CPRS Vancouver winter social
Tuesday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Raise a glass, share some appetizers and deliver season’s greetings to friends and colleagues at this year’s winter social.

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Pro-D session
In the news: media relations in Canada
Thursday, Jan. 13, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Former journalist and current communicator Bill Carney will talk about his view of best practices in media relations. Carney is author of In the News: The Practice of Media Relations in Canada, an insight into media relations and frequently used as a textbook in college and university PR courses.rmationrmation

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Nov. 29 speaker series event postponed

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Monday’s luncheon featuring speaker Naina Sloan of the RAV project was postponed. They will review their experiences, as the RAV progresses, at the Speaker Series luncheon on Tuesday, February 22, 2005.

CPRS would like to offer sincere apologies to those members who arrived at the event and were disappointed.

Mike Smith on Client Negotiations
Mike Smith, director of Operations and Client Services at Altel Canada shares his knowledge on the delicate art of client negotations in the field of Public Relations.

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“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear”
-- Mark Twain

Website access
To ensure that the password protected section of CPRS Vancouver’s updated website is available only to CPRS members, the current user ID/password will not longer be valid. Starting January 1, 2005, you will be asked to provide your own security password which, when matched to your name, will provide access to the members’ area. There you can find the latest job postings and members directory.
Please send your password to both the Web chair, Cornelius Alexander, at cornelius_alexander@
hotmail.com and to Donna Denham at ssu@telus.net.

Could you use a co-op student?
The Simon Fraser University Cooperative Education program is seeking co-op internship opportunities for its Communication co-op students for 4, 8 or 12 month paid positions.
For more information about the co-op program and placing a student in your organization, contact Nav Chima with SFU – Cooperative Education at 604-268-7430 or email nchima@sfu.ca.

Newbies and Renewbies
CPRS Vancouver would like to welcome the following new members:

Beverly Braaten
Susan Danard
John Murray
Holly Reid
Jennifer Timm

Client Wins
Alliance PR wins contract to handle Xenron’s new public relations campaign.

Share Your News
Got promoted? Started a new job? Share the good news with your PR colleagues in Essentials. Email your new coordinates to Rashpal.Rai@bc.etest.com