D.C. Wire Conflict of Interest Alert

(D.C. Wire just got the following announcement of a news conference and event tomorrow. We'll have to recuse ourselves from covering. Let the Post-Fenty conspiracy theories resume in the comments section.)

What: The Washington, DC Economic Partnership will host its 2008 Annual Meeting & Development Showcase highlighting the District and its roughly $73.6B in completed, under-construction and in-the-pipeline projects including: exhibitions by more than 80 real estate companies, education sessions featuring Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer of the District of Columbia, and John M. Germano of CB Richard Ellis; and keynote address "The Challenges of Running A Media Company" by Katharine Weymouth of The Washington Post.

Who: Mayor Adrian Fenty
Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Neil Albert
Katharine Weymouth - CEO Washington Post Media and Publisher, The Washington Post
Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer of the District of Columbia
John M. Germano - Executive Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis' Mid-Atlantic Region

When: Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
10:00AM - 11:45AM Development Showcase
12:00PM - 2:00PM - Annual Meeting Luncheon

Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Pl, NW
Washington, DC 20001