Meeting/Event Information

Past Meetings

A Tale of an Award-Winning PR Campaign

November 17, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Forte Conference Center (AllPlay)
615 3rd Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

This campaign won a 2011 Silver Anvil Award from PRSA. Emily Abbas, director of internal communications for Aviva USA, and Sara Wille, communications consultant, will discuss the campaign from conception to fruition.

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2011 PRSA Institute on Oct. 27

October 27, 2011
8:00 AM - 3:15 PM

Iowa Methodist Medical Center Education & Research Center
1415 Woodland Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309

Day long conference

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Central Iowa PRSA welcomes Pulitzer winning journalist Chris Adams

September 22, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Holiday Inn Downtown
1050 6th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309

Are Newspapers Still Relevant in a 24-Hour News World?

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PRSA social

September 15, 2011
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Des Moines Register & Des Moines Amplified

Our annual social will also give us an inside peak at two very different media outlets in town.

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Getting the Most Out of Event Sponsorships

August 25, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Holiday Inn Downtown
1050 6th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309

Speaker: Marianne Coppock

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Measuring Social Media and its Effectiveness

June 23, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Holiday Inn Downtown
1050 6th Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309

Presented by: Catchfire Media

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Des Moines Bloggers Influence in National Social Networking, a panel discussion

May 26, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

WDM Sheraton
1800 50th Street
West Des Moines, IA

Moderated by Claire Celsi. Panelists: Jody Halstead, Angela Maiers and Drew McClellan

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2011 PRIME Awards Ceremony

April 12, 2011
6:30 PM

Science Center of Iowa
401 W Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Des Moines,

Find out who has been transforming public relations in Iowa as we celebrate the year’s best PR and corporate communications work at the 2011 PRIME Awards.

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PR Crisis in Iowa’s Egg Industry

March 24, 2011
11:30 AM

Holiday Inn Downtown
1050 6th Avenue
Des Moines, IA

Speaker: Kevin S. Vinchattle, Iowa Egg Council

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Is Des Moines the Social Media Capital of the World?

February 24, 2011
11:30 AM

AllPlay
615 3rd Street
Des Moines, IA

How does your social media work stack up? Come find out as Ryan Hanser details the results of Hanser & Associates’ latest benchmark research on local adoption of social media tools.

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Going Over the Edge

January 27, 2011
11:30 AM

Holiday Inn Downtown - Mercy Campus
1050 6th Avenue
Des Moines, IA

Jamie Boersma, vice president of development for Special Olympics of Iowa, will discuss the very successful Over the Edge event held last September.

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