Associated Press North Carolina Daybook for Wednesday, Jan. 15.

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM North Carolina Plant Conservation Board and Scientific Committee meeting

Location: North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC

Weblinks: http://www.ncagr.gov/index.htm, https://twitter.com/ncagriculture

Contacts: Lesley Starke, NCDA&CS, 1 919 707 3758

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM Care4Carolina host news conference on the Working Families Act - Care4Carolina host news conference with business, local government and community leaders to call for action on HB 655, the Working Families Act

Location: North Carolina Museum of History, 5 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC

Weblinks: http://care4carolina.com/, https://twitter.com/Care4Carolina

Contacts: Jill Hammergren, Media Partners Inc, jill@mediapartners-inc.com, 1 919 805 1061

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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 3:00 PM NC DEQ Secretary Regan visits The Helping Hand Mission - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan visits The Helping Hand Mission to drop off clothing donations for families in need

Location: Helping Hand Mission, 623 Rock Quarry Rd, Raleigh, NC

Weblinks: http://www.deq.nc.gov, https://twitter.com/NCDEQ

Contacts: Zaynab Nasif, NC DEQ, zaynab.nasif@ncdenr.gov

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 - Sunday, Jan. 19 James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar and Awards

Location: Hilton Charlotte University Place, 8629 J M Keynes Dr, Charlotte, NC

Weblinks: http://www.sgsu.org/

Contacts: SGSU, info@govurology.org, 1 714 550 9155

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper holds meetings and conducts other business

Weblinks: https://www.nc.gov/, https://twitter.com/NC_Governor

Contacts: North Carolina Office of the Governor Communications, govpress@nc.gov, 1 919 814 2100

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 8:30 AM Bank of America Corp: Q4 2019 Earning conference call / Webcast

Weblinks: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=71595&p=irol-irhome, https://twitter.com/BofA_News

Contacts: Lee McEntire, Bank of America Investor relations, 1 704 388 6780

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Wednesday, Jan. 15 Bank of America Corp: Q4 2019 Results

Weblinks: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=71595&p=irol-irhome, https://twitter.com/BofA_News

Contacts: Lee McEntire, Bank of America Investor relations, 1 704 388 6780

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Thursday, Jan. 16 11:00 AM North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges meeting

Location: North Carolina Community Colleges System Office, 200 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC

Weblinks: http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/

Contacts: Jane Stancill, North Carolina Community Colleges, stancillj@nccommunitycolleges.edu, 1 919 807 6994

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Friday, Jan. 17 9:00 AM North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges meeting

Location: North Carolina Community Colleges System Office, 200 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC

Weblinks: http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/

Contacts: Jane Stancill, North Carolina Community Colleges, stancillj@nccommunitycolleges.edu, 1 919 807 6994

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Friday, Jan. 17 12:00 PM Tom Steyer on campaign trail in North Carolina - 2020 Democratic presidential candidate NextGen America founder Tom Steyer campaigns in North Carolina, attending a Hispanic leadership roundtable lunch, Punta Grill, 5230 South Blvd, Charlotte (12:00 PM EST); meeting with black leadership, Tupelo Honey, 5230 South Blvd, Charlotte (1:30 PM EST); virtual environmental meeting, Charlotte (5:15 PM EST); before a town hall, Fran's Kids Boys & Girls Center, 2600 W Trade St, Charlotte (7:00 PM EST) * Part of Steyer's 'People Over Profits' bus tour

Location: Charlotte, NC

Weblinks: https://www.tomsteyer.com/, https://twitter.com/tomsteyer

Contacts: Tom Steyer for President press, press@tomsteyer.com

All press interested in attending events or riding on the bus in should RSVP to press@tomsteyer.com