{"id":1646,"date":"2011-10-08T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T22:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2011-10-08T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-08T22:04:27","slug":"inside-pr-special-edition-spotlight-on-the-prsa-international-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/2011\/10\/08\/inside-pr-special-edition-spotlight-on-the-prsa-international-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside PR special edition: spotlight on the PRSA International Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8069\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1646-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR_PRSAPre_FINAL.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR_PRSAPre_FINAL.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR_PRSAPre_FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/inside-pr\/id137886027?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidepr.ca%2F%3Fp%3D1646\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>[display_podcast]<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prsa.org\/Conferences\/InternationalConference\/\" target=\"_blank\">PRSA International Conference<\/a>, the largest PR gathering in the world, takes place in Orlando, Florida, October 15 to 18, 2011.\u00a0 Inside PR is happy to be one of the event sponsors and we had a chance to chat with conference co-chair, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/BONNIEUPRIGHT\" target=\"_blank\">Bonnie Upright<\/a>, APR, and PRSA chair and CEO, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/fiskey\" target=\"_blank\">Rosanna Fiske<\/a>, APR, about what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>The event offers a combination of learning, networking, fun and a wonderful opportunity to connect with peers, colleagues, clients, and potential employers.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme, \u2018Imagine. Create. Inspire.\u2019, speaks to how the profession &#8211; and the way we do our jobs &#8211; is evolving.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2018We\u2019re no longer simply purveyors of news releases, we\u2019ve become storytellers.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are five programming tracks &#8211; Strategies, Tools and Techniques, Specialization, ROI, Leadership and Management &#8211; that feature sessions on digital\/social media, traditional PR, crisis communications and professional development\/accreditation.<\/p>\n<p>Keynotes include: CNN correspondent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prsa.org\/Conferences\/InternationalConference\/program\/sessions\/details\/484\/Diversity_On_TV_Behind_the_Scenes_and_In_Our_Lives\" target=\"_blank\">Soledad O\u2019Brien<\/a> speaking about diversity, Disney imaginer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prsa.org\/Conferences\/InternationalConference\/program\/sessions\/details\/503\/Theme_Is_a_Noun\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Rohde<\/a>, whose talk is entitled &#8216;Theme is a Noun&#8217; and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/chrisbrogan\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Brogan<\/a> discussing online communities and how to engage them for your business.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the conference is about people, reconnecting, connecting and engaging with a global network of peers who understand your craft, the profession, your challenges and how the world of communications is transforming.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow the Twitter stream at #PRSAIcon.<\/p>\n<p>And if you haven&#8217;t registered and are interested in attending, you can get $100 off the registration by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prsa.org\/Conferences\/InternationalConference\/register\" target=\"_blank\">completing this form<\/a> and entering the code SAVE100.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us for a Tweetup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inside PR is hosting a poolside Tweetup on Monday, Oct 17. Here\u2019s the <a href=\"http:\/\/twtvite.com\/pooltweetup\" target=\"_blank\">e-vite with details<\/a>. Hope to see you there.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have an idea for a topic you would like us to discuss? Send us an email or an audio comment to <a href=\"mailto:insideprcomments@gmail.com\">insideprcomments@gmail.com<\/a>, join the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=101489863251163\" target=\"_blank\">Inside PR Facebook<\/a> group, leave us a comment here, message us <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/inside_pr\">@inside_pr<\/a>on Twitter, or connect with <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ginidietrich\" target=\"_blank\">Gini Dietrich<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thornley\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Thornley<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/martinwaxman\">Martin Waxman<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Our theme music was created by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortheloveofrecords.com\/\">Damon de Szegheo<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerdey.com\/\">Roger Dey<\/a> is our announcer.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s episode was produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kristinesimpson\" target=\"_blank\">Kristine Simpson<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[display_podcast] The PRSA International Conference, the largest PR gathering in the world, takes place in Orlando, Florida, October 15 to 18, 2011.\u00a0 Inside PR is happy to be one of the event sponsors and we &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[387,950,149,27,946,574,952],"class_list":["post-1646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pr","tag-gini-dietrich","tag-inside-pr","tag-joe-thornley","tag-martin-waxman","tag-pr","tag-prsa-conference","tag-social-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}