The White House Media Affairs shop has agreed to join members of the Regional Reporters Association for a happy hour tomorrow, Tuesday, July 7, at the National Press Club. Your regional spokespeople have been invited, and I hope you can join us to chat off-the-record in a social environment.
The board has approved some funds so that everyone should be able to enjoy at least one free drink. Members who have not yet paid their 2009 dues may do so at the event.
The deets:
When: Tuesday, July 7, starting at 6:30pm
Where: National Press Club’s McClendon Room (529 14th St, NW)
Who: The White House Media Affairs Office and the Regional Reporters Association
Best, Tommy
Thomas Burr
RRA President
Another quick reminder of the general board meeting and elections today at noon at the National Press Club. Please join us if you can. Free appetizers for those who can make it.
General membership meeting and board and officer elections:
Today, Monday, June 22
Noon
National Press Club, Mezzanine, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC
The following positions are up for election:
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and nine board of directors spots.
Please feel free to nominate yourself or another member by emailing president@rra.org. Nominations also will be accepted at the general meeting.
In accordance with our bylaws, members who have paid 2009 dues will be eligible to run for office and vote. You must be in attendance to vote. No proxy votes are allowed. Uncontested races will be voted on by a raise of hands or voice vote; contested races will be resolved by secret ballot.
Please feel free to email with any questions.
WHAT: Happy Hour with press secretaries for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) & National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)
FEATURING: Brian Walsh of NRSC and Ken Spain of NRCC and a myriad of other folks from their respective press shops
WHO’S INVITED: Members of the Regional Reporters Association (RRA) — If you are not a member or haven’t paid up for 2009, now’s the time!
WHERE: Bobby Van’s Grill, 1201 New York Avenue (the Deuce, not the original steakhouse)
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15
WHY: To celebrate the filing of your taxes by drinking — And networking with Republican political operatives and fellow regional reporters
RSVP: Malia Rulon, mrulon@gannett.com (as a courtesy, so we know how many of you to expect, but feel free to swing by at the last minute too)
FYI: We’re working on a forthcoming event with the D side too
The Senate Press Secretaries Association and the Regional Reporters Association would like to invite you to a happy hour on March 26 for a get-to-know-you event featuring the press secretaries from Senate offices, Republican, Democrat and nonpartisan, and the regional reporters from papers across the country.
Grab a drink and bring extra business cards to exchange at one of the Senate side’s famous haunts, Lounge 201. Please RSVP to president@rra.org if you plan to attend.
Who: Press Secretaries from Senate offices and regional reporters
What: A happy hour to meet and great the people you talk to all the time but have never met, and a chance to grab some business cards and make new contacts
Where: Lounge 201, at the cross streets of 2nd St NE and D NE, near Hart
When: Thursday, March 26, 6:30 p.m.
Why: Because the RRA and the SPSA would like to buy you a drink or maybe two (until we hit our tab limit, and then it’s up to you).
Please note: This event is for members of the Regional Reporters Association. If you haven’t paid your 2009 dues, please visit rra.org.
We’ve teamed up with the National Press Foundation on an event Nov. 20 that I think should help many of us as we cover the transition to the Obama administration and the new Congress. Details below.
http://www.nationalpress.org/programs3516/programs_show.htm?doc_id=716989
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Program Date: November 20, 2008 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Sixth-Floor Boardroom Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Contact name: Maha Masud Contact email: maha@nationalpress.org
The National Press Foundation will host a free, half-day seminar for journalists in Washington D.C. that looks at progress in transition planning following the historic Nov. 4 election, , and at the likely relationship of the new President and Congress. This on-the-record event aims to offer reporters, editors, broadcasters and producers fresh story ideas, sources and historic context for covering the earliest days of the new presidency. In collaboration with The Center on Congress at Indiana University and the Regional Reporters Association, the program will analyze the prospects for cooperation and conflict in executive-legislative relations in 2009, drawing on lessons learned in past transitions of presidential power.
Confirmed speakers include Washington Post columnist David Broder; former Congressman and CCIU Director Lee Hamilton; James P. Pfiffner, Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and author of “The Strategic Presidency: Hitting the Ground Running;” and journalist Martin Tolchin. A light breakfast and buffet lunch will be provided. There is no charge to attend, but reservations are required.
