Past Meetings
KC Clubs Holiday Networking Event
Studio Dan Meiners
2500 West Pennway
Kansas City, MO 64108
Join other communications and marketing professionals for a fun night of networking. Click the link above (not the Register button) for details.
November Professional Development Breakfast
Brio Tuscan Grille
502 Nichols Road
Kansas City, MO 64112
New Pros Roundtable: "What College Didn't Teach You"
Think Big Partners
1712 Main Street, 4th Floor
Kansas City, MO 64108
http://thinkbigpartners.com/
Come chat with PRSA Board members about advice and tips for navigating through your Public Relations career.
October Professional Development Luncheon
Brio Tuscan Grille
502 Nichols Road
Kansas City, MO 64112
Take your networking to another level and turn those "Not working" events into Networking opportunities! Join us on October 27th to learn tips and techniques for successful preparation, participation and follow up when it comes to a networking event.
Deadline to order PRISM duplicates
Online
Congratulations to all of our 2015 PRISM award winners! Be sure to order your duplicates by Oct. 23!
Solo Pros Lunch-and-Learn: Meet KCUR’s Stephen Steigman
Seasons 52
40 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64112
Stephen Steigman will discuss what kinds of guests are most appropriate for "Up to Date."
2015 PRISM Awards
The Guild
1621 Locust St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
http://www.theguildkc.com/
This spectacular event recognizes outstanding communication campaigns and astonishing tactics and materials created by GKC-PRSA!
The Changing Role of the Journalist
Ball Conference Center
21350 W. 153rd St.
Olathe, KS 66061
Learn how has the job of reporting the news evolved due to new technology, the diminishing of a true 24-hour news cycle, competition, relationships between news reporters and newsmakers, public perception, legal issues, etc.
New Pros: Blurring the Lines Between PR and Everything Else
Trozzolo Communications Group
811 Wyandotte
Kansas City, MO 64105
http://www.trozzolo.com/
Trozzolo agency tour & presentation followed by networking, beer and light appetizers.
New Members: Meet & Greet
O'Dowds Little Dublin
4742 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64112
http://odowdslittledublin.com/
August Happy Hour
Barrel 31
400 E. 31st St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
http://barrel31.com/
Masters Class Series: Driving Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Company
Kansas City Area Development Council (Union Station)
30 W. Pershing Rd., Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64108
http://thinkkc.com/
Davide and Sara Rossi, co-founders of FitBark, will offer insight on their startup’s success in KC and how they stay entrepreneurial as the company grows. Click the headline to register or get more details.
Solo Pros August Luncheon: Learn about recent changes in KC Star’s newsroom
Seasons 52
40 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64112
Longtime KC Star business reporter Mark Davis will help us understand what the newsroom's changes mean for our businesses' and clients’ coverage.
Speed Networking with New Pros
Taco Republic
500 County Line Road
Kansas City, KS 66103
http://eattacorepublic.com/
In less than two hours, you'll meet new PR pros, GKC-PRSA board members, agency leads and peers. Click the headline to register or get more details.
July Professional Development Luncheon
Brio Tuscan Grille
502 Nichols Road
Kansas City, MO 64112
David Eaheart, APR, will share his experience and provide tips about how he and Seaboard Foods communicate with employees, customers and consumers during activist-generated crises. Click the headline to register or get more details.
Professional Development Luncheon
Brio Tuscan Grille
502 Nichols Road
Kansas City, MO 64112
http://www.brioitalian.com/index.html
Learn how to optimize your writing so stories and content will be discovered through organic searches on the web. In this discussion, Benton Boyd will outline tools and methods to effectively carry out SEO best practices by defining your audience, conduct
PRISM Awards: Last Call Entry Deadline
PRISM Awards: Regular Entry Deadline
Solo Pros Luncheon: Meet KC Star's Lisa Gutierrez
Johnny Cascone's
6863 W. 91st St.
Overland Park, KS 66212
http://www.cascones.com/
Meet Lisa Gutierrez, a feature writer for the Kansas City Star since 2000, who will talk to us about the stories and blogs she writes for the paper.
PRISM Awards: Early Bird Deadline
Professional Development Luncheon
Brio Tuscan Grille
502 Nichols Road
Kansas City, MO 64112
GKC-PRSA Happy Hour & Networking
Morton's Grille
4646 JC Nichols Pkway
Kansas City, MO 64112
http://www.mortonsgrille.com
APR courses will begin soon. Network with accredited members and learn how earning their PR credentials helped to advance their careers.
PRISM judging party
FleishmanHillard
Crown Center Complex 2405 Grand Blvd #700
Kansas City, MO 64108
GKC-PRSA will be judging Southeastern Wisconsin PRSA’s Paradigm Award entries at special judging parties held in the next few weeks.
NEW PROS: Optimizing Fan Engagement - Inside Sporting Innovations
Sporting Innovations
1511 Baltimore Ave
Kansas City, MO 64108
http://www.sportinginnovations.com/
Sporting Innovations is making huge advances in revolutionizing the fan experience with some of the largest sports teams and venues around the world. Join us to hear from Sporting Innovations' Lauren Wells. (Click the title for more details)
PRISM Prep Session
Lockton Companies
444 W. 47th St., Suite 900
Kansas City, MO 64112
PRISM judging party
InQuest Marketing
9100 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64114
GKC-PRSA will be judging Southeastern Wisconsin PRSA’s Paradigm Award entries at special judging parties held in the next few weeks.
Solo Pros: Meet KC Star Features Editor Kathy Lu
Seasons 52
340 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64112
https://www.seasons52.com/
Kathy Lu, features editor at the Star, will join us to discuss getting coverage in the sections she leads: FYI, Thursday Preview, Sunday’s House and Home and A&E.
New Members Meet & Greet - April 2015
The Well Bar & Grill
7421 BROADWAY
Kansas City, MO 64114
http://www.waldowell.com/
Celebrating the Social Impact Story: Today's Competitive Priority
Brio Tuscan Grille
502 Nichols Road
Kansas City, MO 64112
All Access Pass: Sprint Accelerator
Sprint Accelerator
210 W 19th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
http://sprintaccel.com/
Solo Pros | Meet Jamie Peters & Justin Wilfon of Channel 41
Seasons 52
340 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64112
Jamie Peters, senior producer, and Justin Wilfon, host of Channel 41's 4 p.m. weekday news program, “The Now KC,” will be our guests at the February Solo Pros luncheon.
January Professional Development Luncheon
Brio Tuscan Grille
502 Nichols Road
Kansas City, MO 64112
New Members Meet & Greet - April 2015
BRGR Kitchen + Bar - Power & Light District
11 East 14th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
http://brgrkitchen.com/pl.php
