Black Engineers convention leaving Baltimore for D.C. in 2011 Oct 9, 2009
The Black Engineer of the Year Awards and STEM Global Competitiveness Conference will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in downtown Washington in February 2011. The change comes after event organizers criticized Baltimore officials for not offering enough incentives. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Pollins to receive D.C. Chamber award Oct 2, 2009
At a gala on Oct. 17 the chamber will announce its 2009 choice awards at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in front of 1,500 guests. Their contributions to the business community in Washington have helped transform our city into a major business center and we look forward to acknowledging their efforts at this year s event, said Barbara Lang, president and CEO of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
SPELLING BEES: WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT ON OBAMA 'SCHOOCHILDREN' SPEECH... Sep 3, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address more than 500 special education experts attending the Education Department's 2009 Office of Special Education Programs Annual Leadership Conference Tuesday at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington ... Where: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Thurgood Marshall Ballroom 2660 Woodley Road, N.W. Washington. (The Drudge Report)
A $25 'Sleeping Bag' Incubator to Join More Than 40 Innovations at 'Extremely Affordable Health Innovations' News Conference and Exhibit at 6th Annual World Health Care Congress, April 15, 2009 Apr 11, 2009
WHERE: The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Executive Networking Lounge. WHO: More than 40 companies from around the globe leading extremely affordable health solutions join press conference panelists; Philip Musgrove, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs Scott Hillstrom, CEO, HealthStore Foundation; Frank Rijsberman, CEO, Google. (PR Newswire)
CPACs David Keene: We Will Win Again Feb 26, 2009
Because CPAC keeps expanding, the conference will be held next year at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park hotel, whose ballroom holds two-and-a-half times more people than the one at the Omni. Besides major speeches in the ballroom, CPAC features panels focusing on issues, workshops on campaign techniques, booths run by more than 90 co-sponsors, and receptions and dinners. (Newsmax)
Obama's speech and Twitter Feb 26, 2009
They , "Guess that means she can relate to all the people who got stiffed at the American Music Inaugural Ball she was supposed to host last month. You know, the one at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel -- hundreds of dollars per ticket, canceled at the last minute? Our colleague Marissa Newhall chased Warwick out into the hallway yesterday for an update."Honey, that's something we're not gonna talk about," she said with a dismissive wave before disappearing into an elevator.". Newman's Own: Yeas... (Variety)
Child Welfare League of America's (CWLA) National Conference to Convene in Washington, DC February 23 - 25 Feb 21, 2009
Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CWLA's annual advocacy conference will kick off on Monday, February 23 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. This year's meeting has as its theme, "Children Today: America's Future" and will pay special attention to the use of data, research, and technology to meet the needs of children in the child welfare system. Sessions will examine new approaches for working with children who have experienced trauma, and programs aimed at developing... (PR Newswire)
Congressional Junkets Defended as Work-Based Feb 17, 2009
Keith Ellison shared a dais at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel with energy and environmental lobbyists at the sprawling "Good Jobs, Green Jobs" conference. The event was organized by the Blue Green Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental groups. (Wall Street Journal)
