2010 FPRA State Conference - March Update
Annual Conference on a Budget?
We all know that budgets are tight these days. But in this economy, networking and enhancing your professional value is more important now than ever. So what are we to do?
The 2010 FPRA Annual Conference committee has been working diligently on ways to make attending Annual Conference more budget-friendly, so you can get in the networking and professional development you need at a price that is right. Here are some ways to see The Big Picture on a budget:
- Get a group discount. If more the one person attends from your organization, each additional person gets $40 off his or her registration fee. Click here to download the registration form.
- Carpool. Visit the Annual Conference Facebook page and click on the Carpool Discussion Group. Announce that you’d like to accompany one or more colleagues on a road trip to Naples (or find someone who is looking for the same). You’ll make a new contact, save some money, and even help the environment. What’s not to love?
- Share a room with a colleague. The Naples Grande is a beautiful location with luxury rooms. So why not share with a roommate? Besides, there is so much to do during Annual Conference, you won’t be in your room a lot anyway!
- Enjoy a luxury resort at a motel price. The Naples Grande reduced their standard room rates to just $125 a night. Room rates have not been this low in five years! Click here to reserve your room today!
- Add a vacation. Time to Think Business – Think Pleasure! Leverage your work and personal funds by adding a couple vacation days before around Annual Conference. Enjoy the reduced rate at the Naples Grande for three days prior or after conference and enjoy all the amenities with your family!
- Meals included. Unlike other conferences, most of your meals are included in the price of a full registration. While attending Annual Conference, you will receive three breakfasts, two lunches, the Golden Image banquet, and your fair share of chocolate! With the optional Sunset Social networking event on Sunday evening, you will receive another dinner. So when you’re budgeting for AC, you won’t have to add a lot for meals on top of registration!
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Stock up your professional library. Books, Books, Books will be back with a 15 percent discount for attendees, so this is the time to stock up on your PR, communications, marketing and business books!
- Single day registration. Can’t make the whole conference? Consider a single day registration. The AC committee reduced single day registration by $95 for Monday or Tuesday (Tuesday single day registration does not include the Golden Image Banquet). While we are certain you won’t want to miss a minute of this year’s line-up of speakers, if you have a scheduling conflict, this may be the plan for you!
Look out for more ways the 2010 AC committee is giving you what you asked for! Budget-friendlier options, more down time and networking opportunities, high-caliber speakers and timely topics…look for more information through e-Facts or join our Facebook page to keep up on the latest!
2010 FPRA State Conference - February Update
This month for our Annual Conference update, we are practicing what we preach: research before tactics. A link to ourAnnual Conference surveywas sent out to all members on Tuesday afternoon, and we need your help to encourage people to participate. Every opinion counts!
And speaking of business and pleasure…have you seen our ad? We've attached two variations of the ad to this email – an animated GIF or an MP4 movie.Please use either version on your chapter Web site, blog, social media sites, or even play it as members are arriving to your monthly meetings.We know it is a haul for some of you to attend conference in Naples. However, the schedule is going to be full of professional development opportunities, and there is so much to enjoy about the time away as well (great month for many of us for a short vacation!). We know you'll love the Naples Grande Hotel! Spread the word to think business AND think pleasure when you're making plans to attend FPRA Annual Conference this year.
For the price conscious concerns (I'm sure we all think of these a bit more these days),the Naples Grande has just reduced their room rateto FPRA Annual Conference attendees! The cost per night has dropped from $149 to $125 per night. Even if you already booked your rooms, the hotel will honor these new rates. Just be sure to let them know you're with FPRA, and you're in! This is a real bargain on their rooms, by the way. The Annual Conference committee continues to keep costs in mind, looking for ways to further enhance the value of attending this year.
To help emphasize the value for our members (and those holding the budget strings), please continue to send in your testimonials about how the annual conference has benefited you and your employer, please e-mail it towwacker@rtix.com.
2010 FPRA State Conference - January Update
Check out the 2010 FPRA Annual Conference Hotel by clicking HERE.
The Naples Grande Beach Resort, a Waldorf=Astoria Collection hotels, is a full-service destination resort in the heart of Naples, Florida, offering a new, exciting concept in casual. Located at the entrance to the Resort, the Golden Door Spa provides treatments designed to renew the body and soul in a unique village atmosphere with pools, fountains, whirlpools, saunas and 13 treatment rooms.
Opportunities to experience the water and sun surround the Resort. Couples and families delight in the large pool complex, featuring Mangrove Mountain and a 100-foot waterslide, Jacuzzi, private cabanas and pool-side dining. Stroll and explore powdery beaches, swim in the turquoise Gulf of Mexico or kayak through an estuary filled with tropical birds, wildlife and unique plant life. The property is a sports enthusiast's dream. The nearby, exclusive Naples Grande Golf Course offers championship golfing and instruction. On property, there are 15 Har-Tru tennis courts for night and day play that are managed by Peter Burwash International. Walkers and runners will delight in the .6 mile boardwalk winding through a mangrove forest and estuary while connecting the Resort and beach. Other activities and amenities abound with supervised children's programs, a new Gulf view fitness center and outstanding conference facilities. Award winning dining tempts the palate with Strip House Steakhouse, Aura Restaurant and Bar, and beach and poolside dining venues. For Guest’s convenience, a daily resort charge of $22.00 (subject to 10% tax) will be applied. The resort charge includes: guest room high-speed internet access, unlimited local and 800 calls, use of the Fitness Center, self-parking, daily newspaper, in-room coffee, and use of the lounge chairs at Clam Pass Beach. The resort charge is not a governmentally imposed charge.
2010 FPRA State Conference - December Update
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Association's Most Anticipated Professional Development Events of the Year
August 8 – 11, 2010
Naples Grande
Naples, Florida
Registration Fee: $595/pp
- RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM NOW at www.fpra.org
- REGISTER NOW: Registration forms are ready! Not sure if you'll have the budget for AC next year? Have some $$ left over in your 2009 budget? Take care of it now and relax! Go to www.fpra.org to download your registration form.
- GREAT SPEAKERS CONFIRMED: Confirmed general session speakers include Jim Lukaszewski, The Lukaszewski Group– Developing a Strategic Mindset: How To Become a Trusted, Strategic Advisor; Lisa Malone, NASA– PR strategy around sun setting of the Space Shuttle program; Deirdre Breckenridge, PFS Marketwyse – Putting The Public Back In Public Relations as well as several breakout session speakers on topics regarding:
· Building a Strategic Plan
· Launch of the Disney Parks Blog
· How PR Pros Avoid Legal Woes
· What Your Boss REALLY Wants But Hasn't Told You
· Polishing Your Professional Reputation
