Early Bird Deadline - 5th Annual Municipal Communications Conference,
November 16 & 17, 2010

TORONTO, Sept. 13 /CNW/ - Over a dozen experts in municipal communications will come together to present at the "5th Annual Municipal Communications Conference," in Toronto on November 16 & 17, 2010.

Early bird ends next Friday!

This conference is supported by CNW Group and Municipal Infonet. It's a must attend for municipal communications professionals.

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

Back by popular demand - INTERACTIVE BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS!

Topics and speakers include:

    
    -  USING RESEARCH TO SET PRIORITIES: A BUSINESS CASE FOR KNOWING
       Carleen Carroll, APR, Halton Region

    -  LESSONS FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - NOT THE AVERAGE PUBLIC MEETING
       Carol Moore, APR, Town of Richmond Hill

    -  TALE OF A DETOUR: COMMUNICATING DURING CONSTRUCTION
       Stacey Hare, City of Guelph

    -  SOCIAL MEDIA: TO HAVE OR HAVE NOT
       Mary Pat Barry, City of Edmonton

    -  OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENTS:
       FROM SOCIAL MEDIA TO OPEN DATA
       David Billson, rtraction
       Titus Ferguson, rtraction

    -  BRANDING/REBRANDING USING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
       Linda Fegan, Director, City of Cambridge
       Saj Jamal, eSolutionsGroup

    -  ISSUES MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
       Brian Lambie, Red Brick Communications

    -  "PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS" - AN AWARD WINNING
       MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN
       Angela Sugden-Praysner, Halton Region

    -  LESSONS LEARNED - 9/11, HURRICANE KATRINA
       Barry MacDonald, BARIC Continuity Services, Inc.

    -  USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
       Therese Mickelson, ABC, Mickelson Consulting Inc.

    -  ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATIONS: COUNTY OF WELLINGTON AIMS TO BECOME
       BARRIER FREE
       Andrea Ravensdale, A.M.C.T., County of Wellington

    -  AND MORE!
    

Optional Post-Conference Workshop:

    
    A. TABLE-TOP CRISIS EXERCISE
       Barry MacDonald, BARIC Continuity Services, Inc.

    B. SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT
       Therese Mickelson, ABC, Mickelson Consulting Inc.
    

Pre-register now! Registration form available at: http://www.summersdirect.com/pdf/Muni_Nov2010_reg.pdf

E-mail [email protected] to ensure you receive your copy of the brochure.

For further information: SummersDirect Conference and Events at 1-866-869-7969