Head table seat available for member at Grimsson National Press Club Luncheon on April 15
Got a Nordic connection or ice in your veins?
Email organizer Donna Leinwand Leger at [email protected] for a head table seat at the National Press Club Luncheon featuring Iceland’s President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson on April 15.
One head table seat remains for a Club member.
If you are selected for the head table, you must arrive at the Club by 12 p.m. on April 15. The price of admission for the head table seat is two excellent questions for the speaker to be submitted to Leinwand Leger by April 13.
Grimsson, who is serving a record fifth term as the island nation’s president, has organized a group to promote collaboration among Arctic nations. Arctic Circle will convene for the first time in Reykjavik in October to discuss the impact of sea ice melt, concerns about security, managing the fisheries, shipping and mapping Arctic resources.
Grimsson, whose long career in politics that began after he became the first person from Iceland to earn a Ph.D. in political science, served for decades in Iceland’s legislature as a member of the People’s Alliance Party. From 1988 to 1991, he served as Iceland’s finance minister.
Lunch is served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $21 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this price) and $35 for all other non-member tickets. Tickets to the luncheon may be purchased online by going to the clicking here.
For questions, please e-mail [email protected] or call (202)662–7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase.
Club members who wish to attend the pre-luncheon reception must RSVP separately to [email protected] 48 hours before the event. Space may be limited. You must have a paid reservation to the luncheon to attend the VIP reception
To submit a question in advance, put GRIMSSON in the subject line and email to [email protected] before 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.