Join us for PRSA Tulsa's 2010 Professional Development Seminar, featuring engaging speakers who will expand your knowledge on a wide range of public relations topics.

All seminar tickets include breakfast and lunch. Please register online by Tuesday, Oct. 12. Registration can also be completed at the door.

Seminar Agenda:

7:30 - Networking breakfast

8:25 - Welcome by Dr. Gerry Clancy, President, OU-Tulsa

8:30 - Morning keynote: "Meeting the challenges of media and public relations in the Governor's office"

Paul Sund, Director of Communications, Gov. Brad Henry's office

9:30 - Breakout sessions:

Track 1 (Students/Job Seekers): "How to land your first job, and tips on re-entering the job market"
Panel discussion (panelists TBA)

Track 2 (Professionals): "Wal-Mart case study: Brand Management"
Presentation: Christi Davis Gallagher, APR, Senior Manager PR and Brand Reputation, Wal-Mart

10:30 - "How new media has changed news, and what PR practitioners need to know"

Panel discussion featuring journalists from television, radio, newspaper, magazines and blogs:

• Joy Jenkins, TulsaPeople
• Natasha Ball, Tasha Does Tulsa
• Nicole Burgin, KRMG
• Stephanie Hill, KOTV
• Ziva Branstetter, Tulsa World

Noon - "The public relations lessons learned from the nation's worst oil spills"

Lunch keynote: Henry de La Garza, APR, de La Garza Public Relations, Inc., who will discuss:

• Exxon Valdez (Prince William Sound, Alaska 1989)
• Cosco Busan (San Francisco, CA 2007)
• Eagle Otome (Port Arthur, TX 2010)
• Deepwater Horizon (Gulf of Mexico 2010)

1:30 - Adjourn