Schedule of Upcoming Luncheons at the National Press Club

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a schedule of upcoming luncheons at the National Press Club. Luncheon tickets are open to the public except where noted as "members and guests only."  Credentialed press may cover Luncheons and Newsmakers. Events listed are subject to last-minute changes. Space may be reserved at any NPC Luncheon by calling 202-662-7501. To save time and avoid waiting in line, tickets can be paid for in advance by using a credit card or putting tickets on a house account if there is a credit card on file with the Club. Reservations are not required for Newsmakers, unless otherwise noted.

To find out more about what's happening at the National Press Club, check out the National Press Club's Web site at www.press.org or email [email protected].

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*******Sept, 10 2015
Speakers News Conference - Note time : 10:30 am – Fourth Estate Restaurant
Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Republican Presidential Candidate
Topic: Jindal will discuss the state of the race, his views on conservative issues and the issues of the day

Sept, 14 2015
Note time change: 8:30 breakfast, 9:00am  program begins ,10:00 a.m. - program begins
Mark Kelly and Terry Virts, NASA Astronauts
Topic: The astronauts will discuss their work, which includes a nearly year-long twins study with astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly, ongoing cooperation with other countries and the road to a possible 2030 mission to Mars.
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Sept, 21 2015 - THIS EVENT IS IN THE HOLEMAN LOUNGE
Bob Bowlsby, Commissioner, Big 12
Topic: Bowlsby will discuss whether substantive change is possible in the current environment of college athletics
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Sept, 28 2015 – THIS EVENT IS IN THE HOLEMAN LOUNGE
Note time change: 9:00 a.m. breakfast, 9:30  program begins ,10:30 a.m. - program begins
Jane Chu, Chairwoman, National Endowment for the Arts
Topic: Chu will use her talk to launch a number of new initiatives, including "Creativity Connects."
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Sept, 30 2015 – THIS EVENT IS IN THE HOLEMAN LOUNGE
Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Topic: TBA
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October 2 2015 – THIS EVENT IS IN THE HOLEMAN LOUNGE
Gov. Gary R. Herbert, Utah and  Chairman of the National Governors Association
Topic: Herbert  will lay out his 2015-16 Chair's Initiative, "States: Finding Solutions, Improving Lives
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Dec 2. 2015 – THIS EVENT IS IN THE HOLEMAN LOUNGE
Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force.
Topic: James will speak about budget cuts, sexual assaults and other issues facing the Air Force
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*******Dec 8. 2015 – THIS EVENT IS IN THE BALLROOM
Smithsonian Secretary Dr. David J. Skorton
Topic: TBA
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National Press Club Luncheons are webcast live on press.org at 1:00 pm (except where time change is noted) on event day. 

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CONTACT:  Melinda Cooke of the National Press Club, +1-202-662-7516, [email protected]

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