Get In the Game!
Montgomery Hosts PRCA
Conference October 2-3
Agenda
Wednesday, Oct. 1
8 – 10 a.m. APR Boot Camp Registration
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. APR Boot Camp
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. PRCA Board and APR Boot Camp Reception
7 – 11 p.m. Hospitality Suite open
Thursday, Oct. 2
8 – 9:30 a.m. PRCA State Board of Directors Meeting
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Conference Registration
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Medallion Awards Display
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Opening General Session
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Prepare to Meet the Media! (or The Gumbo Soup of Media Training) Dr. Joe Trahan, APR, PRSA Fellow Trahan & Associates McDonough, Ga.
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch and Student Medallions Keynote Speaker: David G. Bronner CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama
1 – 3 p.m. Afternoon General Session
1 – 2 p.m. The Changing Role of Political PR in Alabama
Marty Sullivan Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications Business Council of Alabama
2 – 3 p.m. Session D – Speaker & Topic TBA
3 – 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break
3:15 – 4 p.m. Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
Sports Media in the 21st Century Doug Amos Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Faulkner University
Public Relations and the Governor’s Office Jessica Taylor Director of Scheduling Office of the Governor
4 – 4:45 p.m. Repeat Concurrent Sessions 1, 2 and 3
5 -- 6 p.m. Conference Reception
7 – 10 p.m. Dinner and Act4Murder Theater
9 – 11 p.m. Hospitality Suite open
Friday, Oct. 3
8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Conference Registration
8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Medallion Awards Display
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Conference Breakfast
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Morning General Session
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Going Off the Record with PBS’s “On the Record” Tim Lennox, Bob Corley and Sandra Polizos
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Critical Mass – An In-Depth Look at the Omaha Mall Shooting Nicole Spreck and David Keating General Growth Properties Chicago, Ill.
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Conference Luncheon Guest Speaker: Comedian Jenny Nolen
1:30 – 4:45 p.m. Afternoon Sessions
1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Session 1 – Speaker & Topic TBA
2:15 – 3 p.m. Session 2 – Speaker & Topic TBA
3 – 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break
3:15 – 4 p.m. Session 3 – Speaker & Topic TBA
4 – 4:45 p.m. Session 4 – Speaker & Topic TBA
6 – 9 p.m. Medallion Awards at Alabama Activity Center
9 – 11 p.m. Hospitality Suite open
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