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The Media
Club
of Ottawa
Meetings are
held at the National Press Club, 165 Sparks Street.
Mail: Media Club c/o National Press
Club,
150 Wellington, Ottawa, ON KIP 5A4
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
September 2006 - June 30, 2007
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Although our meetings are usually held in the evening at the National
Press Club on the last Monday of each month, please note that three of
the following meetings will either be held at a different location, on
a different day, or at a different time.
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Monday, September 25
The Intricacies of Festival planning.
Speakers: Sean Wilson, Director, Ottawa International Writers' Festival
and Neil Wilson, Artistic Director, Ottawa International Writers'
Festival.
Where: 2nd floor, National Press Club. 165 Sparks Street,
near O'Connor.
When: 6:00 p.m. Cost: Members - $20,
Non-members $25, coffee $5.
Wednesday, October 11
Marginalization of Immigrants in our Educational System.
Speaker: Jennifer McKenzie, Ottawa School Board Trustee candidate.
Where: 2nd floor, National Press Club. 165 Sparks Street, near O'Connor.
When: 12 Noon to 2 p.m. Cost: $25. coffee $5.
Monday, October 30
Giving Back to the Community: The Role of Media.
Speaker: Max Keeping, vice-president of news, CTV Ottawa, and long time
anchor of the 6 p.m. local news. The evening will also include the
annual Margaret Graham Award presentations to journalism students from
Algonquin College, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa.
Presenting the awards will be Kimothy Walker, anchor and producer of
the CTV Weekend News at 6 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
Where: 2nd floor, National Press Club. 165 Sparks Street, near O'Connor.
When: 6:00 p.m. Cost: $25 coffee $5.
Monday, November 27
Saluting the International Year of War Brides:
Hear
stories from three women who married WW11 Canadian Servicemen and view
a handmade quilt made in recognition of the war brides.
Where:National Press Club, 165 Sparls Street.
When: 12 Noon - 2 P.M. Cost: $25
Monday December 11
High Tea at Zoe's.
Where: the Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. A time to celebrate the holiday season and chat with dear friends.
When: 5:P.M. - 7 P.M. Cost: $25
Monday, January
29, 2007
"Freedom of Speech." Guest speaker: Lawyer David
Paciocco will speak about a democratic press and how it
relates to the
Juliet O'Neill case.
Plus, presentation of Margaret Graham Award to Carleton
University winner
Joshua Finn.
Where:
Yesterday's Restaurant, 152 Sparks Street, near O'Connor.
When:
12 Noon. Cost: Members - luncheon $25, coffee only -$5.
Noon,
Monday, February 26 - "Hitting a Brick Wall in Your Job
Search?" Guest
speaker: Bill Caswell, career coach, co-founder of Career
Coaching
International (CCI), author of three books (Notes to my
Children, The Best
Dam Business Book in the World, and Climb to Excellence), and
monthly
columnist for Ottawa. Business Journal. Caswell will discuss
job myths, what
to do if you hit a brick wall in your job search, and why
most resumés fail
to convey the right message.
Where: TBA
When:
12 Noon. Cost: Members - luncheon $25, coffee only $5.
Saturday,
March 10 -
One-day Professional Development
Workshop Delivering
Your message Effectively
to the Media with John Brenner, Station
Manager, CFRA;
Leigh Chapple, late night news anchor; Jim Creskey,
co-publisher, Hill
Times and
senior editor, Embassy;Michel
Cleroux,
former media relations specialist for various federal government
departments
Where:
Ontario Room, Embassy West, 1400
Carling Avenue (near Westgate)
When:
9 a.m.- 4 p.m..Cost -
$45 at the door, $40 if you pre-pay
Monday
evening, April 30 - "How Media Coverage
Affects the United Nations
and Other Humanitarian Agencies". Guest speaker: Andrew
Caddell,
broadcaster, journalist and author of Behind The Headlines,.
Where: Library and Archives, Wellington Street
When:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: Members - $20/person
includes light supper, $5 coffee only.
Monday, evening
May 28 - Panel Discussion with local magazine editors Rick
Boychuck, editor
Canadian Geographic; Cindy Deachman, editor Burnt Toast,
Melanie Fogel, editor Storyteller
magazine, and Melanie Scott, editor, Where..
Where: Common Room, 470 Laurier
Avenue West.
When:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: Members - $20/person
includes light supper, $5 coffee only.
Saturday afternoon,
June 30 - Tour of Laurier House and Tea
served on the verandah, followed by the 103rd Annual General Meeting of
the Media Club of Ottawa.
Where:
335 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa corner of Chapel Street amd Laurier
Avenue East
When:
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Members - $25/person,
$5 coffee only
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Help
build the Media Club's "Melba Lent Woelflé Scholarship Fund."
To contribute, phone Valerie Knowles at 722-4473 or e-mail
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