The National Arts Program for the encouragement and development of artistic talent in conjunction with the Events Committee will hold its 3rd Annual Exhibit and Awards for National Press Club members, employees, and their families. It will be held this year in the lobby from November 9 - 20 each day the club is open. Prizes will be awarded for the three adult classifications of amateur, intermediate, and professional as well as the two youth/teen classifications of youth under 12 and teen 13-18. The cash prizes for each classification range from $300 for adult first place to $100 for third place, and comparatively $75 for first and $25 for third in the youth/teen classifications. Applications can be picked up at the front desk, at the Reliable Source, or online by visiting the online calendar on the date November 9th at www.press.org. Registration deadline for participants is October 30th by the close of business. Artwork is to be submitted on November 6th at the front desk from 8am until 9pm or on Saturday, November 7th from 10am and 1pm. Rules and regulations can be found on the application or at www.nationalartsprogram.org. Completed applications can be hand delivered to the front desk at the National Press Club or mailed using the integrated mailer on the application. The program was brought to the club in 2007 by Silver Owl and founder of the National Arts Program Leonard Andrews. Mr. Andrews passed away in 2008 and the club is pleased to continue his legacy through the participation in the National Arts Program. Click HERE to see the registration form and rules

WHAT: “From Crisis to Clarity – Setting Financial Standards Globally”    Advance breakfast briefing on the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
  Global  Council Meeting

WHO:  International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Executives –
  Robert Bunting, President; Göran Tidström, Deputy President; Ian Ball, CEO

WHEN: Monday, November 16th at 8:30 a.m. ET

WHERE: National Press Club, Washington, D.C., 529 14th St. NW,        Washington, DC, 20045, Zenger Room

FOR:  Working journalists only (Breakfast will be provided)

RSVP:   Required – Please RSVP to Alexandra Waibel, alexandrawaibel@ifac.org
  Media Contact:  Pam Snook, pamvsnook@gmail.com, 917-544-1923

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), a global leader in financial standards-setting, convenes its Global Council to set priorities for producing the clear, consistent and high-quality financial information crucial to economic recovery.

IFAC’s members -- representing 157 professional accounting institutes in 123 countries and jurisdictions -- will discuss key questions on strengthening financial reporting including:
 
• What will be accomplished by having common global standards for auditing, government accounting, and auditor independence worldwide?

• Why should governments and their agencies be held to the same standards of transparency and accountability as the private sector?
 
• Why do small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rate special consideration from standard-setters and regulators?

• How does the work of IFAC’s independent standard-setters impact investors, regulators and policy-makers?

IFAC (www.ifac.org) is the global organization for the accountancy profession dedicated to serving the public interest by strengthening the profession and contributing to the development of strong international economies.  IFAC represents more than 2.5 million accountants worldwide serving in public practice, education, government service, industry and commerce. IFAC sets auditing, public sector accounting and ethics standards for accounting professionals worldwide.

IIE Open Doors 2009 Report on International Educational Exchange

Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

Ford & Kennedy's - The JFK Assassination

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Center for Reproductive Rights

www.reproductiverights.org

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Dionne Scott, dscott@reprorights.org

(917) 637-3649 (o); (917) 733-4357 (c)

Media Advisory:

Center Launches ‘Abortion Coverage is No Joke’ Ad Campaign,

Ahead of Senate Health Care Vote

Nov. 16 Presser to Be Held at National Press Club, 10:15am,

WHAT:          The Center for Reproductive Rights is launching its new ad campaign “Abortion Coverage is No Joke,” following passage of a health bill in the House of Representatives banning abortion coverage for women participating in the Health Exchange. The Senate is expected to begin debate on its bill next week. The campaign calls on pro-choice constituents to contact their senators and demand that they not ban the coverage of abortion services that millions of American women already have.

Center for Reproductive Rights President Nancy Northup will unveil the ad. Ms. Northup will be joined by DJ Feldman*, a woman who was diagnosed with a fatal fetal abnormality and was refused insurance coverage for an abortion.

WHEN:          Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:15am (Eastern)

WHERE:       National Press Club, Broadcast Studio Room, 4th Floor

                        529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045 

Map and Directions

Background: On November 7, the House of Representatives voted 240-to-194 to approve an amendment offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) and other representatives to the health care reform package. The amendment was sold as merely a measure to secure current restrictions that prohibit federal funding from being used to pay for abortions except in extreme cases. But the amendment reaches beyond these restrictions and would result in millions of women losing the abortion coverage that they have today. Currently, the majority of private insurance plans offer abortion coverage. Under the House bill, anyone transitioning from the private market to buy insurance in the Health Exchange because it’s more affordable would lose abortion coverage. The bill bans any coverage of abortion in the public option and anyone who qualifies for federal subsidies from purchasing a plan that includes abortion. Because the vast majority of people participating in the Exchange will receive federal subsidies, most people will have no abortion coverage.

*No photographs or video of DJ Feldman will be permitted. If you wish to interview her on-camera with her identity hidden (in silhouette, for example), please speak with or contact Dionne Scott at (917) 733-4357 or dscott@reprorights.org.

Veterans Health Council

Debbie Hersman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on November 16, 2009. Hersman, who has led the NTSB since July, is at the helm of a board with a bully pulpit on transportation safety issues. The NTSB is an independent U.S. government agency, charged with investigating all commercial aviation accidents as well as accidents in other modes of transportation. The National Press Club luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and Hersman's remarks will begin just after 1:00 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session. Advance reservations should be made by contacting reservations at the National Press Club, (202) 662-7501. Cost of luncheon admission is $17 for National Press Club members, $28 for their guests and $35 for general admission. Credentialed press may cover this event with proper ID.

10 Years Later...Successer & Challenges

"Spread the Wealth" National Book Launch

"60 MINUTES" ON THE NEXT "KALB REPORT"

"60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl and the show's executive producer, Jeffrey Fager, will talk about "What Makes '60 Minutes' Tick?" on the Nov. 16 edition of "The Kalb Report."

The show begins promptly at 8 p.m. in the Club's ballroom.  Admission is free but seating is limited. Please reserve by calling the Club's reservation line, 202-662-7501.