Archive for March, 2009
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
2009 National Nominating Committee Begins National Leader Search
Informational Conference Calls Set for April 14 and May 12
The PRSA 2009 National Nominating Committee has begun its annual process of recruiting candidates for 2010 National Officers and Directors and for Assembly Delegates-at-Large and International Assembly Delegates-at-Large. Eleven positions are available beginning in ...
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
PRSA-LVVC member Derek Schoen sent along some information that may be of broad interest to our members.
Have you heard about Earth Hour?
On March 28, 2009 at 8:30 p.m., hundreds of millions of people in more than 850 cities in 80 countries around the world will come together once again to make a ...
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
The Las Vegas Chapter is now accepting scholarship applications!
The PRSA Career Jump Start Scholarship Package will be awarded to two local students this May. Students about to enter the job market are best suited for this new award - the two winners will receive a package designed to help them ...
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
A recent PR Week survey of 1,700 public relations executives noted:
25% admit that they themselves have lied on the job
39% admit that they exaggerated the truth
44% said they felt uncertain of the ethics of a task they were asked to perform
More than 50% have declined a job due to ethical ...
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
It's annual membership survey time! We want to hear from each of our members.
Members will receive a link to the survey via email on Monday, March 16, 2009. If you do not receive your email, please contact Amy Brooks at pres-elect@prsalasvegas.com. The survey closes April 12, 2009.
PRSA National will also be ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
Congratulations to PRSA Las Vegas Valley Chapter members Cynthia Sell and Anne Tarbox who were selected in Friday's drawing to receive complimentary passes to the Social Media for Communicators conference at Wynn Las Vegas, March 12 and 13!
PRSA’s national office has partnered with Ragan Communications to host this unique opportunity ...
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009
Time: 11:30 a.m. networking, 12 p.m. lunch and presentation, 1 p.m. presentation concludes
It seems everyone is seeing some sort of impact since the recession moved into Southern Nevada last year. The concerns continue into 2009 as job losses mount, and businesses, governmental organizations and individuals are ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.’s annual World Series of Poker tournament has rapidly become one of the most recognized sporting events in the world. Broadcasting on ESPN, this tournament has ranked as high as third behind only NFL football and NASCAR racing in all cable sports TV ratings.
This is a paid internship ...
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