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The National Press Club’s communications team is hosting a May 20 discussion in which leading healthcare professionals will talk about how their jobs have evolved and what they are looking for from communicators. The discussion will be moderated by NPC member Karen Addis, president and CEO of Addis Communications, which specializes in health and science. Panelists scheduled to participate include CNN health reporter Jacqueline Howard, NPR health and science writer/editor Scott Hensley, Axios healthcare editor Tina Reed and Medtech Insight senior reporter Ferdous “Danny” Al-Faruque. The event, which will run from noon to 1 p.m., is free for NPC members. The $15 fee for non-members will go to the NPC Staff Support Fund to assist NPC journalists who have been furloughed due to COVID-19. For more information, or to register for the event, click here.
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PRSA books virtual May 19 event, a panel of travel media pros will discuss what the future of travel looks like and how the PR industry can work with them. The event, which runs from 6 to 7 p.m., will be moderated by PRSA-NY's immediate past president Kellie Jelencovich, who is PR director at Internova Travel Group. Panelists scheduled to appear include New York Times travel editor Amy Virshup; Stacey Leasca, who writes about travel for Travel + Leisure, Departures, Trip Advisor and Men’s Journal; and Danielle Pointdujour, who is lifestyle editor at Essence and senior lifestyle editor at EBONY. The event costs $25 for PRSA members and $40 for non-members. For more information, or to register, click here.
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Women in PR North America is hosting its Modern Day Boss Conference on Sunday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The conference will feature celebrities and business executives, and offer business and personal tutorials with tips on how to be a boss in your business, life and relationships. There will be panels, keynote speakers, fireside chats, individual tutorials and an after-event networking opportunity. Among those scheduled to appear are Garcelle Beauvais, actress and host of “The Real.” The cost of the event is $49. Click here for more information.
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.
