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Below, please find the full year's schedule for the Akron Area PRSA, by month.

January 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
The Transformation of General Motors: Communicating in a Changing Environment 

Speaker: Mary T. Henige, APR; Co-chair, 2008 PRSA International Conference & Communications Director North American Vehicle Sales, Service & Marketing; General Motors Corp.

Careers Over Coffee Topic: Is this your year for APR? (Speakers: Jan Gusich, APR; Andrea Reynolds, APR; James Armstrong, APR)

Location: Martin Center

February 2008
February 14, 2008
60 Minutes With The Media You Want To Know

Speakers: Larry Pantages business editor, and Betty Lin-Fisher, consumer reporter/columnist. Akron Beacon Journal; Amy Stoessel, Crain’s Cleveland Business; Tamara Proctor, editor, The Suburbanite; Jim Smith, editor, Tire Review; Evelyn Theiss, feature writer, Arts & Life Section, Cleveland Plain Dealer.; and Mollie McGovern, assignment editor with WFMJ in Youngstown.

Careers Over Coffee Topic: Demystifying the College of Fellows
(Speakers: David Meeker, APR, Fellow PRSA; Tom Duke, APR, Fellow PRSA)
 
Location: Martin Center

March 2008
March 7, 2008 Professional Development Seminar
YouToo: Social Media Boot Camp and Leadership Summit
    
Hands-on, skill-building workshops and seminars in the morning
e-Lection 2008 leadership summit in the afternoon: “Packaging the Presidency (online!)”
                
April 2008
April 17, 2008
Six Decades of Our Mistakes

Speakers: Tom Duke, APR, Fellow PRSA, public relations consultant, will moderate and lead the discussion with five panelists: Ryan Henary, FedEx Custom Critical; Michael Gaffney, APR, United Way of Summit County; Delores Jones, FirstEnergy Corp.; Karen Ingraham, Akron Public Schools and Bill Jasso, APR, of Time Warner Cable.

Careers Over Coffee Topic: Is Grad School Right for You? (Speakers: Laura Hammel, chair of communication at Ursuline College and Jeanette Drake, APR)

Location: Martin Center
11:00am: Careers Over Coffee
11:30 am:  Networking
12:00 pm Luncheon Presentation

May 2008
May 8, 2008
Speaker: Mike Bernstein, Manager of Public Relations for Summa Health System
Topic: Tackling Internal and External Challenges of Promoting Quality Outcomes
Location: Martin Center
11:00am: Careers Over Coffee: Details TBA
11:30 am: Networking
12:00 pm Luncheon Presentation

June 2008
June 10, 2008  Teleseminar 
Topic: Creating Your Own Measurement Dashboard: Identifying the Right Metrics and How to Display Them
Sponsor: Aultman Health Foundation
Location: Aultman North (6100 Whipple Ave. N.W. North Canton, Ohio 44720)

June 11, 2008 Young Professionals Event
Location: Shula's 2. Independence, Ohio

July 2008
July 2008 Teleseminar - Tapping the Online Video Boom
When: Tuesday, July 22
Time: 3-4 pm
Where: Room 550L of the Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing in the Polsky Building - The University of Akron
Sponsor: InfoCision Management Corp.

August 2008
August 14, 2008 - Networking In The City
Weʼll be hitting three downtown establishments starting with the Ohio Brewing Company/Damonʼs Grill at 5:30 p.m.; moving to the Barley House at 6:30 p.m. and ending our evening on the roof-top patio of The Lockview around 7:30 p.m.. All three establishments are within walking distance.

Cost is $15 and street and deck parking is free after 6pm. RSVP by contacting Lianne Fowler, PRSA Chapter Administrator, at akronprsa@gmail.com or 330-780-5175.

September 2008
September 12, 2008
2008 Cleveland Plus Healthcare Communicator's Summit - Raising Awareness of our Region's Strengths

Location: Holiday Inn Independence
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Click here to register on-line.

 

October 2008
October 10, 2008
Time:
11:00 a.m. Careers Over Coffee (Optional)
11:30 a.m. Networking
12:00 p.m. Luncheon Presentation

Where:
The Akron Art Museum
1 South High Street Akron, OH 44308

Cost:
$25 members and students
$30 non-members, late reservations and walk-ins
No shows and cancellations less than 24 hours will be billed.
Early-bird discount:  Register by Monday September 29 and save $5.00 ($20 for members/students, $25 for nonmembers)

RSVP: Contact Lianne Fowler at akronprsa@gmail.com or 330-780-5175
Or register and pay online at http://akronprsa.org/events/events.asp?id=259
Deadline for reservations is 5 p.m. on Monday, October 6.

NOCA Event: M3 - Midwest Marketing Show Launch Party

Thursday, October 16th, 5:30pm - 7:00pm.

It’s a party to launch the promotion of the "Midwest Message to Market Show" [October 2009] sponsored by NOCA and the I-X Center, showcasing the Marketing Communications Industry in Northeast Ohio.

Join Us at Cleveland’s I-X Center as NOCA’s Guest.
Open bar, hors d’oeuvres, and free parking.

Information and RSVP, Contact:
Cindy Mirkov at cmirkov@ixcenter.com

NOCA Event: First Annual Halloween Reverse Raffle & Costume Contest

When: Friday, October 31st, 5:30pm - 11:00pm

Join us at Grays Armory for an event benefiting NOCA,
and funding for Marketing Communication Industry promotion.

Win - $2,500 Cash or Other Fabulous Prizes.

Free Parking, Buffet Dinner, First round of drinks on
NOCA. Silent auction. Side boards. Best Costume contest.

Raffle Ticket [includes one dinner] $100.

Admission and dinner only $40.
[Guests may split cost of raffle ticket among two or more.]

Information and Tickets, Contact:
Dick Clough
216.226.9040
Clough1217@aol.com

Jim Tabaczynski
440.835.4525
jptgroup@sbcglobal.net

 

November 2008
November 13, 2008

Topic: Building Your Company's Good Name
Speaker: Davis Young, APR, Fellow PRSA
When: Thursday, November 13, 2008
11:00 a.m. Careers Over Coffee (Optional)
11:30 a.m. Networking
12:00 p.m. Luncheon Presentation

Where: The 356th Fighter Group, 4919 Mount Pleasant St NW
North Canton, OH 44720

Cost: $25 members and students, $30 non-members, late reservations and walk-ins
No shows and cancellations less than 24 hours will be billed.
Early-bird discount: Register by Monday November 3rd, and save $5.00 ($20 for members/students, $25 for nonmembers)

RSVP: Contact Lianne Fowler at akronprsa@gmail.com or 330-780-5175
Or register and pay online at http://akronprsa.org/events/events.asp?id=256
Deadline for reservations is 5 p.m. on Monday, November 10th.

 

December 2008
Professional Development Seminar

Master the Art of the Storyteller: How to Put the Most Powerful Form of Human Communication in Your Very Next Piece

When: Thursday, December 4, 2008
Time: 3:00 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m.
Where: Youngstown State University
2069 Kilcawley Center
Youngstown, OH 44555

Directions will be emailed to you before the event

Cost: Complimentary to PRSA members and their guests

RSVP: SEATING IS LIMITED!  Reserve your seat before December 1, 2008
RSVP to Lyndsie Ihrig at
lyndsie.ihrig@brunercox.com or 330.266.4192

 

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