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Dan Glickman, CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America to Address National Press Club on Mov
pre WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dan Glickman, chairmanand CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America will give a speech ata National Press Club luncheon on Monday, April 28 entitled "Trading Up:Movies and the Global Marketplace." Glickman, 63, who represents Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures;Paramount Pictures; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox FilmCorporation; Universal City Studios LLLP; and Warner Bros. EntertainmentInc. in Washington, will discuss why, in the era of MySpace, YouTube andthe next new thing, movies continue to play a central role in our modernand increasingly (dis)connected lives-here in the U.S. and around theworld. Glickman will make his case for why movies and the global marketplacematter more than ever to our nation's economy, American-style democracy andthe collective future of our connected world. The former Kansas Congressman and Agriculture Secretary has said inrecent months that the movie industry remains healthy during this economicdownturn. Still, the motion picture, home video and Television industries that herepresents are facing challenges from the slowing economy, the creditcrunch and globalization. While promoting trade, Glickman has also been leading the fight againstfilm piracy in China and the theft of copyrighted materials. The National Press Club luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and(the speaker's) remarks will begin just after 1:00 p.m., followed by aquestion-and-answer session. Advance reservations should be made bytelephoning Pat Nelson at the National Press Club, (202) 662-7501. Cost ofluncheon admission is $16 for National Press Club members, $28 for theirguests and $35 for general admission. The National Press Club is located at 14th and F Streets, NW, one blockwest of MetroCenter. More information about the Club and its programs isfound on its Internet website: A HREF"http://www.press.org/" _new"http://www.press.org//A.!-- begin SiteCatalyst code version: H.4. --!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.4. --re
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