July 2004 e-Link
The Communications Tool for Philadelphia PRSA Chapter Members
In this Issue:
2004 Pepperpot Awards - Save the dates!
Get ready, the 2004 Pepperpots Awards
will take place December 1 at the Four Seasons. Signova Vox Medica
developed this year's theme, "Hit the Jackpot At the Pepperpots."
In addition to taking in our chapter's prize-winning campaigns, you
can look forward to an exciting night rolling the dice at our very
own Pepperpot Casino! Here are the important
dates so you can mark your calendar:
Deadline for submissions - October 8th
Late entry deadline - October 13th
Program Book - Early Bird discounts by July 26;
regular price deadline is August 27.
Stay tuned for more details!!!
Central PA Chapter Awards Judging
This fall, the Philadelphia Chapter will help out the Central
PA Chapter by judging entries for its annual "Keystone"
awards program. Stay tuned for more details!
Coming Soon: Revamped Chapter Website
Attention: All PRSA Philadelphia Region Members! We are revamping
our web site and invite you to be a part of it. It's simple. Please
send the URL to your company's web site so we can provide links
on our new site. Send the info to Rick Alcantara at tarapr@voicenet.com.
WANTED: Publicity Committee Members
PRSA Philadelphia is looking to form
a publicity committee to publicize
Chapter events and awards externally. For more information or to
sign on, please contact Marisa Sharkey at msharkey@levlane.com.
Accreditation Update
The Universal Accreditation Board of PRSA has recently revised
the APR exam. Now candidates prepare a readiness review document
that allows them to present a campaign they've worked on and its
success. This document is sent in advance to three oral examiners
(accredited members of PRSA in good standing). At a scheduled review
meeting, the candidate discusses the prepared document and a portfolio
he/she has developed. This "oral exam" is paired with
a written exam that is now taken a local testing center.
The exam is open to practitioners who have at
least five years of paid, full-time experience in the professional
practice of public relations, or in the teaching or administration
of public relations courses in an accredited college or university.
For more information on Accreditation and how
to get accredited, contact Suzanne Fitzgerald, sparks@rowan.edu.
The Philadelphia Chapter PRSA in conjunction
with the Business Wire provides the E-LINK. If you would like to
submit any member news or be involved, please contact Scott Tattar
at stattar@dbcommunications.net.
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