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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Congratulations to PRSA-LVVC member Shelli Ryan, APR, Fellow, who was elected to the prestigious PRSA College of Fellows. She will be honored in a special ceremony at PRSA’s International Conference in Detroit this October.
Shelli is new to the Las Vegas region, but an accomplished public relations professional and the ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
If you are considering becoming a candidate and have questions about the state of PRSA and current initiatives, PRSA National has scheduled a series of teleconferences to get you the answers you need. The calls are scheduled for two different dates and times to accommodate your schedule. Dial in and ...
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Kudos to the Tuscon and Phoenix chapters for a great 2008 Western District Conference. Las Vegas was well represented with four of our crew (Amy Brooks, Tom Bradley, Sonya Ruffin, APR, and me) mixing and mingling throughout the great sessions and social events. Here are some of the highlights:
-Friday morning ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
All accredited members of PRSA are invited to a special, exclusive breakfast on Wed., Apr. 23, 8-9:30a.m. at Cili. We'll gather, discuss the state of the PR industry in Las Vegas and trends to watch.
If you're an APR, please book your schedule and RSVP today.
If you'd like to learn more ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
The PRSA Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for the Chapter’s 2008 Scholarship Award. The $1,000 commitment will be awarded to a student enrolled in undergraduate or graduate level, PR-related programs at one of Southern Nevada’s higher education institutions.
The application requires a minimum 3.0 grade point average and the response ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Tom Bradley will be attending the Western District Conference (Apr. 24-25) as the Chapter's representative on the WD Board. I'll be going since I'm the WD Board secretary. Amy Brooks will be presenting at the Quick Start program about our outstanding chapter finance efforts over the last few years. Are ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
The Universal Accreditation Board (UAB) recently changed the breakdown for the APR maintenance process and is inviting APRs to contribute to the continual development of the online examination.
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Steve Gray, who presented at a chapter luncheon last year, did a nice write up in the Las Vegas Business Press about the importance of crisis communications planning. Check it out.
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Check out this article on eMarketer. If you're trying to reach moms, you best be getting your messages online. According to a 2007 survey they're citing, 86 percent of women who had at least one child in their household go online. Are you messaging to this demographic? What's been your ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Congratulations to Christi Braginton, APR, public relations director for MGM MIRAGE, who will attend Ragan Communication's Social Media for Communicators conference for free later this week. She was selected from a random drawing of interested PRSA-Las Vegas Valley Chapter members to receive the conference registration compliments of PRSA's national office.
Occasionally, ...
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