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03 July 2009
June Meeting - Photo Gallery Link on 2009 Programs Page
The next regular PRC meeting will be in September.
Keep in touch and watch for periodic PR Council emails / Tweets this summer.

03 June 2009

June Meeting Notes:
Program speaker will be Jennifer Lewis Hall, Emmy Nominated journalist, author and life coach.
  See > Next Meeting Page and Twitter for details.

 - We have also invited our scholarship winner Jacqueline C. Loder, Atlantic Cape Community College , to attend our luncheon.  

 

 - This June 30^th meeting will be the PRC’s “end-of-season” luncheon. Don’t miss out on this final networking opportunity with the PR Council before the start of Summer at the Shore.   We’ll reconvene in September with an exciting program to kick-off our 2009-2010 program year. 

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01 June 2009
 - Save the Date - Placeholder for June meeting. Watch for details.
 - May meeting photo gallery linked.

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22 May 2009
Special pricing change and new reservation deadline for PRC May luncheon meeting at AtlantiCare City Campus.
    See > Next Meeting Page and Twitter for details.

Linwood resident Jacquelyn C. Loder, is the recipient of this year's PR Council Shore Scholarship at Atlantic Cape Community College.
    See > Shore Scholarship Page for photo / details.

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18 May 2009
Updates
May 27th meeting - additional details posted
  - Scholarship Drawing items
  - Valet parking will be validated at the meeting
Community Interest Page refreshed
   - Additional / new items will be added this week.
Weekly AC Memo
- Stay informed with what's going on in Atlantic City by logging on to www.acsid.com and check out the current issue of Monday Morning Memo.

Free Online Seminar - "Communicating tough issues that impact your corporate reputation during a down economy"
Lee Hornick is offering a free Webinar, to be held June 16 at 11 am est. This is a prelude to his summit in Chicago. Sept. 9-10.
 -  Contact LEE HORNICK  >  leehornick1@prodigy.net

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02 May 2009
Updates
May 27th meeting details posted
     Reminder: See meeting date - shift to Wednesday
      - with Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, the 25th
2009 Programs Page updated
 - April meeting photo gallery linked
Community Interest Page refreshed
- Additional / new items will be added this week. .

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22 April 2009

News Flash!!! - Next week's PR Council Media Panel luncheon will include Charlie Wray, online editor of the Press of Atlantic City. He'll 'tell all' about this week's announcement of the Press' new, interactive website ... and how you can work better to get your news online and in the newspaper.
Deadline for reservations is 12 noon Friday, April 24th.

17 April 2009
Next meeting - April 28th - will feature special panel with local media representatives and their views on the future changes / adjustments coming to area publication and broadcast outlets as they cope with multiple pressures, including the Internet.

Community Interest Page Updated with area activities / links provided by PRC members and friends. Over sixteen (16) events now listed.

04 April
April 28th luncheon details posted. 

• Resume posted for AC job seeker.

• PR Council's March meeting photo gallery linked.

• Annual AC Ballet Wine Tasting fund raiser May 8th.

• > See PRC Community Interest Page for details and flyer.  

18 March
Support the PRC Shore Scholarship Fund
This month's "Shore Scholarship" drawing will include an over-night stay at the AC Hilton. More Scholarship fund raising details, and other possible prizes, will be announced at the March meeting.

12 March
PR Council - March Meeting Announcement
New Jersey State Police Communications Representative
to address March 31st. PR Council Luncheon
     “Money Laundering Arrests Nets $1.6 Million”…”NJ State Troopers Offer Safety Tips for Cold Weather Boating”…”NJ State Troopers Seize $127,000 of Hallucinogenic Drug on Turnpike ”…”Money Laundering Arrests Nets $1.6 Million.” These are among the gripping headlines that often appear in New Jersey’s newspapers, are heard on the radio and reported on television. If you wonder who writes these press releases for the New Jersey State Police, you will get a glimpse when Sgt. Julian Castellanos, Office of Public Information, Division Headquarters, West Trenton, meets with the Public Relations Council at our March meeting at
The Palm-Atlantic City.

     Sgt. Castellanos will also report on the State Police’s aggressive efforts on diversifying its ranks from recruiting blacks and Hispanics to women and gays as it confronts the ever-changing images in our society. It will be an inside glimpse on how the state police handles communications, especially in a crisis. They like others in law enforcement, where in the troughs of efforts of rescue from 911 to the recent crash of an airliner in the Hudson River.

     This will be one of our more eye-opening lunch meetings. Take notes and bring back some tips on crisis communications, unique recruiting efforts and community outreach. You may also get some tips on writing pithy press releases.
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02 March
March luncheon Speaker Profile Page posted.
Save the Date emailed to PRC members and friends list.

28 Feb.
PR Council's February meeting photo gallery linked.  

New CRDA newsletter online 27 Feb.
 - Read about New Atlantic City "catalyst" gateway parking garage.

Book References:
Here Comes Everybody, by Clay Shirky.
    - "The power of organizing without organizations."
       See author's video links for informative presentations.

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24 Feb.
Site up-date
 - Social Networking / Employment Resource Handout from Feb. Program speaker Lee Hornick.
- Next Meeting Page updated with March 31st program details.
  - Community Interest Page updated with listing / links for the Arthritis Walk ,May 9, 2009, at the Music Pier on Ocean City Boardwalk

NOTE: The Communications Conference, listed below, has been re-scheduled for Oct. 2009. Visit their Web site for details.

09 Feb. 

Special PR Council Member Discount Communitelligence    RETHINKING CORPORATE    COMMUNICATIONS Conference & Bootcamp Washington, D.C., March 4-5, 2009           Register Now and Save $300 See conference Web site for details.  - Special discount arranged by John Gerstner, the conference organizer. See flyer w/ PR Council Registration Code .

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Pennsylvania Gaming Conference:
The 5^th annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Mid-Atlantic Racing Forum will be held Feb. 23-24, 2009 at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, PA.  Some PRC members may be participating / wish to see developments on gaming in the Keystone State.  (Example: ACCC is a participating sponsor.) The conference will provide in-depth discussion of all aspects of Pennsylvania’s rapidly growing gaming and racing industries and will include Keynote Addresses by Mary DiGiacomo Colins, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, and Timothy Wilmott, President and Chief Operating Officer of Penn National Gaming.
 - Link > http://www.pagamingcongress.com/

04 Feb.
PR Council's  Feb. program Speaker Profile Page linked for Lee Hornick, President, Business Communications Worldwide and Program Director, The Conference Board
            

28 Jan.
Photo gallery link posted from Jan. 2009 meeting at The Water Club.

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27 Jan.
 - Feb. meeting page information updated.
 - New Listing on PRC Roundtable Page for Jewish Family Service
 - Follow the PR Council on Twitter
      See Borgata Twitter > http://twitter.com/BorgataAC
 - PRC Community Page updated. (See link for latest CRDA Newsletter.)

13 Jan.
Tough Times Mean Creative Marketing!
Don't Miss the Jan. PR Council Meeting at The Water Club
     The economy has hit hard everywhere -- and no one knows that better than the Atlantic City casinos. Get an inside glimpse on what one property -- The Borgata -- is doing to market The Water Club, launched during one of the toughest economic times in recent history. Find out why tough times sometimes bring out the greatest creativity among marketing and PR professionals!
     The January PR Council luncheon includes a lunch and tour of The Water Club. There's also an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for a free night's stay at the Borgata (a $350 value!) in support of the PR Council Scholarship Program.  Seats are limited! Reserve your place now.
RSVP to maria_terpolilli@cable.comcast.com
Full Details.> Next Meeting Page

06 Jan.
Next Meeting Page updated.

Last November, the PRC Shore Scholarship Fund received a special boost with a newly introduced door prize drawing. Watch for further developments this month. For one thing, The Borgata is donating a complimentary mid-week overnight stay. See further details on the Next Meeting page.

- December meeting Photo Gallery link now available.

In November, the PRC program speaker Peter Shankman gave a great talk about the wide rage of tech resources that are available / valuable for PR professionals. One tool many have found useful is Twitter. So, to start the new year, click here and join the PRCouncil_ACY Twitter site. We'll keep providing regular PR Council emails, but Twitter (*) and other tools will provide additional services for our members.

 * Other Twitter examples:
   > http://twitter.com/philamuseum
   > http://twitter.com/FeliciaNiven
   > http://twitter.com/steveroesler
   > http://twitter.com/ACCVA
   > http://twitter.com/neenjames
   > http://twitter.com/CooperR71

 

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