September - PRSSA/PRSA Ethics Month
Sept. 22 - Deadline to register and make hotel reservations for 2008 National Conference
October - PRSSA/PRSA Relationship Month
Oct. 3 - Deadline for 40/40 Club submissions (send to Vice President of Chapter Development Tiffany Riggs)
Oct. 3 - Deadline for Regional Activity applications (send to Vice President of Regional Activities Jena Johnson)
Oct. 7 - The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations Ethics Advocacy Award applications due to PRSA headquarters
Due to the popularity of this year's Conference, the Courtyard by Marriot Detroit Downtown is running out of availability. To assist with your travel planning, we suggest the following alternatives, which are all within walking distance of the PRSSA 2008 National Conference.
Hilton Garden Inn
351 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 967-0691
$161 single advance purchase ($199 includes parking one car)
$179 quad advance purchase ($219 includes parking one car)
Walking directions
Sheraton Detroit Riverside Hotel
2 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226
313.965.0200
Contact: Debra Birdsong or Mandy Kwarsick
$199 for double or $189 for single King/Queen
Walking directions
"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May
I guess you'd say,
'What can make me feel this way?'"
The PRSSA 2008 National Conference, of course!
At the Friday night social, Motown PRemiere, immerse yourself in Detroit's unique musical legacy as you and your friends croon the karaoke tunes of the Temptations, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and other Motown Records superstars.
Tweet, tweet and hear the beat: Conference is now on Twitter. Follow or be followed at http://twitter.com/PRSSADetroit08.
Contact the National Conference Committee for more information. Register online by Sept. 22.
Join PRSSA in the "D"
Brandi Boatner -
National President
Where
can you develop your public relations skills, network with experienced
professionals, meet public relations students from around the globe and sing
karaoke to some of Motown's greatest hits? In Detroit, of course.
As you make preparations to attend
the 2008 PRSSA National Conference, visit
www.prssa.org to register and get the latest
information about speakers, sessions and socials. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me. See you in Detroit!
Contact
National
President Brandi Boatner.
40/40 Club
Tiffany Riggs - Vice
President of Chapter Development
Has your Chapter completed 40
hours of community service in the last year? If so, send a press release
to
Vice
President of Chapter Development Tiffany Riggs by Friday, Oct. 3. Detail your work
and create a boilerplate that sums your Chapter's history and mission and join
the 40/40 Club. Contact Tiffany for details.
Submit your Chapter's best practices
Rebecca Timms - Vice
President of Member Services
Does
your Chapter have an innovative recruitment plan? Are you celebrating
PRSSA/PRSA Ethics Month (September) or PRSSA/PRSA Relationships Month
(October)? Have you worked to raise money for National Conference through a
creative fundraiser?
If so, submit a paragraph-long
description to
Vice President of Member Services Rebecca
Timms to be featured in the next issue of the Biweekly Update.
Post your
résumé
Cecilia Hughes - Vice
President of Internships/Job Services
Members,
did you know employers use the résumés posted on JobCenter to seek future
interns and employees? Yet less than 15 percent of members have posted their
résumés since the JobCenter started several years ago. Shocking!
Take
a few minutes and post your résumé. Let's reach higher numbers this year!
If you have any questions, please
contact
Vice
President of Internships/Jobs Services Cecilia Hughes.
Want to gain event-planning
experience? Host a Regional Activity
Jena Johnson - Vice
President of Regional Activities
Would
you like valuable event-planning experience while still in college? Hosting a
Regional Activity is a great way to gain the experience and learn about public
relations.
Contact
Vice
President of Regional Activities Jena Johnson for more information.
Showcasing ethics in
communication
Courtney Olson - Vice
President of Advocacy
PRSSA/PRSA
Ethics Month is in full swing. With only a few weeks left for your Chapter to
participate, here are a few ideas to help you get the most out of it:
- Invite a speaker
to discuss ethics in public relations at a Chapter meeting.
- Hold an open
workshop or professional development session about ethics on your campus.
- Elect a person
from your Chapter to act as Advocacy Chair or set up an advocacy
subcommittee.
For more ideas and information,
contact
Vice
President of Advocacy Courtney Olson.
Be published
nationally
Cindy Badger - FORUM
Editor in Chief
All
PRSSA members are encouraged to take advantage of the chance to get published
nationally and build your portfolio through
FORUM, the national publication for PRSSA, We are always looking for more
writers and articles.
If
you are interested in writing for FORUM,
please contact FORUM Editor in Chief Cindy
Badger. As soon as we have
writing assignments ready for the January issue, we will contact you about
which topic you would be most interested in covering.
Check this out!
Rebecca Timms
Vice President of Member Services - timms.rebecca@gmail.com
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