New Board of Directors for PRSA Idaho

The Idaho Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has a new Board of Directors for 2009, including:

President: Joanne Taylor, Director of Public Relations at Drake Cooper
President-Elect: Sydney Sallabanks, Principal at Gallatin Public Affairs
Past President: Georganne Benjamin, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications at Regence
Secretary: Robbie Johnson, Public Information Specialist at Ada County Highway District
Treasurer: Rick Phillips, APR, Public Relations Manager at JR Simplot Company

Members-at-Large will include:
Beth Toal, Public Relations Manager at St. Luke’s Health System
David Compton, APR, Owner of Compton Communications
Christine Lynch, Public Affairs Communications Manager at Regence

Congratulations to all involved.

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Headline Roundup for January 14th

Moms Crack Whip On Household Spending – via MediaPost

Senior Marketers: Research, Innovation Key In ’09 – via MediaPost

Media Metrics: Go Forth and Multiply – via MediaPost

Free Fall: Mag Ad Pages Drop 17.2% In Q4 – via MediaPost

Major Media in the Shopping Aisle – via strategy+business

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REMINDER: 2009 CLIO Awards

Just a reminder that entries for the 2009 CLIO Awards are due by Friday January 23rd.

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Upcoming CCC Event – Ethical & Legal Issues with Corporate Blogs

For their January event, Capital City Communicators in Boise will focus on Ethical & Legal Issues with Corporate Blogs.

Scheduled for Tuesday January 20th, Gundars (Gundy) Kaupins will be presenting to the organization. Kaupins is is Department Chair, Professor of Management and John Elorriaga Fellow at Boise State University.

Details are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, January 20th
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Doubletree Riverside, 2900 Chinden Blvd, Boise, ID
Cost:
– Members: $15
– Non-Members: $18

Attendees can prepay online, or pay via cash or check at the door.

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REMINDER: AIGA Event

Just a reminder that AIGA Idaho’s Design for Sustainability event is coming up this Thursday, January 15th. Be sure to RSVP if you haven’t already.

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