Archive for the ‘PRSA National Info’ Category
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, June 9th, 2008
On June 1, 2008, CBS Legal Analyst, Andrew Cohen issued a commentary prompted by the events surrounding the publication of former White House Press Secretary, Scott McClellan’s book, “What Happened” that includes confessions about deceptions during his tenure. In this commentary, Cohen expressed the opinion that the PR industry was ...
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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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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
I just received this from Cheryl I. Procter-Rogers, APR, Fellow PRSA who is the
2008 PRSA National Nominating Committee Chair. I encourage all eligible members to consider throwing his/her hat in the ring. If you're not eligible, it's something to work toward for future years.
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Make plans to head toward the border and join PRSA's Western District Conference for a fabulous line-up of speakers and topics to help you be a better PR practitioner. With the shaky economy, many of us are looking to stretch our professional development budgets. This is a great value, especially ...
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
The following is from a press release from PRSA HQ in NYC:
Public Relations Journal, an open-access, peer-reviewed, electronic research journal published by PRSA, is now available online.
The articles in the winter 2008 edition are:
• “Risk Communication and Community Right to Know: A Public Relations Obligation to Inform,” authored by Michael ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
I sat in on the quartlery conference call with PRSA's national leadership on Dec. 11. Here's a brief recap of the goings-on at the home office.
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
PRSA's national office recently released a report with some helpful suggestions on how to build and recruit a great internship program for your organization. We're all looking for new professionals with solid experience. Are you helping to fill that field by sharing your expertise with the next generation of PR ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
The mantra of the 2007 PRSA International Conference can be summed up in two words: social media.
The conference theme of innovation was well-suited to the main topic of conversation: how to join the social media revolution and apply public relations theories, principles and practices to the handful of nearly constantly ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
On Friday LVVC delegate Tom Bradley and I flew from Las Vegas to the site of the 60th annual PRSA International Conference in Philadelphia.
This year only one bylaw amendment was on the table. With instructions and support from the LVVC board, we were ready to cast our vote. After a ...
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