Rescheduling the Social

Since our next planned social is for Wednesday, October 31– we decided to reschedule due to the holiday. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 7! Be ready to pick a committee!

Facebook Group

Please join our facebook group: COFC PRSSA 2007-2008! It is a wonderful way to let you know of any upcoming events!

Music Festival Committees

The next meeting will be Wednesday,  November 7.  Attendance is mandatory at this meeting if you want to be in a committee for the music festival.  Please look over the list below and come with a first and second choice in mind.

• Sponsorship Committee: research possible sponsors, create sponsorship packet, pitch to sponsors, follow up with sponsors, and make sure the sponsors are getting everything negotiated in the contract
• Marketing Committee: Create and design promotional materials, market ticket sales, sell the tickets, design t-shirts and tickets
• PR/ Media Relations Committee: create news pitches, pitch to various media, write press releases, develop a press kit, write band biographies, act as media liaisons
• Finance Committee: keep record of all the money, create a budget for what each committee can spend, develop a spread sheet for each committee
• Artist Talent Relations Committee: form relationships with different bands, listen to cds and vote on who will perform, act as stage directors
• Vendors/ Venue Committee: deal with any legal issues, research possible vendors, police’ bouncers, design the layout, research companies to rent the stage/lighting/sound

All of these committees are vital to the success of an amazing event! If you would like to be a committee head, please email your resume to either Jackie or Emily Coleman.

Please remember to be thinking of names for the festival!

2007 National Convention

Last weekend PRSSA held its National Convention in Philadelphia. This year celebrated the 40th Anniversary of PRSSA and the 60th Anniversary of PRSA.   We had the opportunity to network with fellow PRSSA members from colleges across the country and public relations  professionals from some of the biggest agencies in the world. By attending the conference, we had the opportunity to listen to many professionals speak on a variety of topics. The sessions ranged from product placement to testing your writing skills to event planning to entertainment pr.

The Keynote Speaker was Rich Jernstedt, CMO, EVP and Senior Partner of Fleishman-Hillard who answered the top ten  questions students have asked him in the past. MSNBC’s Tim Russert from Meet the Press gave atendees “A View From Washington.” The famous Mia Farrow spoke to us on the genocide in Darfur.

The last night consisted of an awards ceremony. I highly recommend students looking at the different contests on the PRSSA Website. 

Please come and talk to us if you want to hear more about it!