Programs

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^{Unless noted luncheon sign-in and networking begin at 11:30 a.m. Lunch at noon. Presenter 12:30-1:15 p.m. Lunches are held at Ces & Judy's, 10405 Clayton Road, Fronenac, Mo., across the street from Plaza Frontenac in Le Chateau Village, just west of Lindbergh Road.}

2008 Programs

July 16 (Wed) - "Helping Americans Save Billions With Generic Medications." Steve Littlejohn, VP of Public Affairs, Express Scripts, Inc. Silver Anvil Case Study. For more information on the program, menu options and to register, see Silver Anvil Case Study.

Tentative Progams at Ces & Judy's
Aug. 20 (Wed) - Kathie Thomas, Fleishman Hilliard "Think with Innovation: Be Ahead of the Trends" (encore presentation of the workshop she did at the PRSA International Conference)

Sept. 18 (Thurs) - Young Professionals or Seasoned Professionals
Oct. 15 - (Wed) Panel - Ethics in an election year
Nov. 7 - (Fri) Pro-Am Day at Saint Louis University; Media Panel
Dec. 17 (Wed) - TBA

Recent Programs

June 18 - "Getting Credit for the Good You Do," Community Relations. Panelists Ed Bryant, Associate Director Science Policy & Public Affairs, Pfizr Inc.; June Fowler, VP, Corporate Communications, BJC HealthCare; Kelly Malone, Communications and Events Manager, CitiMortgage; Maria Palumbo, Worldwide Communications Director, MasterCard Worldwide, and moderator Sheldon Ripson, News Director, KPLR-TV. For references to our panel go here.

May 21 - Leslie Gaines-Ross, Weber Shandwick, New York, shared how recent corporate crises show that a company's reputation can be destroyed in seconds and what is involved in "Reputation Mangement - Safeguarding and Recovering Reputation." Gaines-Ross offers 12 steps to recover tarnished reputations and to move on with growth and prosperity. Sponsored by "PR Newswire."

April 16 - Steve Bast, Nucleus Marketing Lab, Phoenix, Ariz. helped us look at a key element of any PR plan, making it easy to use reasearch to ignite PR programs, in "Look Before You Leap." He pointed out the need to define audiences, issues, the format of research one uses and techniques - simplifying and demistifying the process.

March 19 - Go to State of the Profession - Recap, the presentation by Monsanto's Glynn Young, APR, PRSA Fellow. You'll find a list of blogs and you can download Young's presentation (pdf).

Feb. 22 - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. Pro-Am Day, Saint Louis University. Luncheon program rescheduled for March 19.

Jan. 17 - "Communications and Web 2.0: 2008 Trends and Forecasts." A panel discussion with Jay Byrne, v-Fluence Interactive Public Relations; Kate Kromann, United Way of Greater St. Louis, and Brian Powell, Widget Realm. Joint meeting with St. Louis Chapter of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and Community Services Public Relations Council (CSPRC) at the Crowne Plaza Clayton. See Communications & Web 2.0 Panelists" for contacts. Sponsored by Burrelle's/Luce and Marketwire.

See Speakers for previous years' presenters and some of their presentations.

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