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The
Media
Club 
of Ottawa
Meetings
are
held at Library and Archives Canada.
Mail:
Media Club of Ottawa
c/o Arbour House
84 Bradford Street, Ottawa, ON K2B 5Y8
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
September
2007 - December 2007
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Although our meetings are usually
held in the evening 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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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Press Work 24/7:Both Sides of the Coin;
Guest Speaker - Victoria
Terry, former Editorial Assistant to Pamela Wallin, Craig Oliver and
Bruce Phillips of CTV and later, Press Officer to the US Embassy in
Ottawa.
She will share her
experiences and insights from her exciting career on both sides of the
communications coin - the journalistic and public relations
perspectives.
Where - Room A, National Library and Archives;
Time - 6 p.m.
Cost - $15 for light dinner or $5 for coffee
Tuesday,
October 30, 2007
Topic - Voices on the Rise: Afghan
Women Making the News;
Guest Speaker - Mme
Khorshied Sanad, author, journalist, former head of Fox News TV in
Kabul, Afghanistan, and wife of His Excellency Omar Samad, Afghan
Ambassador to Canada, will talk about women journalists in Afghanistan
and how they are helping promote democracy in her country.
Time
- 5:30 p.m.;
Where
- Penthouse Salon, Sheraton Hotel,
150 Albert Street (at O’Connor),
new home of the National Press Club Foundation.
Cost
- $25 members, $30 others
Monday,
November 26, 2007
Topic:
BRIDGING THE GAP
A workshop on intergenerational communication skills
for today’s professional
When:
Monday, November 26, 2007
Where:
Library and Archives Canada
Wellington Street
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00 Members; $25.00 non-Members, $5.00 Coffee only
Saturday,
December 8, 2007
Christmas
Party Potluck Supper.
David
Shanahan, a professional historian and accomplished storyteller
(Seanicchie), writer/editor, musician and entertainer will entertain us
with "An Irish Christmas". He will give us the "real feel" of an
authentic Irish Christmas in the Ottawa Valley.
Dr. Shanahan is also the editor of
The North Grenville News (Kemptville)
where he "comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable" with his
always entertaining, and often controversial, editorials and local
political coverage.
Where
- at the home of Valerie and David Knowles.
Monday January
28
Topic:“The Role of
Women Journalists in
Creating Gender Equality in Sweden.”
Speaker:
Ambassador Ingrid Iremark of Sweden
Sweden
is an international role model in creating gender equality, and the
Ambassador’s topic is in keeping with our theme of
celebrating
the achievements and contributions of women journalists around the
world. The Ambassador herself started her career as a journalist.
Where: National
Library and Archives,
Room A.
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 Members; $20 non-Members, $5.00 Coffee only
Monday February 26, 2008
Speaker: Gay Cook, award wining
columnist, willl be speaking about her career
Where: National Library and
Archives,
Room A.
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 Members; $20 non-Members,
$5.00 Coffee only
Wednesday, March 12
Speaker: Frances Itani
Where: National Library and
Archives,
Room A.
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 Members; $20 non-Members,
$5.00 Coffee only
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For the most up-to-date information check our club website
at:
www.mediaclubofottawa.ca/
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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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