceremony)
WHERE: New York’s Grand Hyatt Hotel, 42nd Street and Grand Central Station
TICKETS: Reservations for tables and individual tickets to the event may be arranged through Jessica Wolin at 212-685-4233 212-685-4233 or by e-mail through jessicawolin@hotmail.com.
PRESS: All members of the press can RSVP by
contacting Ellyn Fisher at 212-984-1964 or ellynjfisher18@hotmail.com
Library of American Broadcasting
Located at the University of Maryland, the Library of American Broadcasting is a 38-year-old institution serving as the national information resource for the radio and television industries and the academic communities that rely upon it for depth and expertise. Its collections of historic documents, professional papers, oral and video histories, books and photographs are the nation’s most extensive. LAB is evolving from a conventional library into a “homepage” for the world at large, no longer confined to responding to constituents one at a time but reaching thousands simultaneously through the Internet. Industry outreach includes lectures, symposia, print and the broadcast media themselves. LAB’s chairman is Ramsey Woodworth, veteran Washington communications attorney; the president/CEO is Donald West, veteran broadcast journalist and former assistant to the president of CBS Inc.; the dean of libraries at the University of Maryland is Patricia Steele and the curator is Chuck Howell.
The Library has been honoring leaders in the broadcasting industry annually since 2003 – its list of Giants now totals 116. Previous honorees include CBS Evening News’ Katie Couric, PBS’ Charlie Rose, Dennis Swanson of the Fox Television Stations Group, Walter Cronkite, CBS’ Frank Stanton, Bob Schieffer of CBS News, former president of Hearst Frank Bennack Jr. and the late Tim Russert of NBC.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
American Association of Grant Professionals --- Annual Conference in St. Pete Beach, Florida November 3 - 6, 2010
AAGP’s annual conference has gained a well-earned reputation as the most comprehensive educational and professional growth event available for those committed to excellence in the practice of grantsmanship. Each year, conference participants enjoy high-quality workshops on a wide variety of topics presented by the most experienced and knowledgeable experts in their respective fields.
The conference draws grant proposal writers, grant managers, nonprofit administrators, and consultants of all skill levels, in all areas of practice, from arts to education to homeland security. AAGP anticipates that the 2010 conference will attract more than 700 attendees from across the country and internationally.
http://grantprofessionals.org/annual-conference/about.aspx
The conference draws grant proposal writers, grant managers, nonprofit administrators, and consultants of all skill levels, in all areas of practice, from arts to education to homeland security. AAGP anticipates that the 2010 conference will attract more than 700 attendees from across the country and internationally.
http://grantprofessionals.org/annual-conference/about.aspx
Feb. 16, 2011 – TRENDS Salute to Association Excellence
SAVE THE DATE: Feb. 16, 2011 – TRENDS Salute to Association Excellence, Capital Hilton, Washington, the annual opportunity to share the successes of working in the nonprofit community. Join top association professionals as we honor the Association Executive of the Year, the Association Vendor of the Year, winners of the All-Media Contest, association communications professionals, the Young & Aspiring Association Professionals, and others who have achieved excellence.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
2011: THE MEGA-JOURNALISM CONFERENCE IS COMING
http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/2011_The_MegaJournalism_Conference_is_Coming,201033693.aspx
2011: THE MEGA-JOURNALISM CONFERENCE IS COMING
On September 25-28, 2011, the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and SPJ join forces to present the "Excellence in Journalism: 2011" conference in New Orleans.
The goal in establishing this conference is more than just creating a partnership between two of the premier organizations in the journalism world. It is to create the largest, most important national journalism conference of the year.
Held in one of the most dynamic locations in the United States - New Orleans, La. - the "Excellence in Journalism: 2011" conference will host more than 1,000 electronic and print journalists looking to add online and visual tools to their storytelling arsenals.
"This collaboration between SPJ and RTDNA is unparalleled in the journalism community and it makes perfect sense," said SPJ President Kevin Z. Smith. "We are excited at the prospects of what this means for our members and where this can lead both organizations. Sharing our resources and creating the ultimate conference means attendees will enjoy the best training, networking and social opportunities of the year."
The conference will feature dozens of workshops, from extended leadership training for newsroom leaders to hands-on advanced media sessions, taught by the best in our business. Additionally, our expanded exhibit floor offers attendees, vendors and guests a chance to interact at one of the best networking opportunities of the year.
"Almost every electronic journalist we've spoken to about the 2011 conference is thrilled for two reasons," said RTDNA Chairman Mark Kraham. "First, that RTDNA and SPJ are teaming up and second, that we're moving our annual conference from city to city again."
For more information on the "Excellence in Journalism: 2011" conference, including hotel and sponsorship details, please visits the conference website at excellenceinjournalism.org.
2011: THE MEGA-JOURNALISM CONFERENCE IS COMING
On September 25-28, 2011, the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and SPJ join forces to present the "Excellence in Journalism: 2011" conference in New Orleans.
The goal in establishing this conference is more than just creating a partnership between two of the premier organizations in the journalism world. It is to create the largest, most important national journalism conference of the year.
Held in one of the most dynamic locations in the United States - New Orleans, La. - the "Excellence in Journalism: 2011" conference will host more than 1,000 electronic and print journalists looking to add online and visual tools to their storytelling arsenals.
"This collaboration between SPJ and RTDNA is unparalleled in the journalism community and it makes perfect sense," said SPJ President Kevin Z. Smith. "We are excited at the prospects of what this means for our members and where this can lead both organizations. Sharing our resources and creating the ultimate conference means attendees will enjoy the best training, networking and social opportunities of the year."
The conference will feature dozens of workshops, from extended leadership training for newsroom leaders to hands-on advanced media sessions, taught by the best in our business. Additionally, our expanded exhibit floor offers attendees, vendors and guests a chance to interact at one of the best networking opportunities of the year.
"Almost every electronic journalist we've spoken to about the 2011 conference is thrilled for two reasons," said RTDNA Chairman Mark Kraham. "First, that RTDNA and SPJ are teaming up and second, that we're moving our annual conference from city to city again."
For more information on the "Excellence in Journalism: 2011" conference, including hotel and sponsorship details, please visits the conference website at excellenceinjournalism.org.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
AIDS Drug Assistance Program Congressional Briefing [ Daybook ] Washington, DC 9/23
AIDS Drug Assistance Program Congressional Briefing
$101 Million Needed for 3,214 AIDS Patients Put on Waiting Lists in 9 States
In 9 states, funding has again run out to provide desperately-needed treatment for low income AIDS patients under the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). More than 3,214 patients in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, and South Carolina have been placed on waiting lists, unable to receive life-saving medicines, now that $25 million in stopgap funding approved this spring has run out.
President Obama has been urged to provide at least an additional $101 million to secure coverage through Fiscal Year 2010 and S. 3401, the “Addressing Cost Containment Measures to Ensure the Stability and Success of the ADAP” Act, would transfer $126 million from un-obligated Stimulus funds to provide assistance.
THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 at, 12:00 NOON EST in the KENNEDY CAUCUS ROOM, 325 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, Sen. Richard Burr (NC) and Del. Donna Christensen (USVI) will join Amy Bell-May, a 29-year-old wait-listed AIDS patient from Greenville, South Carolina among others at a Congressional briefing to discuss options to alleviate the crisis.
WHAT: Briefing on Funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
WHERE: Kennedy Caucus Room, 325 Russell Senate Office Building
WHEN: THIS Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 12:00 Noon EST
SPEAKERS: Hon. Richard Burr, U.S.S., (NC); Hon. Donna Christensen, MD (VI);
Amy Bell-May, Greenville, South Carolina AIDS Patient; Ann Lefert,
NASTAD; Todd Wills MD, FL ADAP Medical Provider; Arch Bishop
Joyce Turner-Keller, AIDS Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA.
The Community Access National Network (CANN) is extending an open invitation to participate in this briefing and learn more about how ADAP fell into crisis over the years and what options are currently available to Congress and the Administration to address this crisis. Lunch will be served and materials from the speakers will be available.
Organization Contact: Jordan CohenPhone: 202 290-2019
Email: jcohen@tiicann.org
$101 Million Needed for 3,214 AIDS Patients Put on Waiting Lists in 9 States
In 9 states, funding has again run out to provide desperately-needed treatment for low income AIDS patients under the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). More than 3,214 patients in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, and South Carolina have been placed on waiting lists, unable to receive life-saving medicines, now that $25 million in stopgap funding approved this spring has run out.
President Obama has been urged to provide at least an additional $101 million to secure coverage through Fiscal Year 2010 and S. 3401, the “Addressing Cost Containment Measures to Ensure the Stability and Success of the ADAP” Act, would transfer $126 million from un-obligated Stimulus funds to provide assistance.
THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 at, 12:00 NOON EST in the KENNEDY CAUCUS ROOM, 325 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, Sen. Richard Burr (NC) and Del. Donna Christensen (USVI) will join Amy Bell-May, a 29-year-old wait-listed AIDS patient from Greenville, South Carolina among others at a Congressional briefing to discuss options to alleviate the crisis.
WHAT: Briefing on Funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
WHERE: Kennedy Caucus Room, 325 Russell Senate Office Building
WHEN: THIS Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 12:00 Noon EST
SPEAKERS: Hon. Richard Burr, U.S.S., (NC); Hon. Donna Christensen, MD (VI);
Amy Bell-May, Greenville, South Carolina AIDS Patient; Ann Lefert,
NASTAD; Todd Wills MD, FL ADAP Medical Provider; Arch Bishop
Joyce Turner-Keller, AIDS Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA.
The Community Access National Network (CANN) is extending an open invitation to participate in this briefing and learn more about how ADAP fell into crisis over the years and what options are currently available to Congress and the Administration to address this crisis. Lunch will be served and materials from the speakers will be available.
Organization Contact: Jordan CohenPhone: 202 290-2019
Email: jcohen@tiicann.org
Monday, September 20, 2010
Project Vote is releasing a new poll and report tomorrow that addresses the views and concerns of America's disenfranchised citizens, long ignored in the public debate, preparing to vote in November and eager to be heard.
Project Vote is releasing a new poll and report tomorrow that addresses the views and concerns of America's disenfranchised citizens, long ignored in the public debate, preparing to vote in November and eager to be heard.
Watch a short video about Project Vote's new poll here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izmrF7kfM4
We are having a media call-in briefing tomorrow morning @ 10AM EDT, 1-800-311-9403, Passcode: VOTE (#8683), and I can make the final report available to you now.
Entitled "What Happened to Hope and Change? A Poll of 2008 Voters," the poll shows how the minority, young and low-income voters who now form one-third of the electorate remain actively engaged in the 2010 midterm elections, fundamentally believe the government should do more to help people and hold opinions that are in stark contrast to the Tea Party-dominant, anti-government message that has distorted the public's understanding of what Americans want from the administration.
84% of black voters, 77% of youth voters, and 76% of low-income voters strongly support raising the minimum wage above the poverty line.
Among survey respondents self-identified as Tea Party supporters, 76% reported their personal financial situation as fairly good or very good; 76% are married; 78% went to college; 84% are working or retired; and 92% are White.
39% of low-income voters, 37% of black voters and 21% of youth voters reported having to worry about buying food for their families in the past year struggled to eat. Less than 6% of Tea Party supporters reported the same struggles.
71% of black voters, 59% of youth voters, and 60.5% of low-income voters strongly agree that government should work to provide for the needs of all citizens. Only 20% of Tea Party sympathizers agreed.
69% of black voters, 57% of youth voters, and 59% of low-income voters believe the federal government should work to ensure that all able and willing Americans have work.
70% of black voters, 61% of low-income voters and 55% of young voters approve of government spending to help homeowners facing foreclosure, compared to 40% percent of all voters and just 13% of Tea Party sympathizers.
Conducted by Discovery Research Group - based in Salt Lake City, Utah - for Project Vote between July 7, 2010 and August 11, 2010 and written and analyzed by Project Vote Director of Research Dr. Lorraine Minnite, a leading researcher of voting trends, social change and institutional reform, the poll surveyed 1,947 Americans who cast ballots in 2008, with oversamples of Black voters, low-income voters, and voters under the age of 30 which allowed Project Vote to make reliable comparisons among these emerging electorate groups to self-identified Tea Party sympathizers and the overall national voter pool.
Broadcast-quality video highlights, b-roll and first-person testimonials from Dr. Minnite and actual poll participants throughout the country are available for download here: http://dsledproductions.com/project%20vote/
M. Brandon Frazier
Project Vote
O: 202-546-4173, ext. 306
C: 202-553-7532
Watch a short video about Project Vote's new poll here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izmrF7kfM4
We are having a media call-in briefing tomorrow morning @ 10AM EDT, 1-800-311-9403, Passcode: VOTE (#8683), and I can make the final report available to you now.
Entitled "What Happened to Hope and Change? A Poll of 2008 Voters," the poll shows how the minority, young and low-income voters who now form one-third of the electorate remain actively engaged in the 2010 midterm elections, fundamentally believe the government should do more to help people and hold opinions that are in stark contrast to the Tea Party-dominant, anti-government message that has distorted the public's understanding of what Americans want from the administration.
84% of black voters, 77% of youth voters, and 76% of low-income voters strongly support raising the minimum wage above the poverty line.
Among survey respondents self-identified as Tea Party supporters, 76% reported their personal financial situation as fairly good or very good; 76% are married; 78% went to college; 84% are working or retired; and 92% are White.
39% of low-income voters, 37% of black voters and 21% of youth voters reported having to worry about buying food for their families in the past year struggled to eat. Less than 6% of Tea Party supporters reported the same struggles.
71% of black voters, 59% of youth voters, and 60.5% of low-income voters strongly agree that government should work to provide for the needs of all citizens. Only 20% of Tea Party sympathizers agreed.
69% of black voters, 57% of youth voters, and 59% of low-income voters believe the federal government should work to ensure that all able and willing Americans have work.
70% of black voters, 61% of low-income voters and 55% of young voters approve of government spending to help homeowners facing foreclosure, compared to 40% percent of all voters and just 13% of Tea Party sympathizers.
Conducted by Discovery Research Group - based in Salt Lake City, Utah - for Project Vote between July 7, 2010 and August 11, 2010 and written and analyzed by Project Vote Director of Research Dr. Lorraine Minnite, a leading researcher of voting trends, social change and institutional reform, the poll surveyed 1,947 Americans who cast ballots in 2008, with oversamples of Black voters, low-income voters, and voters under the age of 30 which allowed Project Vote to make reliable comparisons among these emerging electorate groups to self-identified Tea Party sympathizers and the overall national voter pool.
Broadcast-quality video highlights, b-roll and first-person testimonials from Dr. Minnite and actual poll participants throughout the country are available for download here: http://dsledproductions.com/project%20vote/
M. Brandon Frazier
Project Vote
O: 202-546-4173, ext. 306
C: 202-553-7532
Monday, August 9, 2010
Daybook.com - Aug 19 - Commack NY -- Fran Greene's newly released book, The Flirting Bible
Join Fran Greene as she welcomes her newly released book, The Flirting Bible
Nationally recognized, sought after expert on flirting, dating and relationships. Author of The Flirting Bible.(Release date, Aug 2010) Greene has appeared on Dateline NBC, Today Show, Wingman, and The Travel Channel and has been featured in the New York Times, Self, Cosmopolitan and Princess Cruises.
Fran Greene is a well known energetic, popular and inspiring speaker. Her humor and charisma make her workshops a sell out. Former Director of Flirting and Dating at Match.com, the Internet's premiere matchmaking service. Personal consultations are available by telephone. Her insight, compassion and practical strategies are her trademarks.
http://www.flirtingbible.com/
Date: Aug 19
Time: 7:30to 9:00 p.m
Location: Borders
68 Veterans Highway
Commack New York 11725
Nationally recognized, sought after expert on flirting, dating and relationships. Author of The Flirting Bible.(Release date, Aug 2010) Greene has appeared on Dateline NBC, Today Show, Wingman, and The Travel Channel and has been featured in the New York Times, Self, Cosmopolitan and Princess Cruises.
Fran Greene is a well known energetic, popular and inspiring speaker. Her humor and charisma make her workshops a sell out. Former Director of Flirting and Dating at Match.com, the Internet's premiere matchmaking service. Personal consultations are available by telephone. Her insight, compassion and practical strategies are her trademarks.
http://www.flirtingbible.com/
Date: Aug 19
Time: 7:30to 9:00 p.m
Location: Borders
68 Veterans Highway
Commack New York 11725
Monday, July 26, 2010
Social Justice Poetry Helps Louisiana Residents Battle Big Oil
POWER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE POETRY HELPS LOUISIANA RESIDENTS BATTLE BIG OIL
What: As a place of great artistic history, cultural diversity, and environmental importance, the Gulf region has an important place in our world. The urgency of this situation, as millions of gallons of oil flood the waters, suffocate the ocean, and threaten the livelihood of the people, gets greater with each day. Join us as we raise our voices against the greed and corruption that caused this catastrophe.
Split This Rock, Institute for Policy Studies, and Eatonville Restaurant announce Broken Gulf: A Benefit for the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, featuring poetry, food, live music, and a raffle! The benefit will feature the DC Youth Slam Team, DC Poets Sonya Renee, Chris August, and Kyle Dargan, and Mississippi Poet Angela Ball. There will be raffle items from Fiddleheads, ACKC, and a Mississippi eco-friendly clothing artisan.
Tickets are $10 and can be bought at www.splitthisrock.org or at the door. All proceeds will go to support the Louisiana Bucket Brigade (labucketbrigade.org), a 501(c)3, grassroots environmental health and justice organization that has been helping residents living near refineries fight air pollution and is now helping those residents track and respond to the BP Oil Spill Disaster.
Where: Eatonville Restaurant, 2121 14th Street, NW DC
When: Saturday, July 31th, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Contact: Katherine Howell, 202-787-5210, katherine_howell_06@yahoo.com
Website: www.splitthisrock.org
What: As a place of great artistic history, cultural diversity, and environmental importance, the Gulf region has an important place in our world. The urgency of this situation, as millions of gallons of oil flood the waters, suffocate the ocean, and threaten the livelihood of the people, gets greater with each day. Join us as we raise our voices against the greed and corruption that caused this catastrophe.
Split This Rock, Institute for Policy Studies, and Eatonville Restaurant announce Broken Gulf: A Benefit for the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, featuring poetry, food, live music, and a raffle! The benefit will feature the DC Youth Slam Team, DC Poets Sonya Renee, Chris August, and Kyle Dargan, and Mississippi Poet Angela Ball. There will be raffle items from Fiddleheads, ACKC, and a Mississippi eco-friendly clothing artisan.
Tickets are $10 and can be bought at www.splitthisrock.org or at the door. All proceeds will go to support the Louisiana Bucket Brigade (labucketbrigade.org), a 501(c)3, grassroots environmental health and justice organization that has been helping residents living near refineries fight air pollution and is now helping those residents track and respond to the BP Oil Spill Disaster.
Where: Eatonville Restaurant, 2121 14th Street, NW DC
When: Saturday, July 31th, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Contact: Katherine Howell, 202-787-5210, katherine_howell_06@yahoo.com
Website: www.splitthisrock.org
Sunday, July 25, 2010
VIP screening of Countdown to Zero followed by a reception to discuss the film.
During the cold war, public consciousness fixated on the atomic bomb. Then the cold war ended, and we retreated into denial. In fact, the danger of nuclear annihilation never disappeared; it only swelled. Countdown to Zero sweeps us into a scorching, hypnotic journey around the world to reveal the palpable possibility of nuclear disaster and frame an issue on which human survival itself hangs.
Scientists, world leaders, and security experts—including Valerie Plame herself—expose the absurdities and alarming realities of the situation. The 1990s heralded a second nuclear age. Many countries and terrorist groups are now actively acquiring fissile materials and construction blueprints. The possibility of an accident or miscalculation looms even larger. As the film projects a startling vision, interviews with Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair, and Pervez Musharraf yield a unified message: our only option is to eradicate every-last nuclear missile. Luckily for us, getting to zero is possible—step by step. Let's jump-start the change
Scientists, world leaders, and security experts—including Valerie Plame herself—expose the absurdities and alarming realities of the situation. The 1990s heralded a second nuclear age. Many countries and terrorist groups are now actively acquiring fissile materials and construction blueprints. The possibility of an accident or miscalculation looms even larger. As the film projects a startling vision, interviews with Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair, and Pervez Musharraf yield a unified message: our only option is to eradicate every-last nuclear missile. Luckily for us, getting to zero is possible—step by step. Let's jump-start the change
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Congressional Briefing to Focus on Global Tiger Crisis
A Congressional Briefing on Thursday, July 22 will discuss the state of wild tigers, current efforts to ensure their survival and how the US can help ensure that tiger numbers double over the next decade. Experts will discuss the need for high level US representation at the upcoming Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, hosted by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and World Bank President Robert Zoellick. Other issues include increased US funding and technical support for on-the-ground tiger conservation in Asia.and stricter US laws around captive tigers (there are more tigers in captivity in the US than there are in the wild around the world).
The briefing is sponsored by Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo, D-Guam, Chair, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
B-Roll/Photos/Maps Available
CONTACT:
Lee Poston, World Wildlife Fund
202-299-6442
WHEN/WHERE:
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Briefing: 4-5 PM, 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Reception: 5-7 PM, 1334 Longworth House Office Building (refreshments provided)
WHO:
· Dr. Sybille Klenzendorf, Managing Director of Species Conservation, World Wildlife Fund
· Crawford Allan, Director of TRAFFIC-North America
· Dr. John Robinson, Executive Vice President of Conservation and Science and Chief Conservation Officer, Wildlife Conservation Society
WHY:
In this “Year of the Tiger” as few as 3,200 tigers are left in the wild and their numbers are declining from a combination of poaching, habitat loss, poorly planned development and illegal trafficking. Three tiger sub-species have gone extinct and another, the South China Tiger, has not been seen in the wild in 25 years. Wild tigers now occupy only seven percent of their historic range. Tiger range countries and their partners have agreed to a goal of doubling tiger numbers by the next Year of the Tiger in 2022.
_________________________
Lee D. Poston
Director of Media Relations
World Wildlife Fund
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1193
NEW Phone: 202.495.4536
Mobile: 202.299.6442
Fax: 202.530.0743
WWF: for a living planet
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Disabled to March to Capitol July 21 in support of ADA
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MEDIA ALERT
For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Boucher 202.207.334 x. 1007
Tuesday July 20, 2010
People with Disabilities to March and Rally in Support of Americans with Disabilities Act
WHAT: National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) members will march and rally in Washington, D.C Wednesday July 21st from 9:30am - 12:30pm to draw attention to the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to focus on the problems that still must be addressed, to finally bring full social, economic, and political equality to people with disabilities.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 21st, from 9:30am to 12:30pm
WHERE: March begins at Grand Hyatt, 1000 H St., NW,(9:30am) proceeds to the rally site at reflecting pool on Maryland Avenue in front of the Capitol(11:15am).
HOW: NCIL members, who include many with disabilities in wheelchairs, will march on the Washington Mall, to a rally where they'll be addressed by prominent legislators and disability rights advocates.
WHY: To draw attention to the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to focus on the problems that must be addressed to bring ful social, economic, and political equality to people with disabilities.
WHO: Confirmed Speakers List
Time | Speaker | From |
11:15 a.m. | Dan Kessler (Intro) |
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11:20 a.m. | Billy Altom | A.P.R.I.L. |
11:30 a.m. | Senator Amy Klobuchar | D-MN |
11:35 a.m. | Rep. Ander Crenshaw | FL-4 R |
11:40 a.m. | Rep. Barbara Lee | CA-9 D |
11:45 a.m. | Rep. Mark Critz | PA-12 R |
11:50 a.m. |
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11:55 a.m. | Rep. Jan Schakowsky | IL-9 D |
12:00 p.m. | ||
12:05 p.m. |
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12:10 p.m. | Rep. Michael A. Arcuri | NY-24 D |
12:15 p.m. | Senator Mike Crapo | R-ID |
12:20 p.m. | Rep. John Lewis | GA-5 D |
12:25 p.m. | Rep. Jim Langevin | RI-02 |
12:30 p.m. | Christine Griffin | OPM |
Additional Speakers | Possible Speakers | |
Tony Coelho | Stan Holbrook | Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD-7) |
Andy Imparato | Mark Derry | Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-35) |
Kareem Dale (5-10 min) | Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) | |
Rep. George Miller (D-CA-7)
The National Council on Independent Living is the longest-running national cross-disability, grassroots organization run by and for people with disabilities. Founded in 1982, NCIL represents thousands of organizations and individuals including: Centers for Independent Living (CILs), Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), individuals with disabilities, and other organizations that advocate for the human and civil rights of people with disabilities throughout the United States.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Department of Commerce's Measuring and Enhancing Services Data and Information Conference - September 14, 2010
Mr. Devaney,
Thank you so much for receiving my email that was sent to you earlier today. We have updated the phone number so please use this announcement that is listed here. We appreciate your attention to this very important conference.
Register Today! Services Trade Data and Information Conference – September 14, 2010
Join leading minds as they discuss services trade data and information, areas of improvement, and innovation in the collection and dissemination of data during the Measuring and Enhancing Services Trade Data and Information Conference. We have invited well-known policy leaders from the Bureau of Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and private sector innovators in the services information arena to this Washington DC-based event. To view the draft Agenda of this important conference, get more information, or register, visit: ITA Conference 2010 or call 703-925-9455 ext 0.
Thank you,
Jill Wetzel
703-925-9455 x121
703-925-9453 fax
jwetzel@infinityconferences.com
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Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 2:30 PM
To: 'News@Daybook.com'
Cc: 'barb_rawdon@ita.doc.gov'; Amy Verd
Subject: DOC's Measuring and Enhancing Services Data and Information Conference - September 14, 2010
Dear Mr. Devaney:
We are contacting you on behalf of the International Trade Administration (ITA) to help the ITA get the word out about a special conference involving stakeholders to discuss services trade data and information, areas of improvement, and innovation in the collection and dissemination of data. ITA in conjunction with the Bureau of Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and private sector innovators will be presenting an informative 1-day Conference entitled Measuring and Enhancing Services Trade Data and Information on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Commerce in
This conference is well-suited to Daybook’s online readership due to the range of topics. Please let us know if we need to provide additional information to the specifics below to ensure the listing. It would be great if you could e-mail me a copy of the listing or let us know how to access the posting online. Thank you.
Here is the announcement:
Save the Date! Services Trade Data and Information Conference – September 14, 2010
Join leading minds as they discuss services trade data and information, areas of improvement, and innovation in the collection and dissemination of data during the Measuring and Enhancing Services Trade Data and Information Conference. We have invited well-known policy leaders from the Bureau of Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and private sector innovators in the services information arena to this Washington DC-based event. To view the draft Agenda of this important conference, get more information, or register, visit: ITA Conference 2010 or call 703-925-9455 ext 0.
Please let us know ASAP if you are able to post this announcement soon and/or if we may purchase an electronic mailing list from you for this purpose.
I look forward to your reply.
Thank you,
Jill Wetzel
Infinity Conference Group, Inc.
703-925-9455 x121
703-925-9453 fax
jwetzel@infinityconferences.com
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