Sunday, June 17, 2012

The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition
         

2012 results will be available June 18

Setting the Gold Standard
For 73 years, the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition has showcased the finest domestic and international vintages through a wine-tasting event that is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious in the United States. An esteemed panel of judges uses a blind-tasting method, maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism that has remained the competition’s foundation for seven decades.

Additionally, the Competition is the platform for an extensive wine education program available to the nearly 1.5 million visitors at the annual L.A. County Fair. The Fair’s wine education center features consumer-driven classes, tastings and displays of the award-winning wines. With the L.A. International Wine & Spirits Competition committed to educating the public about wine, the Fair’s wine education program features industry experts with extensive knowledge about wine growing and selection, wine tasting as well as wine and food pairings.
               
http://www.fairplex.com/wos/wine_competition/

Friday, June 1, 2012


May 31, 2012
William J. Clinton Foundation Press Office
Contact: press@clintonfoundation.org

MEDIA ADVISORY: Additional Government, Corporate, and NGO Leaders Commit to Second Annual Clinton Global Initiative America Lineup

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan; Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer; Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam; Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber; President of IBM International Foundation and Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, IBM Corporation Stanley Litow; Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Karen Mills; NYSE Euronext, Inc. CEO Duncan Niederauer; Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed; San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders; U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis; Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson; President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten; Chairman and CEO of M&T Bank Robert G. Wilmers; and more than 750 other participants to join President Clinton June 7-8 for a meeting focused on economic recovery and job creation in the U.S.

Sessions to cover topics such as workforce development, clean energy, STEM education, small businesses, and housing recovery

NEW YORK, NY – President Bill Clinton announced today the names of additional government, corporate, and nonprofit leaders who will attend the second annual Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting in Chicago June 7-8. The newly announced participants will join more than 750 other stakeholders who are gathering at the two-day working meeting to forge cross-sector collaborations that promote economic recovery and job creation in the United States.

The 2012 CGI America Meeting will take place at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. Gathering in large plenary sessions and smaller working groups, attendees ranging from Fortune 500 CEOs to mayors will discuss and publicly commit to innovative solutions that prepare Americans to be competitive in the global economy.

Participants will join one of the 12 topic-specific Working Groups that will provide them with opportunities to share knowledge, build partnerships, and generate Commitments to Action: new, specific, and measurable plans that address an economic challenge facing the United States.

The 12 CGI America Working Group topics include: Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Electricity and Efficiency, Clean Fuel and Transportation, Early Childhood Education, Entrepreneurship, Financial Inclusion, Housing Recovery, Reconnecting Youth, Small Business, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Education, Wellness, and Workforce Development.

Newly announced CGI America participants include Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General; Steve Cahillane, president and CEO, Coca-Cola Refreshments, The Coca-Cola Company; Shaun Donovan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Greg Fischer, mayor, City of Louisville; the Honorable Ms. Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment; John Kitzhaber, governor, State of Oregon; Stanley Litow, president, IBM International Foundation, vice president, corporate citizenship and corporate affairs, IBM Corporation; Darlene Miller, chief executive officer, Permac Industries; Karen Mills, administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Duncan Niederauer, chief executive officer, NYSE Euronext, Inc.; Michael C. Nutter, mayor, City of Philadelphia; Peter G. Peterson, Chairman and CEO, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation; J.B. Pritzker, managing partner, the Pritzker Group; Kasim Reed, mayor, City of Atlanta; Hilda L. Solis, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor; Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director, Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History; Joan Walker, executive vice president, corporate relations, Allstate Insurance; and Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody’s Analytics.

Previously announced featured participants include Ellen Alberding, president, The Joyce Foundation; Maria Bartiromo, anchor, CNBC; John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman, and CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc.; Chelsea Clinton, board member, Clinton Global Initiative and the William J. Clinton Foundation; Regina E. Dugan, senior vice president, Advanced Technology and Projects, Motorola Mobility; Rahm Emanuel, mayor, City of Chicago; Donna Gambrell, director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Lisa Hall, president and CEO, Calvert Foundation; Bill Haslam, governor, State of Tennessee; Ted Howard, Steven A. Minter Fellow, the Cleveland Foundation; Jim Koch, chairman, the Boston Beer Company, Inc.; Ann Miura-Ko, managing partner, FLOODGATE; Ai-jen Poo, director, National Domestic Workers Alliance; Jerry Sanders, mayor, City of San Diego; Christine Shapard, executive director, Colorado Cleantech Industry Association; Mark Vachon, vice president, Ecomagination, General Electric; Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers; Robert G. Wilmers, chairman and CEO, M&T Bank; and Fareed Zakaria, host, CNN-GPS.

What: The 2012 Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting

Who: President Clinton and more than 750 leaders from government, nonprofit, and business. A full list of participants is available here: http://www.cgiamerica.org/2012/participants

When: June 7-8, 2012 (FULL SCHEDULE BELOW)

Where: Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
301 East North Water Street
Chicago, IL 60611