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The Dilenschneider Group is sponsoring a Feb. 24 event that will bring together top business leaders to discuss some of the biggest challenges that corporate boards face in 2022. “New Challenges for Boards in the New Year,” a Directors & Boards webinar starting at 2 p.m. ET, will look at topics including: the politics of 2022 and beyond, the future of the economy, social trends and upheavals, and strategies for managing crises before they become crises. In addition to The Dilenschneider Group founder and principal Robert Dilenschneider, the panel will include Erdman Group managing director, wealth management Jeff Erdman; Xcel Energy and Hormel Foods lead director Chris Policinski and Directors & Boards publishing director David Shaw. Registrants who can’t participate in the webinar live will be able to watch it on-demand.
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The Museum of Public Relations will look back at more than a century of women in public relations at a March 3 event. “PR Women Who Changed History” will discuss the legacy of such industry pioneers as journalist and activist Ida B. Wells; Betsy Plank, who played a central role in the creation of PRSSA in 1967; and Belle Moskowitz, who was campaign manager for Al Smith in his 1928 bid for the presidency. The event’s emcee will be Caryn Medved, professor, corporate communication and MA program director at CUNY’s Baruch College. APCO Worldwide founder and executive chairman Margery Kraus will lead a fireside chat, and the event’s participants are also set to include National Organization for Women founder Muriel Fox, Hunter Public Relations founder Barbara Hunter and Hunter CEO Grace Leong.
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New York Women in Communications is hosting a free digital event on March 9 at 6 p.m. that will discuss the findings of its recent #WomenHeard report. “Weathering the Pandemic and Working Together for a Brighter Tomorrow” will also present strategies and solutions to help women in the communications industry navigate the financial, mental health and familial impacts of the pandemic. Moderated by WomenAdvancing.org/Media Village editor Kate Byrne, the event will feature HIMSS chief experience officer Georgia Galanoudis (who is also NIWICI president-elect), Bloomberg Media CMO Anne Kawalerski, The Balance editor-in-chief Kristin Meyers and NYWICI chief of programming Vita Harris.
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.
