Details
Date: September 1, 2010
Time: 11 a.m. New Member Orientation
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon
Location: Briar Club
Contact: Paula Ruth, APR, 281-870-1717, for event information
and sponsorship opportunities
Free ‘September Sipper’ Member Mixer
Start celebrating Labor Day weekend a little early with your PR pals Sept. 2 at PRSA Houston’s fun, free September Sipper event.
This member mixer is generously provided by Flora & Muse Bistro and Bar, who will welcome members with light bites, a complimentary first beverage and door prizes.
Flora & Muse is a new bar/lounge/café concept with a whimsical, neo-Victorian setting encompassing numerous indoor and alfresco seating vignettes. Opening mid-August, PRSA Houston members will be among the first Houstonians to experience this soon-to-be Houston hotspot.
Details
Date: September 2, 2010
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Location: Flora & Muse
(Town & Country CITYCENTRE) Directions
PR Day Keynote Speakers Announced
PRSA Houston has confirmed two of the PR and communications industry’s finest to headline its annual PR Day event Nov. 30 at the Hyatt Regency Downtown.
Becca Cason Thrash, a Houston PR pioneer, philanthropist and co-founder of Paper City magazine, will be this year’s Breakfast Keynote speaker. (Photo credit: Dave Rossman, Houston Chronicle)
Paul Taaffe, global CEO and Chairman of Hill & Knowlton, will be the Lunch Keynote speaker.
Read more about Thrash and Taaffe on the PR Day page.
Attendees of this year’s PR Day event, themed: PRSA: Promoting Relationships, Surviving Adversity, will be able to gain great insight into communications and public relations strategies from these two dynamic industry 
professionals. Both keynotes will be speaking to this year’s theme but will bring different perspectives based on their unique knowledge and expertise within the industry.
PR Day is one of Houston’s premiere annual professional development events, offering something for everyone - whether you’re just starting out or you’ve got your fair share of war stories to tell. It's a great time to get involved in PRSA Houston to build relationships crucial to your career.
Special thanks go out to our early commitment sponsors:
Conference Kit - CenterPoint Energy
Lunch Keynote - Hill and Knowlton
Swag Bag - Business Wire
Scholarship - Shell and Disc, Inc.
Exhibitor - PR Newswire
Lagniappe - Whitney Bank, Wristbands.net and Eyelit Designs
We also appreciate our in-kind sponsors Graphique, Flowers by Nino, Perfect Touch Linens, DiscPro Printing & Graphics and Encore Printstore.
Several PR Day sponsorships are still available, including the Breakfast Keynote Sponsor! Download our Sponsorship Guide for details, and visit the PR Day page for complete event information.
Interested in helping plan this year’s PR Day? Join the 2010 Planning Committee!
Contacts: PR Day Chair Lady Oliver, 832-866-6608
Communications Chairs - promotions, media
Kristi Krupala: (713) 792-2096; kkrupala@mdanderson.org
Kim Miller: kmiller@graphique.com
Sponsorship Chairs - sponsorships, vendor exhibits, donations
Osjetta Gascey: ocgascey@texaschildrens.org
Angela Randolph: angela.randolph@gmail.com
Programming Chair - speakers, program
Cynthia Miller: (225) 610-0592; cynthia.miller@hillandknowlton.com
Venue Logistics - exhibits, logistics, speaker travel
Oct. 6: How PR-savvy CEO is Leading HAR
PRSA Houston welcomes one of Houston’s most PR-savvy chief executives to its Oct. 6 luncheon. Bob Hale, chief executive officer for Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), will address selling real estate and realtors through effective communication.
Despite a recession partially driven by a national real-estate bust, a month doesn’t pass without HAR making headlines with its home sales reports.
Hale not only champions HAR’s benefits to association members, he supports robust communications with consumers to help them understand the importance of including realtors in their real-estate transactions. Routinely recognized by trade media as one of America’s most influential people in real estate, Hale also received the 2010 Communication Leadership Award from IABC Houston.
Hale’s enthusiastic belief in all types of traditional and social media helps drive a million unique visitors a month to HAR.com and makes HAR the largest organization of its type in the nation.
Register now
Details
Date: October 6, 2010
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Briar Club
Contact: Paula Ruth, APR, 281-870-1717, for event information
and sponsorship opportunities
Thanks to our October Luncheon sponsor
Nov. 4: UH's Road to Tier One: What's Helping Pave the Way?
Bring your friends and colleagues to hear the inside story about UH’s campaign to achieve Tier One status. University of Houston System chancellor and University of Houston (UH) president Renu Khator, Ph.D., will share these insights, as well as the importance of The Jack J. Valenti School of Communications and the growth of communications majors with Public Relations emphasis at UH.
Appointed in January 2008, Dr. Khator is the first Indian immigrant to head a comprehensive public research university in the United States. Under her leadership, the University of Houston has experienced record-breaking research funding and private support. In 2009, UH brought in $110 million in research awards and began construction on a 75-acre Energy Research Park, the Cougar football team ranked among the Top 25 and a pathway to Tier-One status was created by the state legislature and approved by Texas voters.
UH serves more than 61,000 students, has an annual budget that exceeds $1.25 billion and generates a $3 billion impact on the Houston area’s economy, annually.
PRSA Houston will generously donate all luncheon proceeds to the Public Relations Foundation of Houston (PRFH), whose mission is to enhance the quality of education by providing scholarships for students studying communications and/or public relations at local universities.
You can make an individual contribution to support the PRFH by making a donation at the luncheon with your check or credit card. Visit the PRFH site for more information.
Register today
Details
Date: November 4, 2010
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Briar Club
Contact: Paula Ruth, APR, 281-870-1717, for event information
and sponsorship opportunities
Thanks to our November Luncheon sponsor
APR Spotlight: Christine Ruiz Hopkins, APR
APR is a mark of distinction for public relations professionals who demonstrate their commitment to the profession and to its ethical practice. APR candidates are selected based on their broad knowledge, strategic perspective and sound professional judgment.
PRSA Houston talked to Christine Ruiz Hopkins, APR, public relations manager, Mitchell Historic Properties. Here, she shares her Accreditation story.
PRSA Houston: What made you decide to become Accredited at this stage in your career?
Hopkins: Accreditation has been a long-term professional goal of mine, but I just kept putting it off. Early in my career, I felt like I didn’t have enough experience, then later, it seemed I was too busy to commit the time to studying. This year I turned 40, and getting Accreditation in my profession was one of my goals for this milestone in my life. I thought if not now, when?
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