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Welcome to the Pennsylvania Public Relations Society (PPRS).
We are a professional society dedicated to: Supporting and elevating the professional standards of public relations practitioners; Facilitating professional and social relations among public relations practitioners; and Disseminating professional information of benefit to individuals and the profession.
PPRS welcomes PR practitioners across Central Pennsylvania from all industries – corporate, government, non-profit, agency, and trade associations – to join us for meetings and apply for membership.
2009 Meeting Schedule
PPRS meetings are held the last Thursday of each month with the exception of July, August, October and December. All meetings have a professional development program following dinner, with the exception of the November meeting which is the PPRS Annual Evening of Honors. At this event, new officers are installed and the Ernest R. McDowell Award for Excellence in Public Relations and the Robert M. Fisher Membership Recruitment Award are presented.
To register for an upcoming meeting, please e-mail Stephanie Weyant at
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or call 717-787-6960.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Newspaper Staff Changes and the Possible Effects on PR Professionals
Speaker: Cate Barron, Managing Editor, The Patriot-News Co.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Help Wanted: What Employers Look for When Hiring PR Professionals
Speakers:
Barry Ciccocioppo, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Kathy Burrows, Hershey Entertainment
Amy Kaunas, Humane Society
Lisa Reeves, Tierney Communications
Steve Aaron, Neiman Group
Thursday, March 26, 2009
The State of Local Television News
PPRS’ Periodic Roundtable of TV News Directors
Moderator: Bob Fisher
Speakers:
Dennis Fisher, News Director, WHTM/ABC27
Dan O’Donnell, News Director, WGAL-TV
Chris Holden, News Director, WPMT/FOX43
Caroline Imler, News Director, WHP-TV & WLYH-TV/CW15
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The World of Media: Current Conditions and Future Trends
Speakers: Harmelin Media
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The Media Swarm: Managing Local and National Media for High-profile Events
Speaker: Beth Lorow, Assistant Director of Public Relations, Messiah College
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Facing the Facebook Nation: Are You Ready?
Moderator: Deborah S. Saline, APR, Fellow PRSA, Principal and COO, PRworks, Inc.
Speakers:
Quinn Bryner, Senior Account Executive, Tierney Communications
Toni Montgomery, Community Relations Manager, AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union
David J. Steele, President and CEO, Intrada Technologies
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Summer Networking Event with PPRS, IABC, and PRSA
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Topic and Speaker TBD
November 2009
Annual Evening of Honors
Date and Location TBD |
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