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Schedule of Upcoming Luncheons at the National Press Club

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a schedule of upcoming luncheons at the National Press Club. National Press Club events are open to NPC members and their 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 http://npc.press.org

NPC Luncheon are open to all credentialed members of the media.

Luncheon tickets are open to the public except where noted as "members and guests only". For more information go to www.press.org or email mcooke@press.org.

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September 9, 2008

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University vice chair of the Council on Competitiveness and Co-chair of the Council's energy initiative.

TOPIC: 100-Day Energy Action Plan for the next Administration and Congress

September 10, 2008

Secretary Michael Chertoff, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

****** TOPIC: "All of the Above: Our Strategy Against Terrorism"

September 19, 2008

H.E. Alvaro Uribe, President ofColombia

TOPIC: "Colombia, a success story."

******* September 22, 2008 - THIS EVENT IS IN BALLROOM

T. Boone Pickens, Chairman, BP Capital Management,

TOPIC: TBA

Book Signing to Follow

September 29, 2008

Michelle A. Rhee, Chancellor of theDistrict of Columbia Public Schools

TOPIC: Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee will speak about national education reform and her drive to fix the dysfunctional school system in the nation's capital

October 3, 2008

James Glassman, Under- Secretary, U.S.State Department

TOPIC: "The New Age of Public Diplomacy."

October 7, 2008

Christo and Jeanne - Claude, world - renowned contemporary artists

****** TOPIC: Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Two Works in Progress: Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River,State of Colorado and The Mastaba, Project for theUnited Arab Emirates.

October 23, 2008 - members and their guests only

Billy Joel, grammy - award winner singer/ song - writer

TOPIC: TBA

October 24, 2008

Dan Hesse. CEO, Sprint

TOPIC: TBA

November 17, 2008

Marin Alsop, Music Director, BaltimoreSymphony Orchestra

TOPIC: TBA

December 3, 2008 -THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Scott Davis, Chairman and CEO ,UPS

TOPIC: TBA