7th Annual Municipal Communications Conference - Toronto, November 26 & 27, 2012

TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - For the 7^th year in a row, over a dozen experts in municipal communications have come together to present on hot topics with real case studies. This conference is a must attend for municipal communications professionals and is supported by CNW Group and Municipal Infonet.

Brochure available at: http://summersdirect.com/pdf/7th_Annual_Municipal_Communications_Conference.pdf

Early bird ends Friday, October 12!

We are fortunate to have, once again, Brian Lambie, Principal, Redbrick Communications & Media Contact/Media Relations Strategist, Association of Ontario Municipalities, as chair of the event.

Back by popular demand - INTERACTIVE BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS!

Award-winning topics and speakers include:

• TURNING POINT: LESSONS FROM A FORT MCMURRAY LOVE STORY
  Rolando Inzunza, BA, MA, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
  Sunshine Chen, Storybuilders Inc.

• NOT YOUR AVERAGE STRATEGIC PLAN
  Carleen Carroll, APR, Halton Region Richard Cockfield, Halton Region

• DEVELOPING A 10-YEAR COMMUNICATION MASTER PLAN FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
  Ivana Di Millo, City of Mississauga
  Sonja Banic, ABC, City of Mississauga

• PRIVACY AND THE NEW MEDIA
  Sarah K. Jones, APR, FCPRS, Kennedy Jones & Sweeney Inc.
  
  
• FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS: CHANGING THE WAY A MUNICIPALITY LOOKS AT ENGAGEMENT
  Katie Josephson, City of Victoria

• A Farewell to Featherwagons
  Anna Larson, ABC, MLS, Halton Region
  Beckie Jas, Halton Region

• SURVEY OF SOCIAL MEDIA & MUNICIPALITIES
  Lisa Timoshenko, Redbrick Communications
  Jacqueline Demers, Redbrick Communications
  
  
• COMMUNICATIONS REVIEW
  Eliza Bennett, City of Greater Sudbury

• STAYIN' ALIVE: ENGAGING EMPLOYEES
  Brenda Sweeney, B.A., MSc., APR, Kennedy Jones & Sweeney Inc.
  
  
• GETTING THE MEDIA'S ATTENTION - TRADITIONAL & ONLINE
  Mark Hunter LaVigne, APR, FCPRS, Hunter LaVigne Communications Inc.

AND MORE!

Optional Post-Conference Workshop:

MEDIA RELATIONS
Mark Hunter LaVigne, APR, FCPRS, Hunter LaVigne Communications Inc.

http://summersdirect.com/pdf/7th_Annual_Municipal_Communications_Conference.pdf

SOURCE: SummersDirect

For further information:

Please call SummersDirect Conference and Events at 1-855-743-2576 or email [e-mail].