http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news Explorers Club News RSS feed en kmurphy@explorers.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-04T21:44:29+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/startalk_radio_reports_on_interview_w_john_glenn http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/startalk_radio_reports_on_interview_w_john_glenn#When:15:04:48Z StarTalk Radio recently released an article covering our Exploring Legends Interview with Mercury Astronaut John Glenn during the Annual Dinner weekend. Follow the link to read Stacey Severn’s coverage of the talk accompanied by images from the evening. 2013-04-18T15:04:48+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/cspan_video_of_exploring_legends_interview_w_charles_duke http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/cspan_video_of_exploring_legends_interview_w_charles_duke#When:03:25:56Z Footage of our Exploring Legends Interview w/ Moonwalker Charles Duke is free to view on CSPAN’s website, and also available in hard copy for a small fee. Click the link to watch the video entitled Apollo 16 Mission and Space Exploration, accompanied by a timestamped transcript of the interview for easy navigation. 2013-04-18T03:25:56+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/ecad_photo_prints_for_sale http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/ecad_photo_prints_for_sale#When:14:25:39Z ManhattanSociety.com has a gallery of over 1500 images from the 2013 Explorers Club Annual Dinner, all available for purchase as prints. Follow the link and catch a glimpse of the events that made this ECAD one to remember.   2013-04-17T14:25:39+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/lowell_thomas_award_call_to_nomination_for_members http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/lowell_thomas_award_call_to_nomination_for_members#When:21:44:29Z The 2013 Lowell Thomas Awards Justice: Field Exploration as a Splendid Exchange Washington, D.C. October 26, 2013 Call for Award Nominations We are seeking nominations for pre-eminent explorers who have demonstrated the principle and quality of just dealing or right action in field exploration. The candidate’s work must extend beyond individual achievement to communicate his or her findings to benefit others. The Flag and Honors Committee invites you to participate by nominating explorers and scientists who are making exceptional contributions in the fields of exploration, scientific research, and who are dedicated to the principles of The Explorers Club as set forth in Articles II and III of the By-laws. Click Here for Award Nomination Guidelines 2013-04-04T21:44:29+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/nyt_coverage_of_the_109th_explorers_club_annual_dinner http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/nyt_coverage_of_the_109th_explorers_club_annual_dinner#When:17:32:00Z Two pieces on the Annual Dinner—and specifically the exotic hors d’oeuvres—have been featured by The New York Times. Florence Fabricant and David W. Dunlap’s “Horse on the Menu? Try Narwhal,” covers some early history of the exotics and also offers tips on how to prepare walrus meat. “With Your Goat’s Eye Martini, a Taste of Muskrat” by Elaine Louie provides a bit more coverage of the Dinner and also features quotations from James Cameron FN’03 and Gene Rurka MR’90. Click each link above to read the respective articles and view a sampling of photos from the evening. 2013-03-20T17:32:00+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/wsj_covers_annual_dinner_features_quotes_from_awardees http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/wsj_covers_annual_dinner_features_quotes_from_awardees#When:17:30:52Z The Wall Street Journal has posted a piece on the 109th Explorers Club Annual Dinner, including quotations from some of the Awardees as well as other luminaries. “Goat Eyeballs, Scorpions on Rye” by columnist Richard Morgan features quotes from Explorers Medal winner James Cameron FN’03, Citation of Merit honoree Erden S. Eruç MN’04, Jim Whittaker HON’03—the first American to summit Everest, as well as Exotics Chairman Gene Rurka MR’90. Follow the link for the full article accompanied with photos from the evening. 2013-03-20T17:30:52+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/annual_dinner_exotics_featured_in_huffington_post_weird_news http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/annual_dinner_exotics_featured_in_huffington_post_weird_news#When:17:02:31Z Huffington Post Reporter Rachel Tepper recently published a blog on the Annual Dinner exotic hors d’oeuvres entitled Explorers Club Tests Adventurous Palates With Fried Cockroaches, Goat Penis And More (PHOTOS) . Click above to read the piece and also view a slide show featuring various exotic offerings from the evening. 2013-03-20T17:02:31+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/the_explorers_club_2013_board_elections http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/the_explorers_club_2013_board_elections#When:14:58:56Z Voting for The Explorers Club Board of Directors has started. Members that have paid their dues are eligible to vote. For instructions and information on the slate of candidates, please log in to the member’s area of the website here. 2013-02-26T14:58:56+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/exploring_legends_interview_w_charles_duke_featured_on_c_span http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/exploring_legends_interview_w_charles_duke_featured_on_c_span#When:23:20:52Z Our Exploring Legends Interview with Moonwalker Charles Duke was featured on C-Span TV this weekend. To watch a full video recording of the interview, head to the C-SPAN website linked here. For more information on The Exploring Legends event with General Duke that took place here at the Clubhouse on Jan. 11th, 2013, CLICK HERE for the full event listing. 2013-02-19T23:20:52+00:00 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/announcing_the_2013_explorers_club_annual_award_winners http://www.explorers.org/index.php/news/news_detail/announcing_the_2013_explorers_club_annual_award_winners#When:16:10:04Z The Explorers Club is delighted to announce its 2013 Medalists and Award Winners. Come celebrate the evening of March 16, 2013, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York with seven extraordinary individuals who have endured extremes in some of the world’s most sacred places: the highest peaks, deepest oceans, edges of space and confines of caves. The list of awardees is as follows: 2012-11-27T16:10:04+00:00