Capital Research Center Will Be at CPAC 2018!

The 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is just around the corner!

The Capital Research Center, America’s investigative think tank, is gearing up for our spot in the biggest conservative conference of the year. CPAC 2018 will be held on February 21 – 24 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland (201 Waterfront Street, Oxon Hill, MD 20745.)

Be sure to get your tickets here to the most extraordinary meeting of conservatives happening this year. Speakers include President Donald Trump, Sean Hannity, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Michelle Malkin, and Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin.

Take a look at what your conservative watchdog on the nonprofit world is doing at CPAC 2018:

Visit CRC’s CPAC Booth
Booth 207 in Exhibit Hall

Swing by and meet us at CRC’s official CPAC 2018 booth – we can’t wait to meet you!

Featured speech: Revealing the “Dirty Dossier”
Thursday, Feb. 22 at 1:00 PM | Chesapeake Ball Room, Rooms E & F

Catch this groundbreaking speech by CRC vice president and chief investigative officer Dr. Steven J. Allen on the “dirty dossier” – the fake document used by officials in the Hillary Clinton campaign and the FBI to try to sabotage Donald Trump’s chances in the 2016 election.

Stump the Experts at CRC’s AMA Panel (Ask Me Anything)
Thursday, Feb. 22 at 2:00 PM | Chesapeake Ball Room, Rooms E & F

Grill our experts with that burning question about who’s who in the Left you’ve been itching to ask in this unique panel!

Which groups are funding Black Lives Matter? Who’s behind the so-called “Fight for $15” minimum wage campaign?

Using CRC’s new database on donors, nonprofits, and influencers driving politics at InfluenceWatch.org, CRC president Scott Walter, senior vice president Matthew Vadum, vice president and chief investigative officer Dr. Steven J. Allen, and Influence Watch managing editor Michael Watson take you behind the curtains to give you the scoop the Left doesn’t want you to know about. As an added bonus, the first person to stump these experts wins an iPad!

Meet and greet with sheriff David Clarke
Thursday, Feb. 22 at 4:00 PM | CRC Booth 207 in Exhibit Hall

Join former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke for this special meet-and-great. Get your photo taken with the sheriff (selfies encouraged!) and get a taste of his soon-to-be-announced project as CRC’s chair of American Law & Culture.

Breakout Session: You May Say You’re a DREAMer But You’re Not the Only One: 
Thursday, February 22 at 5:00 PM in Potomac 5-6 

CRC president Scott Walter joins Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and representatives from the Washington Times, Cato Institute, and the Conservative Book Club in this special panel on the DREAM Act.

Get your signed copy of Matthew Vadum’s new book, Team Jihad
Friday, Feb. 23 at 1:00 PM | Exhibit Hall

Don’t miss CRC senior vice president Matthew Vadum’s book signing event for his new book, Team Jihad: How Sharia-Supremacists Collaborate with Leftists to Destroy the United States. Vadum’s groundbreaking investigation details the radical Left’s ties to Islamic extremists, and how it threatens our freedom and security. Here’s an extract from the book, which you can purchase here or read for free online:

Many Americans — well, make that most Americans — have no idea how closely figures in both major political parties, government, academia, Hollywood, grassroots activism, and other fields are working, wittingly or unwittingly, to make America safe for Islam and sharia.

Get your signed copy of sheriff David Clarke’s new book, Cop Under Fire
Friday, Feb. 23 at 2:30 PM | Exhibit Hall

Don’t miss the book Sean Hannity called “a must-read for people who love this great country,” and meet the veteran police officer who’s been called “America’s Sheriff.” Join former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke in this special book-signing event, and get your signed copy of his engrossing biography, Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond Hashtags of Race, Crime and Politics for a Better America.

Special Breakout Panel — Breaking Bad: What It Takes To Rise Above Circumstances:
Friday, February 23 at 5:00 PM in Potomac 1-2

Join CRC president Scott Walter, sheriff David Clarke, and others from the Catholic Association and American Conservative Union in this fascinating panel on how Americans can lift themselves out of poverty.

Students and Graduates – Looking for an Internship?
Saturday, Feb. 24 at 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Exhibit Hall
Check out CRC’s table at the CPAC internship fair on Saturday, Feb. 24, where you can meet CRC vice president of programs Kristen Eastlick and learn about the exciting paid internship program we offer in our historic Washington, D.C. office.

Learn more about interning for America’s investigative think tank here.