Awards & Events: Fintech Meet The Media Confab Slated for Nov. 6; Osborn Barr| Paramore Looks for Rural Spirit Award Nominations; PRSSA Chooses US Census Bureau for Bateman Competition
Thu, Sep. 12, 2019
By Steve Barnes
FinTech Meet The Media 2019 conference will have reporters discussing blockchain, digital finance, cryptocurrency and other topics Nov. 6 at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in NYC... Osborn Barr | Paramore is accepting nominations for its second annual Rural Spirit Awards... Public Relations Student Society of America has announced the U.S. Census Bureau as the subject of its 2020 Bateman Case Study Competition.
The National Press Club will give its annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award this year to Aasif Sultan, a journalist in Kashmir jailed for nearly a year for his reporting, and to Mackenzie Mays, a Politico journalist who has produced accountability journalism despite harassment... IPR’s Digital Media Research Center is presenting a free webinar on Sept. 26 that will explain the basics of blockchain technology... Joe Honick, president of GMA International and O'Dwyer's contribute will present “54% Vote But 100% Bitch” at University of Virginia.
Martin Sorrell's MediaMonks scores "favorite website award" for "impossible mascot" project for Mastercard... FWV Fetching's Kristen Levine honored by Pet Age... Museum of PR to feature Adam Ritchie in "Invention in PR" series at Syracuse University's Fisher Center in NYC on July 18.
New York Women in Communications, which is presenting its 2019 Matrix Awards on May 6 at the Sheraton New York Times Square, is also holding an online auction to benefit its scholarship program.
The Overseas Press Club will honor Jamal Khashoggi and other journalists murdered or persecuted during the past year at its April 18 awards dinner in NYC... PR Couture is accepting entries for its 2019 Bespoke Communication Awards, through April 15... Gale Branding coordinated press for the American Friends of Soroka Medical Center's benefit gala held April 3 at the Pierre Hotel in NYC.
Magrino chairman and CEO Susan Magrino is among the female media professionals to be honored at the 2019 Matrix Awards, which will be held May 6 at the Sheraton New York Times Square.
The New York Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has extended the entry deadline for the 2019 Big Apple Awards to Monday, March 18.
Steve Coll, journalism dean at Columbia, and Bruno Patino, dean of sciences at Po School of Journalism in Paris, will discuss "Press Freedom in a 'Post-Truth' Era" at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at Albertine book store located in the French Embassy's cultural office in New York. The event is free... Applications for the Don Bartholomew Award, which provides a grad student practical experience in PR research, are due by March 8... Germinder + Assocs. names Dr. Thomas Nelson the last Power of Pink Honoree. (2 reader comments)
Public Relations Society of America's New York chapter issues a call for entries for the 2019 Big Apple Awards, which will be presented June 17 at the Mandarin Oriental.
Several important lessons marketers and public relations pros can take away from SXSW.
The Committee to Protect Journalists will be honored at this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration... ICR taps FutureCast president Jeff Fromm for keynote duties at annual conference slated for Jan. 14-16... Osborn Barr | Paramore unveils its first annual rural spirit awards.
The Institute for Public Relations hosted its 57th Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinner Nov. 28 in New York City with more than 300 people in attendance.
Institute for PR slates awards dinner Nov. 28. PRIME Research's Mark Weiner will receive lifetime achievement honor... Hugh M. Hefner Foundation wants nominations for its First Amendment awards... New York Women in Communications' young professional's committee will take in hustle and bustle of social media Nov. 29. (1 reader comment)
The dangers faced by journalists around the world as well as the campaign to get justice for murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi were front and center at the Committee to Protect Journalists 2018 International Press Freedom Awards. (1 reader comment)
PRSA/NY's Nov. 27 holiday party to benefit Dress for Success... Institute for PR launches "In a Car with IPR" video series... PRSA/Dallas honors TrizCom PR... R&J Strategic Communications hauls in graphic design kudos.
PRSA/NY decodes Trump talk... New York Women in Communications sponsors student career confab... Impact PR & Communications makes big impact at Greater Connecticut & Westchester/Fairfield PRSA chapters awards ceremony.
PRSA/LA honors Princess Cruises' Brian O'Connor, and Team Netflix with top Prism Awards... PRSA/Raleigh hails French|West|Vaughan's Rick French... PRSA/National Capital Chapter tosses three Thoths to Crosby Marketing Communications.
National Press Club hosts annual Communicators' Summit on Oct. 31... Impact of celebrity, pop culture on PR to be discussed by PRSA panel in NYC on Nov. 7... Senior pros (PRSA/NY group for PR people with at least 15 years of experience) tackle digital trends during session at FH's office on Nov. 15.
New York Financial Writers' Assn. hosts 76th edition of Financial Follies on Nov. 9... Public Relations Student Society of America taps Temple University's chapter to host mid-Atlantic regional conference... American Society of Journalists and Authors wants proposals for its 2019 NYC conference in May.
IPR and UF's College of Journalism and Communications hosts free seminar Oct. 11 on ways to boost women to leadership positions... Gail S. Thornton of Worldview Communications receives PRSA Atlas Award... C.L.Conroy of Conroy Martinez Group honored with PRSA/Miami lifetime achievement award… Solomon McCown celebrated 15 years in business.
ICR Conference coming to Orlando in January... PRSA Tri-State Conference to be held in New York during Communications Week (Oct. 15-19)... Reed Public Relations to team up with Nice Branding on Nashville marketing conference.
Finn Partners clients take home Biden Cancer Initiative FIERCE Awards... Cision CIO Mark Weiner receives Jack Felton Medal from Institute for Public Relations... Largemouth Communications named Best Place to Work by Triangle Business Journal.
PRSA-NY hosts "Disaster Communications: Preparing Yourself, Your Team and Your Company for the Unexpected" at FleishmanHillard's office on Sept. 25... Crosby Marketing grants $5K award to Annapolis high school senior who's got what's needed to thrive in marketing/media... Women in PR in North America offers online course, "Women in PR Business Leadership Challenge."