2011 Annual NBPRS Conference & Career Fair

2011 NBPRS Conference & Career Fair

Milwaukee will host the 2011 Annual NBPRS Conference and Career Fair at the InterContinental Milwaukee Hotel, Thursday, October 27 – Sunday, October 30, 2011. The conference will provide four inspiring days of networking, training and honoring those who have paved the way for African Americans in the PR field.

Register now! Early bird registration is $199 for members through Oct. 15. Additionally, as part of the NBPRS Membership Drive, through Oct. 15, conference registrants can receive free NBPRS membership for one year for a special rate of $249.

Themed The Network@Work: Managing Transitions, Techniques & Technology for Business & Career Success, the conference will offer solutions for the practice of public relations with a focus on effectively managing change and transitions against the backdrop of today’s economic turbulence.

Participants will learn:

• How the convergence of public relations, marketing, and diversity can create cutting edge communications and social media strategy that give them a seat at the table and their businesses a competitive edge
• How to initiate and influence the global conversation about their corporate and personal brands, connecting them both to causes around the world and to other cultures in meaningful ways
• How to evaluate their skills and experiences and turn them into a plan to start or grow their own public relations business
• The regulatory environment that governs PR strategy and provides for effective executive counsel and issues/crisis management
• Case studies about companies that have tapped into the explosion of mobile technology and how PR drives their strategy, execution and measurement of results
• Best practices on using new technology to listen to what employees, their teams and their target markets are saying about their brand

Public relations professionals at all levels, journalists, marketers, recruiters and college students will make their way to the InterContinental Hotel for powerful workshops, insightful general sessions and networking events that are designed to enhance their professional development. Attendees will hear from renowned experts in the field, attend workshops, network for career and business opportunities and visit with various vendors and exhibitors.

Take advantage of the special room rate of $119 single/double occupancy at the InterContinental Milwaukee Hotel by mentioning NBPRS. You will want to make reservations quickly because the special rate expires on Oct. 11th. To make reservations: Call 800-496-7621 and mention National Black Public Relations Society or go onlineand use Group Code: BPR

Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, please visit http://www.nbprs.org