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PROGRAM OF EVENTS

Friday, November 12

3:00 – 5:30 p.m. Inside Look at NPR Headquarters (Optional) Buses depart the Four Seasons and Latham Hotels promptly at 2:30 p.m. Please Note: Buses departing NPR Headquarters will go directly to Opening Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Includes NPR On The Go, NPR’s Mobile Strategy presented by Digital Media SVP & GM Kinsey Wilson, NPR Music Executive Producer Anya Grundmann, and Mobile Operations Senior Product Manager Demian Perry, a viewing of , and a Tiny Desk Concert presented by host .

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Opening Dinner and NPR’s 40th Anniversary Celebration (National Museum of Women in the Arts) Buses depart the Four Seasons and Latham Hotels promptly at 5:30 p.m. Valet parking also available; Business attire NPR’s “Founding Mothers” , , , and interviewed by reporter & All Things Considered weekend host .

10:00 – 11:00 p.m. Late Night Scrabble & Sweets with Stefan (Seasons Restaurant, Four Seasons Hotel) Hosted by All Things Considered commentator Stefan Fatsis.

Saturday, November 13

Saturday and Sunday sessions will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW and are business casual attire (unless otherwise noted)

8:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast (Corcoran Ballroom Foyer)

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. The 112th Congress: Who, What, and Why? (Corcoran Ballroom) Moderated by host , with congressional correspondent , US News and World Report columnist Mary Kate Cary, & Atlanta Journal-Constitution political columnist Cynthia Tucker.

10:45 – 12:15 p.m. Morning Breakout Sessions (Choose One)

What Makes Us Human? (Corcoran Ballroom) Moderated by science reporter Joe Palca with evolutionary biologist Sean B. Carroll & Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins.

Keeping it Fictional (Dumbarton Room) Hosted by arts reporter with novelist Peter Carey.

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Break for Lunch (Corcoran Ballroom)

1:15 – 2:45 p.m. From Soweto to the Sahara: NPR in Africa (Corcoran Ballroom) Moderated by Saturday host with foreign correspondents Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Ofeibea Quist-Arcton & Gwen Thompkins.

3:00 – 4:30p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Choose One)

Performance Chat (Dumbarton Room) Grammy-Winning producer & performer Daniel Lanois and his band, Black Dub featuring Trixie Whitley interviewed by All Things Considered co-host .

Inside NPR Investigations (Corcoran Ballroom, Salon A) Moderated by host , with rural affairs correspondent Howard Berkes, and national correspondents Laura Sullivan & Daniel Zwerdling.

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Pre-Show Reception (Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F Street, NW) Buses depart the Four Seasons and Latham Hotels promptly at 6:15 p.m. Business attire

8:00 - 10:00 p.m. RadioLab Live! (Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F Street, NW) Co-hosts Jad Abumrad and bring the popular WNYC production to Washington for a live broadcast.

Sunday, November 14

8:30 a.m. Registration & Buffet Breakfast (Corcoran Ballroom Foyer)

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Morning Breakout Sessions (Choose One)

50 Great Voices: Listening Session (Douglass Room) With Senior Producer & reporter Elizabeth Blair & arts reporter Felix Contreras.

Mega-City Karachi (Corcoran Ballroom, Salon A) Morning Edition host previews his new book on Pakistan.

10:30 – 12:00 p.m. and the Death of Toxie (Corcoran Ballroom, Salon A) With Planet Money host Adam Davidson & correspondent Chana Joffe-Walt.

12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Closing Remarks (Corcoran Ballroom, Salon A)

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Optional Afternoon Tours for Late Stayers (Choose One) Buses depart the Four Seasons and Latham Hotels promptly at 12:30 p.m. Please wear comfortable shoes

National Portrait Gallery – Americans Now Exhibit Led by arts reporter & historian David C. Ward.

National Museum of American History – Photography Collection Led by Multimedia Senior Producer Keith Jenkins & Associate Curator Shannon Perich.

Please Note: Tours are filled on a first come, first served basis. Those who have pre-registered have first priority. All tours are subject to cancellation up to Friday, November 12, 2010.