WWPR Presents: Starting, Growing, and Optimizing Your Business in 2011

WWPR's "Starting, Growing, and Optimizing Your Business in 2011" will be held Thursday, February 17 from noon-2pm at the Haworth Showroom, 575 7th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington DC.

Panelists include:

• Gale Curcio, CEO, Curcio Communications
• Carrie Fox, President, C.Fox Communications (WWPR Emerging Leaders Award Winner 2010)
• Holly Herman, CEO, Total Coaching & Consulting
• Gladys W. Kamau, Ph.D., Manager, DC Department of Small and Local Business Development

The panel will be moderated by our own Kate Perrin, CEO, PR Staffing (Past WWPR President).

Register at: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e3b0vbq5e11d9525

PRSA-NCC 2011 Leadership Rally and Networking Event

2011 Leadership Rally and Networking Event

Thursday, January 20, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

National Education Association (NEA)

1201 16th Street, NW (16th & M Streets, NW)

Please use the NEA entrance at 1527 M StreetWashington, DC 20036 Metro: Farragut West (blue/orange lines); Farragut North (red line)
Cost: Free for PRSA Members/$25 for non-members*
Register Here It’s not too early to think about your New Year’s resolution – one that you can definitely keep.“I will get involved in my PRSA chapter in 2011.”You can get involved by serving on a committee, volunteering as a membership ambassador, and/or attending a professional development event or one of our networking opportunities.

Join us and take advantage of this opportunity. Come mix and mingle with friends and colleagues, make new contacts, feast upon hors d'oeuvres and refreshments at this event hosted by your PRSA National Capital Chapter. Through PRSA-NCC you will enhance your professional relationships and develop new skills. Come meet the new chapter board, committee chairs and co-chairs, and discover how you can become part of a vibrant public relations community. Make your 2011 resolution now – “I will be more active this year.” Now make it happen. * Non-members who register for this event and join PRSA before June 30, 2011 will receive a voucher to attend a chapter event at no charge in 2011.

What Skills Will Professional Communicators Need in 2011 to Increase Their Value and Marketability?

When it comes to public relations, so much has changed during the past few years -- traditional media, new media, social media, etc. At this PRSA professional development session, you will hear from a panel of PR experts who will give you a bird’s eye view of the skills communicators will need in 2011 and beyond to make them more valuable to their organization or agency. Speakers:

• Bill Pendergast, general manager, Fleishman-Hillard Washington, DC
• Kevin Donnellan, chief communications officer (CCO), AARP (invited)
• James Fisher, senior manager, media relations, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Ben Long, president, Travaille Executive Search
• Moderator:Danny Selnick, co-chair of the PRSA-NCC Professional Development Committee and vice president of Business Wire’s Public Policy Wire
  

Presented by the NCC Professional Development Committee

Date: January 12, 2011

Time: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m., (registration/continental breakfast from 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.)

Location: U.S. Navy Memorial & Heritage Center
701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004
Metro: Green/Yellow line, Navy Memorial/Archives (green/yellow lines)
Cost: $35/PRSA and WWPR members; 55/non-members; 10/students/retirees; additional $10 at the door
Register at: http://bit.ly/edDRkx