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Georgia Daybook

Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 6 years, 7 months AGO
| January 15, 2020 2:05 AM

Associated Press Georgia Daybook for Wednesday, Jan. 15.

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM NCAA and ABHC announce 2020 NCAA Men's Final Four events schedule - NCAA and the Atlanta Basketball Host Committee (ABHC) hold press conference to announce 2020 NCAA Men's Final Four events schedule. Attendees include Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

Location: Ventanas, 275 Baker St, Atlanta, GA

Weblinks: http://www.ncaa.com, https://twitter.com/NCAA

Contacts: Erin Shearer, Atlanta Championship Game, [email protected], 1 404 723 0016

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 11:30 AM President Trump holds signing ceremony for interim trade agreement with China - President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He participate in signing ceremony for 'comprehensive Phase One Trade Deal', at the White House (11:30 AM EST), followed by lunch (12:15 PM EST, closed press) * The president has said he will travel to Beijing 'at a later date' for 'talks on Phase Two' * Later, President Trump meets Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (2:15 PM EST, closed press) * Other attendees at the ceremony include Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, U.S Trade Representative Amb. Robert Lighthizer, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, husband-and-wife President's Advisor (and 'First Daughter') Ivanka Trump and President's Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, bicameral Congressional Republicans, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, and White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney

Location: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC

Weblinks: http://www.whitehouse.gov, https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse

Contacts: White House press, 1 202 456 2580

RSVP for the ceremony: Please register by 7:00AM EST Monday, January 13, 2020. Late requests will not be accepted. If you are confirmed to attend the event, you will receive additional logistics in a separate email. Pre-set and gather times will be noted in the confirmation email * Entry and Registration onto the White House Complex All media, excluding hard pass, 6 month pass holders, and press on this week's weekly pass list must apply for a day pass to ensure entry. If you or whom you are requesting credentials for receives a confirmation email and is not a hard pass holder, please follow the instructions in the email to apply for a day pass to the White House. To enter the complex under a press appointment, you must bring a government issued ID and an approved media badge

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 12:30 PM Georgia state Reps. Erica Thomas and Williams Boddie host Criminal Justice Reform Summit

Location: Georgia State Capitol, 206 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA

Weblinks: http://www.house.ga.gov/en-US/default.aspx, https://twitter.com/GaHouseHub

Contacts: Betsy Theroux, Georgia House of Representatives media, [email protected], 1 404 656 3996

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 1:30 PM Georgia Department of Transportation committee meeting

Location: Georgia Department of Transportation, 600 West Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA

Weblinks: http://www.dot.ga.gov/, https://twitter.com/GADeptofTrans

Contacts: Kimberly Vining, GDoT, [email protected], 1 404 631 1823

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Thursday, Jan. 16 8:30 AM 44th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show

Location: UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, 15 R D C Rd, Tifton, GA

Weblinks: http://www.gapeanuts.com/

Contacts: Jessie Bland, GPA, [email protected], 1 229 386 3472

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Thursday, Jan. 16 9:00 AM Georgia Department of Transportation committee meeting

Location: Georgia Department of Transportation, 600 West Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA

Weblinks: http://www.dot.ga.gov/, https://twitter.com/GADeptofTrans

Contacts: Kimberly Vining, GDoT, [email protected], 1 404 631 1823

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Thursday, Jan. 16 2:00 PM EPA and Georgia Motor Trucking Association hold Cleaner Trucks Initiative event - Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Administrator Mary Walker and Georgia Motor Trucking Association President Ed Crowell hold Cleaner Trucks Initiative event

Location: Georgia Motor Trucking Association, 2060 Franklin Way SE, Marietta, GA

Weblinks: http://www.epa.gov, https://twitter.com/EPA

Contacts: Dawn Harris-Young, [email protected], 1 404 562 8421

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Thursday, Jan. 16 7:00 PM Scheduled execution of Jimmy Meders, for the 1987 robbery and murder of store clerk Don Anderson

Location: Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison, 2978 Highway 36 W, Jackson, GA

Weblinks: http://www.dcor.state.ga.us, https://twitter.com/GA_Corrections

Contacts: Lori Benoit, Georgia Department of Corrections, [email protected], 1 478 992 5247

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Thursday, Jan. 16 - Sunday, Jan. 19 National African American MSM Leadership Conference on Health Disparities and Social Justice - National African American MSM Leadership Conference on Health Disparities and Social Justice, themed 'NAESM 30 Years & Beyond: What's Next for Black Gay Men?'

Location: Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel, 1 Hartsfield Center Pkwy, Atlanta, GA

Weblinks: http://www.naesm.org/

Contacts: NAESM, [email protected], 1 404 691 8880

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Thursday, Jan. 16 - Sunday, Jan. 19 Progressive Insurance Atlanta Boat Show

Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, GA

Weblinks: http://www.AtlantaBoatShow.com, https://twitter.com/AtlantaBoatShow, #ATLBoatShow

Contacts: Arielle D’Avanzo, Atlanta Boat Show, [email protected], 1 404 435 5983

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Friday, Jan. 17 - Monday, Jan. 20 TAPPI/PIMA Student Summit

Location: Hilton Atlanta Northeast, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Peachtree Corners, GA

Weblinks: http://www.tappi.org, https://twitter.com/TAPPITWEETS

Contacts: Lisa Lockwood, TAPPI, [email protected], 1 770 209 7246