Thanks to the Society of Environmental Journalists, which ran a piece urging its members to make use of the wealth of information at Party Time:
Legend has it that some Hill staffers have been able to subsist for months merely by attending receptions and schmoozing hors d’oeuvres. It may be occasionally possible for a journalist to stake out such functions and even infiltrate them - but the WatchDog urges caution at those costing $5,000/table. Journalists trying to crash posh shindigs at the Dem and GOP conventions this summer got the cold shoulder from security.
If you ever DO get an invitation: by all means, post it to the database.
Yes, please do. And while we’re talking about it, here are some parties that you environmental journalists might be interested in:
Here at Party Time, we encourage you to have fun. Click around–you never know what you’ll find.
Beneficiary: congressional candidate, lawmaker, or entity which collects funds raised at party
Host: person who is hosting party-often, but not always, a registered federal lobbyist
Venue Name: where the party is
Entertainment Type: type of gathering, such as "breakfast," "ski trip," "bowling"
Other Lawmakers Mentioned: lawmakers mentioned on invitation who are used as a draw for the event