FPRA’s 73rd Annual Conference has drawn to a close. We’ll be posting a few recap items over the next day or so. We hope you enjoyed the blog coverage.

Special thanks again to our awesome blog team who worked throughout the conference — day and night — to ensure a continuous flow of conference coverage.

2011 CONFERENCE BLOG TEAM
Chris Gent, APR, CPRC (Blog Captain)
Maria Coppola, APRPhyllis K. Ershowsky, APR, CPRCAmanda Forbes, APR
Jennifer GammageBob Gernert, Jr., APR, CPRCTami Karaba
Kris Keprios
Mischa Kirby
Stefanie Macfarlane, APR
Adrienne Moore, APR, CPRC
Wendy Jo Moyer, APRPamela Nulman, APR, CPRCKristen O’Donnell
Carla Ulakovic

As promised, here are the photos from Tuesday night’s Golden Image Awards gala.

Click here to see the entire photoset.

Listed below is the schedule for Day 4 – Wednesday, August 10, 2011 of FPRA’s 73rd Annual Conference:

7:00 am – Noon: Registration Desk Open

7:00 am – Noon: Cyber Cafe Open

8:00 am – 9:15 am: Farewell Breakfast

8:15 am – 9:15 am: Counselors’ Network Business Meeting

9:25 am – 9:30 am: Announcements

9:30 am – 10:30am: General Session D, The Terrible Turbulent Ten

10:40 am – 11:40 am: Closing Session, Communicate with Confidence 

11:40 am – Noon: Conference Finale

We’ve got all the photos up for Monday’s Presidents’ Luncheon. View the entire photoset here.

Listed below is the schedule for Day 3 – Tuesday, August 9, 2011 of FPRA’s 73rd Annual Conference:

6:00 am – 7:00 am: PR Coffee Club

7:00 am – 4:00 pm: Registration Desk Open

7:00 am – 5:00 pm: Cyber Cafe Open

7:30 am – 8:15 am: Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:15 am – 8:20 am: Announcements

8:20 am – 9:30 am: Dillin Keynote Address, Balancing Brand with Business: What We’re Made Of

9:30 am – 9:45 am: Break

9:45 am – 10:45 am: Breakout 3A, Seminole Wars… David Takes on Goliath and Wins

9:45 am – 10:45 am: Breakout 3B, APR - Your Future, Your Career, Your Opportunity

9:45 am – 10:45 am: Breakout 3C, Creating Winning Grassroots Campaigns: Planting the Seeds to Grow Grassroots Advocates

9:45 am – 10:45 am: Counselors’ Network Breakout 2

11:00 am – Noon: General Session C, How to Build a Movement

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm: Counselors’ Network Lunch, The Revenge of Gladys Kravitz: How Technology is Changing the Face of the Local Influencer

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Breakout 4A, Past PR Programs Get a Facelift for the Future

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Breakout 4B, How Branding Helped Weather the Big Chill

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Breakout 4C, Take on the Day with Florida Orange Juice: Making Citrus Relevant to an Evolving Consumer

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Counselors’ Network Breakout 3

2:30 pm – 2:50 pm: Chocolate Break

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Breakout Session 5A, When Global Brands Unite: The Launch of Universal Orlando’s Highly Anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Breakout Session 5B, The Perfect Storm

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Breakout Session 5C, Preparing for the CPRC Exam

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Counselors’ Network Breakout 4

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Reception of the Presidents

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Golden Image Awards

10:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Golden Image Entry Notebook Pickup

Next up is the Presidents’ Luncheon. This is a very special event which honors the work of outstanding individuals and chapters in the past year, including the coveted Chapter of the Year and Chapter President of the Year awards.

Scholarship winners will be announced and PR professionals who recently earned their accreditation or certification in public relations will be honored.

The food highlight of the luncheon is the famous Dillin Dessert, sponsored by the Dick Pope/Polk County Chapter. More on that in just a bit.

Listed below is the schedule for Day 2 – Monday, August 8, 2011 of FPRA’s 73rd Annual Conference:

6:00 am – 7:00 am: PR Coffee Club

7:00 am – 5:00 pm: Registration Desk Open

7:00 am – 5:00 pm: Cyber Cafe Open

7:30 am – 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

7:40 am – 8:25 am: Past Presidents’ Council Meeting

8:30 am – 8:50 am: Welcome and Annual Meeting

8:50 am – 10:00 am: General Session A – Breaking Rules and Selling Dreams

10:00 am – 10:15 am: Sponsor Break & Booksigning

10:15 am – 11:15 am: Breakout 1A – Hopping on the Social Media Train…

10:15 am – 11:15 am: Breakout 1B – I Wish I’d Said That! How to Motivate, Persuade and Communicate Under Pressure

10:15 am – 11:15 am: Breakout 1C – Using Monitoring and Measurement to Advance Organizational Goals

10:15 am – 11:15 am: Counselors’ Network Breakout 1

11:25 am – 1:35 pm: Presidents’ Luncheon

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm: Breakout 2A – Communicating Through a Tragedy: The Haiti Crisis at Lynn University

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm: Breakout 2B – Career Reinvention: Find Your Inner Getaway Girl

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm: Breakout 2C – Telling Your Story — Your Way

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm: Breakout 2D – The Secrets to Using Golf as a PR Tool

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: General Session B – What CEOs Want and Need from PR

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm: State Board Meeting

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Networking at the Phil!

 

Due to a chance of rain, tonight’s President’s Welcome Reception has been moved from the Vista Terrace to the Chill Out Lounge, off the hotel lobby. We’ll see you at 6 p.m.

Listed below is the schedule for Day 1 – Sunday, August 7, 2011 of FPRA’s 73rd Annual Conference:

Noon – 5:00 pm: Registration Desk Open

8:30 am : Golf Clinic & Outing

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Chapter Leadership Forum

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: 2011-12 Executive Committee Meeting

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: 2010-2011 Executive Committee Meeting

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: President’s Welcome Reception

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm: FPRA University Class Reunion 2011

The Florida Public Relations Association is appreciative of the companies and organizations that have supported our mission through financial and in-kind support of FPRA’s 73rd Annual Conference.

Special thanks to Voce Communications, BurrellesLuce, Kissimmee Utility Authority, Mosaic and Publix.

Thanks to the Executive Women’s Golf Association who co-sponsored this year’s FPRA Golf Outing.

Thanks to the following FPRA chapters that contributed financially: Capital Chapter, Central West Coast Chapter, Gainesville Chapter, Jacksonville Chapter, Nature Coast Chapter, Northwest Florida Coast Chapter, Ocala Chapter, Orlando Area Chapter, Pensacola Chapter, Southwest Florida Chapter, Space Coast Chapter, Treasure Coast Chapter, Volusia/Flagler Chapter, and to FPRA’s Counselors’ Network.