For a complete listing of Regional Activities, please visit http://www.prssa.org/events/regional.asp.

Andrew Graham, FORUM Editor-in-Chief
The winter 2004 edition of FORUM, the Society’s own newspaper, is now available. Please visit http://www.prssa.org/forum/ to read select articles. Look for hard copies of this publication from your faculty advisor or executive board.

Katie Peltier, Vice President of Chapter Development
President Talk Transcript Now Available on Web Site
The transcript from the Jan. 21 session of PRSSA President Talk is now available on the PRSSA Web site. The link can be found under communities on the President Talk page, www.prssa.org/community/president-talk.asp. The President Talk page also contains the dates of upcoming sessions and a link to enter the chatroom.
For more information about President Talk or for a username and password contact me via e-mail.

Chris Schenk, Vice President of Professional Development
Make sure that your Chapter registers its student-run firm online at http://www.prssa.org/forms/srfreg.asp. By completing this simple form, prospective clients and other schools will have access to your contact information. Please note that registration is due by March 1st. Any questions can be directed toward me via e-mail.

Sarah Yeaney, Vice President of Member Services
Are you just joining your local PRSSA Chapter? Whether you are just getting your PR feet wet, or still do not know all the benefits of the Society, check out the revised Member Services Guide, http://www.prssa.org/resources/msg.asp. This four-page pamphlet describes PRSSA’s structure, travel opportunities, scholarships, etc.

Receive recognition for the PRSSA leadership role you hold at the local or national level. Each year several members who have demonstrated superior leadership and academic excellence are awarded with the Golden Key Award. All qualifying members are announced at the National Conference during the fall. To review the qualifications or download an application, visit http://www.prssa.org/resources/award-GoldKey.asp. Submissions for this award are due June 2, 2004.

Public relations agency Hill & Knowlton is sponsoring several activities at the 2004 National Assembly. On Friday, March 19th, the firm will conduct a two-part panel discussion. Rau´l Garza, National Director of Hill & Knowlton’s Diversity Communications Group, will be joined by other members of the team to discuss the role of diversity communications in corporate America as well as the public sector. The group has garnered several national industry awards in multicultural marketing and public relations, including Silver Anvils from PRSA, PR Week Awards and SABREs from The Holmes Report.

Hill & Knowlton will also be introducing its GRAD (Growth through Recruitment And Diversity) program. Through GRAD, the agency will work closely with Career Services Offices at each university to arrange various recruitment initiatives, including on-site recruitment sessions, internship opportunities and school/classroom visits by the Hill & Knowlton staff.

PRSSA members who are attending these presentations are encouraged to research Hill & Knowlton’s background and history via their Web site, http://www.hillandknowlton.com/.

**Don’t forget to register for PRSSA’s second annual Day-of-Competition scheduled for Thursday, March 18th at 4 p.m. Registration can be completed online at http://www.prssa.org/assembly/registration/doc_registration.asp.

April 23-24 - San Jose State University [tarakendig@aol.com]
Do you know your way to San Jose? The San Jose State University PRSSA Pearce Davies Chapter is holding a Sports PR and Event Management regional activity titled, Put Your Game Face On: Scoring Big in the Sports PR and Event Management Industries. It will be an eventful weekend which will include a tour of the HP Pavilion, a professional etiquette banquet, an interactive workshop, professional development sessions and a career fair.
Here’s an inside look at the HP Pavilion:
The HP Pavilion is 17 acres in size, approximately 40,000 square feet, and can seat over 17,500 people! This $162.5 million arena is home of the San Jose Sharks and many other exciting events every year. “There are 33,000 cubic yards of concrete in the new building, the equivalent of a 3-foot sidewalk running from the building's main entrance to the South Shore of Lake Tahoe,” its Web site states. For more information, go to http://www.hppsj.com.

If you would like to feature part of your Regional Activity’s program, please contact national vice president of member services Sarah Yeaney.