THE EYES OF HISTORY™ 2008 AWARDS DINNER FACT SHEET

SOLD OUT!

ONLINE TICKET SALES ENDED ON MAY 6 ...

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S DINNER, CONTACT THE DINNER COMMITTEE.

Tickets can be ‘Fed-Exed” to you if you provide HEIDI with your account number. Also, SHE WIll be at the Ritz Carlton in the Lincoln room after 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2008.

You may pick up your tickets there, anytime after….thru late Saturday morning.

Will Call will open at 5 p.m., although the gala will not begin until the 6:30 p.m. cocktail hour.

Please allow ample time for transportation and parking. There is a bar in the restaurant area of the hotel, as well as a small sitting room off of the main lobby.

Remember, YOU MUST have a ticket to attend. You will NOT be allowed into the ballroom or eligible for the Continental airline drawing without one..

See you all there! It’s going to be a great celebration!

The 87th Annual Awards Dinner in honor of the President of the United States and the Winners of the Annual Still, Video, and New Media Contest.

DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008
LOCATION: RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL
1150 22ND STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC
BLACK TIE
Reception 6:30 p.m., Dinner 8:00 p.m.
Dancing, dessert and drinks 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

TICKET INFORMATION

Online sales ended on May 6

WHNPA MEMBER TICKET $140
GUEST TICKET (limit, one "guest" ticket per member) $140
NON-MEMBER TICKET $210
CORPORATE TABLE (seats 12) $2520 *

Tickets will be held at the door unless arrangements are made by you for advance delivery. Use the mail form below to contact the WHNPA if you need more information.

NEED A HOTEL? The host hotel for The Eyes of History 2008 is the Ritz-Carlton, 1150 22nd Street, N.W. Washington, DC   (202-835-0500) Another block of tickets has been reserved for the WHNPA across the street at the Washington Marriott, 1221 22nd Street NW Washington DC 20037. Use the following link to make a reservation at the Ritz Carlton or the Marriott. Before doing so, we would suggest that you include a call directly to the hotel, to assess additional room rate options that may be available. For reservations at the Ritz-Carlton, visit

http://www.ritzcarlton.com Select reservations and where it says group code type in: wnpwnpa


Renaissance M Hotel Reservations

If you need a hotel near the party at the Ritz Carlton, consider
* The Renaissance M Hotel
* 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW
* Washington, District Of Columbia 20037 USA

We have negotiated a special rate:

http://marriott.com/wasrw?groupCode=WHPWHPA&app=resvlink

Click the link above and then enter your arrival date to begin the reservation process.

You can call Renaissance Hotels toll free reservations @ 1-800-HOTELS1 and ask for the White House Photographers room block or call the M Street in-house reservations department @ 202-776-9251 and ask for the White House Photographers room block.

The Eyes of History™ 2008 Gala at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is sponsored in part by Nikon;
Tiffen/Domke; Digital Railroad; Continental Airlines; and PNY Inc.

The Eyes of History™ 2008 Gala at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is sponsored in part by Nikon; Tiffen/Domke; Digital Railroad; PNY; Continental Airlines.

  Questions about the dinner? 

CONTACT THE DINNER COMMITTEE

White House News Photographers Association
attn dinner committee
p.o. box 7119, ben franklin station
washington dc 20044-7119

The information on this page was updated 5/6/08

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