March 17–19, 2010

Westin Washington DC City Center Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW, Washington, DC

Come to our nation’s capital to be the community newspaper’s voice in Washington.

 

Wednesday, March 17: Remarks from Bader Bin Saeed, Head of the Media Section, and HE Omar Al Shamsi, deputy chief of mission of the United Arab Emirates Embassy at the UAE Embassy National Newspaper Association Foundation Reception

Thursday, March 18: NNA Executive Director Brian Steffens tweeted from NNA's 49th Annual Government Affairs Conference in Washington, DC. Check it out now on Steffens' Twitter page at twitter.com/BrianSteffens at #nnagac.

Friday, March 19: Download stories direct from GAC for publication in your newspaper:

Janet Napolitano, DHS Secretary: Information is critical to negate fear in an emergency

Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington: The future online is linked, not paid

OGIS Executive Director Miriam Nisbet: Mediate to help alleviate FOIA frustrations

Sen. Carl Levin, D-MI: Shining a light where others throw heat

Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND: Back from the brink of another Great Depression

Friday, March 19: View a gallery of photos from GAC