CPRS Manitoba is now accepting nominations for its fifth annual Manitoba Communicator of the Year Award (MCOY). The prestigious award recognizes individuals or organizations that have demonstrated excellence in public relations and communications in business, politics, entertainment, a non-profit environment, or the community at large.
The Manitoba Recreational Trails Association is seeking a Director with a background in communications and/or marketing to join their volunteer Board of Directors.
Liz Peters will discuss why earned media and third-party relationships are so important for advocacy groups such as CAA, using the organization’s recent awareness program Back to School Safety Assessment and Texting and Driving 101, as an example.
Free The Children are looking for enthusiastic and hard working media relations volunteers to assist in their PR & Publicity team during We Day. This year is Winnipeg’s 1st We Day, occurring on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at the MTS Centre.
The Winnipeg Free Press has returned to the city’s historic Exchange District — this time serving itself up as a café. Join Free Press Deputy Editor Online, John White as he talks about the genesis, objectives and goals of the café, and gives us a taste of the future.
View our keynote speakers’ presentations from Friday’s In the Spotlight CPRS Manitoba conference.
CPRS Manitoba is proud to be hosting two national CPRS board members as keynote speakers at our mini conference this September 23rd. Sean Kelly APR, FCPRS will detail how Canadian offshore regulators dealt with intense public scrutiny following the BP blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. Sandra Thornton, BGS, APR, FCPRS will present methods to keep the inside onside and discuss the importance of internal communications when your organization is facing a crisis – real or potential.
The spotlight is on you and your organization—be it a crisis or good news, everyone wants more… and they want it now. Public attention and interest is cranked as high as it can go …. then it gets even higher… What do you do? How do you cope? Join the Canadian Public Relations Society Manitoba for a half day conference and lunch on September 23.
Bailey Barbary, Toronto, Ontario, is the 2011 winner of the Lou Cahill Scholarship in Communications awarded by Brock University, St. Catharines. The Scholarship is awarded to a communications student in the final year of study for academic excellence, community involvement and participation in charitable activities.
Please join your fellow CPRS Manitoba members for a wrap-up of the past year’s activities, and a preview of the plans for coming year.