Come see me at the Salem Chamber of Commerce Wed. September 1 for my first public talk about blogging.
This event is hosted by the Oregon Chapter of PRSA and is geared towards public relations professionals, but it is also open to the public:
Hopefully this Emily: Angry shot will confuse you and you won’t read this post as flagrant self-promotion… Should be a great discussion, and I’ll leave the Hulk hands at home.
Here is the official invite:
Capital Chapter members and friends: It’s time to gather the pack.
We’re back for fall with our Wednesday, Sept. 1 luncheon program at the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. Sign-up details at end.
We’re excited to introduce you to Emily Grosvenor who writes the “Desperately Seeking Salem” blog and teaches magazine writing.
TOPIC: Harnessing Authenticity: Reaching out to bloggers in an age of fractured media
Blogs hold great promise — both as a way to generate conversations in communities and as a means for communicators to spread their messages. Join us for a talk about the power of blogs and for a primer on how to navigate the tricky relationship between public relations professionals and bloggers, especially local ones.
Bio: Before moving to the Willamette Valley, magazine writer Emily Grosvenor worked as a public relations specialist for the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington, D.C., studied in Germany as a Fulbright scholar of book publishing, and earned an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Iowa. She keeps an award-winning, hyper-local personal blog called Desperately Seeking Salem and teaches magazine writing at the University of Oregon.
Location: Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, 1110 Commercial St. NE (corner of Commercial and Market Streets NE) in Salem.
Cost: Program and lunch $15 for PRSA members, $20 for non-members. Program only or student price (including lunch) is $10.
We accept PayPal! Transactions can be made from our Website, under “Events”:
http://www.oregoncapitalprsa.com/
RSVP by Monday, Aug. 30, to this email. spriem@hotmail.com, with your name and title for our roster; or please call your RSVP to at 503-365-8416.
Chapter site: http://www.oregoncapitalprsa.com/
