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Page will present its Distinguished Service Award to Museum of Public Relations founder Shelley Spector at its annual conference on September 18 in Chicago. The award recognizes leaders who have strengthened the role of corporate communications and public relations in business and society through service to the profession. "Shelley started the Museum of Public Relations with just a few boxes in her basement, and she's built it into an amazing collection of rare artifacts, oral histories, letters, photos and film," said Maril Gagen MacDonald, founder and CEO of Gagen MacDonald and chair of the Page Honors Committee. The Sept. 18 ceremony will also honor Madan Bahal, co-founder and managing director of Adfactors PR, India's largest public relations firm, who will be inducted into the Page Hall of Fame.
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New York Women in Communications is holding its 52nd annual Matrix Awards on Oct. 26 at the Ziegfield Ballroom in New York. This year's award winners include Ogilvy global chief executive officer Devika Bulchandani, "PBS NewsHour" anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff, American Express CMO Elizabeth Rutledge and Tiffany R. Warren, EVP, chief diversity & inclusion at Sony and founder of ADCOLOR. The ceremony will also recognize NYWICI's 2022 college scholarship recipients. To date, the organization has awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to support young women and their academic and professional pursuits.
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The USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations is presenting its third "Lead On! Women in Leadership Forum" on November 10 and 11 at USC. The summit is geared toward mid-career women in PR and communications. Among those scheduled to present at the event are career & dialect coach Samara Bay and Humu head of content & communications Liz Fosslien, along with senior PR leaders from corporations and agencies including Microsoft, Riot Games, Snap, Warner Bros. Discovery, Roc Nation, Amgen, JSA+Partners, Edelman and Golin. There will also be interactive workshops and networking sessions to enhance leadership and communication skills, hone negotiation strategies and build confidence. Registration for the summit is now open.
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.
