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2010 Matrix Awards - Monday, April 19, 2010 - Waldorf-Astoria, New York City

Women who change the world

Susan Chira
Susan Chira
Foreign Editor
The New York Times
  Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Grammy Award-winning Singer/Songwriter
  Tina Fey
Tina Fey
Executive Producer, Head Writer, Star NBC's Three Time Emmy Award-winning "30 Rock"
  Ina Garten
Ina Garten
Author and Host
Emmy Award-winning Food Network Program, "Barefoot Contessa
Presented by
Jill Abramson
Jill Abramson
Managing Editor
The New York Times
  Presented by
Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay
Actress
"Law & Order: SVU" President and Founder
Joyful Heart Foundation
  Presented by
Meyers
Seth Meyers
Head Writer and Weekend Update Anchor
"Saturday Night Live"
  Presented by
Quindlen
Anna Quindlen
Bestselling Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist


Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Pulitzer Prize-winning Author & Historian
  Anne Keating
Anne Keating
Senior Vice President,
Public Relations, Special Events & Corporate Philanthropy
Bloomingddale's
  Gayle King
Gayle King
Editor-At-Large,
O, The Oprah Magazine and Host "The Gayle King Show, Sirius XM
  Marissa Mayer
Marissa Mayer
Vice President, Search Products & User Experience
Google
Presented by
Stahl
Leslie Stahl
"60 Minutes" and CBS New Correspondent
  Presented by
Katie Couric
Katie Couric
Anchor & Managing Editor
"CBS Evening News" and Correspondent "60 Minutes"
  Presented by
Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Chairman
Harpo, Inc
  Presented by
Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo
Anchor, CNBC's The Closing Bell" and host and Managing Editor "The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo"

Visit website: http://www.nywici.org/matrix

Auction Highlights

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Have Lunch with Gayle King in New York City

Could this be the best lunch of your life? You will enjoy the company of none other than 2010 Matrix Honoree, Gayle King at one of Gayle's favorite lunch spots in the Hearst Tower vicinity.

Gayle King is the host of "The Gayle King Show" on Oprah Radio broadcast four days a week on Sirius XM and is a popular television personality who regularly appears on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." She has been the editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine since its inception in 1999, acting as a liaison between Oprah Winfrey—the publication's founder and editorial director—and the magazine's staff. She also consults on the editorial and creative direction for the publications.

Find out more about this fascinating and generous woman during this once-in-a-lifetime lunch experience.

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Meet Nine Time Grammy Award Winner, Sheryl Crow, After An Upcoming Concert Of Your Choice

Now is your chance to meet one of music's most prolific and beloved singer/songwriters, Sheryl Crow, after an upcoming performance. Package will include: two tickets to an upcoming Sheryl Crow concert accompanied by a meet and greet after the performance. For more information on Sheryl Crow, concert dates, and locations, visit Sheryl Crow's Official Website,

Bolder and more free-spirited than ever, Sheryl Crow embarks on paths both deeply personal and grandly global on Detours (Interscope/A&M Records). Filled with songs about having and holding, changing and letting go, about beginnings, endings, and the roads between them, Detours was inspired by "how I feel things are going in the world and what's happened to me the last couple of years," says the nine-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter.

Crow's lyrical signposts range from the demise of a relationship, the adoption of a child (baby Wyatt, who guests on "Lullaby For Wyatt"), a public bout with breast cancer to the war in Iraq ("Peace Be Upon Us," featuring Arabic lyrics sung by Ahmed Al Hirmi), environmental disaster ("Gasoline" featuring Ben Harper), and the ravaged New Orleans of Hurricane Katrina ("Love Is Free").

Seat location to be announced.

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Meet Mariska Hargitay on the set of Law & Order: SVU

This is your chance for you and a guest to visit the set of one of TV's most popular shows ever, Law & Order: SVU. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how NBC's hit TV show is made. You will also get to meet actor Mariska Hargitay, Det. Olivia Benson, and go on a tour of the stages - such as the Special Victim's Unit Squad Room, the Courtroom, and the Interrogation Room!

Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit chronicles the life and crimes of the elite Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department. The cast includes, Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler, Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson, Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch and Ice-T as Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola. We know you will never forget this amazing visit to the set of television's most enticing show, Law and Order: SVU.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness how television magic is made!

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Lunch with the Legendary Food Critic, Author and Chef, Ruth Reichl

Who knows food better than Ruth Reichl? Possibly no one! Discover this and more when you enjoy lunch with Ms. Reichl in New York at one of her favorite spots.

Ruth Reichl joined Gourmet Magazine as Editor in Chief in April 1999. She came to the magazine from The New York Times, where she had been the restaurant critic since 1993. A 2008 Matrix Award honoree, Reichl has been honored with four James Beard Awards (two for restaurant criticism, in 1996 and 1998; one for journalism, in 1994; and Who´s Who of Food and Beverage in America, 1984) and with numerous awards from the Association of American Food Journalists. She is also the recipient of the YWCA´s Elizabeth Cutter Morrow Award. She holds a B.A. and an M.A. in the History of Art from the University of Michigan. For more information of Ruth Reichl, visit her official webisite.

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Enjoy an Insightful and Fascinating Lunch with Entrepreneur Esther Dyson in New York City

Don't miss this chance to spend an unforgettable lunch with entrepreneur, philanthropist, innovator and back-up cosmonaut, Esther Dyson, in New York City.

Esther Dyson has been a long-time catalyst of start-ups in information technology in the US and other markets, including Russia. Since selling her company, EDventure Holdings, to CNET Networks in 2004, she has taken on newer challenges in private aviation and space as well as in health care as a director of 23andMe, a consumer genetics company. Her IT investments have included Flickr and del.icio.us both of which sold to Yahoo!, and Medstory, which sold to Microsoft. She still sits on the boards of numerous companies along with being an active investor in air and space. In addition, Ms. Dyson recently completed training to become a cosmonaut! To find out more about Ms. Dyson, please visit her official website.

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Experience the Mets and CitiField with this VIP Experience for Four

You'll never forget this day at the ball park as you and three guests are VIPs at a 2010 Mets game at CitiField!

This baseball lovers package includes:
- Four field seats level seats
- Viewing of batting practice
- A tour of CitiField
- Your name on the scoreboard.

This is an amazing opportunity for any long-standing baseball fan! Go Mets!