FPRA 2009 Annual Conference: Thanks, Karen!
It took the help of FPRA’s state office staff and an army of volunteers to pull off this year’s 71st annual conference, but one person led the entire effort. That individual was Karen Smittle, APR, CPRC of the Gainesville Chapter. Karen spent more than a year planning and promoting, securing speakers and sponsors and working hard to ensure a environmentally-friendly event.
This year’s conference theme was PR on F.I.R.E. and we thought you’d like to meet the ‘spark’ behind it all. Congratulations, Karen, on a terrific conference!
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend this year’s “hot” conference. I hope you got as much out of it as I did. And thank you to our bloggers and tweeters, led by Chris Gent and Paul Ramey, APR, for providing our conference virtually to those who were unable to attend. Planning for next year’s annual conference is already underway with Wendy Crites Wacker, APR, VP of Annual Conference, leading the team. Make plans now to attend next year’s conference, August 8-11, 2010, at the Naples Grand Beach Resort, another Waldorf-Astoria property. Make sure you include this fantastic professional development, recognition, and networking opportunity in your budget so you can attend – it’s a great way to “re-ignite” your career (and yes, that pun was intended)!
Outstanding work, Karen! This is one of the best FPRA conferences I have attended. Your passion and enthusiasm for the conference was evident throughout the past year. Thanks for your many contributions… and congratulations on being named FPRA’s Member of the Year. A very well-deserved honor!
KAREN SMITTLE IS HOT!!!
Thanks Karen for all the great work and for your enthusiastic leadership! You are such a positive person, a brillant leader and an inspiration to all of us!
It was my pleasure to work with you this year!