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| Susan Waldman |
The Washington Women in PR honored Meals on Wheels chief marketing and communications officer Susan Waldman as its 2021 Woman of the Year at a virtual awards ceremony on Nov. 18. Meals on Wheels supports more than 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. At the organization, Waldman has driven campaigns to raise brand awareness, turn a federal budget threat into one of the largest budget increases ever awarded, recruited nearly 250,000 volunteers and supporters, and raised emergency relief funding in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event also recognized finalists Brenda Foster, senior vice president of Vanguard Communications, and Carrie Fox, founder and CEO of Mission Partners, Benefit LLC.
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| Ravi Agrawal |
The Institute for Public Relations is holding its annual Distinguished Lecture and Awards Dinner on Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m. as both a live (at NYC’s Current at Chelsea Piers) and virtual event. The dinner, which is the organization’s main fundraising event of the year, will feature Ravi Agrawal, editor of Foreign Policy magazine and the podcast Global Reboot. Receiving 2021 lifetime achievement awards will be LinkedIn global director of customer insights Allyson Hugley, Gagen MacDonald CEO and founder Maril MacDonald and Marcia DiStaso, professor and chair of the public relations department at the University of Florida. From 2 to 5 p.m. the same day, IPR will hold a free research symposium (also both live and virtually). Topics addressed at the symposium will include communications on climate change issues, diversity management and workforce ecosystems.
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| Wendy Kurtz |
A Dec. 8 PRSA event will look at the pros and cons of becoming an independent practitioner—and what it takes to succeed. Moderated by International Practitioners Alliance programs chair Wendy Kurtz, “So You Want to Go Independent?” will offer attendees tips on such essentials as how to reframe your thinking to develop the mindset critical for success, marketing yourself, pricing methods and identying available resources. The program will also include an extended Q&A segment. Paid registration for non-IPA members includes the live webinar and video playback for one month.
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.
