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The Institute for Public Relations is launching a 10-month interactive certificate series for public relations and communication professionals. IPR Master Class: A Strategic Playbook for Communicators, which will run from March 9 to Dec. 14, gives attendees an opportunity to learn about and discuss such topics as crisis communication, digital/social media, measurement & evaluation, diversity & inclusion and big data, privacy and the law. Each session is led by an expert in the field and features a lesson, followed by a workshop/discussion. The fee for the course is $495, with a discounted price of $295 for full-time faculty members. To learn more and to register for the course, click here. IPR is also offering three scholarship opportunities for tenure-track faculty and graduate students. Those who wish to apply can email Nikki Kesaris at [email protected] with a 500-word statement about why they're interested in the course and how it would help them further their career.
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Violet PR is presenting a free Feb. 24 webinar on how Newark, NJ can leverage urban innovation, economic development, education and the arts to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers at the event will include Newark Symphony Hall president and CEO Taneshia Nash Laird, Audible vice president of innovation Aisha Glover, Schools That Can Newark executive director Erin Sweeney and Adenah Bayoh & Companies founder Adenah Bayoh. “Adena, Aisha, Taneshia and Erin have a significant impact on New Jersey’s largest city and its collective future. We can’t wait to hear more about their plans in 2021,” said Violet PR president April Mason, who will moderate the event, which will run from 2 to 3 p.m. For more information or to register, click here.
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LaVoieHealthScience is participating in the BIO CEO & Investor Conference, running from Feb. 16-18. The conference features Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s perspective on the new U.S. Congressional agenda, the record setting pacing of biotech IPOs and the hottest clinical developments and industry catalysts. Featured speakers include Adena T. Friedman, president and CEO of Nasdaq; Rahul Singhvi, CEO and director of National Resilience Inc.; and Adam Koppel, managing director of life sciences at Bain Capital. To get 20 percent off the standard registration rate, use LHS’s code "BIOCEO22" when registering here.
The New York Women in Communications are honoring an accomplished group of female communications professionals at the 54th Annual Matrix Awards on May 21... The USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations is placing the spotlight on purpose-driven communications at “The Balancing Act, Purpose, Politics and Polarization,” its 34th Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium on April 4... The Knight Center for Journalism in America is sponsoring The 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ
The National Press Club is holding a March 20 screening of a film that depicts the dangers journalists face in Vladimir Putin’s Russia... News platform Semafor, in partnership with Gallup, will present an exclusive first look at its 2024 World Happiness Report on March 20 from 9 to 11:30 a.m... The Museum of Public Relations is sponsoring a March 14 event that looks at the role communicators played in gaining equal rights for women.
ICR is hosting a Nov. 14 The IPO Summit: Navigating the 2023 IPO Landscape,online event that will bring together CFOs, investors and other key players to share their insights and outlook on the process of going public... The Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit, PR Summit DC and ADWKDC are being held on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA... The Institute for Public Relations is sponsoring a free Nov. 15 webinar on how virtual reality is reshaping the ways in which communicators do their jobs.
The Museum of Public Relations is putting a spotlight on the contributions made to the PR industry by Native Americans and Indigenous People at a virtual event on Nov. 3... The Institute for Public Relations is sponsoring an Oct. 18 webinar on that will look at the issues facing communications pros who address ESG matters... The American Marketing Association San Diego Chapter is presenting an Oct. 21 conference that will feature speakers from Walt Disney Parks, Snap Inc. and Qualcomm.
Richard Edelman presented the inaugural Daniel J. Edelman Award to NBC-TV weatherman Al Roker to honor his effort to make the world a better place during PRSA/NY's Big Apple Awards gala on Sept. 22.
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