Dallas PRSA Hosts Annual Media Day with CNN Anchor as Keynote Speaker

Dallas PRSA Hosts Annual Media Day with CNN Anchor as Keynote Speaker

DALLAS, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is hosting its annual Media Day on October 20, 2006. CNN Anchor, Betty Nguyen, will deliver the lunch keynote address, while the breakfast keynote will be Paul Burka, editor of Texas Monthly. Attendees will gain valuable insight to sharpen their communication skills as well as hear from media executives first-hand to learn about the expected media industry standards of today.

Media Day 2006 will feature two tracks to choose from, allowing attendees to attend sessions more closely aligned with their topics of interest, featuring experts who have direct experience in these areas. Track one will consist of top communication executives who will speak on emerging technologies and the landscape of "new media," including topics such as blogging, podcasting, Web 2.0 and social networking.

Track two will consist of meet the press roundtables, enabling attendees to sit at a table with journalists to hear exactly what the media likes and looks for in placements. Journalists participating in this session include print, broadcast and diversity media including those from the Dallas Morning News, KXAS-TV, Univision, Fort Worth Star Telegram and Dallas Business Journal.

Nguyen will be featured as the lunch keynote speaker. She is based in the network's world headquarters in Atlanta, joining the CNN network in April 2004. Nguyen anchors CNN's weekend news programs, CNN Saturday Morning and CNN Sunday Morning. Before joining CNN, Nguyen was an anchor for KTVT in Dallas.

Media Day 2006 will take place at the Las Colinas Country Club located at 4440 N. O'Connor Blvd. in Irving. Breakfast registration begins at 7:00 a.m., followed by a keynote speaker from 7:30 - 8:50 a.m. Track sessions last from 9 - 11:50 a.m. The luncheon will begin at noon, featuring the keynote address. Pricing for this event is as follows:

- Member full day: $95; walkups $115
- Member lunch only: $40; walkups $50
- Guest prepaid online full day: $105; Walkups $125
- Guest prepaid online lunch only: $50; Walkups $60
- Student full day: $55
- Student lunch only: $30
- Reserved Table for 10: $850

To register for this program or for more information, go to http://www.prsadallas.org/mediaday06_lunch.html . The deadline for registration is Monday, October 16, by 5 p.m. Cancellations are due three days before the event. For specific information on the cancellation policy or to make a cancellation, please contact Liz Kennedy at LKennedy79@aol.com .

The complete list of Media Day 2006 participants is as follows: Rick Murray, Edelman; Steve Lee; Jeff Beringer, GolinHarris; Stephen Wright, KXAS-TV, News Assignment Editor; Alexis Brito, Univision, Anchor; Rex Seline, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Managing Editor/News; Cliff Williams, WFAA; Doug Helton, TX State Network, Anchor; Doug Swanson, Dallas Morning News; Stephen Wright, KXAS-TV, News Assignment Editor; Adam McGill, DallasCEO, Editor; Chris Tucker, writer of three inflight publications; Victor Godinex, Dallas Morning News, Business Writer; Glenn Hunter, Dallas Business Journal, Editor, Cooper Smith, President, Cooper Smith Agency and Kristiana Heap, Society Editor, Stacey Yervasi, Assistant Managing Editor, J.D. Sparks, Managing Editor all of People's Newspapers.

About Dallas PRSA

The Dallas Chapter of PRSA is the 13th largest PRSA chapter in the country, serving more than 380 practitioners of public relations in North Texas. The chapter was founded in 1951, just three years after the 1948 founding of the national society. The chapter provides members with a variety of professional services such as the Communicator's Job Bank, a monthly newsletter, professional development programs, monthly luncheons and college outreach programs. For more information, visit http://www.prsadallas.org/

About the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

The Public Relations Society of America (http://www.prsa.org/ ), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The Society has more than 28,000 professional and student members. PRSA is organized into 114 Chapters nationwide, 19 Professional Interest Sections along with Affinity Groups, which represent business and industry, counseling firms, independent practitioners, military, government, associations, hospitals, schools, professional services firms and nonprofit organizations. The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has 266 Chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Source: Dallas Chapter of Public Relations Society of America

CONTACT: Leah Ekmark, +1-972-931-7576, or Leah@PharrPR.com , for Dallas
Chapter of Public Relations Society of America

Web site: http://www.prsadallas.org/mediaday06_lunch.html
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