Notice of the Annual General Meeting 2020 of the Canadian Public Relations Society Manitoba and Virtual Round Table Discussion

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
5:30 pm – 7:15 pm, presented virtually via ZOOM. Register here.

Please join your fellow CPRS Manitoba members as we wrap-up of the year that was, look forward to the year ahead, share some exciting news about our Manitoba Communicator of the Year Awards, and wrap it all up with our last Professional Development event of the season – Communications During A Pandemic: A Virtual Round Table Discussion.

AGM Agenda 5:30-6:15 pm

  • Call to order
  • Approval of the minutes of the 2018/2019 CPRS MB Annual General Meeting
  • Approval of the financial statements for the year ending April 30, 2020
  • Approval of reports of the Board of Directors (2019-20 Annual Report)
  • Elections of the 2020/2021 Board of Directors (2020-21 CPRS MB Board Slate)*
  • Other business that may come before the meeting
  • Adjournment

* The position of President is entering the first year of two-year term and is therefore not up for election. The position of Past-President is entering the first of a two-year term and is not an elected position.

Attendance

While only CPRS members can vote at the AGM, everyone is welcome to attend, so please register and join us at the meeting!

Vote by Proxy

Can’t make our AGM? You may assign your vote for the 2020 CPRS Manitoba AGM to another voting member (proxy) by downloading the 2020 proxy form. Complete and sign the form — then delivering it one of the following ways:

  • Emailing it to president@cprs.mb.cano later than Tuesday, June 9, 2020; OR
  • Mailing to CPRS Manitoba, P.O. Box 441, Stn. Main, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2H6. Must be received no later than Tuesday, June 9, 2020
SECTION VIII

BOARD MEETINGS

(a)Voting on board matters by proxy

Any board member can assign their proxy to another board member by email or in writing, for the purpose of voting on matters at any board meeting.

The board member can assign their proxy for a specific item or items, or they can assign their proxy for all votes to take place at the board meeting.

A Virtual Round Table Discussion: Communications During A Pandemic 6:15-7:15 pm

Join us after the CPRS Annual General Meeting for a chance to connect with fellow communicators from the comfort of your own home.

We’ll lead a guided discussion with leaders in the Manitoba communications industry. Please come prepared to share your own COVID-19 communications take-ways.

Topics for Discussion
  1. What was the most surprising thing that happened from a communications perspective that you had to deal with? What caught you off guard?
  2. What has your experience been dealing with the media during the pandemic? Are you finding it easier or harder to get your stories noticed and picked up?
  3. How did your organization respond to the pandemic from an internal communications perspective?
  4. How did your business/organization stay connected with external audiences and stakeholders?
  5. What does the future hold for your business/organization?
  6. How has the pandemic changed the way we communicate?

This is a FREE event.

Register in advance online by clicking here

About CPRS and CPRS Manitoba:

Since 1948, the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) has been the leading professional organization for communicators across the country. The Manitoba chapter is one of 14 member societies in Canada and nationally, CPRS has a network of more than 1,800 members. Follow @CPRSManitoba and #cprsmb on Twitter for event information and live tweeting, PR information and news. Please also like us on Facebook at facebook.com/CPRSManitoba and connect with us on LinkedIn.

Call for Nominations 2020/2021 CPRS Manitoba Board of Directors

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Join Our Board

CPRS Manitoba is looking for dedicated and keen public relations and communications professionals to lead our Manitoba chapter from June 2020 to May 2021. Join the CPRS Manitoba Board of Directors and gain new skills, work alongside other PR professionals, and contribute to the advancement of our profession in Manitoba.

Our chapter provides professional development, networking opportunities, accreditation program support, awards and scholarships to members and the community.

Currently, we are in need of candidates interested in the following positions: Vice-President, Treasurer, Accreditation, Membership, Sponsorships & Strategic Partnerships, and more.
CPRS Manitoba Board of Directors

For more information on the positions available on the CPRS Manitoba board of directors, please click here for the attached document.

The positions are:

Executive:

President – Not vacant; entering the first year of two-year term

Past-President – Not an elected position

Vice-President – vacant, successful candidate will enter a two-year term

Treasurer

Secretary

 

Directors:

Accreditation

Membership

Sponsorship & Strategic Partnerships

Professional Development

Communications

Other board roles:

Student Liaisons (two positions: RRC and UW Nominations and elections are run separately and coordinated with the academic year of each institution.)

Most positions will serve one-year terms as members of the CPRS Board of Directors. The president and vice-president each serve two-year terms. Board members must be current members of CPRS in good standing or join CPRS within 10 days of being elected to the board.
Nominations

The deadline for nominations for CPRS Manitoba board of directors is Monday, May 11, 2020.

If interested, please send your resume to president@cprs.mb.ca to the attention of the Nominating Committee, and respond to the following questions:

  • Name:
  • Phone:
  • Email:
  • CPRS member since*:
  • Describe your leadership experience, or other relevant experience
  • Which board position most interests you? Please also identify a second position:
  • What would you bring to the CPRS Manitoba board in either role?

The nominating committee will review all nominations and based on their evaluation, assemble a slate of candidates for election by the members at the CPRS Manitoba Virtual Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

* Note that any non-member added to the slate of candidates and elected to the board will be required to join CPRS within 10 business days of the AGM.

 

Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Public Relations Society Manitoba

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Read the Annual Report

You’re invited to CPRS Manitoba’s Annual General Meeting on June 6, 2019 from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m. in the auditorium at Red River College, 160 Princess Street, Winnipeg.

Please join your fellow CPRS Manitoba members for a wrap-up of the past year’s activities, a preview of the plans for the coming year, and refreshments. The AGM will be followed by an informal networking event at The King’s Head Pub.

AGM Agenda:
• Call to order
• Approval of the minutes of the 2017/2018 CPRS MB Annual General Meeting
• Approval of the audited financial statements for the year ending April 30, 2019
• Approval of reports of the Board of Directors (report to follow)
• Elections of the 2019/2020 Board of Directors (slate to follow)
• Other business that may come before the meeting
• Adjournment

We will be holding elections for prospective CPRS Manitoba board members for the 2019/2020 fiscal year.

The positions of President and Past-President are all entering the second year of two-year terms, and are not up for election. The position of Vice-President is entering the second of a two-year term, and is not up for election. All other positions are one-year terms and are up for election. 




Attendance
While only CPRS members can vote at the AGM, everyone is welcome to attend, so please register and join us at the meeting. Afterwards, we’ll move over to The King’s Head Pub to continue networking, and to enjoy food and drinks!

Vote by Proxy
Can’t make our AGM? You may assign your vote for the 2019 CPRS Manitoba AGM to another voting member (proxy) by downloading the 2019 proxy form. Complete and sign the form — then delivering it one of three ways. By:

1 Emailing it to president@cprs.mb.ca no later than Monday, June 3, 2019;
2 Mailing to CPRS Manitoba, P.O. Box 441, Stn. Main, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2H6. Must be received no later than Monday, June 3, 2019, OR;
3 Giving your proxy to another member who will physically bring it to the AGM on your behalf.

SECTION VIII
BOARD MEETINGS
(a)Voting on board matters by proxy
Any board member can assign their proxy to another board member by email or in writing, for the purpose of voting on matters at any board meeting.

The board member can assign their proxy for a specific item or items, or they can assign their proxy for all votes to take place at the board meeting.

About CPRS and CPRS Manitoba:
Since 1948, the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) has been the leading professional organization for communicators across the country. The Manitoba chapter is one of 14 member societies in Canada and nationally, CPRS has a network of more than 1,800 members. Follow @CPRSManitoba and #cprsmb on Twitter for event information and live tweeting, PR information and news. Please also like us on Facebook at facebook.com/CPRSManitoba

Call for 2019/2020 CPRS Manitoba Board Candidates

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CPRS Manitoba is looking for dedicated and keen public relations and communications professionals to lead our Manitoba chapter from June 2019 to May 2020. Join the CPRS Manitoba Board of Directors and gain new skills, work alongside other PR professionals, and contribute to the advancement of our profession in Manitoba.

Our chapter provides professional development, networking opportunities, accreditation program support, awards and scholarships to members and the community.

Currently, we are in need of candidates interested in the following positions: Social Media, Website Management, Membership, Graphic Design, and Communications.
CPRS Manitoba Board of Directors

For more information on the positions available on the CPRS Manitoba board of directors, please click here for the attached document.

The positions are:

Executive:

President — Not vacant; entering second year of two-year term

Past-President – Not an elected position

Vice-President – Not vacant; entering second year of two-year term

Treasurer

Secretary

 

Directors:

Accreditation

Membership

Sponsorship & Strategic Partnerships

Professional Development

Communications

 

Other board roles:

Student Liaisons (two positions: RRC and UW Nominations and elections are run separately and coordinated with the academic year of each institution.)

Most positions will serve one-year terms as members of the CPRS Board of Directors. The president and vice-president each serve two-year terms. Board members must be current members of CPRS in good standing, or join CPRS within 10 days of being elected to the board.
Nominations

The deadline for nominations for CPRS Manitoba board of directors is Friday, May 3, 2019 at midnight DCST.

If interested, please send your resume to president@cprs.mb.ca to the attention of Conor Lloyd,
CPRS Manitoba Past-President and Chair of the nominating committee, and respond to the following questions:

  • Name:
  • Phone:
  • Email:
  • CPRS member since*:
  • Describe your leadership experience, or other relevant experience
  • Which board position most interests you? Please also identify a second position:
  • What would you bring to the CPRS Manitoba board in either role?

The nominating committee will review all nominations and based on their evaluation, assemble a slate of candidates for election by the members at the CPRS Manitoba Annual General Meeting on Thurs., June 6, 2019.

* Note that any non-member added to the slate of candidates and elected to the board will be required to join CPRS within 10 business days of the AGM.

 

2019 Manitoba Communicator of the Year Awards

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Every year since 2008, CPRS Manitoba has recognized and celebrated excellence in public communications with the Manitoba Communicator of the Year Award (MCOY).

The MCOY Award is CPRS Manitoba’s most prestigious public relations and communications award and honours practitioners, teams and organizations that lead the way in innovation, resourcefulness and creativity. It celebrates Manitoba businesses, government, non-profits and community organizations whose efforts within the previous year or two have resulted in greater understanding of a specific issue, successful promotion of a cause, expert management of a crisis, or public’s acceptance of an organization’s mandate.

This year, we are proud to recognize the following individuals:

Small Campaign
Matt Schaubroeck, Economic Development Winnipeg (Winnipeg Whiteout Street Party)

Large Campaign
Adam Dooley, Dooley PR (Dynacare Campaign)

Crowning Achievement
Executive Vice President, Marketing, ChangeMakers – An Argyle Company

We are thrilled to also recognize communications excellence in two additional categories as well as our latest Accredited member:

CPRS Manitoba / Red River College Student Award
Taylor Fenn

Life Member
Marlene Klassen, APR, LM

Accredited in Public Relations (APR)
Jason Small, APR

APR designation is a year-long process that acknowledges and measures an individual’s professional experience and competence in the field of public relations. It shows a person’s dedication and commitment to the high standards expected as public relations and communications professional.

Please be advised photographs will be taken at the event for possible use on the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) – Manitoba website, in the press, CPRS marketing materials and all other publications. By attending this event, you authorize and consent to CPRS, and/or its associates, assistants or subcontractors to use and display your photograph or image (moving or still) in any publication, multi-media productions, display, advertisement, promotion or world-wide-web publication. By attending this event you release CPRS, its agents, officers, and employees from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the use of said photographs/images, including but not limited to, any claims for invasion of privacy or defamation

Thank you to our sponsors!

Large Campaign Award Sponsor:

 

Student Sponsors:

 

Print Sponsor:

Connecting with Confidence

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Register here

Networking is tough. Connecting with confidence is the key to success in a community with Winnipeg’s unique characteristics: small, tight-knit, and filled with opportunity. It’s rewarding to learn how even seasoned professionals find networking a challenge.
Join us for a panel discussion and networking event featuring three guest speakers:

  • Theresa Oswald: CEO of Doctors Manitoba
  • Chris Albi: Instructor and Media Relations Professional
  • Carly Edmundson: Executive Director of Marketing & Communications, CentrePort Canada.

Light snacks provided. Little Brown Jug’s “1919” Beer is available at cash bar.

Come learn great tips from Winnipeg’s best networkers.

 

Staying Strong: Crisis management lessons learned in the midst of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy

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Register here (now with student discount)

On April 6, 2018, the unimaginable happened when the Humboldt Broncos bus collided with a semi-truck at a quiet remote intersection in northeast Saskatchewan. Sixteen of the twenty-nine people on the bus were killed – the remaining thirteen were left with lasting physical and emotional scars.

Worldwide media descended on Humboldt and thousands of shocked and saddened people from near and far inundated the team, families and community with heartfelt condolences, financial support and gifts.

The team’s volunteer directors were quickly overwhelmed and at wits end trying to support the families, manage the crisis and respond to questions – all while themselves grieving the loss of so many from their closely-knit team. No crisis plan existed; website and social media passwords were known only to people who were lost in the crash; families, fans, the community and the hockey world were demanding answers; hundreds of reporters were calling incessantly. The world was watching….

That was the situation that the team from Takt Communications stepped into when they began working with the Humboldt Broncos organization immediately after the crash. The tragedy and its aftermath became one of the most widely publicized stories in Canadian history and, almost a year later, continues to be actively covered by media organizations around the world.

Some of the take-aways from the presentation include:

  • Communications Triage – learn how the Takt team quickly determined communications priorities and assigned tasks under tight time constraints and with world’s media on the doorstep.
  • The Crisis Within the Crisis – learn how the lack of crisis communication plan and the dispersed group of grieving families greatly complicated crisis management efforts, and how this issue was overcome.
  • Keeping the World on Your Side – the hockey community came together in a huge way to support the Humboldt Broncos. Hear about the heartwarming outpouring of support from empathetic hockey fans from around the world and the challenges that were faced accommodating requests, managing the financial and in-kind gifts, and showing the appropriate gratitude.

About Grant Bastedo, APR:

Grant is travelling across Canada in 2019 sharing the lessons he and his team learned while managing the April 6, 2018 Humboldt Broncos crisis. His presentation “Staying Strong: Crisis management lessons learned in the midst of the Humboldt Bronco tragedy” will give you a behind the scenes look of what it’s like to deal with a major crisis and how Takt’s small team overcame seemingly insurmountable issues under intense time pressures.

After 28 years working in public relations and communications, Grant is no stranger to crisis management. However, nothing had prepared him for the magnitude and scope of this tragedy – every other crisis paled in comparison. Grant’s presentation shares insights, so others may be better prepared when they experience crisis situations.

Brews & News: Brand Perception – The Good, the Bad and Everything in Between

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On January 30, join us at Rae & Jerry’s for our first Brews & News of 2019!

Registration Closed

Grab a beverage, a bite to eat and join our conversation on brand perception – the good, the bad and everything in between! Mary Agnes Welch, principal at Probe Research Inc. and former Winnipeg Free Press journalist, will guide an engaging conversation on what happens when your brand takes a turn for the good or the bad in the court of public perception. Bring your best examples and we’ll let the discussion begin.

About our Facilitator

Mary Agnes Welch joined Probe Research in 2016 and provides qualitative and quantitative research and strategic advice to a range of private, public and not-for-profit clients. Before that, she spent 14 years as an award-winning reporter at the Winnipeg Free Press, covering city hall, the Manitoba legislature and finally the public policy beat. She specialized in using data, documents and advanced research methods to tackle some of Manitoba’s most complex policy issues, including child welfare, housing and energy.

Mary Agnes earned an honours undergraduate history degree from the University of Alberta and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s journalism school. In 2012, she was one of four Canadian journalists chosen for a year-long Southam journalism fellowship at the University of Toronto’s Massey College, where she studied Indigenous issues, urban planning and political science. Mary Agnes is the former national president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. She was active in her union, Unifor, locally and nationally for many years while at the Free Press.

Please note that admission is free, but food and beverage costs are the responsibility of the attendees.

Holiday Mixer + Social Event: Nutcrackers and Networking

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CPRS Manitoba and IABC Manitoba invite you to join us for our annual holiday mixer and social event: Nutcrackers & Networking!

Register here

Thursday December 6, 2018

5:30 – 8 p.m.

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

380 Graham Avenue

Drinks, appetizers, door prizes and festive fun! Mix and mingle with fellow communicators, make new connections, and celebrate the holiday season.

Tickets $25 each.

Ticket price includes food and one drink ticket. A cash wine and beer bar will also be available.

We are once again supporting Winnipeg Harvest this holiday season. Please consider adding a donation to your ticket and/or bringing a non-perishable food item to the event.

Talking Brand & Community Engagement with True North Sports + Entertainment

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More tickets released. Purchase yours today!

Join us for breakfast followed by an engaging panel discussion with True North Sports + Entertainment as we take a deep dive into how community relations and activations can build the strength of your brand. From White Out Street Parties to the development of True North Square, there is no shortage of excitement surrounding one of our city’s most recognizable brands.

We’ll hear from the team responsible for leading communications strategies, media relations, and community engagement for True North Sports + Entertainment about how they’ve become a brand rooted in our local community and what that means on a national scale.

The Panelists:

  • Rob Wozny, Vice-President Communications & Community Engagement
  • Krista Sinaisky, Manager, Corporate Communications
  • Katie Hall Hursh, Senior Director, Business Development, True North Real Estate Development

Some of the topics we’ll cover include:

  • Building a positive brand that people feel connected to. What are the essentials to success?
  • Why investing in downtown Winnipeg is important and what that means for our city from a brand and community engagement perspective.
  • Managing media relations at the White Out Street Parties. What it’s like to coordinate with major networks from across North America!
  • Bringing new assets to the community – successes and challenges from a communications perspective.
  • And more!

You won’t want to miss this!