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Recent Press Releases Return to IRE Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: More than 800 journalists attend IRE Conference June 19, 2006 Fort Worth, Texas - More than 800 journalists from 15 countries attended IRE's 30th Annual Conference with more than 100 panels and workshops to choose from over four days. Among the conference highlights was a keynote address at the IRE Awards Luncheon by Bill Marimow, vice president of news for National Public Radio and a longtime IRE member, and a showcase panel on legal assaults on the investigative press that featured top lawyers and journalists.
The conference included a bilingual track on investigating issues in the Latino community in the United States and in Latin America and panels on nearly every topic with speakers who have won major awards in investigative reporting during the past year. See the conference schedule. Members can get tipsheets and audio recordings from the conference by contacting the IRE Resource Center at rescntr@ire.org. During the conference the IRE membership held its annual meeting and board elections for seven of the 13 seats. Read more about the elections. James Grimaldi of The Washington Post was elected president of IRE's board of directors and said he looks forward to increased international and diversity efforts and completing IRE's $5 million endowment drive. "I am lucky to be elected president of such a passionate and talented board, and I'm doubly proud that it is probably the most diverse in IRE history," Grimaldi said. "Every member brings special talents and a dedication to our priorities of ensuring IRE's long-term survival and expanding our teaching to all walks of journalism life." The 2007 IRE Conference will be at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix. |