Not true at your place? Then join the Gainesville chapter on May 6 at the FPRA Gainesville Professional Development Seminar to discover new ways to use communication strategies to drive your organization’s goals.

With so many new forms of communication rolling down the highway, sometimes we don’t know which bus route will help us reach our target audiences. You may even feel like you’re missing the bus altogether in this rapid transit world of communications. If you are unsure which forms of new and traditional communication work best for which audiences, we’re here to help. Don’t just ride—learn to drive the communications bus for your organization!

Click here to watch a short video produced by your PDS committee, about why you should “get on the bus” for PDS!

Who’s on board?

• Ken DeGilio, entertainment business course director at Full Sail University
• Kathy Barbour, communications manager at Mayo Clinic
• Carmine Grastataro, president of RKS Research
• Edmund Kellerman, senior lecturer at the Dial Center for Written and Oral Communication, University of Florida
• Diana Nagy, senior lecturer at the Dial Center for Written and Oral Communication, University of Florida

And here’s one more reason to attend the seminar: The Universal Orlando Resort has provided two 2-day, 2-park tickets so you can experience firsthand how Universal targets its audiences! With these tickets you can spend two days visiting Universal Orlando and Islands of Adventure, featuring The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! How can these tickets be yours? Join us on May 6! At the end of the seminar, we’ll hold a drawing for the tickets. You could be the lucky winner!

The Professional Development Seminar is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., May 6 at UF’s Emerson Alumni Hall, 1938 W University Avenue, Gainesville. The cost is just $65 for FPRA and UFCN members and $85 for non-members. After April 22, the cost is $85. Students receive admission for $35. Email Dan Jesse for more information.

Register here! (you will be taken to a Wufoo sign up form)

After registering at Wufoo, please visit http://fpragainesville.com/chapter-events to find PayPal links to prepay for the seminar. Check or cash will also be accepted at the door on the morning of May 6.

Monday, April 18
Doors open at 6 p.m. and trivia begins promptly at 6:30 p.m.

Plantation Hall at Haile Village Center, Gainesville (5100 SW 91st Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32608-8143)

$20 per person or $100 per table of eight players.

Hosted by University of Florida’s Associate Vice President for Marketing and Public Relations Andy Fletcher, FPRA Gainesville’s Quiz for a Cause trivia night is sure to be a fun evening! All proceeds will benefit the Florida Public Relations Education Foundation and local student scholarships. FPREF, is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization whose mission is to fund educational and professional development programs for FPRA members.

Cost is $20 per person or $100 per table of eight players. Domino’s pizza will be provided, and attendees are welcome to bring their own appetizers, beer and wine. Hurry – tables are going fast!

Sign up here or contact Steve Shepherd for more information.