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By Erik Rasmussen

Debating which workshops to attend at PRSA’s International Conference? YouTube can help.

Casey DeLorme, APR and past chair of PRSA’s Western District, is serving as an on-site social media expert and blogger at the 2009 International Conference being held in San Diego, Nov. 7-10. Originally posted to to PRSA’s ComPRhension blog, in this post Casey gives advice on how to select just eight of 80+ possible workshops at the conference.

Because they have the marquee speaking roles, we’ll hear plenty about Arianna Huffington and Todd Buchholz appearing at the PRSA 2009 International Conference.

Huffington is known for her politically-influential Huffington Post blog, books and presence on National Public Radio’s “Left, Right, & Center” political roundtable.

Buchholz was a director of economic policy to President George H.W. Bush (W’s daddy). Since, he’s been a top-selling author, speaker, columnist and commentator on all things economic. He has also taught economics at Harvard and is a 2009 fellow at Cambridge University. Oh, and he is managing director of a $15 billion hedge fund. For more, see Buccholtz’s official bio. He’s reportedly quite the speaker.Schedule-wise, everyone gets to see those two because “keynote” means they’re the only thing on the schedule at their allotted times.

But 80+ more expert presenters …

What about those 80+ other workshops included in your Conference registration? Many are scheduled at the same time as others. The way the Conference schedule works, you have to choose just eight. That’s a lot of deciding.

Judge for a Day

How often do you get the chance to peek inside the minds of other PR pros and learn from their success?  At least once a year if you participate in PRSA Colorado’s reciprocal judging process. Arrangements are made by various PRSA chapters in different regions to trade judging duties for their local awards programs so that [...]

FREE PRSA Webinar – Top 10 SEO Tactics for PR Pros

We could all use some FREE professional development. And in this case, you don’t even need to travel!

PRSA National is hosting a FREE Webinar, “Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tactics for Public Relations Pros,” on Tuesday, July 28, 3–4 p.m. EDT. This event is FREE for PRSA members and non-members, alike. And, it worth 1.0 APR [...]

The golden age of PR, or was it just the California sunshine?

Lisa Cutter

Lisa Cutter APR, president of Cutter Communications provides an update on insights gained from the recent PRSA Western District conference.

The PRSA Western District conference in Newport Beach started on a high note, with Steve Rubel of Edelman Digital launching into his session on digital communications trends and declaring that public relations will become [...]

Making Waves at the Western District Conference

Are you attending this year’s Western District Conference in Newport Beach, Calif., from April 22 – 24? The annual Western District Conference represents a great opportunity to network and meet fellow PR professionals. Below is the official description.

This Spring industry movers & shakers are coming to the Western District Conference in Newport Beach, Calif.  This conference [...]