Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich's Weekly Media Briefing at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, Will Feature Congressman Jamie Raskin, Updates on the Institute for Health Computing and New Life Science Development in North Bethesda

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, in his weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, will be joined by Congressman Jamie Raskin. Among the topics they will discuss are ways to address gun violence and the recent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. 

The County Executive will discuss the recently announced partnership between Montgomery County and the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) to develop land next to the North Bethesda Metro Station. There will also be an update on the development's anchor, the Institute for Health Computing.

This week's guests will be:

• Congressman Jamie Raskin
• Mark Gladwin, dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Amitabh Varshney, dean, University of Maryland, College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Science 

The weekly media briefings offer reporters an opportunity to discuss timely and vital issues with the County Executive, key members of the County Government and community leaders invited to the Zoom call. Media members who wish to participate in the virtual media briefing should contact Tracy O’Connor at tracy.o'[email protected] by 10:30 a.m. on the day of the briefing. Login information will be provided after receipt of the RSVP. Login information for the media briefing remains the same from week to week. There is no need to RSVP each week unless you are new to the call.

You can view the media briefing live on the County Executive’s X account (@MontCoExec) or the County's Facebook page. Provided there are no conflicts, you can also watch the briefing on County Cable Montgomery.

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Media Contact: Barry Hudson 240-300-7348